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Apparently Freightliner are looking to relocate the Old Trafford terminal to St Helens to release land for regeneration. The St Helens site is near the Newton le Willows triangle. https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/tritax-in-play-to-move-old-trafford-rail-terminal-to-st-helens/

Inspired by the BR overseas offices thread. Have you ever worked abroad - railway, army, empire building, the Gulf, all counts. How did you find it and do you prefer the UK or foreign work scene?

Who will be the leader and will they go more to the centre or stay on the populist / near Reform angle?

To avoid derailing the other thread. For those of you who have EVs, what are the pros and cons of yours and what sort of mileage are you doing each week.

Which routes used to be longer than they are now? (Excluding those which have a split number for EU rules). In Kent / Sussex the 5 used to run Maidstone - Hastings, now cut back to Hawkhurst @paul1609 mentioned a Brighton to Canterbury route? The X5 used to run Oxford - Cambridge but now...

Steve Rotheram has a manifesto committment to create a north south BRT scheme - where would it go?

What are you predicting for 2024? In politics I am boldly saying; Election in the first half of the year Labour to win at least 300 seats and probably a majority Sadiq Khan to win a third Mayoral term

Inspired by my London thread, which parts of the world have you been (assuming you are UK based, and you can tick more than one box).

I would estimate that over 75% of UK residents have been inside Greater London at least once, because: Lots of sectors are still centralised in the capital It's a significant tourist draw Most UK residents have a car and/or a railway station nearby Half the UK population can reach London in...

Is the bus fare cap continuing beyond the next election? I can't see how operators will persuade people to go back to £5 or £6 singles after a couple of years at £2 ish.

Which stations still have road vehicles within the station concourse? Edinburgh Waverley has the BTP road / cycle path which comes into the middle Darlington has the taxi rank Euston used to have an underground taxi rank but I think this has moved outside?

Local news but apparently: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sandwich/news/horrific-close-shave-as-train-goes-through-level-crossing-wi-294140/

Would be interested to hear from anyone who's gone for a heat pump recently - how have you found it and which tariff are you on? 1692913226 *tumbleweed* :)

Which is the most frequent route from one UK airport to another specific airport in terms of flights per day?

Which will be the first cashless railway line in the UK - i.e. cash not accepted at ticket offices, TVMs, guard for onboard sales, or Penalty Fares? Does this already apply to the Elizabeth line?

This is for one-off queries which can be resolved fairly quickly. Yesterday I was on an Airbus A320 which had a locker for Uninhabited Terrain Kit - any idea what that includes? Have airliners ever landed successfully on random ground as opposed to a water landing?

Might be heading to New York City (staying on Long Island) this summer and would be interested in a few days in the surrounding states. I've looked at Boston as it's somewhere we could fly to directly and then take the Amtrak to NYC without needing a hire car, but other suggestions would be...

If you like a pint what are your local pubs like - are you blessed with booze options or dry in a desert? My town has around 15 pubs for 40k people (a few have closed in the last few years). The two nearest me are a beer haven where pints are around a fiver with a constantly rotating lineup of...

The Jubilee extension was a long term strategic ambition to link up the South Bank, Canary Wharf and Stratford. The Northern extension was developer-funded, as was I assume the changes to stations around Shepherds Bush for Westfield and Heathrow Terminal 5. Bakerloo is looking doubtful for...

Simple question that won't have a simple answer. How many hours does a freight loco get used in a week and how does that compare to DMU / EMUs on the passenger side?