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« Reply #135 on: January 20, 2012, 02:11:07 PM » |
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It's a bit misleading the trains are going to a jetty at Norhtfleet whilst the spoil goes on presuambly by ship to Wallsea Island in Essex.
I wondered why the route was given via Clapham Jn for Essex.
There is map of the route I assumme that the blue alternative route involves a reversal at Acton Wells Jn.
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« Reply #138 on: February 09, 2012, 10:43:52 PM » |
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« Reply #139 on: February 09, 2012, 10:49:21 PM » |
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Why are all the names female? Isn't that a bit sexist? How about Tom and Dick, in memory of WWII escape tunnels ... |
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TransWilts Rail - Linking North to West and South. [see here] |
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« Reply #140 on: February 09, 2012, 11:37:09 PM » |
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I can't find the original announcement from CrossRail, but I believe they said something about it being traditional/good luck or something. Someone else might have a better answer  |
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« Reply #141 on: February 10, 2012, 04:04:59 PM » |
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From the original Crossrail press release: Similar to sea going ships, tunnel boring machines traditionally have female names.
From the Crossrail competition terms and conditions: Suggested names for the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) must be female names.
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'Level crossings on the railway network are safe - unless they are used in an unsafe manner.' Discuss.
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.
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« Reply #142 on: February 11, 2012, 03:12:30 PM » |
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In politically correct London though, by the time they get all ten TBMs in use, won't some of the names have to reflect the multicultural nature of modern society, ethnic minorities etc etc? ...contd p94
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« Reply #144 on: February 29, 2012, 03:29:22 PM » |
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Quick reminder that the voting closes today for naming the tunnelling machines: http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/tunnelling/naming-competition-voteApparently the names of two characters from "Eastenders" are well in the lead, which leaves me feeling rather left out, never having heard of either of them before. |
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« Reply #145 on: February 29, 2012, 04:22:59 PM » |
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Thanks for the heads up Phil.  Just voted for 'Mary' and 'Sophia'. Three times (different email addresses  ) Big fan of IKB. Not a big fan of EastEnders... Monarchy.... The Railway Children.... |
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« Reply #147 on: March 13, 2012, 04:38:57 PM » |
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Picture of Ada and Phyllis taken from a HST on the approach to Paddington:  |
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« Reply #148 on: March 13, 2012, 06:00:26 PM » |
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What are these PR people like? They are saying the boring machines were 'revealed' today. So they must have been hidden before?  They were 'unveiled' in an earlier press release in December - I guess they have to use every buzzword in the spinmaster's dictionary... Paul |
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« Reply #149 on: March 13, 2012, 07:45:27 PM » |
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'Level crossings on the railway network are safe - unless they are used in an unsafe manner.' Discuss.
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