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2551  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Winter 2015 Timetables on: November 22, 2015, 18:09:21
We already have a couple of brilliant proof readers from this forum on our list. Always room for one more!  Wink

I would be happy to help (for a small fee) Wink Cheesy Grin
2552  All across the Great Western territory / Who's who on Western railways / Re: Gender Equality on British Railways on: November 22, 2015, 18:03:33
NR» (Network Rail - home page) take on the subject:
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/news/2015/oct/new-approach-girls-engineering/

Interesting further document link at the end of the linked document above.

.....and by the way I introduced my daughter into railway signal engineering and after 3 years she is begining to make a good job of it (in some cases she even corrects me and thats after 45 years in the industry Roll Eyes Tongue )
2553  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture Overseas / Re: At least eleven dead as French TGV test train derails near Strasbourg - 14 November 2015 on: November 22, 2015, 10:31:21
I also found this interesting (actually somewhat alarming):
https://ressources.data.sncf.com/explore/dataset/incidents-securite/?tab=table&sort=date
2554  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion on: November 22, 2015, 10:06:45
.....and just where does NR» (Network Rail - home page) think its going to get the highly experienced staff it needs to deliver all of this? Roll Eyes Tongue
2555  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Winter 2015 Timetables on: November 21, 2015, 10:25:42
Shame on GWR (Great Western Railway).  Obviously didn't proof read the Barnstaple table in Timetable W1 Roll Eyes

It only took me 10 minutes of speed reading to spot that Tongue
I take it you are referring to 00.05 Exmouth to Portsmouth Arms on P75?

Worth posting any issues you spot here as someone at or linked with GWR can report them to add to a list of corrections that gets published on the website just before the timetable starts.

Not just that 0005. Look at the journey times from Exmouth to Exeter Central on services onward to Barnstaple on that p75 as well as the following two pages. Has someone fitted rockets to the 143s and 150s? 8 minutes to do 10.5 miles. That's a average speed of 79mph. Impressive for rolling stock limited to 75mph on a line with (mostly) a 50mph limit.

These train also call on request only at Exeter Central, going on to Crediton without bothering to call at Exeter St Davids! Except two Mon-Sat services, the first rocket propelled service of the day from Exmouth and another in the evening, that do call Exeter St Davids, but only on request.

On Sundays the Exmouth to Barnstaple services are mostly given a far more leisurely 9 or 10 minutes between Exmouth and Exeter Central. But again, if you want to board at the Exeter stations you better stick your hand out, according to the timetable.

Thanks BNM.  That was exactly my point.  If GWR can't get something as basic as its 'shop window' right then I don't hold out much hope for how it runs the rest of its business Roll Eyes Tongue

Sudden thought; Perhaps I could offer my proof reading skills to GWR Wink
2556  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Winter 2015 Timetables on: November 20, 2015, 18:01:01
Shame on GWR (Great Western Railway).  Obviously didn't proof read the Barnstaple table in Timetable W1 Roll Eyes

It only took me 10 minutes of speed reading to spot that Tongue
2557  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture Overseas / Re: At least eleven dead as French TGV test train derails near Strasbourg - 14 November 2015 on: November 20, 2015, 10:56:49
I would like to thank Stuving for finding and posting all of the relevant information concerning this very tragic incident.

And just to add a little bit to it, this article has a graph showing the train speeds involved:
http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/europe/late-braking-blamed-for-tgv-est-derailment.html?channel=537
2558  Journey by Journey / London to Swindon and Bristol / Re: Swindon resignalling, closure and preservation of Swindon Panel box (merged topic) on: November 19, 2015, 23:30:36
Thanks CfN.  Being a Moderator on another forum I know that sometimes it can be a pain having to move things around Wink
2559  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion on: November 19, 2015, 18:37:18
North Pole Depot branded Haitachi for SET (Super Express Train (now IET)). Is there going to be an entrance at the Padd end of the depot where flyover line branches off?

There is still a connection on the West London Line.

All good depot design should always have two independent exits. Unfortunately the one I'm currently working on only has one  Roll Eyes Tongue   Not a good portent for the future if 36 units get trapped at the start of the service Undecided
2560  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion on: November 19, 2015, 15:48:46
Work at West Drayton, Stockley Flyover and Acton underpass also North Pole Depot branded Haitachi for SET (Super Express Train (now IET)). Is there going to be an entrance at the Padd end of the depot where flyover line branches off?

See this post here: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=818.msg172697#msg172697
2561  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Would Terror Strike 'Be Made Deadlier' By Cuts? on: November 18, 2015, 15:38:39
Is there any common sense here ?

Personally, I think theres a lot of common sense on here, but I'm not too sure about out there........ Tongue Grin
2562  Journey by Journey / London to Swindon and Bristol / Re: Swindon resignalling, closure and preservation of Swindon Panel box (merged topic) on: November 18, 2015, 15:14:26
The latest news can be found here on the Swindon Panel Preservation website:
http://www.swindonpanel.org.uk/2015/11/18/swindon-panel-update-11-out-now/

Note: The de-commissioning dates and arrangements are more accurate than those published on the WNXX (Stored Unserviceable, Mainline Locos HQ All Classes) forum  Tongue Roll Eyes

We seem to have two topics discussing Swindon Panel/Resignalling.  Perhaps I could kindly ask one of the moderators to merge them into one (the other is at http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=12821).
2563  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: ...and the GB Power Generation Capability Goes Downhill AgaIn on: November 18, 2015, 10:08:00
Oh well, it is the begining of the end: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34851718

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The UK (United Kingdom)'s remaining coal-fired power stations will be shut by 2025 with their use restricted by 2023, Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has announced.

Ms Rudd wants more gas-fired stations to be built since relying on "polluting" coal is "perverse".  "We need to give a clear signal to people who are in the market for building gas stations that coal will no longer crowd out new gas."

Environmentalists are concerned little is being done to promote renewables.

'Energy crisis'
Currently, coal provides almost a third (28%) of the UK's electricity, but Ms Rudd said "We are tackling a legacy of underinvestment and ageing power stations which we need to replace with alternatives that are reliable, good value for money and help to reduce emissions."

Ms Rudd also said investment in nuclear power is vital to the government's policy.  She believes that plans for new nuclear power stations, including at Wylfa in Wales and Moorside in Cumbria, could provide almost a third of the low carbon electricity the UK needs for the next 15 years.

The speech comes amid concerns that the UK could suffer from blackouts as a result of short supplies, brought about in large part from the closure of a number of power stations that have come to the end of their working lives.

Tony Lodge, who has published a report from the Centre for Policy Studies, said Britain is on the verge of an "energy crisis" with electricity demand set to outstrip available supply in the near future.  "We have called for an independent person separate from government to give a lead on security of supply. If we don't have that we could be in real trouble in 18 months."

However, National Grid and many experts have dismissed these concerns.

That last line really worries me. Reminds me too much of the statements that Network Rail kept making that it could deliver the world if asked, and look where that has got us.......
2564  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Spot the location on: November 15, 2015, 21:15:39
2. Newton Abbot
2565  All across the Great Western territory / Smoke and Mirrors / Re: Blueprint for improvements? on: November 14, 2015, 19:29:31
There are rules and then there are rules. A project I'm currently engaged in is carrying out GRIP4, 5 and 6 all in one go Tongue Roll Eyes

I have seen too many projects go hugely over-budget because of late design changes during construction even just combining the equivalent of stages 5 & 6, combining 4, 5 & 6 looks like madness unless the design really is so obvious.   

...mmmm. Thats why I put those cheeky little face pictures at the end of my post Cheesy

The project is becoming a disaster zone as we are still trying to close out the scope whilst the buildings around it, and being provided in part for it, are going up.  Whatever happened to CDM (Construction (Design & Management) Regulations) 2015 let alone the GRIP (Guide to Railway Investment Projects) process??? Undecided

Anyway, none of this is helping answer Grahame's original question.......
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