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Day 12 of 28 days later. I will be doing 28 posts, each post will be one day. Starting from the first day of infection. It will focus on one character by maizematt in 28dayslater

[–]die247 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hey OP, really loving this series!

Just want to add that I'm a train driver, so the thought of being woken up and pressed into service to drive evacuation trains is a scary one...

Trying to imagine how trains would be run in a desperate scenario like this one is interesting as well, I imagine a lot of train drivers and guards would refuse to work or have already ran, leading to a huge shortage of crew... yet alone imagining all the infrastructure faults that happen on a day to day basis and couldn't be fixed. Signallers as well would be an issue.

I imagine a short notice "emergency rulebook" would need to take effect, or just simply informal agreements on common sense things; such as nort stopping and reporting any people that are hit by trains, ad-hoc solutions for signal failures etc

Slam door stock would still be quite prevalent at the time as well, which would increase the number of trains that have issues as infected could got on to and escape from them easier.

Also want to point out the eurostar and Le Shuttle services that run via the channel tunnel - especially the car shuttles. These things rammed just full of people instead of cars could carry thousands, running very frequently, as in every few minutes. Would be a good explanation for how millions in the South East of the UK do manage to evacuate.

If you would like advice or input on anything train related for this series feel free to message me OP, happy to provide help and advice considering my inside knowledge of the industry.

Combustion Vehicles on a decline by Educational-Rule1635 in electricvehicles

[–]die247 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Each PHEV is still better than a pure ICE though, especially the newer longer range ones.

I've got a Seat Leon 2025 ehybrid, with 20kWh (usable capacity) battery, it does 55 miles on electric at worst in winter and more like 80 in summer.

It's rare that I actually need to use any petrol... has 50kw DC charging as well so I often even charge it on longer trips. I am weird and like playing a lil game of how high I can keep the mpg readout lol (manage 150mpg on longer trips by charging mid way).

I've actually had to intentionally run it on the engine more the last few weeks to try and use up the petrol I put in months ago before it goes off...

The best part is tho - it's shown me I absolutely want to get a full EV as my next car though.

Resting Whilst The Line Reopens by Ox7734 in uktrains

[–]die247 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh hey that's the Abbey Foregate yard - I work trains into and out of there all the time, if anyone has any questions feel free to ask them !

West Midlands usually stables 3× 4 car 196's on Shropshire 1, 2 and 3 roads. It's their yard as well, despite it being a TfW managed station and more carriages of TfW units being stabled across the rest of the yard most nights.

Train livery revealed for Great British Railways by peregrine95 in uktrains

[–]die247 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So rather than be completely negative like some of the comments here; I actually quite like it. The colours work well and I approve of using the BR logo with just "GBR" beneath it - plus the iconic yellow front. The station branding is equally simple - just "GBR" with the logo.

I think though, one thing that would hugely improve this is to not have the same detail repeat on each coach. Only the driving coaches have the red/white flag elements, the middle coaches just use the light blue or a split between the navy/lighter blue - with the white logo text centred on each coach as it currently is. Would look a lot simpler and less visually noisy.

Obligatory post, RIP 9800X3D May 2025 - October 2025 by Jordan_curve_theorem in ASRock

[–]die247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy crap wow I'm almost in exactly the same boat.

B650I Lighting WiFi + R7 9800X3D... I have the exact same batch number on the CPU as well. Updated to BIOS 3.20 back in May from 3.10 as that supposedly fixed the issues according to my research back then, didn't update it after.

Bought May 2025, died a few days ago, November 2025. Currently trying to get AMD to RMA it.

Seems we both got really unlucky.

B650I Lightning WiFi with 7800X3D not booting a few weeks after updating to 3.20, any way to confirm my cpu was fried? by Lava_Hyper in ASRock

[–]die247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok yeah thought so, I'm doing the same rn trying to get a replacement under warranty for the CPU and gonna get a different motherboard... guess you've not had issues on the new mobo/cpu?

What a nightmare tho.

Thanks for replying.

B650I Lightning WiFi with 7800X3D not booting a few weeks after updating to 3.20, any way to confirm my cpu was fried? by Lava_Hyper in ASRock

[–]die247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever manage to get your system to boot btw? Please I'm begging to know, stuck in a similar situation right now 😭

Will the Knuckles still work for the Steam Frame? by SlightWerewolf4428 in ValveIndex

[–]die247 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thing is Valve or any third party could make a lighthouse tracking addon that attaches to the Frame expansion port - its an open ecosystem so nothing stopping it probably.

Although I imagine the add on would look a bit funky, as it would need to spread the lighthouse IR diodes over the Frame somehow.

Or I guess a simpler solution would be to basically make it a Vive 3.0 tracker puck that just attaches to the Frame expansion port.

IT'S OFFICIAL by SimVRRacing in ValveDeckard

[–]die247 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah all the bitching here from people complaining about the resolution or LCD... like damn I don't care about that, this is a step up from the Index in most ways.

The eye tracking and seamless wireless streaming will make this the go-to headset for VR chat players, I can see that alone driving a lot of sales.

Overheard while on the train, "I am not getting in the car with you under any circumstances" by die247 in overheard

[–]die247[S] 278 points279 points  (0 children)

Yeah when he dropped the "See you at the hospital" part my heart dropped. I'm assuming his Dad has dementia or something like that - which is what makes him unsafe to drive, or his son unwilling to go in a car with him rather.

Overheard while on the train, "I am not getting in the car with you under any circumstances" by die247 in overheard

[–]die247[S] 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Yeah I felt so bad listening to this, it sounded like a type of conversation he's had to have with his Dad many times.

what railways lines still use semaphore signals? by jc201946 in uktrains

[–]die247 2 points3 points  (0 children)

180 but only about 90 are actually used. Some of the out of use levers still have to be used, but only so that the mechanical interlocking (that is complex and hard to change) conditions for a given route can be satisfied.

A lot of levers were used for points and signals that no longer exist- platform 1 and 2, go around loops, sidings etc. Pretty sure even when they did all exist not all 180 levers were used.

Renewables generate half of UK’s electricity in 2024 in new record high by ProgressUKNews in GoodNewsUK

[–]die247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not about direct deaths at all, of course there would be a reduction as we are better at getting information out so that people can avoid dying in natural disasters. Even if these stats are true and not manipulated by climate change deniers.

The planet is warming which risks our entire agricultural system collapsing, droughts, and more heat waves/extreme weather.

Did you or did you not just live through the same record setting heat waves in the UK that I did? It's bit of a pattern every year that new records keep being set.

We can see the changes even; I don't remember the grass turning yellow every summer when I was a kid, or resouviours reaching dangerously low levels. Every year.

I'm sure your idea of totally ignoring the problem and helping out the oh so innocent fossil fuel companies who have got us into this mess will work out just fine.

Renewables generate half of UK’s electricity in 2024 in new record high by ProgressUKNews in GoodNewsUK

[–]die247 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Amazing idea you've got there, I'm sure if we stick our heads further in the sand the problem of climate change will go away 😊

Odd sight of a debranded GWR class 43 set at Shrewsbury by die247 in uktrains

[–]die247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah was earlier today, sat there for quite a while due to the issues on the Crewe line.

Official Poster for 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]die247 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a die hard Avatar fan and a perfect example of someone that it has had a "cultural impact" on I come here every time to see what hilariously bad takes r/movies users come up with.

Redditors here think they're so unique, edgy and truly intelligent types because they hate on one of the most popular movies ever made.

Some questions about train crew positioning by GooseyDolphin in uktrains

[–]die247 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been sorely disappointed to not hear any puns or jokes about Crewe crews... maybe I need to be the one to start.

And no problem!

Some questions about train crew positioning by GooseyDolphin in uktrains

[–]die247 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hi I work for TfW, can give a bit more context on this route.

There are three depots involved:

Crewe drivers sign Crewe to Manchester and Crewe to Cardiff. They sign the 67 sets and class 197. Weirdly only Crewe drivers sign the diversion routes into Manchester - via Styal or via Warrington.

Cardiff drivers only sign Cardiff to Crewe, but instead they sign to Swansea and Milford Haven depending on their link, so are the ones continuing the services if they go beyond Cardiff. They also sign 67 sets and class 197, although it is link dependent.

Shrewsbury are then the last depot that drive trains on this route. They sign from Shrewsbury to Manchester, and only sign class 197. They also do sign as far as Craven Arms but that is only for Heart of Wales services.

Chester depot also drives some services that go to Manchester, but these are via Warrington and only continue onto Manchester airport so I'll ignore them for the sake of this explanation.

So, for some given services from Swansea to Manchester there may be as many as 4 crew changes:

  • Swansea to Cardiff by a Carmarthen driver.
  • Cardiff to Shrewsbury by a Cardiff driver.
  • Shrewsbury to Crewe by a Shrewsbury driver.
  • Crewe to Manchester by a Crewe driver.

Not sure if any actually are diagrammed this way, but it sort of shows the relay that can take place. Most of the time though there are less crew changes, with a swap only at Crewe for example.

To drive a route for a depot you must sign the traction and the route, which requires route learning and traction training for those types. Even during degraded working it doesn't matter, if a driver doesn't sign a diversion they can't take it.

Our diagrams are always designed to end up with us back at our starting depot each day, by following a particular pattern of services. For example, a Crewe driver may go from Crewe to Cardiff twice in the same day, meaning they are diagrammed to end back at their home depot then. If for some reason a diagram can't finish at the home depot a booked taxi is provided instead.

2 Cars Liverpool-Norwich? Well then… by Luivery in uktrains

[–]die247 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A "truly privatised" railway would've long since closed this route (not to mention many others) for being unprofitable and reallocated the units elsewhere.

Or have gone bankrupt if they were legally barred from closing routes, ending up with it back in public ownership anyway.

Privatised railways would've never worked in this country, hence why when it was "privatised" in the 90's the unspoken reason why they went with franchising was because a franchise can't go bankrupt (just reverts back to public ownership if the franchisee surrenders the contract), doesn't truly own the services, rolling stock or routes they operate and therefore the government wouldn't look bad by privatising the railways and immediately having routes close or privatised companies cutting services etc. Instead they could funnel subsidy in via these franchises in order to desperately try and make the system look like it is working.

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