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1231  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: What counts as PM off peak? on: December 18, 2019, 07:02:11
I believe I saw a copy of the new Off-peak leaflet on the counter at Reading yesterday. They still haven't managed to put out all the new timetable leaflets.
1232  Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: Planned Industrial Action on: December 16, 2019, 06:59:38
I see in today's newspaper that among other planned legislation of the new administration will
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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.
1233  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Our, your,the next station stop is confusing on: December 15, 2019, 08:55:20
Also I have heard on Cotswold trains coming into Reading; change at Reading for Basingstoke, etc and Oxford. Then having to tell tourists to stay on the train because the announcement means stations to Oxford.
1234  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Advent Quiz - 2019 on: December 13, 2019, 07:25:30
There was also the situation that stations ended up a long way from the town (or anywhere useful) because the local landed gentry didn't want their view spoilt or the dirt from steam engines etc.
1235  Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Incident in Slough area on: December 13, 2019, 07:11:44
It will be interesting to see what TfL» (Transport for London - about) Rail has to offer in any way different to current policy on reducing accidents at Taplow etc.
1236  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Draft Transport Strategy for the South East on: December 12, 2019, 10:23:58
I don't know if this has been posted before, but have stumbled over this draft strategy. Covers Berkshire and Hampshire (and the rest of the South East) so covers part of the Coffee Shop area.
https://transportforthesoutheast.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TfSE-Draft-Transport-Strategy.pdf

Haven't read it yet, 124 pages. But there are 120+ findings for railways.

There is also a consultation page as well: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/tfsestrategy.
1237  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: New uses for pacers on: December 12, 2019, 07:04:23
Another DFQ, what would the emergency services want a pacer for?
1238  All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: Advertising to make fossil fuelled car travel easier - acceptable for how long? on: December 12, 2019, 06:54:40
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I would also use the planning system to discourage excessive provision of amusement arcades, betting shops and similar facilities.
I hope you have more success than Public Health had trying to restrict fast food outlets near schools.
1239  All across the Great Western territory / Looking forward - after Coronavirus to 2045 / Re: Calne branch - past, present, future on: December 10, 2019, 08:10:17
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!)
1240  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Railway History and related topics / Re: The Grove, Watford on: December 08, 2019, 14:08:46
Thanks RichrdB
From "Britain's Railways in Wartime". https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/britains-railways-in-wartime
...SR(resolve) moved into the Regency house of Deepdene, near Dorking, ...underground caves were adapted into a bunker for the telephone exchange and Traffic Control.

GWR (Great Western Railway) moved into six country houses west of Reading, with Beenham Grange at Aldermaston as the HQ (Headquarters). The LMS (London Midland Scottish - 1923 to 1948) took over The Grove near Watford. The LNER» (London North Eastern Railway - about) moved into The Hoo near Hitchin.
1241  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Railway History and related topics / Re: The Grove, Watford on: December 08, 2019, 08:25:59
Off the top of my head, without the appropriate reference to hand, Deepdene was the war time (and after?) emergency HQ (Headquarters) for Southern Railway/Region.
1242  All across the Great Western territory / Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with them / Re: Wouldn't want this to catch on on: December 06, 2019, 18:52:59
I just found the link on one of the cycling sites, no other information that I could see.
1243  All across the Great Western territory / Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with them / Wouldn't want this to catch on on: December 06, 2019, 10:32:04
https://twitter.com/TLRailUK/status/1202601786172936192
1244  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Advent Quiz - 2019 on: December 06, 2019, 07:37:38
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]
1245  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Pachebel from Prague on: December 06, 2019, 07:34:05
Yes, brilliant but painful sums it up.
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