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Bob_Blakey
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« on: October 26, 2009, 19:42:24 » |
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A very brief introduction.....I live a 10 minute walk from Digby & Sowton and, because I choose not to drive a car, use my trusty pedal cycle and/or the Exmouth branch for local journeys and services from Exeter St Davids / Central when travelling further afield.
My opinion of railways in the UK▸ is 'pretty good, but could do so much better', particularly if the politicians & civil servants could be persuaded to take this mode of transport seriously - and just when we get a Secretary of State for Transport who seems to be interested AND knowledgeable, it seems very likely that he will only be in post until next summer.
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2009, 20:06:14 » |
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hello and welcome, its good to see another user of digby on the forum (i live in sidmouth so eather use digby or whimple) i would be interested to hear your views on the lack of live passenger information at this station as now and again i have been stuck on the platform waiting for a very delayed or cancled train has this ever happened to yourself
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2009, 20:42:51 » |
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Welcome to the forum Bob_Blakey
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JayMac
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2009, 21:36:11 » |
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Hello Bob, and welcome!
I share you fears about Andrew Adonis's long term job prospects. At least he doesn't have to be worried about losing a constituency. The Conservatives (if they win...) could do a lot worse in not keeping him on as Secretary of State.
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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ReWind
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2009, 22:03:11 » |
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Welcome!!!
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Here, there and Everywhere!!
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JayMac
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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2009, 22:12:54 » |
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Are we related...?!   I think we should be told.... |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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Bob_Blakey
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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2009, 19:28:26 » |
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In my opinion ALL unstaffed stations should have a reliable source of live service information. I would prefer this to be in the form of the overhead LED/LCD displays, as in the distant past I have found the autodialler system fitted at D&S somewhat inaccurate.However from a personal perspective I guess I can live without this because I am fortunate enough to live so close to the station that the National Rail Live Departures board via the interweb for a short time before leaving home does the job.
I would obviously be concerned about how to prevent the screens being used for target practice by the local scrotes!
In the 11+ years at this location I have only ever had one major problem-a 20 minute delay leaving D&S for Exeter because the 'doors closed' sensor on a 150 unit was playing silly b*ggers (the service had arrived from Exmouth on time).
As to the possibility of being related to 'inspector_blakey' - not that I know of.Having been a viewer of this site for some time I assumed that said individual was actually a very confused bus enthusiast (You have to have heard of Reg Varney to understand this).
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2009, 20:40:14 » |
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Welcome to the Coffee Shop forum, Bob_Blakey! I'll leave my 'inspector' colleague to answer any suggestion that he might be 'a very confused bus enthusiast'!   |
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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 #9 on: October 28, 2009, 02:14:17 » |
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Well, there's a story behind the "Inspector Blakey" moniker which is related to buses, albeit tangentially via railway preservation! Certain good friends of mine would probably be falling about the floor laughing at the suggestion that I was a confused bus enthusiast after a few past escapades That's all I'm going to give away for now, although I should probably confess that my real surname isn't Blakey (just like my real first name isn't Inspector, come to that...)  |
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DevonTrains2008
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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2009, 20:50:36 » |
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On the subject of Digby, is parking free there? I know it is at Whimple |
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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2009, 22:00:17 » |
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On the subject of Digby, is parking free there? I know it is at Whimple there is a small carpark at the entrance via clyst holt avenue and this is free however there are limited spaces, as for the other carparks... i really dont know ive never used them, actually while stil on the subject of digby it looks like it was originally built to be staffed anyone know more? |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2009, 22:06:21 » |
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It seems that the current Digby and Sowton Station has never been staffed - hence some problems: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby_and_Sowton_railway_station |
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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 #13 on: November 02, 2009, 22:09:22 » |
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you cant see it too clearly in that picture but there is what looks like a window which has been boarded up.... looks the correct place for the booking office
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noddingdonkey
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« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2009, 11:11:11 » |
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yes it was originally planned to be staffed. There's a ticket hut with electricity but it has never been used!
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