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SargeNpton replied to the thread Trivia: False destinations on trains.Way back in the 1970s, the Birmingham to Euston via Northampton trains were usually shown as going to Hemel Hempstead. For Watford... -
SargeNpton replied to the thread Taxing road users by mile.Are you happy to accept a 2% overcharge on every other bill you have to pay?
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Post your Post Boxes! (Photos and fun facts).This post box a few hundred yards from my house has recently suffered a bit of vandalism, which also exposes a vertical slit in the...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Southeastern on-site ticketing contract goes to Worldline.There are also instances where incomplete timetable data for third-parties may prevent an itinerary from being offered for a legitimate...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Trivia: Strangest bus stop names..Westward Ho! is a village in north Devon with a population of around 2,100. It takes its name from the Westward Ho!-tel and accompanying...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Euston Dining Club Menu 1963.When working away from your own office, you were given a meal allowance. You paid for your meal and the allowance would have been in...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.Probably as useful as MAGA formulating a plan without Trump. Sometimes, the figurehead is the only thing keeping the ship afloat.
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Reporting a rough ride as a passenger.Similarly, about 2004, riding a motorcycle over a level crossing at Leominster. The shocking state of the panels in-between the rails...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Euston Dining Club Menu 1963.Whatever's above the current M&S store.
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now.Similarly, mains gas powered fridges in homes. We had one in the late 60s/early 70s, and I never could grasp the principle that...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Euston Dining Club Menu 1963.In the early 1980s the staff canteen for Euston House staff was located across the road on the 1st floor of the frontage of the station...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Meaning of terms such as Cancelled At Point of Entry (CAPE) etc.I think it was the control at Waterloo that used the abbreviation DAA (Daft As A*******"), which was subsequently adopted by someone who...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Meaning of terms such as Cancelled At Point of Entry (CAPE) etc.ADEX is an Advertised Day Excursion, i.e. one that was operated by BR (such as the old Merrymakers), and advertised to the public...
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.This, in a nutshell.
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SargeNpton replied to the thread Meaning of terms such as Cancelled At Point of Entry (CAPE) etc.Costs of Post Office telegram was immaterial. The railway had its own internal telegraph network. Whilst only certain locations could...
