George R
@george7691.bsky.social
Railway controller, signaller, Dad, 🏍 Likes 🍺
An improvement on the past few days 😊
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
An improvement on the past few days 😊
It's not always possible to stable trains at St Pan every night. Depends on Network Rail possessions.
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It's not always possible to stable trains at St Pan every night. Depends on Network Rail possessions.
Sadly that is not how the bean counters see things. I do support your POV
November 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Sadly that is not how the bean counters see things. I do support your POV
So in the end it is a commercial decision (that actually I support) for all the reasons above. There's definitely a cost that an operator would unlikely recover by adding fees to carrying pets.
So.in
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
So in the end it is a commercial decision (that actually I support) for all the reasons above. There's definitely a cost that an operator would unlikely recover by adding fees to carrying pets.
I have a dog and would not even consider taking her on the yrain for more than 30 mins because of the above
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I have a dog and would not even consider taking her on the yrain for more than 30 mins because of the above
I agree but a size of dog, a box, woofing, toileting issues, owners that don't care about the impact of their dog on others who may not like or appreciate dogs is a big consideration. I once travelled on a TGV with an owner who did not gove a damn. The dog 💩 in the carriage and it was vile.
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I agree but a size of dog, a box, woofing, toileting issues, owners that don't care about the impact of their dog on others who may not like or appreciate dogs is a big consideration. I once travelled on a TGV with an owner who did not gove a damn. The dog 💩 in the carriage and it was vile.
Yes is (and was planned) with a tunneled spur off HS1 between Stratford and St Pancras. Can't use NLL because of rolling stock gauging issues
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Yes is (and was planned) with a tunneled spur off HS1 between Stratford and St Pancras. Can't use NLL because of rolling stock gauging issues
Agreed but it is also a question of demand vs costs and other passengers may dislike having pets on board, and of course toileting of said pets (ferries have the space for this).
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Agreed but it is also a question of demand vs costs and other passengers may dislike having pets on board, and of course toileting of said pets (ferries have the space for this).
Simply because track layout at the eastern end of the station does not permit trains to cross from the up/down lines of HS1 making it operationally difficult to use, not to mention of course the departure concourse can only hold around 300 due to fire regs (same as Ebbsfleet)
November 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Simply because track layout at the eastern end of the station does not permit trains to cross from the up/down lines of HS1 making it operationally difficult to use, not to mention of course the departure concourse can only hold around 300 due to fire regs (same as Ebbsfleet)
Passport checks cannot be done any more on board (like they used to be done in the good old days before a stupid referendum) because of digital borders and the infrastructure required to support digital borders. Not practical. Not to mention the requirements to scan baggage
November 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Passport checks cannot be done any more on board (like they used to be done in the good old days before a stupid referendum) because of digital borders and the infrastructure required to support digital borders. Not practical. Not to mention the requirements to scan baggage
Bicycle transporting means loss of seats = loss of revenue
November 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Bicycle transporting means loss of seats = loss of revenue
I think it is down to vetinary costs at the entry point in the UK
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I think it is down to vetinary costs at the entry point in the UK
The BS meter is very high on the richter scale for so many reasons
October 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The BS meter is very high on the richter scale for so many reasons
There is currently an outbreak in Slovakia and Hungary, which is why I suspect they have introduced it.
April 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
There is currently an outbreak in Slovakia and Hungary, which is why I suspect they have introduced it.
April 1st. Press Officer Jean-Eric Suiscon "Je Suis Con". We've been had!!
April 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
April 1st. Press Officer Jean-Eric Suiscon "Je Suis Con". We've been had!!
I just thought I'd start a service too. The media will lap it up. I'm also willing to go into partnership with others....
March 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I just thought I'd start a service too. The media will lap it up. I'm also willing to go into partnership with others....
I'm here just quiet these days!!
March 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I'm here just quiet these days!!
I've done it in France 🇫🇷 a lot. You have to make sure that the booth where you pay says "classe 5" (motorcycles) as it sometimes miss detects you as a car. If so, press the help button and say "classe 5 SVP" and watch the price reduce significantly. Keep payment cards and toll booth tickets at hand.
March 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I've done it in France 🇫🇷 a lot. You have to make sure that the booth where you pay says "classe 5" (motorcycles) as it sometimes miss detects you as a car. If so, press the help button and say "classe 5 SVP" and watch the price reduce significantly. Keep payment cards and toll booth tickets at hand.
Hopefully sooner now the 🍊 🐒 is in charge over there
February 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Hopefully sooner now the 🍊 🐒 is in charge over there
Signed and reposted
January 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Signed and reposted