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Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: Planned Industrial Action
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on: December 16, 2019, 06:59:38
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I see in today's newspaper that among other planned legislation of the new administration will Another bans "all out" strikes on public transport so that trade unions cannot shut down a rail company's entire operations. Not a fan of strikes myself but do wonder if this sort of legislation can be counter productive. Seem to remember that they banned all strikes/union representation at GCHQ and then had to row back a few years later.
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All across the Great Western territory / Looking forward - after Coronavirus to 2045 / Re: Calne branch - past, present, future
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on: December 10, 2019, 08:10:17
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Apologies to moderators, split if necessary.
It was a survey exercise, not sure at this distance in time as to whether it was purely a table-top exercise or whether they rode the country. Proposed route goes east from Hungerford, generally following the line of the R. Kennet. After it crosses the R. Lambourne it routes towards Chieveley then Hampstead Norris where it turns north to Compton. It continues north between Upton and Harwell (similar to Didcot to Newbury line?). East of Abingdon and than a broad sweep round towards Eynsham, then east of Handborough and Charlbury then follows the R. Evenlode round to Shipton. Then skirts north towards Churchill and then to Chipping Norton. Spellings as the original map.
I have a scan of the original map, too big to fit on here (thank goodness think mods!)
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Advent Quiz - 2019
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on: December 06, 2019, 07:37:38
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I can remember a colleague using the "fish train" to get back to camp. The Sargeant Major walked round him on parade, but presumably couldn't think of an appropriate comment. [Supporter of the late lamented Apostrophe Preservation Society]
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