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RRT4038 replied to the thread Is Stratford upon Avon destined to remain as poorly connected as it is currently?.The North Warwickshire line (via Henley in Arden) came within a cats whisker of being shut.
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Is Stratford upon Avon destined to remain as poorly connected as it is currently?.In the case of Stratford, we are not talking about scheduled coach services. This is specifically tourist coaches doing day trips from...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Is Stratford upon Avon destined to remain as poorly connected as it is currently?.I think that is a bit of hyperbole ..... the coach may or may not be cheaper, but it almost certainly be more convenient and certain...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Is Stratford upon Avon destined to remain as poorly connected as it is currently?.You'll most likely take (c) - the coach tour, that picks you up near your hotel and drops in the centre of Stratford, with a cheery...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Free Bus Travel for young people: Soon to be in England..And other people will be quite shocked at the entitlement that some people feel to the money of others - but unsurprising from people...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread The Department of Transport Should be Re-located to Whitby..Be careful what you wish for. Easier rail connections to Whitby (and, of course, a branch off the motorway network as well) will likely...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread All cross country services suspended 23/08/26.Would those 'little conditions they have left' be the good pay, good pension and rostering conditions those working in the Road...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Why doesn't Ripon have a train line towards Harrogate or York?.i.e. what the vast majority of residents want.
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.Nor is the geography, size and population distribution remotely like Benelux or Switzerland. Not that SNCF are paragons of virtue...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Newcastle - Sunderland pre T&W Metro.In the 85/86 timetable there were 3 trains per hour, leaving Newcastle at 20 minute intervals. '15 past was Heworth and fast to...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Why doesn't North America have train sheds / pleasant platforms?.As explained above already, why would they spend money on the platform area? In North American practice, generally passengers wait in...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.I don't suppose Virgin European rail will stay a British company for long - start it up and make a pile selling it on to foreign...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.Are there any companies, anywhere, who have a monopoly who welcome competition and don’t try and protect their position? 'Offering a...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Bus fares using dynamic pricing.Peak surcharges / cheap off peak fares were the closest that were got to what we now call 'dynamic pricing', and as you point out, not...
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RRT4038 replied to the thread Bus fares using dynamic pricing.Alder Valley applied a peak surcharge to fares at some point in the 1970s (1p if I remember correctly). London Transport/London...