Ben Harris
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@acb @jon I'm not sure what should count as "long-distance", but for the hour starting 09:18 today:
King's Cross (https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/simple/gb-nr:KGX/2025-11-25/0940):
6 inter-city: Edinburgh, Harrogate, Hull, Aberdeen, Leeds, Lincoln
4 outer suburban: Cambridge, King's […]
King's Cross (https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/simple/gb-nr:KGX/2025-11-25/0940):
6 inter-city: Edinburgh, Harrogate, Hull, Aberdeen, Leeds, Lincoln
4 outer suburban: Cambridge, King's […]
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wandering.shop
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
@acb @jon I'm not sure what should count as "long-distance", but for the hour starting 09:18 today:
King's Cross (https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/simple/gb-nr:KGX/2025-11-25/0940):
6 inter-city: Edinburgh, Harrogate, Hull, Aberdeen, Leeds, Lincoln
4 outer suburban: Cambridge, King's […]
King's Cross (https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/simple/gb-nr:KGX/2025-11-25/0940):
6 inter-city: Edinburgh, Harrogate, Hull, Aberdeen, Leeds, Lincoln
4 outer suburban: Cambridge, King's […]
Well, that was quite exciting. We got our first new-style siege and it was a lot scarier and more effective than the old kind.
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Well, that was quite exciting. We got our first new-style siege and it was a lot scarier and more effective than the old kind.
Well, it's passed the first test...
October 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Well, it's passed the first test...
I'm slightly surprised I can't find a song called "<script>alert()</script>" on MusicBrainz.
October 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I'm slightly surprised I can't find a song called "<script>alert()</script>" on MusicBrainz.
@jon Section 10.10 of "Overhead Line Electrification for Railways" (http://ocs4rail.com/downloads/) has some explanation and refers to "substantial exposed metalwork". My guess would be that benches aren't really substantial enough to qualify, but someone was particularly keen in this case.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
@jon Section 10.10 of "Overhead Line Electrification for Railways" (http://ocs4rail.com/downloads/) has some explanation and refers to "substantial exposed metalwork". My guess would be that benches aren't really substantial enough to qualify, but someone was particularly keen in this case.
@jon Well, you wouldn't want them to be surprisingly live, would you? More seriously, this kind of thing is a bit beyond my understanding and into serious electrical engineering. I suspect it's more important where someone could touch two pieces of metalwork, like the lamp-post and fence in the […]
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wandering.shop
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@jon Well, you wouldn't want them to be surprisingly live, would you? More seriously, this kind of thing is a bit beyond my understanding and into serious electrical engineering. I suspect it's more important where someone could touch two pieces of metalwork, like the lamp-post and fence in the […]
@jon Equipotential bonding, to ensure that all the exposed metalwork is at the same potential even in the presence of induced currents etc from the traction supply. Generally all exposed metalwork near an electrified railway will be bonded like this, though not usually quite so obviously.
October 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
@jon Equipotential bonding, to ensure that all the exposed metalwork is at the same potential even in the presence of induced currents etc from the traction supply. Generally all exposed metalwork near an electrified railway will be bonded like this, though not usually quite so obviously.