Question re Live Rail fatalities
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 03:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
My trains (FCC) were totally FUBAR last night thanks to the overhead
power lines coming down.
It does seem to be a piss poor way to power a railway, this is always
happening, especially in winter when it gets a bit windy.
How many fatalities are there each year on parts of the network
powered by live rails as ...
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Eurostar heading from Calais Ville
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 02:00:40 -0700 (PDT)
Hi
On Saturday, I was driving on the bridge over the railway yards which
are found to the south of the Eurotunnel terminal at Calais (I hope
that's clear where I mean!) and saw a Eurostar train heading from
Calais Ville towards the west.
Was this train lost, or was it one of the NoL Eurostars that usually
wo ...
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Re: Beeching closure process
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 01:37:08 -0700 (PDT)
On Jul 1, 11:33 pm, Graeme Wall <R...@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <JtydneYzSrJJBPfVRVny...@posted.plusnet>
> Arthur Figgis <afig...@example.com.invalid> wrote:
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> But was it an RT or RF?
>
> --
> Graeme Wall
> This address is not read, substitute trains for rail.
> Transport Miscell ...
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Platform access
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 01:27:42 -0700 (PDT)
Hello,
What are the rules with regards to platform access at stations? Can I
enter a platform at any time if I have a valid ticket for travel? Or
do I have to wait until I am "allowed"? I am thinking specifically of
St Pancras EMT services.
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Re: The beauties of Oldham: Re: If bygone naming policies were
perpetuated today
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:19:46 -0700 (PDT)
On Jun 30, 8:33?pm, Tony Polson <docnews2...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Andrew Clarke <a...@cts.canberra.edu.au> wrote:
> >On Jun 30, 7:22?am, Tony Polson <docnews2...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >> Andrew Clarke <a...@cts.canberra.edu.au> wrote:
> >> >If Oldham were to be magically transported to Australia, there'd be ...
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Re: Advance Fares from Paddington to Reading
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:42:52 +0100
In message <ecgl64t7mj19tvitd04h9smd8g5at670bp@4ax.com>
Tony Polson <docnews2011@googlemail.com> wrote:
[snip]
>
> The HST from Paddington to Reading took less than 25 minutes, so about
> the same time as the walk. That was in 1978/79.
>
When first imtroduced the fastest timing was 22 minutes.
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Re: Beeching closure process
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:33:50 +0100
In message <JtydneYzSrJJBPfVRVnyvQA@posted.plusnet>
Arthur Figgis <afiggis@example.com.invalid> wrote:
> simon wrote:
> > "Brian Watson" <WACCI_inf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:6curj4F3is4mmU1@mid.individual.net...
> >> "simon" <simon@nospam.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1KCdna8UEMlwo_T ...
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Re: Cyclist crashes onto track
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:36:12 +0100
On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:37:52 +0100, "Stephen" <newsmail04@ntlworld.com>
wrote:
>"John B" <spam@johnband.org> wrote in message
>news:248a4c4e-729b-4cf8-908d-8130fc9459b6@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>> On 1 Jul, 22:58, "Stephen" <newsmai...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>> "Charles Ellson" <char...@ellson.demon.co.uk> ...
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Re: Cyclist crashes onto track
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:31:00 +0100
On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:20:22 +0100, "Stephen" <newsmail04@ntlworld.com>
wrote:
>"Charlie Hulme" <info@davenportstation.org.uk> wrote in message
>news:W8xak.75338$GF6.53509@newsfe27.ams2...
>> Mortimer wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I'd like to see just the opposite - get rid of all special treatment for
>>> cyclists suc ...
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test
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 22:57:42 +0100
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