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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements
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on: November 02, 2012, 22:08:38
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They seem to be making reasonable progress with the block paving on the P12/13 island now. Yesterday afternoon they spent a good few hours 'repositioning by a couple of inches' what they'd already laid in the middle section between the canopy and the escape stairs. This can be seen on the relevant webcam over the afternoon period.
Measure twice cut once is the old saying...
Whilst stuck at home with a cold, I noticed that little episode. Glad to see there's some quality control. Part of me wondered whether that was intentional - get the bricks down quickly to make sure they don't sink, then shuffle into position. Well, what an exciting day that was...  |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements
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on: June 27, 2012, 02:02:49
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Just in case anyone missed this post earlier in the thread: I'm delighted to say I've got permission to share with you all the official time-lapse photographs of the remodelling which are absolutely fantastic. Updated every 15 minutes throughout the working day you can view crystal clear sharp images from any date since the project began right up to the latest shot, or view all images in a time-lapse style which will no doubt feature on the NR» website in time. There's a total of nine cameras based on three main worksites. Go to www.lobstervision.tv and enter one of the following in the 'username' and 'password' box: For the new northern entrance and transfer deck: nrreading01For the new western gateline by the Three Guineas: nrreading02For the new maintenance depot and associated buildings: nrreading03Navigation to the individual cameras and still image or time-lapse options is on the page that will be displayed. Up-to-the minute pictures for all of us. Brilliant stuff! And there's now nrreading04 for some views inside and outside the new shed! |
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All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture - related rail and other transport issues / Re: Girl, 15, killed at Bishops Stortford railway crossing (28 January 2012)
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on: March 14, 2012, 20:34:58
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Headphones.  When walking home just an hour ago, I saw a child on a scooter, following his friend, scoot out to cross a road where there was stationary traffic waiting at a red light in the right hand lane. The left lane had a green filter left. An approaching car managed to stop and avoid knocking the child. How did the child not see the car, even with its headlights on, at a range of about 10 metres? Hood up. People can detect movement even though they're not looking at it but a hood significantly narrows one's field of view. (Try crossing the road with a hood up.) I think they're just as problematic as headphones. If people are just assuming that it is all right to cross, they need all their senses. (Sound is dependent on e.g. wind direction, level of background noise.) So the message should be "No hoods, no headphones." |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: First Great Western announces extra capacity across network
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on: March 12, 2012, 01:01:49
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FGW▸ HST▸ power sockets are unusable for many chargers, unlike Chiltern's, who rotated the socket 90 deg.
Take a two or three way square adapter with you - the socket on the top or side then works for most chargers. Assuming we're talking HST carriages, it's only the table sockets that can be awkward. If you really must sit at a table then it's rarely a problem using the socket beneath your seat (intended for the person behind you). These days, I never use my laptop at a table anyway because the pull-out support on the fold-down trays gives me a more ergonomic position. (I am only 5' 8 though.) The new sockets in the video appear to be knee height so probably won't have such restrictions. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: First Great Western announces extra capacity across network
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on: March 11, 2012, 21:13:42
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Wow - tables that line up with the window.  Actually, looking at the clip again, I'm pretty sure the final shot is of a Class 180 carriage interior, which certainly looks like it's getting more of a refit than I expected, but is retaining the same table/seating layout. Looking through the back of the carriage is the front-end of a 180 so it seems likely, assuming that the stock is all kept together for refurbishment. Table alignment may be nice but look a little below... POWER SOCKETS! pbc2520 *is* excited! (As much as one can be about such things...) |
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