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    Aviation Discussion

    Indeed it is. As far as I'm aware no currently produced large commercial aircraft has jettison as a mandatory function as they all meet the climb requirements. The main reason to have it these days is actually for commercial reasons. If you have a non-emergency issue which means you need to...
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    When will Greater Manchester have a Smartcard?

    This is not an issue on public transport as part of the contactless transit model
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    *UPDATED* Idea Greater Bristol area redraw

    Which buses serve Gloucester Road North (past Monks Park Ave)?
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    Filton Bank 4-tracking visualisation

    I thought the slow lines would be together on the west side, serving the Severn Beach line and stoppers towards South Wales, and the fasts would be on the east, serving XC trains and the London via Parkway services?
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    Plans announced about Royal Mail building at Bristol T.M.

    The parcelforce site is not mentioned in that article. The arena site is nearby but a different site.
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    TfL bus time estimations at bus stops vers apps

    The system used in Bristol does exactly this already
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    First West of England (Bristol, Bath & The West)

    Not impressed with the new 75 timetable - despite saying that the frequency decrease was off peak only, there are two gaps of 16 minutes between 8 and 9am! My 75 did give a great demonstration of what it could be like if we had oyster-style/contactless cards though - the ticket machine was...
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    First West of England (Bristol, Bath & The West)

    It's around 2 miles long, from Long Ashton P&R to Cumberland Road, although it is intermittently guided (a few tight curves which are unguided). Plans here if you're bored! https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/travelwest/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/avtm-general-arrangement-plans.pdf Edit: but yes...
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    First West of England (Bristol, Bath & The West)

    Part of it is still a guided section.
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    First West of England (Bristol, Bath & The West)

    The draft QPS shows a frequency of 10bph on the Long Ashton P&R route during the peaks and 6bph outside of them.
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    First West of England (Bristol, Bath & The West)

    I believe this is an error, looking at the engineering drawing here: https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/travelwest/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dh0249-03-c273-a.pdf There doesn't appear to be anything stopping a bus from making the right turn as well as taxis.
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    Electric road opens 22June2016 Sweden

    If you read the linked article you will see that the answer is yes.
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    A320neo

    Not even close.
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    Aviation Discussion

    I'm well aware of this (I work in the industry ;)), what I was saying is that this design hadn't been used before on the A319 and was introduced specifically for the EasyJet order.
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    Aviation Discussion

    Yes, the EasyJet A319s have an extra couple of seat rows, and because of this they have a double overwing exit design (designed specifically for them by Airbus).
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    Wheelchairs and trains

    I saw this in Hamburg, at the middle door of a bendy no less. It was interlocked with the door so the door couldn't close, and a buzzer was going off in the drivers cab. The people there were so used to it that once the wheelchair user boarded another (unconnected) passenger closed it up for...
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    Prosecution for zero extra fare?

    Indeed, this was one of the first things I said! Well actually, I said to buy to Montpelier, as that offers an even greater range of options for the same price.
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    Prosecution for zero extra fare?

    Pleased to report that after a phone call they have agreed to reduce the settlement amount so it includes the correct fare. :)
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    Prosecution for zero extra fare?

    Thanks for the responses so far! Understood! The thing that worries me is that, given the amount of bank holidays between now and the 7th Jan deadline, a letter may not be processed before then even if sent now. They could then claim the deadline has been missed if they disagree, and charge...

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