Trebor, totally agree with that, besides, its efficient surely to only need to answer a question once, that can only happen if other people who might be asking DTB members the same without needing to repeat the same question.

Even the posh streets in Cheam have knife crime [Link]

Emails from members asking a question should really be responded to as if they were asking the question in a public forum, IMO.

TBK, if I were to email you and ask if you're a hypocrite would you answer truthfully?

I can see some circumstances for asking people not to repeat things (and I have obeyed that a couple of times) but they should be the exception not the norm.

So, if I understand correctly you are encouraging us all to email you questions, but we can’t share the answers cos emails are private. Can’t you see how completely ludicrous that is? It’s the complete opposite of openness and trans parity. And yet you’re surprised at how few emails yiy get. You probably out that down to people being satisfied rather that totally disillusioned.

Surely if you can tell people individually over email then it’s not sensitive enough not to post on here

This is a friend of mine who sadly passed away having been taken ill at a football match. We had worked together for some 27 years. [Link]

Why is it better if the answer to a question could help benefit or inform more people?

That's a shame. It's usually better to keep email communications between two people private in my experience.

Tbk , I’ve done that, and you’ve answered. Along with “pls don’t tell anyone” .. so I won’t be bothering again.

Maybe we should start offering the board prizes , bribes even, to answer our questions.

WJ, the quiz was great fun (I assume DT board members are allowed to have fun). Please email me with your questions and I shall try and answer them the best I can, as Geoff and others on here have done.

RK, they failed Rule 10...

Did the other (non DTB) teams need to meet a 75% threshold though?

Thanks for reminding me traffic and bad parking on Wednesday in Morden with the display in Morden park.

Wait till November 5th!

Shap derailment caused by a landslide apparently.

Not a good start to November for the railways with the derailment at Shap. Good to know nobody with serious injuries and a hotel nearby to take the passengers to.

[Link] St Albans’ Sammy The Saint had imbibed a wee bit too much before their game.

Nice one WJ

Morning all. SW19 is back updating, if you really want to... [Link]

The person arrested for the Huntingdon train attack has been charged and named as Anthony Williams…. I hope the people who say railway workers are paid too well can find it in their hearts to stop saying it - the driver did a brilliant job and one crew member is critical in hospital after getting stabbed protecting passengers from the attacker…

Were the DTB teams marking each others answers?

Re: the quiz win - it's nice to see that some members of the DTB can answer difficult questions in a timely manner.