Recent content by ChrisC

I don’t think Sleaford has any buses on Sundays! Even during the week bus services are somewhat limited.

I have always gone into the TfL Visitors Centre at Kings Cross\St Pancras to have my Senior Railcard added to my Oyster and the staff there have been so friendly and helpful. I’ve always had it added very quickly with no problems. This can be found on the right hand side as you enter the tube at...

I am very aware that there are a number of Best Western hotels which are not good at all. Many of these are ones which have been added to the Best Western brand during the last few years including a few former Premier Inns. Fortunately I have always managed to avoid staying in one of their bad...

@TheGrandWazoo I completely agree with you about Pocklington. It’s a lovely little town. Discovering and wandering around delightful small towns like Pocklington is something I really enjoy doing. I meant to comment on your Essex trip from a few weeks ago. I immediately recognised the photo of...

Thanks for that. You are correct, it was the X45 that I used between Pocklington and Driffield. My mistake. It was a lovely route. I’ve driven along the A614 many times between Market Weighton and Driffield and the diversion through the village of North Dalton was a pleasant change. It was also...

Towards the end of August, just as the first rain arrived after the long dry summer, I had a few days travelling around East Yorkshire. I especially wanted to explore the coast south of Bridlington which is the one part of the East Coast I had never visited. A brief day visit last summer to do...

I‘ve never used the 90 but whenever I use the 53 from Mansfield there always seem to be a number of people using it between Shuttlewood and Clowne. Cutting the 90 will mean all passengers from Shuttlewood will have to use the 53 which is roughly only 2 hourly. This should slightly boost...

That‘s a long time. I submitted a claim to XC on 18th September and I received my payment within 2 weeks on 29th September.

They have been quite good regular buses on the 141 route over the last 18 months, but I do find the leg room a bit tight on them compared to other buses on the route. I travelled into Nottingham this morning and back this afternoon on 27184 and that was far more comfortable, not just the seats...

I certainly agree with you. I try to use local independent shops as much as possible. They may be a bit more expensive but I value the quality of service and the goods they sell. I would much rather support local long established butchers, greengrocers, bakers etc than the large supermarket...

I spent the first 12 years of my childhood living in a railway house which was one of a row of six cottages owned by the railway. These were available to rent by current and retired railway workers. They were then in a somewhat idyllic location down a country lane, opposite fields, with the...

I can see that car parks could be a problem. There are also many restaurants and hotels which are card only these days although there is always the choice not to use them. Yesterday afternoon I was at the theatre and even buying an ice cream during the interval was card only. I’ve never had an...

I completely agree with your comments and thank you for them. I fully appreciate that we are very fortunate to still have the 141 route running as frequent as it does and understand how it is now very heavily subsidised by the Nottinghamshire County Council. I do drive but since getting my bus...

Thanks. That really is what I was thinking. I thought it was probably technically still possible to run a double decker along the route. Passenger numbers wouldn’t warrant it on a regular basis but I just wondered if it was possible as a one off if for any reason no other bus was available. The...

Just as a matter of interest does anyone know if it is possible for a double decker to run on the 141 route between Mansfield and Nottingham. They have occasionally run between Sutton in Ashfield and Mansfield but are always swapped for a single decker at Mansfield Bus Station. There are a...