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    Poppies removed from Hale Station - because they could confuse train drivers

    I assume one danger is a driver thinking 'oh it's just the poppys I can see' and then have a SPAR at the signal just ahead (showing YY in the photo) Complacency is dangerous. Confusion is dangerous.
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    Car parks at stations owned by two different companies

    Opposite St.James Hospital in Leeds is exactly the same. Council | Private | Council
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    Derailment near Carlisle - 19/10/2022 - 1715 Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb to Carlisle N.Y. (6C00)

    I suspect in that case, the other wheel on the same axle would have been a factor. It would still be round, and by virtue of being intact, larger. This would introduce additional forces into play to enable complete or intermittent rotation of the damaged wheel.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments

    Whilst boarding the train in Ilkley that is headed to Leeds.
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    Class 221 for Grand Central

    Could it also be that on the weekend, all the stock moves from Crofton can go via Brighouse but there aren't the paths on a weekday meaning they run via New Pudsey and they may well not be cleared that way yet.
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    Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates

    But the 333s are 4 cars and could substitute
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    10 years in prison for forgetting to renew a railcard?

    Utter crap. A database tracking ID number, Type and validity dates is trivial and fast. Give me a working week and I'd have one built to an enterprise performance level.
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    Healey Mills Happenings?

    That sounds like it needed turning around
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    Leeds Station Improvement

    Good food there! Better than Greggs, never had bones in sausages anywhere but Greggs.
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    Royal Train to Edinburgh today (05/07)?

    Less of a bad impression than the extravagant ceremonies, millions of pounds etc wasted when people are relying on foodbanks.
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    Illogical and haphazard stations

    Leeds was 2 if I remember correctly. 1 terminus (Wellington) and 1 through on viaducts that was a joint station.
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    More Delay for HS2, and how should we proceed?

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64901985 As I kinda expected, it's definitely going to Birmingham and likely never any further.
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    Traksy Website

    Shows for me
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    Frustrated with RMT

    Nothing, but it would be fought and contested by the union (s). If they'd already agreed to allow it as part of a pay deal, their hands would be tied and unable to protect their members effectively.
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    Found in Hampton Wick: A4 Signaller's notebook

    I'm not sure how likely it is that the person is on here. I'd hand it in or post it to the Wembley signalling centre as that would give it the best chance of being reunited with its owner.
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    Derailment near Carlisle - 19/10/2022 - 1715 Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb to Carlisle N.Y. (6C00)

    The locomotive was not damaged. It and the intact portion of the train before the derailed wagons left the site by rail. There are several wagons that require as much of their content (cement powder) removing and then lifting out by crane. Due to the distance from the base of the crane to the...
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    All services through Huddersfield cancelled - morning of 19/3/22

    I 100% have been on a 185 that reversed in Bradford Interchange during overnight works. On my way back from a gig in Manchester. Over 10 years ago though.

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