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    TOC on the northern WCML

    The issue is that freight have protected paths which restrict the levels of passenger trains that can be run. If i am wrong 'The Planner' will no doubt correct me :')
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    Do railways discriminate against colourblind people?

    What exactly do the colour blind tests in the medical involve? As I can tell the difference between the railway signal colours, however always fail the colour vision tests at the optician.
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    What is the difference between a headspan and a gantry?
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    Birmingham New Street redevelopment

    Not sure if linking to another forum is allowed but this is your best shot
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    Shoreditch high street: completely enclosed?

    I think the reason that the box was put up when the station was built. Was so that if the air rights are sold, then the building of that building will cause the least amount of disruption to the railway. For example if the box was built today, it would cause numerous possessions to fit it.
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    Two questions around Cardiff

    I live on the City line, hence the frustration
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    Two questions around Cardiff

    Oh I know, is it regularly used?
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    Two questions around Cardiff

    Express?? Damn...That will be highly fustrating if I have missed my train ¬_¬ Ahhh right. Am I right in saying that the relief lines are only from Cardiff in the Newport direction?
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    Two questions around Cardiff

    Ah that does make sense. So it is an alternate form of diverging indicator?
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    Two questions around Cardiff

    Firstly next to a couple of signals tonight there was an 'M' illuminated. Does anybody know what this means?? If anybody was wondering where the signals were, their rough positions are circled in the attached image. Secondly when City line trains diverge from the Vale of Glamorgan line...
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    Level, gapless platforms

    Surely Eurostars would stop on the outer platforms as these lead to the other footbridge which has custom facilities ect??
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    Level, gapless platforms

    Ahhh I honestly wouldn't know then
  13. M

    Level, gapless platforms

    I would imagine that because the Class 395 have to fit into the UK loading gauge for services beyond HS1. Where as HS1 is built to a larger loading gauge hence the difference between the train and the platform
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    RailUK First Class Lounge Guide

    No worries, just happy to help Sent from my HTC Desire HD using Tapatalk
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    RailUK First Class Lounge Guide

    Attached should be a picture of the Cardiff Central lounge James Sent from my HTC Desire HD using Tapatalk
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    Do you think that the Nimby's will allow this on HS2

    On the Belgian High Speed Line they have installed Solar Panels on top of a tunnel. The tunnel was put into place to prevent trees falling onto the tracks. This section of line runs along sided the E19 from Antwerp-Breda Link to video is here

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