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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Protests at Railway Stations..When I was growing up in the late 70s/early 80s I had a good friend who's father was a now academic but fairly fire and brimstone 6ft...
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Ryanair rescheduling.Ryanair (and a number of other airlines) sell tickets before they've had the slots confirmed. What can sometimes happen is that these...
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Depepndent on accelaration obviously, but actually likely only around a minute between Thirsk and York
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Nats fallen over again.Ryanair has said that its a repeat of the issue in 2023 (and that was nothing whatever to do with Russia, or Israel, which is the latest...
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Global Airlines launch flights announced.Thats a slightly different market in reality, as many people want to stop for a few days in Dubai as well rather than flying direct or...
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Global Airlines launch flights announced.Indeed, there are around 10 flights a week currently, Virgin and BA, all using 787 with a few 777 flights in higher season for BA. Not...
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Global Airlines launch flights announced.A creditor is now trying to get Global formally wound up. There's a second petition gone in and the hearing was 02 September, the result...
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Longest distance a road uses an abandoned railway alignment?.There's the nearly 9 miles to the west of Keswick as well.
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Norse Atlantic: experiences and opinions?.Should be pointed out that Barbados in July/August is very definitely low season as it’s the wet season there. Would by interesting to...
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Calmac / Northlink Ferry discussion.Modern engines that meet the emissions stadard are far more complex electronically and I suspect it wouldn't be as simple a conversion...
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Calmac / Northlink Ferry discussion.I suspect the engines wouldn't meet modern emissions standards, so aren't available now.
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Ryanair passenger 'sucked out of smashed cabin window up to his shoulders’.Sure I saw something about feathers and bird remains being found in the engine as well.
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread TransPennine Express checking the appetite for charging for seat reservations?.Given the many routes that the units work they can't possibly guarantee seat direction. They just won't offer that as an option...
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Mmpthomson replied to the thread Air India crash at Ahmedabad on flight towards Gatwick - 12/06/2025.I suspect we can fairly safely put it down in today's list of Things That Never Happened...