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Oddly enough, the only other place I've seen a similar scheme is in Cambridge, Massachusetts!

I recently experienced the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry. It's definitely an experience in faded grandeur. You can peer into the derelict terminal at Tilbury - it's quite a sorry sight now. The landing at Gravesend does give the best possible approach to the town, though (even if the pier is mostly...

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. Oh no, my mistake, sorry.

I prefer the Japanese approach - Ordinary Cars and Green Cars. Though this might get confusing on GWR.

Thanks goodness for retention tanks, eh? Don't think there's been an announcement for "Sapsed" (Sawbridgeworth) in quite a few years, either...

By that point, I'd stopped noticing such things :)

The only way I can see this working is if they "do a Southend" and rebuild near the railway. But that's dependent on MME sustaining stable passenger volumes, which is far from guaranteed. The only other airport stations I can think of that have comparable outside walks from the terminal to the...

And back to Europe. Yes, there is obviously overcrowding in trains elsewhere. I used to commute out from Amsterdam Zuid to the Schiphol/Hoofddorp business parks, and you could struggle to board even the big double-deckers there. I used to wait for the Germany-Schiphol train (a short-lived...

It was a rather interesting series - featuring the famous Mumbai "super dense crush load". I know this is OT for the thread, but a lot of Indian cities have been really struggling with transport. The suburban rail networks of the big cities weren't built for the two-way commuting that a lot of...

Easy journey by bus, or you can do the route via Gilmour Street. The walk from Gilmour Street to the airport has little to recommend it, to be honest, it's not the best part of town, and there's little of note for the visitor. I do like the station and County Square though - much smartened up...

And let's not forget that you can get a train from Bosham (Bozzum) to Cosham (Cosh-um) with a quick change at Havant.

That's accent more than anything else, though. "Oh" sounds often come out at "oo" in East Angular accents, just as glo'al stops are frequently deployed.

IIRC, it depends on the aircraft. The new ones that have them throughout, have them at every seat. The older ones only have them at front, in the section usually reserved for Business and Economy Comfort. The refurb may be further on these days, though. You get a (basic) drink and a...

Yes, roughly weekly for about 4 years! My knowledge may be slightly outdated now, though, but happy to help if I can.

Or, from recent experience: "You need to come to hospital urgently, but we literally have no ambulances we can send to you. Is there anyone nearby who can drive you immediately?" Nearest hospital is about half an hour away, btw.

Happens all the time. I used to be an expert at seeking out services where 1st was cheaper, in order to satisfy the only criterion that would let me travel 1st for work... (Used to work on Premium Economy for flights, too...)

I had my second e-ticket experience last week. My first one had been smooth enough. I used an app (TrainPal - for the discounts). However, preparing the app for the barriers at Ipswich, the app just crashed band refused to restart. Thankfully, a phone restart sorted it. What would happen in...

Same further up the line at Biggleswade, with a similar issue that the bridge is a right of way (and I've had to argue my way past revenue blocks on the bridge before now). When half a full-and-standing 12-car 387 disgorges at Biggleswade, it takes long enough with that narrow staircase without...

The road through the the industrial estate is indeed grim - and you're sharing it with mostly lorries. However, it is possible to ride along the sea wall (there are bridges, despite what Google Maps seems to indicate). It's hardly the Amalfi Coast, but it's an awful lot nicer than the Grande...

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