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    Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion

    https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/travel-info/travel-updates/71398 says "There will be engineering works near Paris Gare du Nord over five weekends spread across October, November and December." including October 24-25th.
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    Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion

    Ryanair are a profitable company, and are happy to cancel flights which aren't going to make them money. If some tickets are sold for less than it costs them, I think they are happy to take the hit and assign it to their marketing budget. It means their brand gets discussed on forums, where...
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    European ticket booking sites, any recommendations?

    It is more complicated than that. It depends which route you want to use, how you want to pay and what functionality you want. Some national operators have WWW sites which can be hard to use in English, which might not take the way that you want to pay, or which don't let you pick your seat for...
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    European ticket booking sites, any recommendations?

    I would start by checking www.seat61.com The best ticket booking site depends on the route that you want to use, whether you want to pick a seat for a reservation, how you want to pay, and whether there is an extra fee on top of the price of the tickets.
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    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    Its 40 years since I parked my car in a garage at home. That was a Mini, so it was a bit easier. My EV3 has a 360 degree camera, although some of the cameras are on the wing mirrors, which means they don't work so well if the mirrors are folded in. To get out of a tight parking space, there is...
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    East-West Rail (EWR) countdown to entry into service

    That thread is https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/what-i-think-is-wrong-with-current-ohle-electrification-practice.307884/
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    Walking and Rambling discussion

    The library at TU Delft is worth a short detour from that route
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    Supermarkets discussion

    Costco isn't a supermarket. Its a wholesaler. If they wanted to, they could set up on land where they have planning permission to run a shop that is open to the public.
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    UK switching to electric vehicles discussion

    Expensive chargers mean they are also chargers that are likely to be available without queuing. You only need to use them for enough charge to get to a cheaper charger, so even paying a lot per kWh might not cost that much overall. Most EVs are new enough that depreciation costs far more than...
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    Using Interrail in GB

    You could do that, but its €35 each way for a Eurostar reservation. The UK travel days are meant to start or end at St Pancras, a port or airport. You only get 2 of them, but you could use them in the same direction, and fly back for the return.
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    Using Interrail in GB

    The terms and conditions need to be agreed for 33 countries, where walking over a border, or getting a local bus might be perfectly reasonable. Once you start translating a discussion into lots of languages, I can see the attraction of keeping it simple.
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    Using Interrail in GB

    The terms and conditions https://www.interrail.com/content/dam/_new-structure/doc/terms/v19_interrail_pass_conditions_of_use.pdf say
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    Using Interrail in GB

    The travel days in the UK are meant to be to or from a point of entry to the rest of Europe (St Pancras, a port or airport). If you use it for UK day trips, there are pricing managers who will use it to argue to add restrictions to the ticket, or to adjust the price according to the price of an...
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    Special Offers Discussion

    Its 11 months https://www.interrail.com/en/interrail-passes/interrail-mobile-pass/mobile-pass-faq/when-should-i-activate-my-pass says:
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    My first ALR

    There is a 50% discount on 1, 2 and 3 month continuous Interrail passes for the next week at https://www.interrail.com You have to buy it in the next 7 days. You then have 11 months to activate the pass. These are the prices for different ages: Duration 2nd Class 28-59 1st Class 28-59 2nd...

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