Tim Streater wrote:
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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Tim Streater wrote:
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tony sayer wrote:
Railway anoraks need to understand, as I've said before,
that no mode of transport has an automatic right to exist.
150 years ago trains were the bizz because there was no
alternative. That ain't true anymore.

Well the lines that are in use to London from Cambridge are
very heavily
used by commuter traffic and some freight passes through here
unhindered still...
Sure. I've used that line on many occasions. It's very busy
a lot of the time. I can't see the point of the Cambridge -
Newmarket line though.

That's because you don't live in Newmarket. Or indeed go to the
races...

Ive used that line a few times..quite a few people do queue up
on the platform in the morning..

However it fails the usual subsidised route tests..not enough
trains to be useful except if you are commuting at predetermined
hours.
Does it ever have more than one carriage? I've only ever seen
it at the level crossing at Six Mile Bottom.
I think its 2 or three car diesel units innit?
Well I think for the most part when I saw it there, it was just
the one carriage.
Rather than a guided bus..
:-)
I think these are they

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_170

Nah. These jobs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_153#East_Anglia

I thought those were now gone and upgraded..


I was interested to see the line goes to bury st edmunds as well..good
town as a change from Cambridge esp in summer..

Maybe they put on 2 or 3 car car raceday specials as well using other stock.

I am reasonably sure I've seen 2-car on the early morning commuter
service as well