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by cardiffcroupier
Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:11 am
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: Railway related 'Did you know...' thread
Replies: 49
Views: 3481

Hi I don't know for definate but I've got........... Longest current UK single platform Cambridge Longest ever in Europe Manchester Exchange (gone) Longest preserved Minehead WSR. Cheers Jon PS I've got a BR platform ticket in cardboard for Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch...
by cardiffcroupier
Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:01 am
Forum: Trams
Topic: New Livery On Supertram
Replies: 10
Views: 3211

OH MY GOD!

Its a South West Trains class 450 on roads!

http://www.havant.gov.uk/images/desiro.jpg

AAARRRRGGHHHHH Souter Strikes Again !!!!!




(small print: yes I know its all Stagecoach owned - I am just being melodramatic)
by cardiffcroupier
Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:50 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: portsmouth and woking xmas works
Replies: 15
Views: 1343

Trying to talk to TPU is like trying to get New Years Eve as a holiday.... neigh on impossible
by cardiffcroupier
Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:55 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: portsmouth and woking xmas works
Replies: 15
Views: 1343

IIRC, Woking Junction had its Switch & Crossing work renewed to the latest standards. Presumably there are follow-up works and related plain-line renewals still occurring. Woking now has those lovely HPSA point motors installed. Portsmouth is being resignalled using Siemens detection, control and i...
by cardiffcroupier
Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:56 am
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: portsmouth and woking xmas works
Replies: 15
Views: 1343

Re: portsmouth and woking xmas works

can anybody shed any light on what actually has been alterd, rumors where that portsmouth would get LED signals and other improvements, like extra signals along the fareham tracks to improve rail capicty, and also i heard that all trains were being diverted via a certain junction and not calling at...
by cardiffcroupier
Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:36 am
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: TRUST
Replies: 40
Views: 2956

you have .... good, good :)

I am off to see my wacky man in the white coat..... will reply in more detail later (if I am not sectioned)
by cardiffcroupier
Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:14 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: TRUST
Replies: 40
Views: 2956

Okay bad example to prove a point. I dont have access to the system. i go on what I hear


My bad
by cardiffcroupier
Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:58 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: TRUST
Replies: 40
Views: 2956

I doubt it. Such information that is confidential will probably be held on there, such as Royal Trains, Nuclear Trains and those that I am on :)
by cardiffcroupier
Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:33 am
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: Too harsh? Too lenient more like...
Replies: 20
Views: 1935

Yes but that was back when it was easy for drivers (and guards) to get away with drink, drugs and rock and roll while on duty. You always hear stories in depots of "back in the good old days" when sitting spare (IE awaiting service recovery, favours, incidents) involved sitting in the local railway ...
by cardiffcroupier
Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:11 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: The UKTS Challenge
Replies: 88
Views: 6425

Today (in addition to previous stations only)

None.... been to em all already!
by cardiffcroupier
Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:34 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: The UKTS Challenge
Replies: 88
Views: 6425

:) Small World. I got on at Basingstoke, and I honestly do not recall any announcements as to the reason. Being a railway employee myself I tend to listen for these things, but i'll assume I missed something. You'll know what you did better than me! You guys normally do an excellent job (the staff ...
by cardiffcroupier
Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:19 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: The UKTS Challenge
Replies: 88
Views: 6425

the 0545 Ports H - Wat via Basing. It was very annoying actually, because the guard didn't explain anything to us about why we weren't going to Waterloo, just "This is clapham, all change please". Your post is the first I've heard of why we were terminated. That and the fact that there were loads o...
by cardiffcroupier
Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:16 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: The UKTS Challenge
Replies: 88
Views: 6425

I added Clapham Jcn, Willisden Jcn and Euston this morning due to my train being terminated at Clapham for no apparent reason. What train were you on? There were a number of trains terminated at Clapham because of a Track Circuit Failure in the Waterloo area. One comment made was " **** SWT, all fu...
by cardiffcroupier
Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:06 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: The UKTS Challenge
Replies: 88
Views: 6425

Today (in addition to the above)

Totton
Ashurst (New Forest)
Brockenhurst
New Milton
Christchurch
Pokesdown
Bournemouth
Branksome
by cardiffcroupier
Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:01 pm
Forum: Real Railway Discussion
Topic: thae euroscout loco
Replies: 15
Views: 2214

ianmacmillan wrote:99.4193908 mph


Just type <160kph in mph> into the google toolbar.

Don't need to....


you jus did it for us!

:)

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