tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post1324901028062353118..comments2024-03-29T15:55:54.472+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Entertaining (?) Expedition to Eastbournefatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-67814835818590560002019-06-26T22:48:34.394+01:002019-06-26T22:48:34.394+01:00Nothing to do with above, but here's a nice st...Nothing to do with above, but here's a nice story (featured on BBC Wales news this evening): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48772940Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-89701635591131326532019-06-26T19:54:25.403+01:002019-06-26T19:54:25.403+01:00It was heck of a lot more than "a bit" o...It was heck of a lot more than "a bit" of rain, believe me. Much of the disruption will have been down to the infamous East Croydon bottleneck, which exacerbates any problems along the Brighton Mainline as trains queue to get through and serve the station. There are now so many trains on that stretch of track that widespread disruption is unavoidable every time there's a problem anywhere on the BML. That's why Network Rail is desperate to put in extra lines, extra platforms and flyovers to resolve the problem once and for all. Google "East Croydon Bottleneck" for more...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-43611726400265397762019-06-26T07:53:05.786+01:002019-06-26T07:53:05.786+01:00Eastbourne trains from Victoria rather than Waterl...Eastbourne trains from Victoria rather than Waterloo! From an Eastbournian.keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756321592945076441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-13453849988498917522019-06-26T07:38:20.233+01:002019-06-26T07:38:20.233+01:00Quite apart from 750v third rails, I suspect that ...Quite apart from 750v third rails, I suspect that lineside cabling and cabinets, underfloor electrical equipment and traction motors, and above all continuous track circuiting don't take well to immersion! (And there's probably a motorway equivalent). The problem, as ever, is in keeping the public informed.Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.com