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Shrop replied to the thread Karl Bushby and the Channel Tunnel.I'm seriously hoping that he will see his way to a number of charitable donations 8-). I'll be a lot more likely to buy his book if he does. -
Shrop replied to the thread Karl Bushby and the Channel Tunnel.Ah, maybe I missed that bit. My bad! 1791826650 Hold your finger on the link and it should offer you a dialogue box saying "Open".
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Shrop replied to the thread Karl Bushby and the Channel Tunnel.Totally disagree!! Bushby has done far more to motivate and inspire people than a great number of others who milk a lot from society...
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Shrop replied to the thread Karl Bushby and the Channel Tunnel.Some on this thread might know by now that Karl Bushby reached British shores a few days ago, by swimming the Channel. To me, and a...
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Shrop replied to the thread Karl Bushby and the Channel Tunnel.It's not the length of time that's important is it? If I drive at 120mph on a motorway for 1 hour, is it less dangerous than doing so...
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Shrop replied to the thread Airport expansions.Talk about full circle! I've always believed (and still do) that one of the main motivators for HS2 to go through the Chilterns was to...
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Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.Sadly I have to agree. And yet I strongly suspect that many of those at DfT have little or no first hand experience of cancellations...
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Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.This thread has already exposed many shortcomings of railway operations in the UK, and since the main flurry of comments, we now hear...
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Shrop replied to the thread Karl Bushby and the Channel Tunnel.To a point you're not wrong, but he hasn't really missed out anything as he's always resumed from where he left off after bureaucracy...
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Shrop replied to the thread Karl Bushby and the Channel Tunnel.Around ten hours walking time (3mph) ought to be sufficient. The question is whether the authorities actually cannot accommodate him...
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Shrop replied to the thread Karl Bushby and the Channel Tunnel.I've covered this point in my OP. There are virtually no "special cases" ever, that involve such a huge achievement over such a length...
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Has anyone heard of Karl Bushby? He's the guy who is walking from the southern tip of Chile to his home in Hull, without using any...
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Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.I reiterate, its the TOCs AND the system that need to change.
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Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.As indicated in my post that you’ve replied to, it isn’t just that the company needs replacing, it’s the over-arching system too. There...
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Shrop replied to the thread Why should I trust rail travel?.Coming back to this point, XC have absolutely excelled even their own abysmal standards this weekend. I'd like to know how a large...