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  1. uvarvu

    Storm Isha may affect your journey in parts of England, Scotland and Wales on Sunday 21 and Monday 22 January

    GWR have already put up a travel warning with details of speed restrictions imposed by Network Rail. I‘ve moved my tickets, no way I’m travelling tomorrow! https://www.gwr.com/travel-information/travel-updates/live-network-updates
  2. uvarvu

    Portishead approved

    The vote was a resounding yes. DFT submission is next I think.
  3. uvarvu

    PERTIS (Permit to Travel) machines and how they were used

    I used to dump all my compatible change in the one at London Road Brighton and then exchange for a ticket upon arrival at Brighton. This was back in the early 2000s.
  4. uvarvu

    TRIVIA - What's your birth loco?!

    56058 which I'm really pleased with!
  5. uvarvu

    Favourite individual trains

    Nothing else has looked this good IMHO (Not my Photo) https://www.flickr.com/photos/bonedome/5503358385
  6. uvarvu

    Long or high railway bridges you can walk over

    Royate Hill Viaduct is a nature reserve and walkable.
  7. uvarvu

    Long or high railway bridges you can walk over

    Cann, Riverford, Bickleigh and Ham Green viaducts, all on the Plym Valley trail.
  8. uvarvu

    speculation - could Motorail make a come-back in the age of the electric car?

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/queues-stretching-for-hours-show-what-it-s-really-like-owning-a-tesla-at-christmas/ar-AA15JE54?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f5a922daf7874530851256f3a1ee4e75 "Tesla owners were having a truly British Christmas this year by queuing for hours to charge their electric...
  9. uvarvu

    AVR drunk driver bridge bash

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-63881999 “A man has been arrested after a lorry caused havoc in a village in south Gloucestershire. Police were called to Willsbridge at about 17:15 GMT on Tuesday following reports a lorry had struck a bridge. Residents reported the...
  10. uvarvu

    Potential Grand Union stock?

    As long as you can plug in a phone charger at your seat and still use your phone with zero interference then I'm not bothered!
  11. uvarvu

    HST Cross Country

    I logged in to ask the same question but just found this. I've seen many back to back power cars passing (I'm between Oldfield Park and Bath Spa) over the last few days and wondered what was going on. Route learning makes sense and it's nice to hear the power cars again.
  12. uvarvu

    Trivia: outdated posters and signage

    What about the old South West Trains posters at Platform 9¾?
  13. uvarvu

    Westmoreland Road Goods shed queries

    Can someone tell me what these fittings on the rafters are? Also attached a token pic of the up/London end entrance where wagons entered/exited. You can see the GWML through the window.
  14. uvarvu

    If you could go back in time and build Britain's railways from scratch...

    I would have ensured that broad gauge won...
  15. uvarvu

    The demise of local media

    Yep I’ve had enough of the Reach publications as well. I read them via Feedly so I could block topics such as Love Island, Loose Women etc. Even after the rubbish was blocked what was left just got worse and worse until I stopped reading them altogether. Not to mention that my phone’s...
  16. uvarvu

    Trivia: Stations with non-geographical names

    Clock House at Clock House is long gone too.
  17. uvarvu

    Comment piece in Passenger Transport - "The railway risks becoming irrelevant"

    I’m sat on a train and I overheard a passenger say that it’s cheaper for him to travel home by train instead of by car for the first time due to fuel prices going up. I’m sure he’s not the only one thinking that.
  18. uvarvu

    Crossrail freight provision

    Could the crossrail tunnels be used for freight overnight or is the loading gauge wrong? Was freight use ever considered?
  19. uvarvu

    Wet tunnels

    Just watched this. The segment on the tunnel is very good, anyone who has a passing interest in the Severn Tunnel should take a look.

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