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46  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder on: January 22, 2024, 07:15:46
When was the last time you saw Sunak on a train? They don't do private trains, so it has to be private jets.
47  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption elsewhere - ongoing, since Oct 2014 on: January 19, 2024, 06:55:32
Quote from: Electric train on January 18, 2024, 19:10:08
Quote from: TaplowGreen on January 18, 2024, 18:06:21
A bit more on the FOI▸ (Freedom of Information) request......

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-68009661

"Brought in external experts" .................... that's  a worry !!!!!

Are DfT» (Department for Transport - about)/HMT happy with the expenditure on external experts?
48  Journey by Journey / Chiltern Railways services / Chiltern Railways' 'ghost bus': Is this Britain's most bizarre route? on: January 16, 2024, 07:08:49
A parly bus https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67955990

Is this a sign of the future? Cheaper to run a bus than go through the business of closing a line.
49  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Swapping seats - should you ask? What is the etiquette? on: January 16, 2024, 06:55:42
Quote from: infoman on January 15, 2024, 18:51:43
If the train is not busy can two intelligent human beings not come an agreement?

Probably, if it is not Texas
50  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption elsewhere - ongoing, since Oct 2014 on: January 11, 2024, 06:53:29
As the brokendown train was there most of the day, assuming it had wheels, do the train companies no longer have the means to push/pull a dead train out of the way. Or is this another case like before Christmas when passengers were left on trains for hours, of multiple actors not being able to come to a decision of who does what and when.
51  Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Re: Oxford Station - improvements, incidents and events (merged topic) on: January 10, 2024, 18:55:11
I missed this https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-oxfordshire-67896885

Will this put it back another month?
52  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The West - but NOT trains in the West / Re: "Shortlisted" - UK's most depressing town, 2024 on: January 09, 2024, 07:03:51
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Her indoors thinks there is no place like Reading, wonderful. I was asked the other month what I thought was the best thing about Reading to which my reply was: "It is easy to get out off".
53  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Heading off in THREE different directions to get to the same place. on: January 09, 2024, 06:58:42
Various circular trains from WAT to WAT.
54  Journey by Journey / To Oxford, Didcot and Reading from West / Re: New Oxford - Bristol Service Starting Sept 14th 2024 on: January 09, 2024, 06:56:18
Will it be flood proof?
55  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: AI solves the problem ! on: January 09, 2024, 06:51:31
AI - Artificial Idiocy.
56  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Travel advice 4th January onwards on: January 05, 2024, 07:09:10
And this morning https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disruptions/swindon-20231231/

[snip]Flooding has closed several routes and an incident yesterday near Reading.

Major disruption is anticipated throughout the day.

Flooding sites:

    Bedwyn
    Castle Cary
    Southampton Central
    Romsey
    Lydney
    Looe Branch
    Newbury
    Aldermaston [snip]

Not much better on the roads https://www.theaa.com/route-planner/traffic-news

Live flood map does not look good in Thames Valley https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/river-and-sea-levels?v=map&lyr=mv,ri,ti,gr,rf,tw&ext=-1.395597,51.644131,-1.061201,51.787674

Got to work ok on the bike, not sure I would go much further today. The Kennet was high as I came through Reading.
57  Journey by Journey / Portsmouth to Cardiff / Re: A new one ! on: January 03, 2024, 07:28:30
Possibly a case of:

More trees than usual.......
58  Journey by Journey / London to Kennet Valley / Re: Small railway footbridge takes longer to build than Empire State Building on: January 03, 2024, 07:25:35
Will this also sort out/remove the "temporary" sewer pipe on the footpath of the road bridge?
59  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: [otd] 3.10.1971 / Teeside Airport Station - life of just 52 years on: January 03, 2024, 07:23:37
Should get support from one of the MPs▸ (Member of Parliament) who is partial to using private/executive jets. If he is still around.
60  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption elsewhere - ongoing, since Oct 2014 on: January 03, 2024, 07:19:34
Quote from: IndustryInsider on January 02, 2024, 19:47:39
Was extremely gusty earlier - only for a couple of hours - but I'm not surprised it's brought multiple trees down.

And with saturated ground there is less support for the trees root system.
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