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16  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: AQ23 - 5th December 2023 - where are these high speed trains? on: December 05, 2023, 17:12:05
Is No 3 on the BR (British Rail(ways)) test track?
17  All across the Great Western territory / Smoke and Mirrors / Re: Department for Transport v Treasury v PM's Office (CBT 50 years) on: November 02, 2023, 17:08:34
Based on the shambles being reported at the Covid enquiry I am not al all surprised by the lack of joined up thinking.
18  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Summer outings - to where? on: October 29, 2023, 17:19:08
Is 3 Weymouth, loading for D Day.
19  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Rail unions strike action 2022/2023/2024 on: October 20, 2023, 09:50:22
I was seemingly too optimistic when I changed the thread title to include 2023.

Yep. Looks like 2024 is almost a cert now. Action will most likely continue until the General Election.

Legally that could be January 2025!
20  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: HS2 - Government proposals, alternative routes and general discussion on: October 13, 2023, 18:49:34
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Phase 2a immediately... **Ghost of Critchell Down has entered the coffeeshop* ...and phase 2b next summer when the government's intentions towards the Liverpool Leeds link have been scrapped, I mean, firmed up - HS2b and the ghost of HS3 have interdependencies.

Stumbled over this little nugget referencing Crichel Down and Crossrail https://www.burges-salmon.com/news-and-insight/legal-updates/crichel-down-rules-new-latest-case-law-guidance should be good for some lawyers.

Government guidance at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/compulsory-purchase-process-and-the-crichel-down-rules-guidance


Crichel Down only applies to compulsory purchase.  It will not apply to an agreed purchase even if that had the threat of being compulsory if there was no agreement

Edit.
Following the comment from Stuving below I realise I was wrong.  Thank you for correcting me.
21  Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: WECA, or WEMCA? on: October 03, 2023, 18:16:12
Bring N Somerset back and call it CUBA (Counties that Used to Be Avon) (Councils that Used to Be Avon) or just Avon.

(CUBA is already used in local government for some inter authority work)
22  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Heritage railway lines, Railtours, other rail based attractions / Re: Collision, Aviemore on: October 02, 2023, 10:35:53
I've found a better video of Flying the Scotsman's incident here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1708445350942400697

LOL (laughing out loud)
23  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Heritage railway lines, Railtours, other rail based attractions / Re: Bristol Lodekka on: September 24, 2023, 17:53:45
I had never heard of the Bristol Lodekka but deduced it was a bus from the poll questions and the earlier comments.

I do not see a need for any boards beyond the existing ones.  We already have boards for current busses and rail history and the occasional historic bus can be fitted in them.  The Imber busses currently live in the diary.
24  All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: Air traffic control problems on: August 30, 2023, 21:01:08
I have seen a comment that the system is designed that if there is a significant data input problem then it will fail safe by reverting to manual.

In this case fail safe prevented a lot of flights.
25  Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Bristol Rail Campaign on: August 11, 2023, 17:54:51
That makes a lot of sense, I always thought that the old name was a bit of a mouthful.
26  Sideshoots - associated subjects / News, Help and Assistance / Re: Abbreviations and acronyms resolved within our pages on: August 09, 2023, 18:27:02
And I remember in the 70s working where senior people were known by their initials, which were also on their office door.  This was fine until Wally Clarke (no middle initial) arrived.
27  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Railway History and related topics / Re: Brisish Mail Train Robberies on: August 07, 2023, 18:24:56
I always thought that 'great' referred to magnitude and not magnificence in this context.
28  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: HS2 - Government proposals, alternative routes and general discussion on: July 31, 2023, 18:40:12

There are comments elsewhere that Crossrail was code red until it opened.  The perceived problem appears to be a lack of clear government direction.
29  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Ticket Office Closure Consultation on: July 18, 2023, 17:41:08
It'll be interesting to see if this legal challenge by Northern mayors gets traction

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Train firms face legal action over devastating plan to close almost every ticket office
The Labour mayors for Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are preparing to go court unless train operators halt closures of 1,000 ticket offices across England

and

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham reveals that he and four other Labour mayors are set to challenge plans to shut almost 1,000 railway ticket offices across England

Care - it's the ad-riddled Mirror website, but worth the read.

This: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/18/labour-mayors-legal-action-train-ticket-office-closures-england
is from the Guardian.
30  Sideshoots - associated subjects / Heritage railway lines, Railtours, other rail based attractions / Re: Heritage and attraction posts - geographically how wide should we go on: July 06, 2023, 21:13:17
I voted for "British isles" but would add the caveat that posts about more distant attractions could be included if exceptionally important/interesting.

I agree
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