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Not sure if there has been an earlier thread bringing all these together. Most will be routes linking the Scottish mainland with the islands but there is a recent thread about the withdrawal of Cornwall Council from supporting Newquay - Gatwick flights.

The October 1st deadline for the next round of on-board announcements has passed, requiring all buses introduced since 1st October 2014 to comply with the regulations - that's most buses with 15 (March 2015) and 64 (September 2014) registration plates* and later. My observations of Stagecoach...

I've recently been to Amsterdam and had to get used to touching in and out at a card reader on the tram just inside the door, rather than on the platform as we do in Britain and Ireland. I wondered what the advantages were of the Amsterdam system, as boarding times were slower than they would be...

There are several threads discussing the St. Blazey site but all are marked "not open for further replies". Admin might want to reopen one of them...

On a now-closed thread, another Forum member wrote in 2023 “Dublin Bus website is terrible in not having a map. Have to go to Transport for Ireland map, click on the stop to see what stops there and then go back to Dublin Bus to see the pdf.” There is still no bus map, even an on-line one, and...

I’m thinking of a having short break in Mallorca in September to sample their rail system - the recently-electrified “main line” across the island, the Metro line to the University and the “heritage” Ferrocarril de Sóller, along with the Sóller tram. There are three flights a week to/from Exeter...

Elsewhere on the Forum, we’ve discussed railway stations with no access to/from the road network – Dovey Junction, Smallbrook Junction, Manulla Junction and several closed examples, notably Riccarton Junction. That they all are or were junctions is a clue to their existence. So what about bus...

To me, a junction is the point of divergence of two or more routes and this has certainly been the traditional meaning of the word. However, in recent years, the term has been used to include Crossovers between fast and slow lines on a four-track section paired by use, i.e. FFSS, and On single...

From Today's Guardian - "A plan for Rachel Reeves to back a third runway at Heathrow and an expansion of Gatwick and Luton airports has been labelled “desperate”, as the chancellor faces opposition from within Labour. The chancellor is expected to make a swathe of announcements intended to...

I saw this item about Gloucester steam crews on Facebook - "Upon closure in 1964, the Barnwood (ex-LMS) staff had come to 85B (Horton Road ex GWR shed) en masse on the closure of the Midland shed. This meant that the top link at Horton Rd gained mileage turns to Derby as well as the traditional...

I can't find a thread discussing the new government's approach to buses, other than one specially on TfGM franchising. My view is that franchising is not likely to extend much beyond the metropolitan areas. This is partly because of the likely cost involved but also because smaller local...

The difference between term time and school holiday traffic reinforces the argument that there are far too many school-run car trips. (I've put this thread under "Buses and Coaches" but it would also fit into a walking and cycling one.) How is the experience different in mainland Europe? mod...

RMT members working for First South West are taking strike action on August 9 and 12 and Mick Lynch has been in Penzance today (12th). Anyone know more - i.e. is this just about pay, or conditions as well? (I see there is already a discussion on this dispute under First South West (Kernow &...

A niche subject. During a recent holiday in Switzerland, I had a ride on the funicular from Vevey to Mont Pèlerin. The line rises 414 m over its 1,584 m length. A feature of the line is the four intermediate halts, two each side of the passing loop. Obviously, the halts have to be positioned in...

Not sure if this belongs in the buses or trams section of the Forum. In several European cities I've seen buses using tram tracks laid in the street and observing the tram signals, rather than the signals for general motor traffic. This happens outside Brussels Midi station, where the trams run...

I've booked a Railtrail tour in Switzerland in mid-May, my first overseas trip since Brexit. We go via Eurostar to Brussels and through Germany. Some advice needed please on tickets between Exeter and London as there are industrial disputes going on in the UK and possibly Germany. I know that...

Mod Note: Posts #1 - #8 originally in this thread. I had a Christmas card arrive here in Exeter on 24th January - from Torquay! I've just seen a Royal Mail van today (Sunday) delivering a parcel to a neighbour. I didn't know they were working Sundays. Recently it was announced that Royal Mail...

This from the Unite Union website today. Does Unite have many staff in the rail industry? I'm a bit out of touch but see they were formerly the T&GWU. https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/news/2023/december/poor-pay-offer-to-send-gwr-and-lner-trains-off-the-rails

This from BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-67335952 My main purpose in posting this is to ask whether there was a card payment option at this car park (in which case a QR code is not needed)? Surely all car parks should have a card payment option (whether on the railway...

Here's an issue which has been of concern to me for some time. Bus shelters should always have a seat or seats, and there should also be a timetable. Many shelters are provided by advertising companies free of charge to the local authority in return for the right to install advertising panels on...