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I recall watching one of their northbound services somewhat late at night whilst waiting at Watford Junction for a southbound semi-fast. About 10 PAX on a four car EMU. Struck me as a good idea for a service but it was not in accordance with passenger demand. Particularly at that late hour -...

Mine are Harrow on the Hill (doesn't really count because its a LUL entity although good German trains stop there) and Wealdstone. The latter has had a lot of refurbishment in recent years and is in quite good nick. It even has a discreet smoking area at the Southern end of P5 under the bridge...

Herewith a line by line rebuttal of David's comments along with a little more. He says "You appear to be one of the gifted few in this country who A. Have a job. B. Gets paid a hefty wage/salary, and C. Can have all the time off you want". Yes, I do have a job. Salary is about £6,500 per...

I really do not know why I rise to the bait but I again see above that fatuous argument that those who choose not to attend matches can count themselves as team supporters. Those that take that view need to explain how sitting on a sofa watching a game on telly constitutes support for a...

Dunno why folk above think he will not get billed for the damage. Nothing in the quoted report to suggest that he was driving whilst uninsured thus he will get the bill or his insurers will. Given that its rather a lot of money, his claim might well get properly checked. All sorts of dangers...

Of course other clubs need the money. The underlying problem is that many PL clubs are having their otherwise unsustainable businesses propped up by TV money. Ayres' point (and he did not express it well judging from the quotes I have read) is that TV rights are the property of the club...

The less scrupulous agencies will dodge that. All you have to do is artificially split an agency in two (the other one being ostensibly run by some unconnected party) and switch contracts between the two every 12 weeks. I'm sure that other dodges are being plotted as we speak. The only...

I'm not sure that an understanding of the legal position is going to be much help in practice. My understanding is that many agencies will be swerving the legislation by offering 11 week contracts or thereabouts. If they do not, such agencies will be at a substantial competetive disadvantage.

Peter M above is only half right. It is a specific offence for UK callers to make unsolicited calls to TPS numbers where no previous relationship exists. Its not voluntary in any way. There may be confusion here with the junk mail equivalent which is voluntary. As Peter points out, it...

I'm a tad surprised that the OP is getting junk calls after signing up with the TPS. They normally stop a few months after registration when the number gets into most or all of the delinquents' software. I suggest he checks with the TPS that he is properly registered. I've been registered...

I thought we still had third class. Was it not second class that got abolished? I recall being told that by an ancient who remembers pre-nationalisation days.

Much talk above about a £22.50 super off peak LM only fare from Euston to Stoke. I need a Wealdstone - Stoke variant for an early May weekend date but I've just had a few goes on LM's site and saw no trace of it. All I can see is stupidly expensive Virgin fares. Some guidance on how to get it...

At the risk of going slightly OT, are there any insurance folk about who can confirm that the idiocy of GH created the biggest motor insurance claim/payout in UK history? I recall reading some material after the incident suggesting that claims of £500M were being pursued. Sounds a tad fanciful...

Thanks to Chafford above for settling my query on the prospects for Neasden Junction. Does anybody know broadly how revenue is split between LUL & Chiltern for journeys starting and finishing at Harrow, Amersham and intermediate stops? There is mention above of a fixed fee but that seems...

Slightly off topic but I note that sundry kit has been dropped off at Neasden Junction lately. Routine maintenance or are they going to build the wholly necessary diveunder or flyover there?

Chap above is wrong apropos Arsenal's ground. The Picc line does not go underneath but does pass nearby. ECML goes past the other side and was helpful in selling the naming rights for the ground - 100,000 or so commuters etc per day travel past the ground and do, in theory, see the large...

Northo;t Park is a contender. Very lightly signposted and to be found in a nondescript suburban street that really does not look like something that contains a station.

The railway end at the toilet called St Andrews (Birmingham City's ground for those that do not do football) is near enough directly above a line out of New Street towards Leamington. Not quite underneath the stadium tho'.

I think we are agreed that there is nothing to prevent you "recycling" a paper travelcard to a spouse or other close connection. But the loss to LUL is immaterial. Of the vast numbers of travelcards I have possessed in pre-Oyster days, only two or three were recycled to my wife or son. The...

Is that any different to the old (and current) paper travelcard? I have in the past used a one day travelcard during the day and passed it on to my wife for evening usage. Probably not totally legal but completely impossible to detect. Doing the same with an Oyster has an identical effect...