Recent content by BrianW

Surely they can be bought out/ bought off ;-) and be relocated, whereas the Midland rail Hub is less able to relocate. How much is this 'consultation' etc process costing us in money and delay?

Good to see this and other authoritative and informative reposes to what to an interested (and exasperated?) enquirer are reasonable 'questions'. The Forum is great for this- I learn a lot.

Has this Edward VIII one featured- by Wetherspoons in Ramsgate?

Displaying my ignorance here, and not trawling back through 4141 posts- what is a sunflower? Sunflower stopped play?

The application is at: https://oxsrfi.co.uk/the-proposal/ It shows extensive 'warehouse' buildings and a relatively small railfreight/ intermodal/ exchange arrangement alongside the Chiltern Line, southwest of the Heyford airfield and of the grade separated rail junction at Aynho with the...

I recalled (Post #80 something?) having been invited to submit a proposal for the South Bank area, and noted that Keith Hellawell was Chief Constable at Cleveland Police. Wikipedia was not around that time (nor ubiquitous IT or Socal Media etc);so his entry there is relatively light on his...

I guess designers 'know better' than users? Anthropometrics and ergonomics are IIRC considerations, along with psychology regarding colour etc. And economics of course regarding the number of seats, standees etc. IIUC people are becoming larqer- esp wider; in some ways First Class recognised...

Apparently, contrary to popular belief, 'Over the past thirty years, both violent crime and property crime have fallen by some 80 per cent in England and Wales - a fact also seen in other part of the UK and across Europe', according to Mark Easton on the BBC...

If only things were (more) simple! There's a lot of anger and rage here; a lot of sympathy for the killed policemen's families and for the police generally- and rightly so; somewhat less understanding of the 'villains'- again understandably so. Many here admit to not knowing the answer, and that...

Perhaps someone will use a reverse image lookup programme to relocate 'Basingstoke' ? My guess would be Barmouth, just based on alphabetical proximity. Regarding 'through' services across the border, I imagine a Plaid |Cymru government may wish to increase its 'independence'- maybe passport...

Evry day a lernin day ...? Godawful? Bolt On? Etsetra ... Mocking acsents? Dilex?

Over 150 contributions to this thread now, and no real consensus; indeed a lot of conflicting issues, including: - 'idiocy' of Jo Public- ie OTHER people, and related disrespect for them - trains of varying length - stations of differing designs; similarly platforms - lack of cover from rain...

The geology and effects of water may be significant- I believe the Lewes area is 'interesting', with chalk, sandstone, clay and 'stream erosion'. The Victorians have bequethed to us significant earthworks to which we have given inadequate, and reducing, attention, and expenditure. There are many...

If the 'national cake' (taxes plus borrowing) is only so much, then after Defence, the NHS, Education, etc etc there's only so much left for Transport, INCLUDING roads, rail (including HS2) ... 'Cash is king'- IIRC Rachel Reeves said early on 'If we haven't got it we can't spend it', and if we...

Leaving aside whether Mussolini did 'make the trains run on time' or whether China has made a 'great leap forward', you make a fair point. I don't think that means that improvements cannot be made in 'the system'. I still ask the question: Is the gain made 'worth it' versus the amount of time...