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    Trivia Missing platform numbers and reasons

    Platform 5 at Cardiff Central used to be a west facing bay between what platforms 3 and 4.
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    Unusual railway signs

    There are signs of a similar ilk at both Treforest and Taffs Well stations reminding about stopping at Treforest Estate station.
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    Trivia - named stations that were located outside their towns etc.

    Might be a tenuous answer but one platform of Energlyn & Churchill Park isn't in Energlyn and the other one isn't in Churchill Park.
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    Trivia - Stations where a destination is reached by services in both directions

    Bristol Parkway to Swindon.
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    Trivia - Stations where a destination is reached by services in both directions

    Cardiff Central to stations between Radyr and Treherbert.
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    Trivia: Stations that do not have a service seven days a week.

    Trefforest Estate
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    Solving the Valley lines bottleneck at Cardiff Central?

    What are the permissive arrangements? As I understand it, it means that the following train can trundle into the platform even though it technically doesn't have signal clearance (sorry for lack of proper railway terminology here!) But there are many times when the following train waits out...
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    Trivia: Railway Stations in two different counties?

    Not quite the same, but Energlyn and Churchill Park near Caerphilly has one platform in the Energlyn suburb and one in Churchill Park.
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    Showers at Edinburgh Waverley/Caledonian Sleeper

    Apologies in advance for a slightly rambly post from a sleeper newbie: Does the entrance fee (£5?) include toiletries and towel? How busy are the (male) showers likely to be on a Tuesday morning? In other words, will I be queueing for ages/should I be looking to make a bolt from the train...
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    Dull question - yellow trackside boxes

    Thank you! :D
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    Dull question - yellow trackside boxes

    Hi. Thanks for your interest. This happened naturally, presumably because it's not an expensive lens. Some more variations on the theme in this set, in case you're interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeplonk/sets/72157627925686556/ Cheers
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    Dull question - yellow trackside boxes

    Thanks for your replies.
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    Dull question - yellow trackside boxes

    What are the yellow boxes called, as in this photo: Thanks
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    London Underground Stations - Distance Between Lines

    Sorry, I meant walking distance.
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    London Underground Stations - Distance Between Lines

    Wandering around lots of tunnels between platforms on different lines recently made me wonder whether there's any information anywhere about how far it is between the various lines/platforms at interchange stations. Can anyone help please? Cheers.
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    Signalling and 140mph running

    Sorry if this is a dull question... I've read several places that new(ish) 140mph trains can't run that fast because the signals aren't far enough apart, presumably for trains to stop safely. My question is why haven't train braking systems improved sufficiently over the years to mean that a...

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