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  1. Ethano92

    How are carriages allocated on cross-boundary international trains

    Whilst travelling across Europe, I’ve noticed quite a few trains which have carriages from multiple different national operators. For example, during a changeover in Villach Hbf, Austria, a train passed which had an OBB loco with 2 Slovenian railway carriages and 2 Croatian railways (HZPP)...
  2. Ethano92

    Ticket gate-dodging with a valid ticket

    Odd question I know, but I'm interested as to what would happen if you jumped the barrier and were stopped by staff who then found you in possession of a valid ticket. In that case have you actually done anything wrong apart from looking suspicious? Would response vary from ticket inspectors...
  3. Ethano92

    To what extent do Hybrid buses use their electric capabilities?

    Lots of my local routes and others I've used within London are operated by a mix of hybrid and regular double deck buses (according to the large space at the back where I'm guessing the battery goes and the sign on the side of the bus). No matter the time of day, the hybrid variants rarely...
  4. Ethano92

    Central Line service changes from January 2020

    Just read this article from the Ilford recorder https://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/central-line-to-reduce-services-between-woodford-and-hainault-1-6348464 Looking at the petition itself I've found comments calling it a cost-cutting decision, telling people not to believe it's for...
  5. Ethano92

    Could Gatwick Express be abolished?

    Gatwick Express is just GTR in red boiled down to its core. Gatwick Express trains are only up to 6 minutes faster than Southern trains and miss out the 2 key interchange hubs Clapham Junction and East Croydon which are the only extra stations the regular Southern services call at. As a result...
  6. Ethano92

    3+1 seating layout

    I was just wondering how feasible such a seating formation on commuter lines would be and if it's a suitable compromise between 2+2 and 3+2. The obvious negative is that there's still the middle seat however •there are single seats throughout for those who want it. These could be right against...
  7. Ethano92

    New tube for London 'inspiro' capacity

    Please direct me if already been spoken about. In the January 2019 copy of modern railways page 10, there is a sentence about the new Piccadilly line tube trains that I'm rather confused about Considering the current 73stock have a capacity of 684 passengers, where did this figure more...
  8. Ethano92

    Iceland Advert banned for being 'too political'

    https://www.change.org/p/release-iceland-s-banned-christmas-advert-on-tv-nopalmoilchristmas?recruiter=848453709&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi.pacific_abi_select_all_contacts.select_all.pacific_email_copy_en_gb_4.v1.pacific_email_copy_en_us_5.v1.pac...

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