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« Reply #151 on: October 21, 2013, 11:22:46 » |
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And what looks suspiciously like Exmouth to illustrate the story concerning yesterdays' lightning-induced disruption near Langley.
Be fair, the story does start: Commuters out of Exeter were delayed by up to two hours yesterday after lightning caused a signal failure near London.
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« Reply #152 on: October 21, 2013, 11:36:23 » |
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Be fair, the story does start: Commuters out of Exeter were delayed by up to two hours yesterday after lightning caused a signal failure near London.
I just wonder how many commuters there were on a Sunday... The figure I deduced (a very hard thing to find out) is that around two thirds of working weeks remain "9 to 5" jobs, and the remaining third are spread out at all sorts of other times / shift patterns. I know you probably weren't looking for a serious answer there, but there WERE several regular commuters (i.e. people making home to work and back journeys multiple times per week) even on the 07:30 Westbury to Swindon when it ran for just 8 weeks in the summer of 2011. They were delighted to have found the train (and how many more did not find it?) and mortified that it was only running for 8 weeks. On that topic, it should be back next summer ... From Connecting Wiltshire:Improved TransWilts rail service is on track
There will also be an additional four trains on Sundays throughout the year, with at least one seasonal service connecting with the existing Westbury-Weymouth service in each direction. Improvements are also being made to Melksham Station.
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« Reply #153 on: October 21, 2013, 12:00:33 » |
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The figure I deduced (a very hard thing to find out) is that around two thirds of working weeks remain "9 to 5" jobs, and the remaining third are spread out at all sorts of other times / shift patterns.
That did occur to me, but then the more you think about the meaning of the item the less sense it makes. I mean, it was Sunday evening (by the time the effect reached Exeter) - and affected lLondon trains, not most local ones. So, while you can't rule out travel to or from work, it can hardly typify the passengers who were delayed. Should this example be characterised as "annoying use of completely irrelevant stock wording in news articles"? Or is that so common as to be not worth noting? |
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« Reply #154 on: October 21, 2013, 12:17:48 » |
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Isn't every passenger just a commuter these days?
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« Reply #155 on: October 22, 2013, 20:32:14 » |
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Not really ANNOYING ... more a vision of the future of the TransWilts ... from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-24628756? Wiltshire Council will pay the subsidy for the new services using a Department for Transport grant Trains from Westbury to Swindon are to be increased from two to eight per day by Christmas, Wiltshire Council says. The authority has given the go-ahead for a detailed contract and new timetable to be negotiated with train operator First Great Western. |
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« Reply #156 on: October 22, 2013, 20:34:37 » |
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« Reply #157 on: October 22, 2013, 21:10:50 » |
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« Reply #158 on: October 24, 2013, 20:16:18 » |
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« Reply #161 on: November 16, 2013, 20:41:00 » |
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From the Bournemouth Echo: Delays affecting train passengers between Bournemouth and Manchester Delays affecting train passengers between Bournemouth and ManchesterTrain passengers are facing delays of up to 45 minutes between Bournemouth and Manchester Piccadilly. A signalling problem at St Denys is affecting services by CrossCountry, First Great Western, Southern and South West Trains. Hang on a minute! I recognize that picture: it's got nothing to do with St Denys, Bournemouth, or Manchester Piccadilly - it's taken from an Oxford Mail news story about Ascott-under-Wychwood shoppers getting back on track for Christmas which I quoted last year ...   |
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"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #162 on: November 16, 2013, 20:45:44 » |
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Two Newsquest Media news companies. Stock images I am guessing which Newsquest own the rights to. |
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« Reply #163 on: November 16, 2013, 20:47:47 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #164 on: November 16, 2013, 21:39:57 » |
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Was there no photo at all in the Bournemouth Echo (and sister paper's) archive of a CrossCountry or South West Trains train? The problem may have affected FGW▸ passengers elsewhere, but there'd've been precisely 0% of them at Bournemouth station earlier today. Also, why infer in the headline that only services to Manchester were affected? |
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