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AAM9 replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.You have many cheaper fares outside the SE. In the SE, even with a purchased railcard, cheaper fares are only available after 09:30 or...
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AAM9 replied to the thread British electrification OHL dates (mainly 25kV plus the most significant 1.5KV DC).Although within the normal operating range of 6.25KV, was the 6.6KV maintained after the frequency change, or because of the planned...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Thameslink to replace cushions on class 700 ironing board seats to improve comfort.. Finally...There would be no point in having a pole near the doors on a 800 where the doors are only single width. I imagine that the issue with...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Glasgow Subway - did anyone ever call it the Clockwork Orange?.Not all of them but it doesn't matter anyway, I hadn't seen it in 'the media' first so that's irrelevant to me. I can't see what the...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Taxing road users by mile.Anything that reduces burning hydrocarbons is a good thing, so maybe that was the intention of the charges.
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AAM9 replied to the thread Glasgow Subway - did anyone ever call it the Clockwork Orange?.Whatever traction the line had is irrelevant to a nickname. For 85 of those 101 years, there was no such thing, actual of fictional as...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Glasgow Subway - did anyone ever call it the Clockwork Orange?.You are missing the point here, there are members of the public outside the subway's catchment area, and (you should be flattered here)...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Glasgow Subway - did anyone ever call it the Clockwork Orange?.So the answer to the question posed in the title of this thread is - yes, but the locals don't seem to like it, even though it is part...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Offal - why are less-desirable cuts of meat more expensive?.That's about normal. Kidney is not a "less desirable" cut of meat. and there are only two per animal. Beef mince however can be any...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Glasgow Subway - did anyone ever call it the Clockwork Orange?.Yes many times. 'Misery Line' is usually trotted out by local newspapers giving column inches to commuters complaining about 'their'...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Glasgow Subway - did anyone ever call it the Clockwork Orange?.I found it: a) quaint b) interesting c) efficient and convenient. I've always liked Glasgow and the Glaswegians that I've met, but I...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Thameslink to replace cushions on class 700 ironing board seats to improve comfort.. Finally...By the few that might want it.
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AAM9 replied to the thread Glasgow Subway - did anyone ever call it the Clockwork Orange?.In 1987 I did the Glasgow Subway circuit whilst visiting there with my son. We were amused by the tiny trains that popped out their...
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AAM9 replied to the thread Offal - why are less-desirable cuts of meat more expensive?.Ooops, typo alert. Ta! :oops:
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AAM9 replied to the thread Offal - why are less-desirable cuts of meat more expensive?.I regularly had various offal meats in my childhood in the '50s. Among my favourites were lamb's liver, ox and lamb's heart, lamb's...