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passenger delight - questionnaire   (25 messages)   Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:01:18 +0200
Hello, we are conducting a research project on new concepts for rail interior design. To asses the solutions which have been designed by the students we need a ranking of the passenger requirements. We kindly ask you to ...

Lazy train spotting   (6 messages)   Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:36:09 +0000 (UTC)
Hi all, I don't know if this has been mentioned on here before, but viewing the web cam for Penzance station, http://62.49.17.87:8000/popup.html and looking at the live departure board, http://www.livedepartureboards ...

PA on Pendo at BNS recently   (30 messages)   Date: 27 Jun 2005 08:58:38 -0700
We appologies for the delay whilst the train is re-booted. Lights go out for a few minutes and then we get going again. Methinks, did Bill Gates have a hand in the software? ...

90 at Llandudno Junction   (1 messages)   Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:08:57 GMT
Photos of the 90 at "The Junction" are on my sons website :- http://www.johnskipsey.fotopic.net/ along with lots of other shots. Enjoy.... -- DAS, All opinions are mine and mine alone http://merseyjcn.fotopic.net/ ...

Northern Fares   (7 messages)   Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:15:23 +0100
Apologies if this has already been raised. I'm convinced the tickets I tend to buy from Sheffield have all gone up by 10p recently. Is this just my imagination? Rob W ...

Bladerunner   (2 messages)   Date: 27 Jun 2005 06:49:30 -0700
Anyone seen this. CASTIRON have expressed an interest. http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/bladerunnerarticle.pdf ...

Edinburgh-North Berwick + Seabirds   (2 messages)   Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:46:59 +0100
Hi all, Can I recommend anyone in the Edinburgh area looking for things to do tries the Scottish Seabird Centre (www.seabird.org). Scotrail have a special offer ticket (GBP 7.50 CDR Edinburgh to North Berwick including a ...

Chiltern weekend confusion   (9 messages)   Date: 27 Jun 2005 05:16:19 -0700
According to the Chiltern Railways website, there are no trains runing into Marylebone on Sunday 3rd July, instead they are calling West Ruislip for tube connections. However, on the trainline.com there are trains running into ...

Horsham to Worcester   (9 messages)   Date: 27 Jun 2005 05:15:26 -0700
I am planning to go to Worcester for a couple of days in a couple of months time. Going up on a Wed night and returning Friday. The Trainline suggests either going into London and out again via paddington or else going Horsham-Redhill-Reading-Worcester ...

Jet Train!   (5 messages)   Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:15:42 +0100
Can you imagine if we did this over here since the 1960s? Think it might be a bit noisy...? http://www.trainweb.org/railpix/acelatest1.html Nick ...

Marylebone and Wembley   (3 messages)   Date: 27 Jun 2005 02:01:16 -0700
According to the latest issue of Modern Railways, Wembley LMD was set to be handed over to Chiltern yesterday. Has it gone into use yet? If it has, are the carriage sidings closed yet? ...

Good to be home?   (14 messages)   Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:41:02 GMT
From: Terry Harper <terry.harper@btinternet.com> Newsgroups: uk.railway Subject: Re: "Trapped train passengers smash windows" Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:47:43 +0100 Lines: 12 Message-ID: <p1cub11mltud1q8o3hqkat3b0kk51hgri6@4ax ...

Strange goings on at Gatwick   (1 messages)   Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:22:09 +0100
I was on my way back home from Oxford yesterday (Sat, 25th June) and having come from Reading on the FGWL service, we were delayed because of a failed train somewhere on the main line. Anyway they got their train turned round ...

158833   (2 messages)   Date: 26 Jun 2005 14:06:07 -0700
Hi Seen Arriva Trains Wales' 158833 a couple of times over the last week - is it just my imagination or is one car Cummins powered and the other Perkins? Rare combo if so. Jeff ...

Northern Queries 26/6   (7 messages)   Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 20:17:13 +0000 (UTC)
1> Does anybody know what the crossover on the approach to Manchester Victoria that leads from the main-line onto Metrolink lines from Crumpsall was used for and can it still be used 2> Does anybody know why Northern had ...

Charity event   (15 messages)   Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 15:01:03 +0100
Hi all, I'm thinking about trying to set a record for visiting all the stations in West Yorkshire. Hopefully sponsored so that I can raise money for a charity. Has anyone any experience of doing this sort of thing? Paul ...

Happpy slappers at mainline railway station   (6 messages)   Date: 26 Jun 2005 04:18:49 -0700
Not sure if thier is any thing happy about this new craze. Any way Wiltshire police are looking for a bunch of happy slappers who commited a slappig attack on a EIGHTY ONE YEAR WOMAN. wiltshire police say incident happened ...

The train divides at Haymarket?   (3 messages)   Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:21:12 GMT
From NatRail site Why do I not believe that this train divides at Haymarket? KW 0952 Bolton to Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Virgin TrainsLast updated: 26/06/2005 08:14:31 Will Call At: Timetabled Arrival Expected ...

Fare/routing question   (20 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 23:36:51 +0100
With Heathrow Connect in its usual (so far) state, the quickest way from Southall to West Ealing was via Ealing Broadway. I got a single to Ealing Broadway, which the guard reluctantly allowed on the Ealing to West Ealing ...

NRM D200 Class 40   (1 messages)   Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:38:25 +0000 (UTC)
D200 will be running on the NYMR on Sunday 26th ex Grosmont at 10.45 and 13.45. ...