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Looking for advent characters so now in Shepherds Bush. Not holding out much hope of finding 3 wise men and a virgin though

Dominion Theatre at Tottenham Court Road is another where tube trains can be heard. Thought it was an odd thunder special effect the first couple of times

It appears the M4 to the Heathrow airport junction is not part of the new charge zone but going to the airport will be so effectively the M4 bit after the M25 is useless as all you can do is turn round and go back to the M25 or was that just so people who miss the right exit off the M4 can avoid...

A slight twist on the question. I have been to the Aberystwyth one, great place to wait for a train and typically good Spoons prices. However the one at London Victoria despite being Wetherspoons seems to be normal London pub prices and expensive. Other Wetherspoons in London away from the...

I had the same a few years back. No service on the ex Aberdeen to London service when I got on at Stonehaven. Lack of staff so just a cup of tea instead of a nice breakfast. Staff did of course get on at Edinburgh but caused a near riot when they initially told us (and others) that only...

I think we have audibly groaned since they were first introduced Groan and cross your legs is the general requirement

That restriction was a pain back in the late 70's and 80's just after the HST were introduced as Didcot only had one westbound train per hour which alternated between Bristol and S Wales routes meaning Oxford to Bristol via Didcot was only possible every two hours although taking the S Wales one...

Only the first one through would need chisels surely. but I was only proposing a Vic to East Croydon shuttle for it.....seriously though a heritage connection from Victoria would be a great idea, maybe even if only from South Croydon if there is provision to layover/reverse there and thus avoid...

Ducking for cover but quickly save a 442 for Victoria to East Croydon shuttle, then the VEP to East Grinstead.....

Sometimes as a previous poster has said, service patterns are for the common good to allow interchange. From my station (Emsworth) trains head east at .13, .18, .49 and .58 past each hour so thats 4 trains in a 29 minute period and then nothing from .18 to.49. However as these come from...

The term Didcot also appears in a Not the Nine O'Clock News book I have from 1982. Oddly enough I bought the book in Didcot !

Agree with other posters. Its a wagon plate. A similar one is in Lot 196 of the current GC auction.

2D will be quite a short train then, just 1 1/2 coaches roughly. All those craving some real diesel thump in one coach I bet ! Would be good to have it back as built but are there any middle coaches available now ? One was listed as preserved on its own in Hungerford, would be good to reunite...

So will it be a 3D, a 2D or a 2D with a former 'slam door' in the middle as they ran towards the end of their lives which I understood was primarily to add toilet facilities although on a 3D these were in the centre car anyway werent they ?

Banbury used to have a mix of upper and lower before replacement by colour lights didnt it and Shrewsbury still does as far as I recall

Thats right. My local station has an 09:58 departure to London, no easements so card invalid. Three minutes later the train stops at the next station so the card is valid. When I was a lot younger I thought off peak in BR days was often decided on by the trains arrival time especially for London...

Nothing in RTT at all for my local station tomorrow. We get a zero service on strike days. Not sure the "employers 'see sense'" comment is helpful in negotiations assuming that was really said and isnt media hype.

So whats the point of having one if you have to turn everything off to make it last half as long as my 20 years ago phone would do when it would remain fully functional. Not sure if your reply was serious or a wind up but a full tank of fuel lasts forever in my car if I dont use it

I have had a 'dimphone' for 20+ years and have never felt the urge to move on as I am quite happy that it makes calls and sends messages which is all I want. At home I have internet. Perhaps irrational but one reason I dont want a smartphone is that I would hate to become one of those people who...

I wonder how anyone can calculate (or even bother to) days you have been in the EU based on stamps randomly entered by border control. Just came back from Portugal, I watched the guy stamp me in and then out but I cannot see the stamps anywhere, they must ration ink ! On my wifes you can just...