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  1. SM Chobham Int

    The Great British Train Scandal (Channel 5)

    I think it’s fair to say that probably everyone on here loves rail and defends rail travel to the hilt……. I certainly do - but I feel we are missing the point here: yes they are talking extremes and skewing it to show rail in a bad light, but surely that’s what we need - more programmes like...
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    Worst experiences after taking the wrong train

    Back in the 80’s a permanent early turner that lived in Farnboro’ & regularly fell asleep on the way home...... told the story of how as usual he fell asleep and missed his stop - woke up at Hook in a daze, jumped off just as a train was coming in on the other side in the other direction...
  3. SM Chobham Int

    Is it time to relax the 2m social distancing guideline? (WHO guidance is 1m)

    Here in Denmark we have had the 1m rule for 6 weeks now and it generally works well..... my daughter is a school teacher and whilst apprehensive at first has found that right from the start the young kids know what they should do...... I travel on the trains off peak 4 times a week but only...
  4. SM Chobham Int

    Most powerfully hauled passenger trains

    I had 3x class 50’s plus 2x class 20’s on a preserved line which was quite something....... I didn’t really ask the question properly..... but have found it very interesting none the less thanks....
  5. SM Chobham Int

    Most powerfully hauled passenger trains

    Ok I was actually thinking in locomotive power..... but guess I wasn’t very specific - sorry But the 91”S with an HST on I didn’t know.......
  6. SM Chobham Int

    Most powerfully hauled passenger trains

    having just watched catchup of worlds most scenic rail journies - New Zealand where the train goes through Arthur’s Pass using 4x their fruit salad locos at 3300hp each, total 13,200hp....... having been on it - it’s very impressive. I wondered what the UKs most powerfully booked passenger...
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    Trains on tv or film

    Ok I can certainly see this has been covered before..... but like a couple of my examples all saying about errors !! Part of my original question - has there been any rail scene that is accurate ? I know it doesn’t matter to 99.9% of those watching, but nonetheless interesting to most of the...
  8. SM Chobham Int

    Trains on tv or film

    Yes I do get that - but in last nights that a long distance journey was being done on a local train with 6+4 seating commuter train is very poor even to a non train person.....
  9. SM Chobham Int

    Trains on tv or film

    ive just watched the new BBC drama gold digger....... 3 times they showed an exterior of an HST for a journey to or from Paddington & Devon which is ok despite them being recently replaced....... but each time the interior shots were in a Thames Turbo (or similar) Has there ever been a UK rail...
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    Most unusual luggage you’ve travelled with or seen on a passenger service?

    Waterloo lost property office had a washing machine unclaimed for quite a while some years ago...…. whilst I did not see that on a train, that is where it was left behind !!
  11. SM Chobham Int

    Wrongly Assumed Facts by Passengers

    Going back many many years........ that a Capital Card ( what travelcards are now for the younger readers) could be used to Edinburgh.... when told no - “But Edinburgh is a capital isn’t it” It says on the board “replacement bus service....... what platform does the replacement bus go from”...
  12. SM Chobham Int

    Why do people object to paying for public toilets, car parks etc.?

    There are plenty of McDonalds....... pop in for a Mcpiss with lies !!
  13. SM Chobham Int

    Fast Pompey services in the 70s/80s

    when he was alive my Dad regularly complained that modern day services on his line to Portsmouth were 14 minutes slower than BR days...... as I have quoted this a couple of times I wondered if this was actually so - I have no old BR timetable to refer to....... Thanks SM Chobham International

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