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As the OP of this thread, my thanks to all for your insights. I'm a mere (but keen) user of the railways. I don't recall what the situation was pre privatisation, but I would like to think there was an attempt to keep the estate clean and tidy as the railways were integrated, instead of being...

There must be billions, literally several billions of (railway-generated) objects left on the railway estate throughout the UK, ranging from old rails all the way through to decomposing bags of ballast and everything in between. And that's not counting general litter and fly-tipping. What is...

I frequently travel on Swiss mountain trains (1-metre gauge). They're wide, comfy and able to negotiate tight radii. Why is this gauge not used for trams?

Thanks all. I must admit to having weird dreams on occasion... :s

The other week I was standing on a London Overground platform at Willesden Junction. It had been raining heavily and I was holding a furled umbrella. I discovered that the nearer I got to the platform edge, the more I noticed a very marked tingling/vibrating sensation in my hand through the...

(Forgive me if this is the wrong forum) I seem to recall seeing somewhere that the middle rail consists of separate sections that only go live in turn just before a train is due. Did I dream this?

Noted!

Indeed. The Swiss see an integrated public transportation system as a national asset that should benefit the public, mitigate pollution and promote social cohesiveness. Obvious basket cases....

Thank you. Sadly, the fact that info is available somewhere does not imply that staff/passengers know about it. I come from a country - Switzerland, where else? - where ticketing is to a very large extent transparent and integrated, where it takes a few seconds to book a trip, secure in the...

I'm going to Haverfordwest from London, but having to return from Fishguard (due to the unavailability of buses on a Sunday). By chance (i.e. not through any info provided by Arriva Wales) I have come across the concept of inter-available stations which, apparently, allows you to do an "open...