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Eetr221 replied to the thread Passports, long names and booking flights.On this theme, the parents of Harry Truman (later U.S. President) thought he should have something in the middle, so gave him a middle...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Passports, long names and booking flights.There is a well known piece in computing circles Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names (all believed, all false) - much circulated...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Metropolitian line and Beeching: what might have happened?.Correct. The late Mike Horne wrote an explanation of the LT Area (or should I say areas) - see...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Passports, long names and booking flights.The ICAO (so international) standard for passport machine readable zones allows 39 characters, including fillers (<) for name(s). I...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Metropolitian line and Beeching: what might have happened?.While electrification all the way to Aylesbury may have been in the earliest thoughts over electrification beyond Rickmansworth, my...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Has there been any attempt to create a timelapse map of the UK railways over time?.Thanks. If you could make your spreadsheet available, that would be great, one way or another, that would be great. As to...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Has there been any attempt to create a timelapse map of the UK railways over time?.The underlying data for the map video is 'StopsGB: Structured Timeline of Passenger Stations in Great Britain' - see...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Metropolitian line and Beeching: what might have happened?.The origin of the Met quadrupling beyond Harrow and electrification beyond Rickmansworth scheme was the late 1930s 'New Works' programme...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Trivia: Where tracks from traditional UK tramways still exist.There was a story when I was at uni about when Cambridge was digging up the streets in relation to the new one way system, c 1970...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread What was the last pre-nationalisation built rolling stock on the mainline?.The arrangements under which Underground (LPTB and predecessor) services were extended and worked over 'Main Line' (Big 4) lines were...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Trivia: Where modern tramways in the UK follow alignments from previous tramway networks..There was one tram/trolleybus terminus in - I think - Huddersfield (or somewhere else in Yorkshire) where a turntable was installed for...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Using multiple tickets for one journey should be banned, with passengers forced to exit the train at the split point.What would the price have been for a ticket from Bristol Parkway to Stoke on Trent for that journey? If more than £19.95, then I would...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Lost/stolen Oyster cards.Coming from the Fare Evasion Issue thread , is it possible to determine if a 'found' Oyster card is registered? (And if so how?)
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Eetr221 posted the thread For Contactless PAYG, when will inspector be correct to issue a penalty fare? in Disputes & Prosecutions.Coming from the "Greater Anglia Penalty Fare - Contactless Mistake at Kelvedon" thread, as requested, a new one. As per title, when is...
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Eetr221 replied to the thread Passports Required from 28 September for Ferry Travel Republic of Ireland to Great Britain.My understanding is that the CTA (as such), which also includes the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, only covers travel, and relaxed...