Recent content by Cheshire Rover

Riding a motorcycle in Cyprus on holiday. Full gear on thankfully. Came around a large sweeping corner on a good road and suddenly got a 'tank slapper'. Mentally deciding whether to run off the road to the left or lay the bike down and take the consequences when it straightened up. In all it was...

Yet another example of Keir Starmers modus operandi. Deny all knowledge and throw someone else under the bus. Mandleson. Saville. Grooming gangs. All the same approach. "I wasn't aware". He's either incompetent or an outright liar. I truly hoped we'd have some semblance of competence and...

I was of course referring to the 'planned' Merseyrail extension, perhaps then on to WBQ. We shall see.

Supposedly going to be an extension of Merseyrail also including a new station at Daresbury. We shall see.

It's true. I was wriggling about after an hour. Their 737's are fine.

Incredible collapse of the Labour vote in Caerphilly last night, clearly demonstrating just how loathed Labour are at the moment. Of note however is the Tory vote of 2%. The two main players in British politics mustering just 13% of the vote between them. Perhaps a small sign that the days of...

Is this an extension of the existing Chester to Liverpool via Runcorn service? At the moment it calls at LSP, Runcorn, Frodsham, Helsby and terminates at Chester. I would assume it would be all stops to Llandudno in the future?

Exactly my point.

Consider all the unnecessary restrictions placed on us during Covid due the hysterical nature of some individuals. Now give those same hysterical individuals a means of digital control, limiting purchases, travel etc. You don't need to be some tinfoil hatted conspiracist to see where this will...

I believe these will be running from Llandudno next year through to Lime street.

Even enthusiasts can be picky. I grew up in an era of loco hauled passenger and freight trains in the 70's and 80's. We called units Bog Units in those days and were derisive of them. To this day I still consider units inferior to locomotives of any type and treat travel on such units as just...

A mate of mine owns the farm behind the station and did mention that many years ago someone from from Network Rail had been to see him regarding land for car parking. We are taking many years ago now. Of course if the price is right........

When I was growing up our garden backed on to the West Cheshire Jct to Mouldsworth Goods line. Wire fence on one side (no barbed wire) and a wooden post fence on our side that was very easy to climb over (of course not that we ever did).

Yes, lot's more about this year. We've had a glut of cinabar moth larvae in the field behind work as well so I expect to see a lot of those soon.

Anything that is linked to the Govt and Civil Service to monitor and coerce us could be open to abuse. Whilst I can see some benefits from such a card, especially in the fight against welfare fraud, tax evasion etc, we don't have to look far, even on the pages of this forum, to see views that if...