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1  All across the Great Western territory / Media about railways, and other means of transport / Re: BBC Great Coastal Railway Journeys - A Correction on: April 11, 2024, 17:54:04
As a matter of interest how much medieval stone vaulting is there outside of Europe?

If none then longest in Europe / World / Solar System would be equally accurate.
2  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Who needs a travel agent these days? on: March 25, 2024, 17:19:42
Enjoy the Harz.
3  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Briefing on forthcoming changes - from GWR on 14.3.2024 on: March 18, 2024, 17:13:55
What a pity Acton Bank was not electrified or they could run Heathrow Express into Euston.
4  All across the Great Western territory / Looking forward - after Coronavirus to 2045 / Re: What do we and the rail industry need for 2024 and beyond? on: March 08, 2024, 10:23:29
and this:

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Government plans to overhaul the country’s ailing railway system are significantly delayed while promised savings have yet to be achieved, according to a highly critical report by the government’s spending watchdog.

The National Audit Office (NAO) assessment of how ministers’ plans were progressing found the government had failed to meet any of the 12 “high level benefit” targets it set for rail in 2021.

It also revealed that the government had not delivered the £2.6bn savings it promised by 2024/25, instead forecasting that only three-quarters of the target would be achieved.
.......

was in the Guardian today
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/08/government-failing-targets-to-fix-uk-railway-system-watchdog-reports
5  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture Overseas / Re: "Keep off the tracks and mind the electrics" - Croatian posters on: February 26, 2024, 10:21:15
I very much doubt that said fish can swim up a stream of urine as might result from a person peeing off a bridge or boat.
If however the person is IN the water, then it might be possible.

I have checked this and you are correct.  It swims in if you are in the water.  Tight speedos (or equivalent) are recommended to prevent it.
6  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture Overseas / Re: "Keep off the tracks and mind the electrics" - Croatian posters on: February 24, 2024, 18:49:24
The one about urinating off bridges onto the power lines can certainly result in a rather unintended type of flashing!

Probably not that dangerous, though please do not try it, just in case.
Urine is unlikely to form a solid stream, but is more likely to consist of droplets with air spaces between them.
The risk is probably comparable to standing under OHLE during a thunderstorm or standing under high voltage grid lines in similar conditions.

I suspect it is a solid stream as a micro Amazonian fish can swim up the sream to enter the body.
7  All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: Travelogue - from 12.2.2024 - through the eyes of a public transport advocate on: February 20, 2024, 10:00:45
You also have a problem when the requirements change mid life and it is necessary to change the seat pitch.
8  Journey by Journey / TransWilts line / Re: Passenger Journeys / flows - West Wiltshire and stations to Swindon on: February 03, 2024, 16:57:36
Interesting to see the position of Didcot in these tables.  Presumably a large number of split tickets.
9  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion on: January 31, 2024, 18:09:14
So approval just before the November election is announced.  How convenient.
10  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Summer Sea and Sun - for a stormy January night on: January 24, 2024, 17:20:44
Have you been on a British Isles cruise?  If so picture 1 could be Scottish Western Isles.
11  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Are you overheard? Who hears your conversation on a train? on: January 22, 2024, 09:59:01
This is a plane comment not a train,

Years ago a colleague was in Australia and flying to a potential client to make a pitch.  He realised that the 2 people in the row behind him were discussing their pitch for the same company.  He put his seat fully back and listened intently.

He got the work.

I also remember being on the Bristol / London train in the late 80s and some passengers who had got on at Bath were dealing with a document headed 'Stores availability at Faslane NB'.  I decided I didn't want to know.
12  Journey by Journey / London to South Wales / Re: Flooding, again, between Swindon and Bristol Parkway - 31.12.2023 on: January 08, 2024, 17:15:10
Of course there's bound to be a water shortage this summer  Cry

Stands to reason.  We have used most of the 2024 supply in the first week of January.
13  All across the Great Western territory / Media about railways, and other means of transport / Re: Historic Cornish Signal Box to close. on: January 02, 2024, 18:16:25
Can someone summarise where signals will be controlled from in Cornwall after these works are complete?

The news story quotes:
"Signalling at Par, Lostwithiel and Truro is to be controlled centrally near Exeter St Davids, in Devon."
14  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Odd one out - AQ 16th December on: December 16, 2023, 17:27:15
1 Blackrod is a Parliamentary official.
15  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption elsewhere - ongoing, since Oct 2014 on: December 15, 2023, 17:29:31
today, the Chief Executive was urging members of staff to complete the diversity and inclusion survey.......

Well he had plenty of time to complete his copy while on a train last week.
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