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    EMR derailed train in Thetford area (06/02)

    quite, and its reminded me actually last year around this time, coming back from Nottingham on a 158, on that exact same line coming back to Norwich, and I was convinced we'd hit a branch or some bit of tree that had dropped near trackside. as there was an almighty bang, followed by what sounded...
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    A bird strike damaged the train

    the BBC report claimed it was near Diss https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-63013871 how near Diss who knows, I wouldnt have thought it a grand idea to evacuate the train on the GEML there. But thats why Im surprised GAs playbook is send a fitter first to find out what the problem is...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    as there were three of you, did you fit all three on one side of the bike space out of curiosity ? or split it 2 -1 instead ?
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    Redevelopment Plans for Liverpool Street - Development Policy Going Backwards

    Ive always felt Euston was the worst,its dark,you are completely seperated from the trains, and I dont go to a railway station to go shopping, I go to get on a train home, and maybe grab a quick bite to eat/something to drink, Euston invariably feels like the lets hurry up and get out of here...
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    Greater Anglia Bombardier Aventras (Class 720): Technical discussion and introduction

    Ride quality was fine and the journey on the train itself wasnt an issue, but it wasnt just the 3+2 setup we thought created a space problem down the aisles (which will be a problem when passenger numbers return to normal and people with cases/luggage try to move around on it) but the sets of 3...
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    Hornby 2022 range

    similar to the treatment of the Anglia region, but I cant see anyone ever making the Stadler Flirts in the UK, at least when we had trains that other regions had used before there was always that hope it was just a new paintjob away from a release, now weve got completely bespoke trains theres...
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    Train hits car at Frating level crossing, near Colchester 7/12/2021

    because it should have been an avoidable crash. its not a freak that in December, officially winter, when its cold (as it was in the region last night) country roads are icy early the next morning. its fortunate that the only damage is to things that can be replaced and no one was hurt.
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    Why there are less cycle space on British trains compare to European ones?

    whilst I think of all the solutions that the new rolling stock has provided, it looks the best, though I think most cyclists would be happier transporting their bikes with the kind of space the Scottish Rail 153 active travel coach arrangement provides. Ive yet to be convinced theres enough...
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    Entire 800/801/802 fleet stood down for safety checks

    because the design & manufacturing meets a spec and assuming not a general manufacturing glitch, maybe the spec doesnt allow for as much margin of tolerance these days precisely because we use technology to be more precise on these things than we would have 30-40 years ago. see the new Greater...
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    Class 745 Stadler FLIRTs

    Id presume in normal times theyd have announced it and maybe had a final farewell run like the 86s did, but I suppose best not to make too big a thing of it to avoid crowds gathering around needlessly so ends the loco hauled era :(
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    Greater Anglia Rolling Stock Updates

    but that could just be implied from the end of the extension of the DDA or that Grand Central really want some of the 90s sooner as well, maybe they could get some 37s and the Mk2s in formation again ;) I thought 321s had already done Norwich though, when they had lots of the carriages missing...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    a train hitting a car on a level crossing, because the "systems" werent picking it up properly anymore, might be a bit more than an annoyance for all involved, fortunately it was only a nearly incident instead
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    Class 745 Stadler FLIRTs

    when does it stop being just "bad luck" and more a symptom of a failing accountable management system with proper process and forward planning ? none of the things that happened werent predictable or even that hard to do markedly better at, given the right focus, but is the right focus being...
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    Class 745 Stadler FLIRTs

    a bit of bad luck ? A train gets stuck for 5hrs with passengers on board without lighting,heating,toilets or even hot drinks as they ran out, that they eventually decide to use ladders to get passengers off with because the rescue train coupling was broke, and thats just a bit of bad...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    I suspect because they werent even thinking of cyclists as a particular use case to test on the trains, for instance they regularly quote theres space for 6 bikes on these trains, but from the space Ive seen you could probably only fit maybe 4 at most, before blocking the aisle to other...
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    Class 745 Stadler FLIRTs

    which doesnt fill me with much hope the cycling spaces will be kept clear of luggage
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    I thought that was the Ipswich-Felixstowe lines job, which was suspended again yesterday due to a train fault
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    Greater Anglia PBoro to Ipswich service abandoned

    well as an example of the kind of problems you can get with standards and odd things that can happen with new trains and the increasingly complicated software used to run them. Remember back last year when the national grid had a power supply wobble, that resulted in blackouts in some places and...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    yeah it reads like they submitted a bunch of questions to GAs PR dept and theyve just filled the answers in, whether thats considered actual investigative journalism thesedays Im not sure, but it seems par for the course for the local papers sadly so its not like they are only giving GA a free...
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    As Ive said before I dont mind GA playing the "wibble" game at all if thats what they feel they have to do, its when the local press just publish the "wibble" as if that answers anything and doesnt challenge them very clearly,concisely and hold them to account that those answers provided in...

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