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Nautical Miles and Knots are defined in the Metric system because they are based on degrees of latitude/longitude - they aren't going to change. Similarly Feet will be used in the air, Russia has just switched their Airspace from metric to feet and knots above IIRC 3000ft. China is the only...

You soon get used to the approximations if you have an MPH gauge, I've driven a bit on the continent and soon had the approximate limits sussed. Bear in mind that most speedos overread the speed so you would be safe using these! 30km/h = 20mph 40km/h = 25mph 50km/h = 30mph 60km/h = 35mph...

Yep, given a proper refurbishment the Northern fleet would smarten up nicely. SWT got a lot of stick in the local media when they announced that the 170s would be replaced by former TPX 159s, it dried up pretty quickly once the press were shown around the first 'rebuilt' unit. SWT's 455s look...

They might show imperial, but measure it and you'll find it's metric. The Highways agency works in metric, as shown by the Kilometre posts on all UK motorways. On road signs, 1 mile = 1600m and 1yd = 1m

Indeed most aircraft are leased, smaller airlines tend to lease, while bigger ones use a mixture of leased and owned (for example the BA 773's are all leased from IIRC GE where as the 772s are mostly owned)

Aldi and Lidl are pretty similar to their German sisters - Also it's Aldi Süd in the UK Tesco, Sainsburys, ASDA and Morrisons are pretty similar to EDEKA or REWE (though not Co-operatives) I don't know if there is a direct German equivalent of Waitrose or M+S Food. The big chains often have...

I suspect the American operators would love units, but the regulators there place such onerous requirements on MUs that it's often cheaper to use a locomotive.

I know NatEx will often use a Kings Ferry vehicle on a short NatEx working between the peaks (though there is the risk of delays meaning the coach doesn't get back in time for it's commuter run)

The EU rules do permit the use of Miles and MPH (with the UK in mind), but Network Rail has decided it would be a good time to go metric. Also I thought the railways used chains rather then yards Someone should tell the DM that our road signs are already Metric (a distance signed as 100yds is...

Yes, it was easier to use the existing panto/transformer coach design insead of designing something new but instead of the pan there is just a connection to the 25kV cable that runs along the roof (and a Circuit Breaker)

The new Gloucester services are going to be run by the same people as Tebay. Northbound is open but Southbound was still under construction last time I went through. Had planned to stop and look but circumstances (oil level light) meant I used Michaelwood in the end.

I love Leipzig, so much so I go every year ;) Hotel wise you can't go wrong with Motel One (there are two in the city centre), the Ramada City and PentaHotel are nice. The Seaside looked nice when I visited friends there but with the event rates I couldn't afford it. Attraction wise there is...

It's another way of saying subforum. The Parent would be "Other Transport" and the Child "London Underground"

Yes, though in practice they swap at each stop

It is, plus facilities at the gate are often minimal (ie Bristol's new Pier just has a few benches - some of the gates in the main building have no seating at all and the queues snake around the terminal). For example the Air FranceKLM flights are always on stand 21 as it can't hold anything...

Good point, compare a 159/1 with a Northern 158 from TPX. Both were in the same condition when they left TPE, SWT put a lot of money into the refurbishment of their units (I know the ROSCO Pays upfront and then claws back in increased lease charges), with a complete strip to metal and interior...

Not directly transport (I work for an enquiry service) but I once had a serious rota of doom! Mon: 1300-2100 Tue: 1300-2100 Wed: 1300-2100 Thu: 1300-2100 Fri: 1300-2100 Sat: 0800-1900 Sun: 0900-2000 That happened about every 6-8 weeks. Was very glad when I changed teams and moved...

Turbos from London are going to be moving west and with no replacement for the HSTs in sight barring a handful of IEPs making it this far West (on Exeter stoppers) they may have a point about the far SW. Most of the investment on the GW is going to the M4 corridor with just some new stations...

Another Trend Parcel wise is a lot of stores are now doing free click and collect. There the parcel goes on the store's delivery trucks so are technically free from the retailer's point of view

Yes, Now it's now flown by WestAtlantic instead of Titan Airways