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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Penalty fares go live in April 2010
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on: July 03, 2010, 15:11:16
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There must be a situation that can arise where a PF▸ is issued, and then it is discovered later (back at the office maybe) that the culprit is a serial offender.
If he's paid up, is that it?
Since a Penalty Fare is a fare, not a fine, you can't become an offender for receiving one, and you can't become a 'serial offender' it you are issued more than one... Whatever, if they don't keep records I'd be amazed. Even if offender was the wrong word, I'd be surprised if they don't have lists of PFs issued on their PDAs... Paul |
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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Penalty fares go live in April 2010
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on: July 02, 2010, 20:02:41
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There must be a situation that can arise where a PF▸ is issued, and then it is discovered later (back at the office maybe) that the culprit is a serial offender.
If he's paid up, is that it? Or do mobile RPIs▸ have the ability to check by phone? Can a PF be refunded and a summons issued anyway - maybe there's some appropriate small print on the notice?
Paul
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Cable theft at Paddington causes severe disruption - 23 June 2010
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on: July 01, 2010, 14:33:40
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Power Cable running with 650volts in it (scrap valve for 100 metres if stripped down about ^200-^500 for 100 metres).
Surely this cable is only on third-rail electrified routes? Even on those routes I'd be surprised if it ran in the same trough as signalling cable - wouldn't that cause interference problems? No, 650 volt AC - [corrected - shouldn't have guessed if unsure  ] is the normal BR▸ trackside power supply, all over the country. That's signalling, telecoms, heaters, AWS▸ etc etc. DC▸ traction power supplies mean more big cables again, fortunately for some reason they seem not to be such a popular target - I expect because even the scrotes armed with hacksaws and croppers realise they aren't going to trip the breakers, as the protection arrangements are designed to allow for the 1000s of Amps drawn by trains in normal operation. Paul |
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All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: T cup reverts to the old circle ........
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on: June 24, 2010, 19:49:09
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....especialy if by then LUL▸ try the T cup again.
Er.. it's only a three week engineering work closure then back to the 'T cup', which is already permanent - have you misread something? Will it be fully disabled access?
P15/16 definitely will be - as shown in the planning drawings I quoted earlier. Not sure about the NR» platforms from the footbridge, but aren't they level access from the concourse end? Paul |
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All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: T cup reverts to the old circle ........
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on: June 23, 2010, 11:01:51
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When complete, there will be no access to LUL▸ off the current bridge, only via the new northern entrance....
Not quite Chris. Although the current bridge over platforms 10/11 and 13/14 will not give direct access to the LU platforms, there will be a gateline at its north end giving direct access into the LU concourse, so access from there to 15/16 will no longer be on the paid side of a common gateline, but it will be possible. Paul |
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All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: T cup reverts to the old circle ........
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on: June 22, 2010, 01:10:37
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Seems a bit harsh to suspend the service from Hammersmith to Edgware Road completely. Couldn't the H&S▸ services still run between Hammersmith and Park Royal using the crossover that was used when Edgware Road was bombed - or is there an issue with trains being locked in that section for that length of time?
If you follow the link to the newsletter LU must have decided that it is more efficient to deal with stuff like platform extensions and track renewals in a full blockade. IIRC▸ some quite significant changes are needed at Hammersmith to allow for the longer S7 stock. Paul |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Air Con that makes turbo trains warmer
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on: June 18, 2010, 18:08:32
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LUL▸ have a system for air conditioning tube trains (i.e the ones in the small dia, deep tunnels).
The compressors will be off in the tunnels, so no condenser heat will be emitted.
The appliance of Science,
OTC
I think you are talking about an idea that has been proposed. It doesn't exist yet, and until it is specified for a new fleet, it remains theoretical... Paul |
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All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Class 180 Adelantes - discussions, including their return to FGW
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on: June 18, 2010, 12:36:43
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I believe that allocating small numbers of a relatively small fleet (14) to quite a few different operators is too inefficient. If two operators was the minimum, how about 'engineering' the transfer of the 5 to GC» and HT▸ so that they culd run more or longer services?
Then using the odd spare coaches that are about (IIRC▸ even GC have some unused spares) make GC's 3 short HSTs▸ up to 7, 8 or 9 coaches and offer them to FGW▸ , EMT» or even ECML▸ Co.
Can't really see 180s with FGW again though, unless enough top people have changed for them to have conveniently forgotten how they rushed to get rid of them originally...
On a separate point, weren't ATW▸ & Northern both in an odd position regarding rolling stock - how could they be short of DMUs▸ but still able to loan 150s or 142s to FGW when push came to shove? You'd have to assume therefore that they were leasing more stock than the DfT» would subsidise them to use? I seem to recall a situation where ATW wanted to run such and such a service half hourly rather than hourly, and although they had the stock there was no funding... So the loans to FGW may have avoided the embarrasment of stock sitting in sidings.
Away from DMUs, that's surely the position with EMUs▸ such as the Southeastern 508s. Everyone wonders why they haven't gone to Merseyside. I reckon it's because Merseytravel themselves can't afford them even though the RUS▸ is full of ideas about strengthening services, and altering depots etc etc...
Last but not least, the Gatwick Express 460s will by all accounts be stored within a few months, as SWT▸ 's HLOS▸ inrease is supposedly dead.
Paul
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion
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on: June 17, 2010, 23:04:22
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The only crumb of comfort is that electrification wasn't included as part of today's announcement about the hit list of projects cancelled or under review. Though there's a steady drip feed of announcements at the moment, so probably best not to read too much into it.
Today's list is all post Jan 2010 'electioneering announcements' according to most reports. Comparable with the ^50m for marginal constituencies, nearly all in the NW, oops, should have said station improvements...  Paul |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Air Con that makes turbo trains warmer
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on: June 17, 2010, 19:11:25
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Traditional LUL▸ cars have roof mounted extract fans - it is now realised that they should blow rather than suck. LUL have been learning and new tube cars (as well as surface stock) will have a/c - but with the compressors off in tunnels, to avoid adding to overheating.
The next 'tube' stock to be ordered presumably, as the Victoria Line 09 stock is forced air only. Paul Only the sub surface lines will have ac. On the other lines there is simply no where for the hot air to go in the tunnel so ac is not possible. I must admit that's what I thought as well - just trying to be gentle with my criticism...  Paul |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Air Con that makes turbo trains warmer
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on: June 16, 2010, 23:43:23
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Traditional LUL▸ cars have roof mounted extract fans - it is now realised that they should blow rather than suck. LUL have been learning and new tube cars (as well as surface stock) will have a/c - but with the compressors off in tunnels, to avoid adding to overheating.
The next 'tube' stock to be ordered presumably, as the Victoria Line 09 stock is forced air only. Paul |
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