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  1. Metal_gee_man

    Trivia - stationless towns with the nearest station in a different county

    Yep been technically shown up, but the fact that half of Wisbech actual falls into Norfolk which still makes it March in another county lol I know if I needed to get to London I wouldn’t be heading for March
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    Trivia - stationless towns with the nearest station in a different county

    one of the largest towns with no rail service (hence a new attempt to re-instate) is Wisbech (Cambs) but the closest station is either Kings Lynn or Downham Market (both Norfolk)
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    Wheelchair user unable to board Azuma in reverse configuration at Kings Cross

    It is the theme and comments I heard her LNER colleagues make, she wouldn't come and make an appearance in the video and talk to Doug so relied upon her colleagues to deliver the message. So this is hypothesised feeling from watching it
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    Wheelchair user unable to board Azuma in reverse configuration at Kings Cross

    The signaller was happy, the driver was happy but the TM wasn't playing ball, Doug went in hard with a phone call to LNER senior management, he's been massively mistreated by too many TOCs and won't accept anything but what the law dictates. Clearly his phone call followed by his hardball...
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    Too much knowledge = I lose out...Delay Repay

    21.00ish, but i have an itinerary, i dont know if that makes a difference
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    Too much knowledge = I lose out...Delay Repay

    Hey, I have an advance ticket booked today, I know from keeping up with online feeds & X that my local line isn't running any services down it due to flooding, this has resulted in the last few days EMR just cancelling everything and putting nothing in replacement. Today they've put on Rail...
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    Rolling stock game

    Class 377 to Mitcham Junction
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    Out of all rolling stock existing today, which do you think will survive the longest?

    Me, SE & SN won't replace them until they literally drop
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    Rail station outlets face clampdown on rip-off prices

    I think it's evidenced that an outlet can charge the going high st price and still be profitable in a station, what tends to happen is if its the right price or a few pence off people will buy it and volume not % profit keeps the outlet afloat, if you know that your Whopper is £3+ over priced in...
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    Rail station outlets face clampdown on rip-off prices

    Yep, that's quite a regular thing, I worked for a Foreign Currency Exchange at Eurotunnel, the exchange rates were abysmal, it wasn't the companies fault it was the turnover based rent (which was horrendous) charged by Eurotunnel that forced their hands, the same applies at Gatwick, Heathrow...
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    Does the Luton Airport Express (Corby Class 360s) really need to exist?

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/disingenious-departure-board-at-london-victoria.249498/ Has anyone made comment on the crazy signage at St Pancras too, does the Luton Airport Express (Corby Class 360s) really need to exist when so many Thameslink services exist
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    Football ‘fans’ Trash Cardiff to London Train.

    2013 Champions League Final was held at Wembley Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich, I jumped on a train in Dover to St Pancras and immediately started to regret my decision making (initially), 100s of German fans of both clubs had just piled off the ferries and were on their way to Wembley The...
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    London Euston - late advertising of services

    The simple fix is to either find out via RealTimeTrains which platform your train is parked at and just get down to the train in advance, or my preference just incase for some crazy crazy reason they change sets because of a fault, I prepare by going up to the mezzanine with the restaurants...
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    East Croydon experiences the most delays out of all stations in London

    The thing is a station like ECR has multiple services that go through there hourly, if for any reason one is late the next one would have almost arrived and will take you to the intended destination, its not turn up and go like LBG but its pretty damn close in peak. The main issue I have at ECR...
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    Incident on 20:27 Lumo train 28th December

    This is the moment you need an off duty officer on board to cuff him or a couple of burly rugby players to sit on the idiot until such time he calms down. It's that or like on an aircraft the service crew have cable ties to hand to cuff the fool to a seat (with help of course)
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    How many 24 hr stations?

    I'm thinking because of Thameslink Bedford would be open 24hrs as it has an all night service for Luton and Gatwick passengers, the same can probably be said about the other end of that service at Three Bridges. Arguably Peterborough gets the same treatment as it has services throughout the...
  17. Metal_gee_man

    Are Class 700’s really that bad?

    If you're tall seek out a bay of 4, or a priority seat, there are plenty of them per carriage or head to the rear 1st Class, and if you only have the option of a normal airline seat...don't...stand until a taller person seat becomes available! Simples
  18. Metal_gee_man

    Starting Short - Advanced (Northern)

    Did I miss you on my first check? Yeah I was in the toilet, would have been my first answer!
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    How are PA announcers chosen?

    A lot of the time it's being in the right place at the right time, and knowing the right people, take Geoff Marshalls Thameslink closure announcements for example
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    The sharpest curves

    Yeah good shout that's almost at walking pace its that slow

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