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    Chalford, the state of the down line

    Does anyone know when it’s due for renewal? Perhaps they’re leaving it until then, and maybe they’ll cut back all the vegetation properly during the possession ?
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    Was the Cowden crash due to cost cutting?

    Definitely that’s it’s not ideal but wouldn’t the positions of the signals be covered by route knowledge? And to my knowledge even if the driver approached OD58 at line speed, realised it was at danger and made an emergency brake application he/she could still stop clear of Blackham Jn (start of...
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    Was the Cowden crash due to cost cutting?

    Singling three sections of the Uckfield line was a low-cost scheme designed to secure the future of the line; the colour light signalling + AWS which replaced the semaphore signals fulfilled all safety standards relevant at the time. The DEMUs were deemed to be life-expired even at the end of...
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    Trivia: Easily confused station names

    Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells [Central] 1632427505 How about Clifton Down in Bristol and Clifton (Nottingham)?
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    Work on Okehampton Line: progress updates

    Just out of interest how much old stock is still stored in the old quarry?

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