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 on: Today at 10:22:02 pm 
Started by Tim - Last post by TonyK
It is certainly not a problem that seems to be in decline. We have recently been away by rail. On our outbound journey on Thursday 14 September, our second train of the day was an Avanti GWML (Great Western Main Line) service out of Birmingham New Street. Near Sandwell and Dudley station, the train shuddered to a halt. A clearly shaken TM(resolve) told us a few minutes later that a man had jumped of a bridge in front of the train. Incredibly, the train only clipped him, and he wasn't seriously hurt. The driver could not continue though, and the train terminated in Wolverhampton. We eventually continued on a diesel service for many miles under wires. 

This morning, as we boarded the connecting train to Manchester, I saw that our train to Bristol had been cancelled. After making hurried adjustments to our itinerary using RTT» (Real Time Trains - website), I found that cancellation was also caused by a person hit by train.

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 on: Today at 09:59:11 pm 
Started by TaplowGreen - Last post by grahame
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LOCKERBIE passengers are again missing out as peak rail fares are scrapped across Scotland and ticket prices slashed in parts of Dumfries and Galloway.

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 on: Today at 08:16:49 pm 
Started by Mark A - Last post by eightonedee
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Probably not, but made me wonder how passengers were directed to slip portions of trains.

as well as the signage mentioned above, I guess there were also rather more "real" people around (rail platform staff, either appropriately trained or having acquired the knowledge on the job) who could be asked.

There were also those wonderful long station announcements, telling you each stop (in order, of course) and where you had to change to get to other destinations.

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 on: Today at 08:09:23 pm 
Started by JayMac - Last post by eightonedee
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And often wobbled through the prism of empire and colonialism.

A two-way organic process? In my only trip to India, back in 1986, I found it amusing that the term "bogie" was used to describe a coach, carriage or car.

Empire and imperialism - a crucible for linguistic innovation and evolution?


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 on: Today at 08:06:59 pm 
Started by JayMac - Last post by JayMac


I'll be down there for a hot beverage and a piece of cake I expect.

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 on: Today at 07:51:58 pm 
Started by JayMac - Last post by JayMac
these user to be buffet CARs in the past, before their daft removal.

Yup. With the announcement: "You can find the buffer car in coach F." Tongue

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 on: Today at 07:20:19 pm 
Started by JayMac - Last post by grahame
It does seem that "car" is only used to describe the length of a train, otherwise it's coach or carriage. Shows how sometimes it's easy to cause misunderstanding by not using precise language, but sometimes there's many ways to say the same thing. Funny old thing, the English language.

Mind,these user to be buffet CARs in the past, before their daft removal.

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 on: Today at 07:17:21 pm 
Started by grahame - Last post by grahame
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20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:05

20:06 Westbury to Cheltenham Spa due 22:05 will be starting late from Westbury.
This is due to trespassers on the railway.

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 on: Today at 07:15:28 pm 
Started by JayMac - Last post by JayMac
Funny old thing, the English language.

Indeed it is. And often wobbled through the prism of empire and colonialism.

Brief chat with the guard as I alighted at Farnborough Main. She is originally from Canada.

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 on: Today at 07:13:48 pm 
Started by grahame - Last post by grahame
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17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06

17:50 Gloucester to Salisbury due 20:06 will be terminated at Westbury.
It will no longer call at Dilton Marsh, Warminster and Salisbury.
It has been delayed at Stonehouse and is now 51 minutes late.
This is due to trespassers on the railway.

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