Maybe James Madden [who he? Ed.] should change the name of his company to Inexacta Weather?

(d) None of the above.

Oh, and 8/10 with some guesswork.

The London Underground doesn't need to be an exception. It's technically possible to run a 'leaky feeder' system in the tunnels to give seamless coverage: take a trip on the MTR in Hong Kong to see it done well. At a guess, I'd imagine it has been looked at but ruled out as too expensive in London, perhaps because of the age/complexity of the infrastructure. It would also be feasible to restrict it to data only (i.e. no voice calls) as is done by some airlines.

Wifi is now available on the new Eurostar rolling stock. I wasn't overly impressed with its performance a couple of weeks ago but didn't try running any speed tests. I reverted to using 4G tethering on my phone.

Apparently a fault at West Drayton. Up Main traffic diverted onto Up Relief.

Angry dog! I always amuse myself imagining there is somone in the hold hacksawing a length of scaffolding pole.

Drone flight through tunnels and along Paddington platform:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/37558715

Mostly B also.

To save you getting up that early, you can have it on a fridge magnet:



http://www.125group.org.uk/product/hst-fridge-magnet-43185/

I think that may have been the first time round!

He's wasted on tea. He should whip something up with eggs.

 

From my casual observation (i.e. looking out of passing HST^▸ (High Speed Train) windows), I don't believe the wires are even installed there yet. So presumably the damage is to a gantry or some other piece of support infrastructure?

Is this the first time we've heard this as a reason for delays - damage to overhead line equipment in the Burnham area causing delays into and out of Paddington this morning. On the relief lines, according to TM^‡(resolve).

There was a piece on the Severn Tunnel work on BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) Points West last night. A few shots of the OLE^▸ (Overhead Line Equipment, more often "OHLE") being installed. The reporter, Alice Bouverie, is Sir John Hawkshaw's great, great, great granddaughter.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07v2gv2/points-west-evening-news-22092016

Starts around 12' 00"

Ah, but help is at hand. Maybe...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37356162

Maybe they are hoping to take advantage of the unseasonably good weather (which will probably have ended by then)? The map makes it look more as if a big chunk of TVSC^» (Thames Valley Signalling Centre - about) is out-of-service. I'm sure one of our inside contacts can tell us...