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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Cambridge South : no parking (and local CCTV is dissuade anyone from stopping near by...).There are, but most are not new-build ones. Certainly, but this isn't one. It is and it isn't. Cambridge itself is a city where a...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Unidentifiable train seats for sale online - What train are they from?.The actual seats are Fainsa-Compin "ironing boards' which were never used on buses (probably not certified for that use), but the...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Unidentifiable train seats for sale online - What train are they from?.The colour scheme looks a bit "Barbie" era FirstGroup, but I don't think it's exactly the same. I'm sure I've seen it on a bus though...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread GWR two passengers left behind at Paddington.I've not heard of it for a very long time. First Class is now very much a leisure product and people use it in all manner of states of...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Cambridge South : no parking (and local CCTV is dissuade anyone from stopping near by...).Though it is unusual to have a station without a car park in the outlying London commuter area. Cambridge however is a bit different to...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Should PAYG fares for HS1 between St Pancras and Stratford be harmonised?.Are there that many people travelling from St Pancras to Stratford? The Liz has far more catchment for going there and that is what...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Cambridge South : no parking (and local CCTV is dissuade anyone from stopping near by...).Presumably the intention is that the station is primarily for local use and those driving should continue to use both "City" and North...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread GWR two passengers left behind at Paddington.In the very early days of "Virgin Value First" (when it was genuinely unusual to be in first class not wearing a suit, in part because...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Should PAYG fares for HS1 between St Pancras and Stratford be harmonised?.Yes I would agree. I can't see any reason why these services shouldn't be in the Travelcard/PAYG system as normal services. It is an...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Unidentifiable train seats for sale online - What train are they from?.Doesn't look like HEx. It's a different colour and the HEx refurb used the thicker cushions. View of Heathrow Express seats, from...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Passports Required from 28 September for Ferry Travel Republic of Ireland to Great Britain.A passport is the only effective way to quickly prove your nationality. The imposition will have been something like "you're going to...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.That's just poor driving and it was ever so. One could call it the binary throttle and brake. If the bus was manual (not that any are...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.It does take time to get used to an auto if you've only ever driven manuals, in particular low speed manoeuvring which is generally done...
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread ScotRail filthy windows.Very strange! :)
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BBletchleyite replied to the thread Passports Required from 28 September for Ferry Travel Republic of Ireland to Great Britain.It's impracticably short for getting a first passport as you can't fast track it. These days that won't be many people but it will be...