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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: How many carriages can your nearest station(s) take?
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on: June 08, 2008, 19:54:56
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What is going on here? I have heard rumours about some of these users before, but I would quite like to know some facts. And people are being rude. I am sure ALL our computers have calculators (my Mac does calculations on Spotlight or on the dashboard!). ------- WP says that Gloucester is the longest as well!  Who are the rumours about? You i seem to remeber from my pre membership days. I don't think I have been rude to anyone.
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: How many carriages can your nearest station(s) take?
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on: June 08, 2008, 18:39:06
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I'm not going to hide that I can be impolite, however, adelante from what I have read of his posts does state the obvious or just repeats things that have been sent down (ie, ridiculed) previously. If adelante wants an apology then he can contact me, I'd be more than happy to do so. For that matter, anyone who thinks I've insulted them sufficiently could contact me too. I have a reputation of a very contraversial opinion as can be seen documented elsewhere on this forum and others (just ask devon_metro!  ). Does Gloucester have the longest platform in the UK▸ ??
You have proven that you can be reasonable, but you seem to choose to be rude. walrusthefirst was thrown off the site for that sort of treatment to others. Second Longest, @ 602.69 Longest is Colchester @ around 620 Rubbish. Gloucester is the longest continuous platform, Colchester doesn't have a continuous platform as it loses a track in this sort of layout... Although I see that Wikipedia says that Colchester is the longest I'd be quite happy to take that up to debate as it most certainly isn't a continuous platform IMHO▸ (ie, if trains from the up Sunshine Coast were to cross and stop half way between both platforms there'd be about 2 coaches off platform). ##| ##| #/| #|| #||
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: How many carriages can your nearest station(s) take?
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on: June 08, 2008, 12:16:27
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Worcester Shrub Hill - full HST▸ Worcester Foregate Street - 6 carriages (normally) Hanborough - 2 (?) Pershore - 3 or 4 (?) Evesham - full HST (?) Honeybourne - 2 (?) (althogh full HST on the mothballed platform  ) Are these guesses? No. Although the question marks on some indicate that I am not 100% sure. But they won't be far out. The "normally" on WFS is because it depends on what formation the train is in, whether the train is terminating, an which direction it is heading in. And I suppose - which guard is operating it (some seem to pick one carriage less in case the driver overruns - leading to people tugging at doors  ). But put it like this, WFS can fit a 180 Adelante in with a about a carriage amount to spare. Also note that all second class carriages are usually platformed. Does that make you surer? But a confirmation from others would be good (and for the rest of the CL stations). 5/6 for foregate st. then yeah? I thought Honeybourne couldtake three?
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