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Forum: Railway News from around the World 3rd December 2010, 12:41
Replies: 13
Views: 5,905
Posted By martin adamson
manic in Manchester. For nearly three days there...

manic in Manchester. For nearly three days there have been no express services to Sheffield, some EMT 158s and TPE 170s getting lonely left in the platforms :) . Apparently its back to normal now,...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 7th October 2010, 12:30
Replies: 5
Views: 3,747
Posted By martin adamson
Ouch! When that happens it is very irritating,...

Ouch! When that happens it is very irritating, and you end up waiting at least 30 mins for something else if not an hour. Was the service to Crewe running late or Chester train departed early? If the...
Forum: Railway Stations 12th August 2010, 12:17
Replies: 6
Views: 2,948
Posted By martin adamson
Tony, at BHM is this in the office where the...

Tony, at BHM is this in the office where the staff make alterations and announcements, so GEMINI shows them the progress of services and they can alter departure boards and announcements as to how...
Forum: Railway Stations 11th August 2010, 17:59
Replies: 6
Views: 2,948
Posted By martin adamson
Thanks FP thats a great help, that link is good...

Thanks FP thats a great help, that link is good also explains the train coding as well. Good stuff :)
Forum: Railway Stations 10th August 2010, 13:04
Replies: 6
Views: 2,948
Posted By martin adamson
Station computer systems

Hi there,

Just quick question, does anyone know the spefic name for the computer systems that can track progress of train services. I worked at Chester and we had a large electronic map showing...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 1st May 2010, 11:25
Replies: 89
Views: 49,983
Posted By martin adamson
Yeah these are a lot more common around now, they...

Yeah these are a lot more common around now, they seem to be all over the network. Would be interesting to know the demand use outside of the Manchester city centre area, possibly might be much less...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 1st May 2010, 11:15
Replies: 1
Views: 2,016
Posted By martin adamson
Hi Kurt, I've just finished a dissertation...

Hi Kurt,

I've just finished a dissertation on the impact of the VHF timetable on the West Coast Main Line. When I looked at passenger responses toservice quality I used the data from passenger...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 27th March 2010, 12:07
Replies: 89
Views: 49,983
Posted By martin adamson
I'm certinately looking forward to seeing this on...

I'm certinately looking forward to seeing this on the Oldham section, hopefully will shift some passengers away from all those buses ;) and free up space, and be more efficient and passenger friendly...
Forum: Railway Stations 26th February 2010, 19:03
Replies: 3
Views: 2,217
Posted By martin adamson
Thanks for the responses. Yesterday I was in...

Thanks for the responses. Yesterday I was in Paraliment and discussed this with Nuneaton MP Bill Olner, who was pointing out that whilst Nuneaton does have aaacess to decent services like XC and the...
Forum: Railway Stations 23rd February 2010, 17:12
Replies: 3
Views: 2,217
Posted By martin adamson
Calling all Nuneaton passengers........

I am currently doing a final year University reasearch project analysing the impact of the very high frequency timetable on the West Coast Mainline on stations such as Nuneaton with a major decrease...
Forum: Railway Stations 13th February 2010, 11:56
Replies: 30
Views: 15,238
Posted By martin adamson
On of my pet stations got to be Chester, seen a...

On of my pet stations got to be Chester, seen a lot more of it since I've been working there last year & also is the gateway to the North Wales line which I love to travel on if it is a good sunny...
Forum: Railway Stations 23rd January 2010, 12:45
Replies: 15
Views: 7,411
Posted By martin adamson
I think Altrincham is one of the most interesting...

I think Altrincham is one of the most interesting stations with both the Metrolink and Heavy Rail platforms, really cool concept and I do like that footbridge with the colours. Green is really nice...
Forum: Railway Stations 20th January 2010, 14:00
Replies: 46
Views: 26,217
Posted By martin adamson
Yeah I have to agree, there is something nice...

Yeah I have to agree, there is something nice about it when you use it. It's not like mega clean modernised Piccy on the other side of town. I feel that Manchester Picc is almost 'too perfect' almost...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 12th January 2010, 13:04
Replies: 5
Views: 6,253
Posted By martin adamson
Hi Marbles, From my previous experience I...

Hi Marbles,

From my previous experience I would recommend that you go for something in the front few coaches A and B, both have a lot of baggage spaces. Seats A 28 and B 1 are good choices close...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 20th December 2009, 19:14
Replies: 4
Views: 1,879
Posted By martin adamson
"she asked cleaning staff at the station for...

"she asked cleaning staff at the station for help."

Why couldn't she just clean it herself? It's not as if you'd ask someone on the street, sounds to me like she rates herself. Surely most...
Forum: Railway Stations 9th December 2009, 13:48
Replies: 25
Views: 13,136
Posted By martin adamson
I remember reading about one at Aberdeen, but I...

I remember reading about one at Aberdeen, but I don't know many details. Also I think there is one at Shotton station but I'm not too sure.

Interesting idea for an article.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 7th December 2009, 12:32
Replies: 2
Views: 1,531
Posted By martin adamson
Maybe the usual quests are complaining about the...

Maybe the usual quests are complaining about the noise outisde their windows :D
Forum: Railway Stations 2nd December 2009, 22:17
Replies: 5
Views: 2,842
Posted By martin adamson
This is an interesting topic. I have seen these...

This is an interesting topic. I have seen these koisks at Stockport and Manchester Airport, on the platforms. To get there you need to pass ticket inspectors, and makes me question just how often...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 6th November 2009, 14:14
Replies: 9
Views: 6,558
Posted By martin adamson
Sounds like your in a bit of a pickle ;) . A...

Sounds like your in a bit of a pickle ;) . A situation where it is actually quicker to go via a much longer route. I think the route is slightly odd since you are travelling a good few miles South to...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 26th October 2009, 19:50
Replies: 9
Views: 4,573
Posted By martin adamson
Most other coutnries in Europe take a 'it's for...

Most other coutnries in Europe take a 'it's for the public' approach and provide a lot more subsidy than the UK. France being a prime example of what you can achieive if you put a lot of public money...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 16th October 2009, 17:56
Replies: 10
Views: 3,327
Posted By martin adamson
You think that's bad, you should see this: ...

You think that's bad, you should see this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8310051.stm

It's only because I knew the baby was still alive that I watched this, what a horrifying...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 16th October 2009, 11:38
Replies: 89
Views: 49,983
Posted By martin adamson
Yeah the Nottingham transport system looks very...

Yeah the Nottingham transport system looks very smart, the platform areas look so much more modern in places compared to the Metrolink. I think the Sheff Supertramis very similar to the original...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 4th October 2009, 12:26
Replies: 13
Views: 4,486
Posted By martin adamson
Absolutely not. Would be daft for anyone...

Absolutely not. Would be daft for anyone (including conductors) onboard to take on a group of threatening people that could posess guns or anything, if anything, the couductor could call control or...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 3rd October 2009, 17:29
Replies: 13
Views: 4,486
Posted By martin adamson
What I don't get is why would this guy be...

What I don't get is why would this guy be posessed to do this in the first place. He had a decent job, which I suspect had a good salary, he is an educated person and has everything going for him,...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 30th September 2009, 13:31
Replies: 7
Views: 2,586
Posted By martin adamson
This is going to be built is a world where...

This is going to be built is a world where everything in gonna get cut. Where is the money coming from?
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