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Dec 8 2019, 11:07 PM
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QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Dec 8 2019, 10:40 PM) As I deleted my Facebook account years ago... no. If you are still on it... more fool you. The more general point that I was trying to make is that in my opinion this forum has been hijacked by politics in the same way that some of these local Facebook groups have been.
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Dec 9 2019, 11:00 AM
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QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Dec 8 2019, 10:40 PM) As I deleted my Facebook account years ago... no. If you are still on it... more fool you. I remember "trying" to delete my facebook account years ago and to say they did not like it was an understatement. The more they protested the more I insisted until the irresistible force prevailed, but it did leave me wondering why they made such a big deal about it.
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Dec 10 2019, 05:55 PM
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QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Dec 10 2019, 12:13 PM) Anything happening on Thursday then? Friday the 13th could take on a whole new meaning when we wake up to Jezza..🤣
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Dec 12 2019, 09:46 AM
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Back on the railway topic of this thread, there is a major change to the timetable as from the start of next week. Most times will be changing. There will now be 3 trains per hour all day each way between Newbury and Reading / London. PLUS and hourly service all day each way from London to the West Country PLUS an increased number of aggregate trains between the Somerset quarries and various destinations in the Home Counties. The main message being, avoid Thatcham Level Crossing if you can!!
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Dec 12 2019, 08:52 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 12 2019, 09:46 AM) Back on the railway topic of this thread, there is a major change to the timetable as from the start of next week. Most times will be changing. There will now be 3 trains per hour all day each way between Newbury and Reading / London. PLUS and hourly service all day each way from London to the West Country PLUS an increased number of aggregate trains between the Somerset quarries and various destinations in the Home Counties. The main message being, avoid Thatcham Level Crossing if you can!! All I want for Xmas is for people to stop committing suicide on the railway. Poor souls. Nightmare for commuters as well.😪
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Dec 13 2019, 10:23 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 12 2019, 09:46 AM) There will now be 3 trains per hour all day each way between Newbury and Reading / London. You are correct on the all day part of that statement but not so correct when it comes to the late evening services, which are pretty similar to now.
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Dec 13 2019, 10:53 AM
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QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Dec 13 2019, 10:23 AM) You are correct on the all day part of that statement but not so correct when it comes to the late evening services, which are pretty similar to now. Which is still over and above the off peak service that Biker quoted.
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Dec 13 2019, 02:26 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Dec 12 2019, 09:46 AM) Back on the railway topic of this thread, there is a major change to the timetable as from the start of next week. Most times will be changing. There will now be 3 trains per hour all day each way between Newbury and Reading / London. PLUS and hourly service all day each way from London to the West Country PLUS an increased number of aggregate trains between the Somerset quarries and various destinations in the Home Counties. The main message being, avoid Thatcham Level Crossing if you can!! Let's hope this one works better than last year's.
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Feb 20 2020, 12:56 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Feb 20 2020, 06:08 AM) Major disruption cost.I wonder if the railway (GWR / NR) will be claiming back the hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage delays and disruption caused by this this idiot? Not a chance. He/She will receive a short lecture on the dangers of level crossings and no doubt will blame the sun/rain/the loss of their aunties cat etc. but the long suffering commuter will burden the cost.
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Feb 22 2020, 11:48 AM
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QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Feb 22 2020, 10:24 AM) The obvious way to avoid level crossing incidents of this type is to not have a level crossing and build a bridge instead. I understand that it has been decided that this isn't economically feasible currently but there must come a point with the continuing expansion of Thatcham where it is. Fancy bulldozing Pipers lane estate and moving the railway station do you?
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Feb 23 2020, 11:16 AM
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QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Feb 22 2020, 11:48 AM) Fancy bulldozing Pipers lane estate and moving the railway station do you? The way that I would do it is to upgrade the Colthrop level crossing to a bridge, reroute the traffic via that new bridge and close the current station level crossing to vehicular traffic.
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