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  1. Bill EWS

    Disruption from flooding after rain on 4 January 2024

    Got caught up in the chaos at Reading yesterday evening traveling from Twyford to Didcot. It took two hours to get home having stood in a massive que for taxis. However, overall they did an excellent job of getting people onto the taxis and calling out for passengers all going to the same...
  2. Bill EWS

    A scam phone calls and emails discussion.

    I have had a couple of the "Your computer is locked up, You must phone this number. Please don't shut down your computer etc. All they have done is lock the X'' box at the top right hand corner so that you can't close it down. The seriously sounding voice over is to panic you into to phoning...
  3. Bill EWS

    Leicestershire train driver who ran red signal found five times over alcohol limit

    The rule I got to know of, whether it was correct or not was eight hours clear after just one pint before booking on duty. It wasn't an issue with me as I was never a big drinker and could take it or leave it and mostly left it as I still do today after 17 years retired. I never let drink be an...
  4. Bill EWS

    Aberdeen To Inverurie Canal web site update

    My apologies for the errors that were in my web site that I published a few days back. The gremlins had really got into it. I had uploaded two wrong pages that broke many links and didn't have the updates that I had made just prior to that. I spent much time sorting out the mess and feel that...
  5. Bill EWS

    Canals and railways combined interest

    I found a bad link plus an odd page with missing photos. It took a while but I think I now have all the links working correctly again and a page that was missing added. Check the web site again to see what you may have missed.
  6. Bill EWS

    Canals and railways combined interest

    I also take interest in Canals, in particulary the Ex Aberdeen-Inverurie Canal which the Great North of Scotland railway was mainly built upon between these two places. The railway diverted from the canal bed in a number of places and this has left a reasonable amount of canal bed still possible...
  7. Bill EWS

    Elizabeth Line “Underground Stations” - Rail Staff Travel Passes validity

    If you travel from reading you simply get on a Elizabeth Line train to the end of the line. However taking a fast train to Paddington I found that I couldn't get through the E Line barrier and had to use my Visa card. There was no staff at the barrier. Not sure how much I was charged from...
  8. Bill EWS

    First Use Of Elizabeth Line

    I had a nice day out to Southend on Saturday 6th Aug. The first time both for visiting the place and also using the new Elizabeth Line. What a fantastic difference it makes crossing London compared to the Underground. It is now 15 minutes faster getting from Paddington Elizabeth station to...
  9. Bill EWS

    Aberdeen-Inverurie Canal (June 2022 Update)

    Red Onion. The iron framed boat has now been removed and is going to be fully refurbished and put on display at a local museum.
  10. Bill EWS

    Aberdeen-Inverurie Canal (June 2022 Update)

    While in Aberdeen this past April I managed to get to three sites of the old Aberdeen-Inverurie Canal and add photos from these visits to my web pages on the canal. I thought that this concluded all the available sites but there is still one to the south of Inverurie that I need to cover...
  11. Bill EWS

    Radstock. Coal Mines, Inlcines & Tramway Walks Updated

    I have corrected the error in mistaking two branches as one and they are now represented as two individual branches. These are at Link 12 and 13. The Wellsway colliery branch and Incline and a branch that ended as a single line stop block near Old Welton Colliery. I have not been able to find a...
  12. Bill EWS

    Radstock. Coal Mines, Inlcines & Tramway Walks Updated

    Thanks for your comments, Malc-c and Cowley. It's nice to hear some personal contacts with these branches. The problem with the Wellsway section is not the actual information but the fact that the branch wasn't linked to the S&DR but was a GWR connection and for some reason I didn't notice this...
  13. Bill EWS

    Radstock. Coal Mines, Inlcines & Tramway Walks Updated

    Found a serious mistake in regards to the Wellsway Colliery branch and another branch that went to a quarry near Welton Colliery. Please ignore the information for Wellsway Colliery. I will try to get the updates completed before too long but it requires another visit to both areas for some...
  14. Bill EWS

    What would happen if a driver was given a wrong route?

    Driver's know which way they are booked to go and are always mindful when approaching any junction. In most cases the route is signalled giving a visual indication in advance and you would know the wrong indication had been given well in advance. Likewise being given flashing yellows prior to a...
  15. Bill EWS

    Radstock. Coal Mines, Inlcines & Tramway Walks Updated

    I found that I had not updated link 8. Ludlow Colliery to Mount Peasant Coal Depot. This has now been completed.
  16. Bill EWS

    Radstock. Coal Mines, Inlcines & Tramway Walks Updated

    Here is a link that should work directly.... Radstock Coal Mines and their railways
  17. Bill EWS

    Radstock. Coal Mines, Inlcines & Tramway Walks Updated

    It's been nice to get back to outings visiting the old coal mines and their tramways in and around Radstock once again. I have completed the mines in Radstock with only a few to cover around Midsomer Norton. They were all under the Radstock Coalmine sector and most connected by narrow or...
  18. Bill EWS

    Class 47 Acceleration and Braking

    I remember when we first got Class 47's from brand new at Didcot. When on a local stopping service to Reading they would manage to get up to 90mph between Didcot and Cholsey and still manage to stop in the station all right. They were fantastic machines both on Express duties as well as on...
  19. Bill EWS

    How do you feel about rail staff travel

    Thanks again.
  20. Bill EWS

    How do you feel about rail staff travel

    Thanks, DK1. I appreciate your response.

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