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TThe Ham replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.I would suggest it depends on if that's on a fixed tariff. I pay 3.8p per kWh off peak, day rate is 27.8p whilst the current price cap...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.Possibly down to fact that they are only running a limited number of services. I often argue that for the UK rail network we need to...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.I think that it may even be worse than that, Burnham has said they we should work towards being closer to the EU and whist the most...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Reform UK discussion.What I would say as a Christian is that a lot of those who claim to be religious clearly in such a context are following some skewed...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.Indeed, the point i was making was around a winter long distance journey, and that for that sort of car that would be unusual and so...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.I agree. Now imagine just the cost difference for a family of 4 (£140 to £260) or a family of 5 (£175 to £325), or £1,200/£1,500 for...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.That's likely to mean a circa 2 hour trip should be doable without charging (in the winter, rough ballpark of usable milage being 55% of...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.Really? Whilst there's a lot of end to end users, I'm not sure cutting the frequency for the smaller stations is a great idea...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.Depends on if that's a fall by (say) 20% in real terms (i.e. allowing for inflation) or cash terms. For example if by 2035 inflation...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Thoughts on the Trump presidency.I was watching a TikTok by a Londoner who confirmed that there are definitely no go areas in London. After hearing the list, I fully...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.A valid question to ask, so what rail use in the area. For just passengers it's: 2tph Newbury 2tph Basingstoke 1tph Plymouth/Cornwall...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Cross-country overcrowding: what could be done?.I believe that (including the 220's) there's 44 diagrams which need to be run. I believe that you need to have a minimum of 3 coaches...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.Likewise was unaware, of this, hence my previous comment, it's easy to overlook the entrance symbol on the National Rail layout. Every...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.You can do lots of things to listed structures, it just takes more effort to get approvals. As I said, probably 3 track first, so only...
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TThe Ham replied to the thread UK switching to electric vehicles discussion.As someone who charged entirely away from home for a week and doing significant milage (90 minute journey each way) unless you can't do...