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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c770jyd4l7lo Another website (ABC, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/north-cyprus-boat-capsizes/107095814 shows a big twin-hulled ship and another says it is "modern." No mention of vehicles (so no bow door, unlike the Herald of Free Enterprise?) but 270...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz37zzp22o has Moderator note - already being discussed here: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/derailment-near-llangennech-carmarthenshire-2020-legal-action.306334/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yw9656ql5o has If you play a lot and are not completely hopeless, isn't this something which will happen periodically? (cue ISIHAC joke: A chap was playing a round when a funeral cortège went past them. He took off his hat and held it to his chest until...

Hello to all our friends abroad, and especially in Switzerland... I have a couple of questions about household things for which Googling (or DuckDuckGo) hasn't helped me much... My late parents and now my wife and I (>50 years) have always used "ZIPP" [runner] bean slicers, which say on them...

BBC news has a short video of "Train derailed and buildings on fire" but I cant get a sensible link or webpage for it (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news) and edited again to include https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c1l1drq070jo It shows a Bo-Bo-Bo (?) loco on its side but no other detail at all...

after gas main broken by builders. Dramatic pictures in https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2026/07/23/barcelona-gas-fireball-metro/ There is nothing to justify the headline "Giant gas fireball tears through Barcelona’s busiest transport hub overnight injuring eight" apart form the 8...

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:G38479/2026-07-07/detailed#allox_id=0 suggests that it was on time from Shotton, lost about 1/2 hr on the approach to Chester and is shown as passing, which I have never noticed before, then lost another 20mins to Mickle Trafford and never reached...

Not the Good ol' US of A, obviously! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cgmdgz8kk7xo shows Truck carrying fireworks catches fire, sparking spectacular display

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/26155868.new-lumo-trains-connecting-london-scotland-suspended/has One train... or one type of rolling stock? I suppose that if you book with a Ryanair-style operator you can only expect this sort of service (given that they can't take you to and dump you at...

https://eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=e6a329e0-4e25-11f1-a139-2fce71dc8670&pt=campaign&t=1778606339&s=f5b24c804f62523c582b8dd68c0f6deb4498d32373bef075fe9871cba569f20b which is different but sounds as much fun as a trip on the Waverley. I am very tempted!

I have just spotted episode 3 of this on Channel 4 tonight at 8pm and would have expected an alert or comments on here... (Apols if my search has missd a thread already running.) I shall be interested to see what it is like, the last few weeks have been so busy that I missed parts 1 and 2...

My wifejust commented on how clear and blue the sky is, reminds us of the Icelandic volcano and Covid days. I have probably noticed less than a dozen vapour trails when out in the garden today... Is it just that the atmospheric conditions aren't making them visible, or have flight numbers...

This is quite amusing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6257d1zvrno

On the Isle of Man. Manx Electric Railway trains have been running N of Douglas, now it seems that the steam railway might step in too... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje42vnk4dxo says I am surprised tha they haven't got any serviceable diesels which could be used...

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/avanti-west-coast-trialling-world-first-optimisation-technology.html sounds interesting: Which sounds good, I wonder whether we (as passengers) shall be able to see any differences ?

9F02 0616 EUS-Liv delayed 110 mins at Rugby, then numerous other Birmingham Liverpool and Birmingham Scotland trains cancelled or terminated short due to "a problem with the traction equipment." I was guessing something about the OLE supply which was causing the electrics to trip out, then...

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/several-people-injured-after-avalanche-causes-train-to-derail-in-alps/ar-AA1WrbBG has

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/11/lib-dems-plan-scrap-treasury-new-department-for-growth which will please someone else here, as well as me...

Can't see this elsewhere... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gq5xdy5dyo and an update today https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jkd580lzzo I can't see the direction of travel mentioned (and can't get AIS to replay) but I'm guessing it happened shortly after leaving Portsmouth rather than...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2j84l849no (Ferry powered by 'curved ball' physics set to sail) looks like the old Flettner rotor