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It looks like the ECML is shut between Retford and York on Christmas Eve

A cheap multi-storey is likely to cost you at least £15k per parking space and that is before you add in the cost of land - at £10 a day, 75% occupancy over the year, add in financing and operating costs - it will be at least 10 years before you start seeing a return on your investment.

Any idea what is happening on the ECML this Christmas as a possible alternative to the WCML

Barry Links just south of Carnoustie with just one a train a day in each direction so a logistical puzzle but possible nice walk along the beach to/from Carnoustie

In years gone by, it was fairly common to see or hear reports of roads "melting" in hot weather but i havent seen any during the present heatwaves. Has there been changes in the type of tarmac being used?

a good example of why just putting media alerts outvdoes not work. The message appears to have gone out at the request of the fire service. At the risk of stereotyping, it is possible that most disposable bbqs are used by young people who are incredibly difficult to reach by mass media but will...

HIghly likely to be withdrawing services when the temperature exceeds a certain level just as happens now with storms. We dont have a resillent railway and no chance of investment to make it one.

I'm intrigued by the DfT dataset as it tends to report higher numbers than the ORR data.

In London where school children travel free on public transport, it is very common to see school groups out and about from a relatively young age using the network. Perhaps its time all school children were allowed free travel when on local school trips.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/05/revealed-government-workers-used-ticket-fraud-travel-free/

This is the headline in today's Daily Telegraph. The article is behind a paywall but what I can see it claims Anyone got access to the full article and or have any insights into what was going on?

TfL, according to this site's ticket engine that also offers the £12.10 fare with a 60+ Oyster Card. Br Fares also shows zone 6 boundary to Stansted as being £12.10

Netherlands seems to manage without staffing gates, even gating unstaffed stations.

That's not what the report says - it says there's no evidence that he did and there is no evidence that he did not.

Completely agree. It would be more sensible to say due to extreme weather conditions there is a high risk of short notice cancellations, delays and uncomfortable travel conditions and you might want to change your travel arrangements. To tell people not to travel in one breath and say trains are...