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« Reply #1245 on: October 14, 2015, 18:53:41 » |
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« Reply #1246 on: October 15, 2015, 07:45:42 » |
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I've got a cream for mine. I think the Brunel set came through Thatcham (Westbound) about 600 - would it be going home for the night? |
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« Reply #1247 on: October 15, 2015, 16:47:09 » |
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I've got a cream for mine. Not those sort - these!  Best I can do for the moment. |
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« Reply #1248 on: October 15, 2015, 16:49:28 » |
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a lorry load of piles
I've got a cream for mine. I think the Brunel set came through Thatcham (Westbound) about 600 - would it be going home for the night? Probably been out for a night on the piles. Seriously though I cannot find anything going west at that point apart from an empty turbo to Bedwyn. Most of the trains connected with the electrification tend to head back to Swindon via the west curve at Reading. |
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« Reply #1249 on: October 15, 2015, 16:57:51 » |
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There you go man,
Keep as cool as you can
Face piles of trials with smiles
It riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave
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« Reply #1250 on: October 15, 2015, 23:24:15 » |
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I really did try to resist the temptation to post here  , but the example of Stephen Fry baiting Rob Brydon on QI prompted me to respond: ... (I was surprised to see a large number of piles done in S Wales).
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"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #1251 on: October 16, 2015, 18:03:38 » |
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There you go man,
Keep as cool as you can
Face piles of trials with smiles
It riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave
And keep on thinking free
You know, I've been thinking about our fortune, and I've decided that... You are John Lodge, and I claim my ^5. (^10 if you are Justin Hayward) |
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« Reply #1252 on: October 16, 2015, 20:06:19 » |
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I'm more than that, I know I am - at least, I think I must be.
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« Reply #1253 on: October 17, 2015, 18:48:54 » |
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I'm more than that, I know I am - at least, I think I must be.
And Ren^ Descartes was a drunken fart: "I drink, therefore I am". |
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« Reply #1254 on: October 17, 2015, 19:17:06 » |
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Good excuse to raise a glass to him then.
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« Reply #1255 on: October 17, 2015, 22:58:51 » |
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Socrates himself is a bugger when he's pissed .
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« Reply #1256 on: October 17, 2015, 23:11:24 » |
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Socrates himself is a bugger when he's pissed .
Ahem. Are you inebriated too? Them's not the right lyrics to the Bruces' Philosophers Song. |
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« Reply #1257 on: October 19, 2015, 17:29:38 » |
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Socrates himself is a bugger when he's pissed .
Ahem. Are you inebriated too? Them's not the right lyrics to the Bruces' Philosophers Song. Some confusion with Aristotle, methinks. Anyway, enough philosophy, back to electrification. Although I have nothing new to report at present. |
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« Reply #1258 on: October 21, 2015, 17:59:30 » |
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As high as ^2.8bn now being quoted by Mark Carne to complete the extended GWEP▸ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-34594599Fortunately, as most of the major electrification projects are so delayed that they will be slipping into CP6▸ , I should imagine the books will be balanced by setting some of the money aside from that Control Period to cover the remaining committed CP5▸ projects. |
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/ |
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« Reply #1259 on: October 21, 2015, 18:29:57 » |
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Fortunately, as most of the major electrification projects are so delayed that they will be slipping into CP6▸ , I should imagine the books will be balanced by setting some of the money aside from that Control Period to cover the remaining committed CP5▸ projects.
Errrrrrrrrrrrr no there has been a 20% cull on the CP5 renewals and enhancements budgets with the work being deferred into CP6 and even some deferred CP4▸ work has be further deferred into CP6. The operational budgets are also being squeezed with pressure to reduce overtime. Recruitment ban been imposed this includes internal promotions, all vacancies now have to go before a panel for approval before they can be advertised, vacancies cannot be filled with consultants or agency staff. When agency staff contracts come to an end they more than likely will not get extended. I suspect there is yet more to come. |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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