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hiraethified
Oh, to hop on this train!
(Photo taken at now closed Robin's Hood Bay station)
(Photo taken at now closed Robin's Hood Bay station)
Disused Stations: Robin Hoods Bay Station
disused-stations.org.uk
T & P
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Fare dodgers beware…
amp.theguardian.com
I didn’t know fines were as cheap as £20. If I had, I might not have bothered buying tickets on a couple of long distance trips that were expensive as fuck.
Fines for fare dodging on trains in England to rise from £20 to £100 | Rail industry | The Guardian
DfT says current penalty no longer acts as deterrent for evasion, which costs taxpayers about £240m a year
I didn’t know fines were as cheap as £20. If I had, I might not have bothered buying tickets on a couple of long distance trips that were expensive as fuck.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
dodgers beware…
Fines for fare dodging on trains in England to rise from £20 to £100 | Rail industry | The Guardian
DfT says current penalty no longer acts as deterrent for evasion, which costs taxpayers about £240m a year
I didn’t know fines were as cheap as £20. If I had, I might not have bothered buying tickets on a couple of long distance trips that were expensive as fuck.
where penalty fares exist, they start at 20 quid, fairly sure if the proper fare is more than that, then penalty fare is higher- don't think you would get a discount for not having bought a ticket...
and not all lines do penalty fares, and even those that do can refer for prosecution if they think there has been intent to defraud.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
ime, from observation someone is more likely to get nicked on certain long distance / expensive routes than others, depending on when that someone is travelling.Fare dodgers beware…
Fines for fare dodging on trains in England to rise from £20 to £100 | Rail industry | The Guardian
DfT says current penalty no longer acts as deterrent for evasion, which costs taxpayers about £240m a year
I didn’t know fines were as cheap as £20. If I had, I might not have bothered buying tickets on a couple of long distance trips that were expensive as fuck.
[not that I've done such a thing, but I used to travel a lot by rail [pre-covid] and I have friends that work as guards / tarin managers or whatever they get called this week.]
tim
EXPLODED TIM! (Help me!!!)
Here is the world's longest-ever passenger train, a mile long and travelling over a 26-mile route, from Switzerland where they are celebrating something.
World's longest passenger train rolls through Alps
World's longest passenger train rolls through Alps
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
It would seems a bunch of Multiple Units connected together. It may possible to do that in this country with about half the Class 444 fleet if the power infrastructure to deal with it and it would just work if SWT coupled all their Class 159s together and may with one or two Class 158s to make up the length
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
I believe preservation of that coastal route (Scarborough - Whitby) was the original aim of the North Yorkshire Moors railway folk, but this was scuppered due to damage (collapse?) of one of the wooden trestle viaducts on the route. Shame, as it would have been beautiful.
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
Certainly couldn't join them all together now. I was bored waiting on a platform in Victoria and stuck my head in the drivers open window. Sign describing which version of software each unit could be connected to and actually work I did wonder how much pain finding that out was caused.
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
Jeez, you'd think they make the software backwardly compatible
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I think it's more about features than protocols. But yes, you'd think there would be some kind of compatibility matrix built into the software so trains with different versions could still interoperate with a minimal set of functions.Jeez, you'd think they make the software backwardly compatible
Interesting thread on railuk discussing the kind of problems that arise: train onboard software
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Gutted. As some of you know, been making a model of this disused station. There has been a group looking at it for a heritage line too
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Lydd Station with its roof gone
www.kentonline.co.uk
Abandoned station goes up in flames
These were the dramatic scenes as a derelict railway station went up in flames.
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hiraethified
I can't imagine it being anything other than arson. I hope the twat responsible accidentally burns his phone or something.
T & P
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Didn’t know double deckers had been in operation here. I wonder why they weren’t widely adopted, on the busiest commuter lines at least…
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Very cramped in the upstairs seats, and windows couldn’t open at the top for ventilation. Plus the longer time for passengers to get on or off at stations negated any gain from capacity.
Two driving cars remain, both in a pretty sad state, one in Kent at Sellinge and one at the northants Ironstone railway - the latter has been donated to the group who own the other car following the death of the owner, so they should be reunited at some point.
The Facebook group for the owners is here:
Bulleid Southern Railway 4DD EMUs | Facebook
A Group to gauge interest in the two surviving cars from these EMU's and to increase interest in their restoration. To follow the progress of restoration of the Sellindge based Bulleid 4DD Motor End...
www.facebook.com
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Layout and space are just a bit similar to this {look at the last few images} ...
www.ipernity.com
eatm - half-deck coach
By StoneRoad2013. The rarity of this caught our attention. There were only 20 built in 1951 and JVB 908 is thought to be the sole survivor. Designed to allow passage under low bridges but with relativ…
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teuchter
je suis teuchter
There was a concept for a double-deck train that would fit on the UK network a few years back -
www.andreasvogler.com
AeroLiner3000
www.andreasvogler.com
SysOut
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There's also this explanation:Very cramped in the upstairs seats, and windows couldn’t open at the top for ventilation. Plus the longer time for passengers to get on or off at stations negated any gain from capacity.
Two driving cars remain, both in a pretty sad state, one in Kent at Sellinge and one at the northants Ironstone railway - the latter has been donated to the group who own the other car following the death of the owner, so they should be reunited at some point.
The Facebook group for the owners is here:
Bulleid Southern Railway 4DD EMUs | Facebook
A Group to gauge interest in the two surviving cars from these EMU's and to increase interest in their restoration. To follow the progress of restoration of the Sellindge based Bulleid 4DD Motor End...
They were thus very crampedWhilst commonly used in continental Europe and North America, the restrictive railway loading gauge in the United Kingdom prohibits normal double-decker trains with two fully separated decks.
SR Class 4DD - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
A loading gauge is a diagram or physical structure that defines the maximum height and width dimensions in railway vehicles and their loads. Their purpose is to ensure that rail vehicles can pass safely through tunnels and under bridges, and keep clear of platforms, trackside buildings and structures.[1] Classification systems vary between different countries, and gauges may vary across a network, even if the track gauge is uniform.
Loading gauge - Wikipedia
Comparison:
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
They were slightly too big for the standard U.K. loading gauge, so were only cleared for use on the Dartford route (which was big enough) and a few other lines to allow them to get to works for maintenance.
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hiraethified
This is an enjoyable read about why the UK (and USA and other countries) ended up using standard gauge lines.
www.snopes.com
Are U.S. Railroad Gauges Based on Roman Chariots?
Does the U.S. standard railroad gauge come directly from the width of Roman chariots?
www.snopes.com
