Re: Lord Adonis announces tram-trains for the Abbey Line
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:29:49 -0800 (PST)
On Nov 3, 1:07?pm, wensleyd...@pacersplace.org.uk (Neil Williams)
wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 05:01:01 -0800 (PST), Rob <rob_s_sm...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >There has been a campaign to run the Abbey Flyer into Euston in the
> >past, but it always ran into the problem that Virgin needed the train
> >paths, w ...
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Re: First Capital Connect strike ...
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:22:48 -0800 (PST)
> I might be being cynical, but if FCC (or whoever) was to announce that
> they were to do exactly that and that there would therefore be no more
> overtime, I suspect they would have a dispute on their hands over that
> as well.
Equally, in times of industrial unrest an overtime ban (or refusal to
offer overti ...
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Re: First ¡ê1,000 rail fare in history of British train travel
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:20:03 -0800 (PST)
I'd be very surprised if anybody with the means to buy such a ticket
would want to make the journey by rail. For that amount of money you
could probably buy a used car in Cornwall, drive it up yourself taking
a few days staying in B&Bs and sell it at the other end and still come
out under ¡ê1002. It's one of thos ...
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New Book - "Rails to Ripley"
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:59:42 -0800 (PST)
Rails to Ripley by Howard Sprenger
With the scenically beautiful Midland main line through the Peak
District on one side, and the more workmanlike Erewash Valley line on
the other, Ripley was surrounded by coal mines, potteries and
agricultural land. Hard by Ripley, the Butterley Company sat like a
spider in a ...
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Abolish First Class in London commuter area - petition
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:52:44 +0000
A Reading University lecturer has started a 10 Downing Street petition
to abolish First Class accommodation on commuter trains in London and
replace it with additional Standard Class seats. See
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2057632_help_me_ban_first_class_rail
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minis ...
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Ticket Pick Up - Dublin/Holyhead?
3 Nov 2009 19:45:37 GMT
Hi All,
a Spanish friend of mine is travelling on the cheap to Reading from
Madrid. Via Dublin(!) He's got a ticket for 29 quid from Dublin Ferryport
to Reading, including the ferry.
The problem is, he's in Spain at the moment so having the tickets posted
is a non-starter. Arriva Wales are the train compa ...
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First ¡ê1,000 rail fare criticised
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:56:51 -0800 (PST)
The UK's first ¡ê1,000 rail ticket has been described as "scandalous"
and "appalling value" by opposition MPs.
The first-class return walk-up fare is from Newquay, in Cornwall to
Kyle of Lochalsh, in the Scottish Highlands.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8340561.stm
Presumably Penzance to Wick ...
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Re: Incident at Kircaldy Tonight
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:58 +0000
On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:41:27 +0000, David Hansen
<SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk> wrote:
>On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:27:37 +0000 someone who may be Charles Ellson
><charles@ellson.demon.co.uk> wrote this:-
>
>>That would require the prosecution to prove an intention to kill. The
>>more appropriate offence of reck ...
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Re: Network Rail: "hundreds of thousands of miles of railway"
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:05:02 -0800 (PST)
> [...]
> A Network Rail spokeswoman said 10m (32.8ft) of signal cabling was
> stolen from near Tile Hill station, near Coventry, during Wednesday
> evening leading to 84 trains being affected by delays and a small number
> cancelled.
> [...]
> "There are hundreds of thousands of miles of railway. We can't be
> ...
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Rail reopening faces fresh delay
Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:51:00 -0800 (PST)
The completion target for the ¡ê295m rail link between Edinburgh and
the Borders has been put back a year.
Finance Secretary John Swinney said on Monday that the process of
appointing a contractor for the project would be under way by the end
of the year.
However, the contract will not be awarded until autumn ...
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