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    Any news on proposals to build an alternative route between Exeter & Plymouth?

    In the context of HS2 no, but still a substancial amount of money, while reopening locally to Tavistock and Okehampton is in the tens of millions rather than the hundreds of millions for the whole route, and if Network Fail have costed it, it probably be at least twice as much by the time it was...
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    Settle-Carlisle services stop at Shipley, Bingley, Keighley: why?

    As much as I love the S&C I do find the number of station stops exceedingly tedious, you could certainly knock Bingley out and maybe Shipley for some services, and given the improved Lancaster Service now axe the Gargrave and Long Preston stops that some services make, would also reduce the...
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    Any news on proposals to build an alternative route between Exeter & Plymouth?

    Except of course the Okehampton fan club keep conveniently ignoring the fact that both Okehampton and Tavistock can be put back on the Rail network and serve the majority of demand at relatively low cost, without spending a fortune to reopen the section between Okehampton and Tavistock, or the...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    I know but I would have thought they may well be some issues around the extendable ramp and the platform.
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    Companies That You Expect to Disappear Soon

    The Titles being bought by a consortium of Lenders to JP, and while they are losing readers I gather the biggest problem is a major loss of Local advertising for things like Jobs etc. I certainly don't see a future for the Physical Newspaper that's for sure, its something the older generation...
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    The considerable orders for Wales in particular and the West Midlands, yes I know they have different class numbers but they are just a variant of the 195/Civity train. I am sure these trains will be a great improvement, although unfortunately that's not difficult with Northern, the overall...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    Given the level boarding and deployment of the ramp to the platform edge presumably these trains are likely to require more attention around the platforms than normal height stock.
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    There is still some rolling stock to be cascaded plus the 769's, DMU's freed up and replaced on completion of Blackpool Manchester Electrification, and then 58 new 195's, which in turn will allow a substancial number of 15x units to be cascaded around to replace Railbuses. In the Northeast for...
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    EU Referendum: The result and aftermath...

    Apparently no deal could mean no Mars Bars, surely that's potentially the biggest disaster of all:'(
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    Man filmed screaming racist abuse at couple on GWR

    Well I disagree, I suspect that a significant number of peoples response to a non racial insult would be to give a similar response back, and on that basis I don't see a great deal of difference I'm just responding in kind to whatever insult is given to me be it racial or non racial, and yes...
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    Man filmed screaming racist abuse at couple on GWR

    So if somebody made a really bad insult towards you but it wasn't racist how would you respond?
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    Man filmed screaming racist abuse at couple on GWR

    Anyway I have just asked 4 people who are with me this question, one from Yorkshire similar age to me says he would do the same thing, one from Lancashire similar age says he would do the same, one from Lancashire younger says he wouldn't, and younger one from Yorkshire says she wouldn't. Not...
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    Man filmed screaming racist abuse at couple on GWR

    Yes you can look at that way I suppose but remember I grow up in a completely different era and a lot of things that people get excited about these days, nobody would batted an aye lid about in the 70's. I'm not saying racial abuse is acceptable by any means but if someone attacked me in that...
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    Man filmed screaming racist abuse at couple on GWR

    Technically I don't doubt that you are correct in the eyes of the law, however that doesn't change what I would do in that situation, and I think most people I know would do the same thing, be it on a train, or the middle of the street etc, and at nearly 60 I'm not about to change my ways, but I...
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    Man filmed screaming racist abuse at couple on GWR

    Well that your opinion which you are entitled to but its not mine. But getting back to the issue at we had various clips from such as this, to issues that a disabled lady had etc, but the problem with them is that they frequently don't tell the whole story and as such I would tend to disregard...
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    Man filmed screaming racist abuse at couple on GWR

    I don't give a monkeys what the law says, if somebody abuses me racial or otherwise then they get it back simple, and I expect most people from Yorkshire like myself who don't mess about would do likewise, fortunately as yet its never happened to me.
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    Man filmed screaming racist abuse at couple on GWR

    I said if someone racially abused me personally I would retaliate with racial abuse, absolutely.
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    Man filmed screaming racist abuse at couple on GWR

    Lets put it this way if someone abused me racially or otherwise, then they would get it back in bucket loads and as far as I would be concerned I would be fully justified, of course if someone only filmed my part of retaliation it wouldn't look very good, which is frankly why I don't like these...
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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    My comment still stands, lets see if they can do Corby on time and on Budget. Anyway there are plenty of other threads for an electrification debate this is meant to be about the 195's and whether you like it or not Diesels will be around for some time yet, and of course orders for variants of...

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