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Discussion about railways in the UK
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BBC: Euro train booking system shelved
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Railteam, the alliance of European high-speed rail operators, has shelved plans for a Europe-wide common booking system because of increasing costs. The system would have allowed customers to book tickets for Europe-wide rail journeys in a single transaction. The platform was due to be unveiled this year, but has been scrapped for the... more »
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How could they do that to Nuneaton ?
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Visited the station for the first time since bit 'gobbed on'. Theres this classic brick built mess with new doors and things and they add some modern meccano to it ! Couldnt something a bit more sympathetic have been tacked on - old corregated sheeting would have looked more in keeping. Also there... more »
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St Pancras toilets
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Closed in the evening rush hour. They literally can't organise a piss-up.
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I've paid ukp73 to sit on the floor
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It's the 19.15 from St Pancras again. Friday night again. 4-car train again. Do EMT think the public are stupid? Reservations not working (they weren't last time I caught this train a month ago, can't they fix it?) No buffet "due to overcrowding". Train absolutely rammed, all the aisles and vestibules full of people.... more »
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West Coast rake through Eastleigh
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Passing through Eastleigh this afternoon I spied the now rare sight of a rake of Mk1's. The ones I could see were maroon and carried the West Coast Railways Logo so were a long way from their usual haunts. A Diesel was hauling but I could not observe the rear of the train so I could not see if there was as steam Loco on the other end and if... more »
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60 at Eastleigh
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Just as a change from the omnipresent 66s, class 60 60022 was shunting at Eastleigh yesterday: <[link]>
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Filling in a compensation form
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I have a compensation form from Cross Country, due to them cancelling a number of services this morning, making me over an hour late. The form asks for starting and destination stations and time of the departure. What do I put in as the starting station - the start of my journey, or the start of the service which was cancelled (and the start of... more »
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Steam Today (Only Static)
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Here's some locos presently at the Crewe Heritage Centre, snapped during a meeting break: 6201, looking well, should be OK for its work next month: [link] 60009, still sheeted over at the front: [link] and 6100, without nameplates or motion:... more »
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