Recent content by al78

I have zero confidence in this sort of hypothecation of fares in the UK so the most likely outcome would be option 3, cycle fares with poor cycle provision.

This is reminding me of the time I went on a guided walking holiday at Inchnadamph and used train and bicycle to get to Inchnadamph hotel. Coming back to Inverness to catch the sleeper, I got as far as Ardgay, the train I intended to catch turned up, sorry, no bike space left, so I had to cycle...

It isn't climate change enhances the severity of wildfires through rising temperatures and more severe dry spells, but it isn't a cause in itself. Removing line side vegetation is unlikely to make any significant difference to the carbon footprint, afforestation is a far better method, although...

Nah, just accept the delays and cancellations, tell the passengers to suck it up or drive. :lol:

Which means that the internalised financial costs for poorness should exceed the tangible benefits.

That is the one I have been using since the 08:10 has gone. It gets me there at an adequate time but with no padding, and I have been subject to a number of nuisance delays on that route for much of this year.

When I work in the Farringdon office, I used to catch the 07:50 from Horsham to Three Bridges and change to the 08:10 Cambridge service which took me to City Thameslink. I have noticed recently that this service no longer exists and the 08:10 only goes as far as London Bridge. Is this a...

Earning more gross income results in a higher take home pay regardless of the emotive "60% tax scam" label, your take home pay might go up more slowly going over £100k but it doesn't actually decrease.

What benefit is a free service that is unusable? First thing to do is address that element of UK crapness and make the service usable, then consider providing it free.

The M25 was originally supposed to be one of four ring roads at various radial distances from the city, but only one was built. It is why the M23 terminates at junction 7 at Hooley, it was meant to go much further into London but without Ringway 1, there was nowhere for it to terminate that...

There is also the concept of externalised consequences. If the implication that only 2% of journeys are by rail implies the rail network is relatively insignificant, does that mean we could shut it all down and it would have minimal effect on anyone other than the minority who use it? No it...

That is closer to normal, for me it is one every four commutes is disrupted (except for an unusual two month gap in spring) so one in three is similar, but there is often more disruption that doesn't affect me. My comment of "Incredibly unlucky" refers to being delayed for at least an hour on...

As much as this sounds like a complete nightmare and indicative of a service that isn't fit for purpose, I might suggest that you were both incredibly unlucky with such a bad run of severe delays. I commute London to Farringdon twice a week and I was, until earlier this year, averaging a delay...

Can you explain what this is about. There are several estate roads around that station, I have wondered about a linear hike/backpack from the station along the estate roads going via Dalnawillan Lodge, Ben Alisky, Achnaclyth, Dunbeath, then catch a bus back to Inverness.

I have found them not too bad when catching the Brighton or Horsham bound services, where they get bad is when there are multiple cancellations so you have double the number of passengers waiting to board half the normal number of trains.