Those last two sentences are peak pb.com for today! Thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done. I've never noticed the toilet smell, but I agree about the regrettably mean approach to provision of windows… (View Post)

But that would miss the point, which is the separation of fast and slow trains. If we're to have parkway stations every 15 miles forming development hubs, put them on on the old line which we�… (View Post)

I take the opposite view. It needs to be done properly, rather than half-arsed. As does NPR. (View Post)

We're at a stage on the ECML (and elsewhere) that there's no real point in faster trains because the trains are going are fast as the track will allow. Interestingly, on the WCML, HS2 train… (View Post)

Ha, yes, I'd heard that too! In Russia it is permanently associated with excellent stations; here we associate it with fifth tier football. (View Post)