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Post by londonstuff on Aug 25, 2015 0:17:19 GMT
There was a fab programme on BBC2 tonight, focussing on the Indian railways, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai and the steam train up to Darjeeling - with locos from Glasgow travelling along the road. Hopefully I'll be there in October (the school summer holidays are during monsoon season - no thanks) but it's certainly worth a watch. Suddenly rush hour on the Vic doesn't seem so bad  www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02xxsb5/worlds-busiest-railway-2015-episode-1 |
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Post by superteacher on Aug 25, 2015 8:18:38 GMT
Have recorded this and am looking forward to watching it.
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Post by snoggle on Aug 25, 2015 8:19:44 GMT
There was a fab programme on BBC2 tonight, focussing on the Indian railways, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai and the steam train up to Darjeeling - with locos from Glasgow travelling along the road. Hopefully I'll be there in October (the school summer holidays are during monsoon season - no thanks) but it's certainly worth a watch. Suddenly rush hour on the Vic doesn't seem so bad www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02xxsb5/worlds-busiest-railway-2015-episode-1I agree it was a decent programme. A good mix of topics and an excellent layman's explanation of signalling and track circuits. The crowding and dwell time "management" was quite unbelieveable. The volume of deaths - 9 per day on average - on the Mumbai network was a real shock. 3 more episodes this week - Tues - Thurs at 2100 on BBC2. |
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Post by theblackferret on Aug 25, 2015 9:07:07 GMT
There was a fab programme on BBC2 tonight, focussing on the Indian railways, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai and the steam train up to Darjeeling - with locos from Glasgow travelling along the road. Hopefully I'll be there in October (the school summer holidays are during monsoon season - no thanks) but it's certainly worth a watch. Suddenly rush hour on the Vic doesn't seem so bad www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02xxsb5/worlds-busiest-railway-2015-episode-1Too early in the morning for me-I thought it was locals from Glasgow, so I had visions of ex-Hyndburn or other Clockwork Orange carriages shooting up the hills! Then I noticed the word steam. Did they mention where in Glasgow the steam locos were built? Just there was a wide choice-St Rollox, Springburn & Cowlairs coming to mind straight away? Mrs tbf watched it & was most impressed with the 3:30 turnaround at the terminus. Wonder how that compares to our London termini? |
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Post by norbitonflyer on Aug 25, 2015 9:54:38 GMT
Mrs tbf watched it & was most impressed with the 3:30 turnaround at the terminus. Wonder how that compares to our London termini? they claim 1500 trains a day from 18 platforms. That equates to 83 a day from each platform. 3:30 turnarounds are ceretainly achieved occasionally at London termini (when a service comes in late) , but not as a regular thing. |
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Post by rheostar on Aug 25, 2015 16:02:11 GMT
I really enjoyed that program.
We were in Delhi station a couple of years ago and it was very similar. A commuter train came into the station and a tide of humanity flowed off it. I'd never seen so many people get off one train!
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Post by rincew1nd on Aug 25, 2015 21:02:18 GMT
I definitely feel that they've got the tone right, for those of us with knowledge of railways it's not patronising and has some good insights, for those without such knowledge its not too tech-y.
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Post by theblackferret on Aug 25, 2015 21:47:38 GMT
I definitely feel that they've got the tone right, for those of us with knowledge of railways it's not patronising and has some good insights, for those without such knowledge its not too tech-y. Yes, Mrs tbf has just given me a run-down on the inspection pits, stock, laundry arrangements aboard the long-distance trains in tonight's episode, which isn't bad going for someone with no prior knowledge of the railway side. Must say the presidential suite at £600 per person attracted the most interest, and they seem to've surpassed the complementary sausage and croissant stage, with a choice of English cuisine or Indian, the latter choice always being native to that part of India through which you are travelling at that particular meal-time; superb idea! |
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Post by superteacher on Aug 25, 2015 22:21:47 GMT
I'd love to see all of their risk assessments . . .
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Post by theblackferret on Aug 27, 2015 19:06:06 GMT
A small comparison on Mumbai & here:
Waterloo is our biggest station-25 acres, compared to 7.5 over there, even allowing for Waterloo East being roped into the Waterloo total.
Waterloo averages just over 250,000 passengers a day, Mumbai, wait for it, 5.5 MILLION a day.
Might be why Mumbai employs over 3,500 station staff, who are just there to be station staff & not double up in McDonalds etc, because Mumbai doesn't have that sort of thing!
Makes you think.
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