marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I assume they cleaned the train when it arrived, or at least checked the carriages, but there is a quick turnaround at Liverpool St
F*cking nightmare of a bastard commute
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davesgcr
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I have to admit I have "kept trains in service" for these reasons.....(i.e better to get people home with a bit of inconvenience / smell rather than cancel a train)
Some dirty bastard shat a big one (must have been holding it for a week I reckon) , on a North London line train at Willesden Jct one hot afternoon. No option but to remove for "special cleaning" - any attempt at picking that up would have been traumatic. Did warn the depot though it was coming their way. Nver - thank God - seen shit on a train window though. Other things - yes - (which I wont go into)
I think the problem here is that people are taking BR's old ad campaign too literally:
davesgcr
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Just a bit busy - but looking at the TRUST reports for the last 24 hours - punctuality on Manchester - Bham looks pretty decent - a few mins down in the am - but often , arriving early. ....had I the IT skills , I would send this on to you.I've done some adding up on my spreadsheet that I use to track my train journey times, and out of 168 journeys to/from work this year so far, a whopping 82% of them were late arriving at the destination station. Useless bloody train company.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I'm currently running 30 minutes late so the stats may not be too accurate.
The train followed a stupid freight train. They should only allow those to run during the night so no passenger services are disrupted.
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Zack Murray
get up in the mornin, slaving for bread sir
so I hit some dead stopped traffic on my way home after a pleasant hour long commute on the highway proper and this was the source
good news is, that lake is our drinking supply! mmmm....used condoms, rotten food, great fun to think about. not too sure it's much worse than what seeps in from road runoff but eugh, the thought is awful.
good news is, that lake is our drinking supply! mmmm....used condoms, rotten food, great fun to think about. not too sure it's much worse than what seeps in from road runoff but eugh, the thought is awful.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
That's a rubbish thing to happen on your journey home.so I hit some dead stopped traffic on my way home after a pleasant hour long commute on the highway proper and this was the source
good news is, that lake is our drinking supply! mmmm....used condoms, rotten food, great fun to think about. not too sure it's much worse than what seeps in from road runoff but eugh, the thought is awful.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
I refuse to even laugh at that pun
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
davesgcr
Reading books
agricola
a genuine importer of owls
If only Virgin trains had an aircon system that offered that choice.
Puddy_Tat
santa paws, do you ever come to the ghetto?
not sure that's the case - there's trains of broadly the same design / age on southern, and slightly older stuff (1970s rather than 1980s kit) on bits of great northern, great eastern and merseyrail and on local services round the south coast.
and the early 90s 'networkers' on south eastern doesn't have air con either.
and my train ended up 20 minutes late by the time it got here.
blargh
Puddy_Tat
santa paws, do you ever come to the ghetto?
and what's alarming is i can remember the stuff we're now describing as 'old' being new.
in the 80s, the current trains were replacing this sort of thing, which was built in the late 40s to largely pre-war design, and slightly more technically advanced (although not much different from the passengers' perspective) units built in the 50s
in the 80s, the current trains were replacing this sort of thing, which was built in the late 40s to largely pre-war design, and slightly more technically advanced (although not much different from the passengers' perspective) units built in the 50s
toblerone3
Grrrrr
My commute is sweet. 8.5 miles of cycling along backstreets between Kings Cross and Walthamstow Town Hall. Takes about 45 minutes on a good day. 
Record is 39 minutes and something. I luv it. 
Record is 39 minutes and something. I luv it.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Cross Country are the same. Although on balance it is better sitting in a fridge than in a greenhouse.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Anyone experiencing speed restrictions because of the hot weather yet?
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
not yet - but they seem to be out of Paddington (which I only use occasionally) maybe QueenOfGoths ?Anyone experiencing speed restrictions because of the hot weather yet?
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Anyone experiencing speed restrictions because of the hot weather yet?
Yes, started yesterday. Most trains seemed to be starting more or less on time but running 20 to 30 minutes late plus they have suspended some services on the branch lines Bourne End/Marlow and Henley.
This morning my regular train was a good third down on normal so I reckon quite a few pople are working from home
Plenty of Southern trains don't tbf. Ditto all of the 80s/early 90s trains on South Eastern and most commuter trains elsewhere in the UK. Indeed, in a fair few places - here included - stopping trains still consist of these horrid old sheds:
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
So is the idea that you derail more slowly? 
I don't understand it.
e2a: damn you Roadie - I was responding to QoGgy
I don't understand it.
e2a: damn you Roadie - I was responding to QoGgy
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
So is the idea that you derail more slowly?
I don't understand it.
e2a: damn you Roadie - I was responding to QoGgy
Yes, a softer landing is the aim.
I think the main reason is to avoid damaging the track further and causing an incident, as Network Rail say that slower trains exert less force on the track.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/delays-explained/summer-weather.aspx
davesgcr will know more about the rationale for slowing services down in hot weather.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Yes, a softer landing is the aim.
I think the main reason is to avoid damaging the track further and causing an incident, as Network Rail say that slower trains exert less force on the track.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/delays-explained/summer-weather.aspx
davesgcr will know more about the rationale for slowing services down in hot weather.
I seeeeeeeee, such a shame you can't hang your heads out the windows in this weather, get a bit of breeze
Back in Dante's Inferno 
No cock ups so far, at least not compared to the extra hour I had to endure yesterday.
No cock ups so far, at least not compared to the extra hour I had to endure yesterday.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
And get decapitated by a fridge hurled from a bridge by sullen youths? Probably best not.
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