Recent content by Chris Butler

Half way through my second 4 in 8 of the fortnight. Did Ashington this morning and Manchester to York via Castleford last week. Both accepted with no question. I think both are intended to be covered, but some of the industry maps are just wrong/out of date.

I don't think that's right. However, nothing below makes any difference to the conclusion of this thread, namely that the heating effect of friction in normal operation is tiny compared to the thermal gain. There are three things:- When two uneven surfaces contact each other vertically some...

I've asked her. She confirms that that's not her expertise. She actually is, and was introduced by C4 as, a professor of sustainable and resilient CITIES, not transport. She wasn't expecting the question and got interrupted in her answer. Regardless of that, I don't think the comments above...

I think it was pretty obvious that she didn't have a clue what she was talking about.

Correction: Confirmed today at two outlets where I've used it regularly that it's no longer accepted.

No new issues or replacement for lost cards but I still use mine frequently at a number of vendors.

Actually the force wasn't exceptional, but the wave that did it (based on the sound it made when it hit) had picked up some stones (or similar).

Yes, that was it. I was on it, right next to the window that got smashed.

I travelled today from Taunton to Teignmouth. With Storm Ingrid hitting the South West, disruption was likely, but the announcement that the 09:00 GWR departure for Paignton would not stop at Teignmouth was not made until the train was actually arriving at the platform. In the many previous...

What happened in April ? Rerouted ? If so, do you know which route ?

I frequent both of those trains and I have not seen them leave Paddington (in ordinary circumstances) "full and standing". You can dispute all you like, but that is true. I have seen them extremely full (which is what you said), yes, but not "F&S" which is what I said.

I'm sure you'll get more specific replies, but I travel frequently from Taunton to Paddington and back on 'off-peak' trains (basically 10:00-16:00 departures) and I can't recall the last time one arrived/left 'full and standing' except for cases of disruption. Why not just reserve a seat to...

I recently used my Android phone to purchase a single metro/RER ticket to transfer from the Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon. The info on the forum's various posts is confusing (mainly because the process itself is confusing) and so this post describes how it worked and my understanding of the...

We didn't need to use it since we left right after breakfast and lunched in Basel, but I directed two pairs of American travellers too it and they were impressed ... especially with it vending beer ! Yes, exactly, the French station. It looked to me like it was the standard station for the...

So, with thanks to those who helped me above and for the benefit of others who may refer to this thread, I successfully managed to return from Milan to London in one day using both:- The former Gotthard route and tunnel through the Gotthard Pass (instead of using the Gotthard Base Tunnel), and...