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Yes that's Fort William. I believe it's the siding where the sleeper stock is kept during the day

I understand the Met won't be back operating until 1800hrs on Sat 29th

Only about a dozen flights per week.

I follow a group on Facebook that are promoting Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Their latest promotion is easyJet are ditching LBA and moving to DSA so saving it. Somehow I don't think so seeing easyJet only operate 12 services per week from LBA. Hardly going to help DSA. Coincidentally is about...

When I lived in Cyprus there was a bus that went from Larnaca to Ayia Napa. This would go through the Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia.

When I worked at the LT Museum I would often exit at Leicester Square Stn. There would regularly be plain clothes inspectors on duty in the morning. The summer uniform included shorts so when my staff pass caused a beep on the gate the inspectors would always ask for additional ID. Fortunately I...

Talking of Loganair. I have just checked the price of tickets between Aberdeen and Kirkwall. Absolutely phenomenal.i thought it was expensive enough a couple of years ago which made us decide to drive up to Orkney but now it's totally ridiculous. I can get to Fuerventura for less.

The current offering is somewhat eye watering even with my wife and I holding PTACs. That's if we could get a classic cabin.

I would like to add from a former Coach Steward on the Steam on The Met that the heritage trips are great events, although hard work very rewarding in seeing how people are enjoying the journeys. I know there were no kettles on the trips but the 38 stock still makes for an interesting day.

It was a very similar thing at MK. I was working there the day of the incident. Mrs Pitdiver had come pick me up, I was just getting my things together and bang. The wife who used to work with glass said that when the glass was fitted no allowance had been made for expansion or contraction. I...

Has anybody ever heard of the incident at the above when the glass roof inside the building exploded and fell onto people below?

As the ex Customer Experience Manager of Milton Keynes Coachway I was surprised to see how the standards at the Coachway have slipped. Closes at 1700hrs so there is nowhere to shelter in bad weather, The ticket office is no longer open and the cafe is apparently terrible. How things have changed...

The thing I remember about the 60/70s was the ability to send your luggage in advance. Drop it off at your local station a few days before you go on holiday and amazingly it would appear at your holiday lodgings. On the way back 2 weeks later have it collected and again a few days after getting...

Yes it is. We take a casual drive down the M1 get to EMA at about 1230. We park in the Meet and Greet car park as we get a discount. My wife being a Blue Badge holder,. When we get back if on time and the Car Park office is free we can normally be home by 0130.

I am going to be a bit boring. We regularly go to Fuerventura from East Midlands with Jet2. Always use the same flight 1500ex EMA arrives 1915. Our return is 2005 ex FUE arrives back at EMA 0010. This is fine with us as we are only 30 mins from EMA.