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Don't give them ideas - if they have to add some green triangles and various dismembered bits and bobs of a dragon into the mix, it could get even worse than it is...

Of course red, white and blue are the colours of many countries' flags - no doubt Eddie Dempsey and his RMT acolytes can tell themselves the trains are in Russian colours, perfect to transport Putin's troops to all corners of the country when they come to liberate us :D

I've never seen "dazzle ship" camouflage applied to trains before.

If you had meant we wouldn't have to look at it for another 205 years, I would be cheering :)

That looks hideous. I'm no graphic designer, but here are my thoughts: 1) if the nose of the train is rounded/bulbous, as almost all are now, mirror that with curves, not straight lines and angles 2) drop the two shades of blue - just go with the darker one 3) definitely don't repeat the design...

My appeal for that one has been rejected to-day. I don't think the reasoning for SWR Delay Repay claims or appeals is ever shared, is it? Not for claims submitted through the Delay Repay portal anyway. On the appeal I wrote (apologies for terse syntax but there was a character limit): Delay...

I put in an appeal, no response yet... Just got a response to this one - they've tried the same trick again! They have determined my 1-hour delay was 30-59 minutes. I followed the Journey Planner advice for the Weymouth-Sway trip, changing at Bournemouth, and as the Weymouth-Bournemouth...

Out of interest, is there any particular reason why, at times of disruption, staff often seem reluctant to use the station PA system for announcements? I recall in the past at Bournemouth, even when there were plenty of staff around, whom people can approach directly to question, the PA system...

Even if it were blanket announcements to every station between Pokesdown and Millbrook, it would have been a help. There's nothing worse in times of disruption than hearing endless automated announcements about trains "being delayed" and "cancelled" but no actual useful information. The website...

Of course offering taxis is all very well if (i) passengers at stations are notified and (ii) there are plenty available. Stuck at Christchurch station (unstaffed) on Saturday after a burning car on the tracks at Brockenhurst blocked everything from Southampton to Bournemouth, there was no...

This is known as Knoll’s law of media accuracy: “everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true, except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge”.

Or if it is less than you claimed :( This has just happened to me - on Saturday I travelled from Sway to Weymouth. My journey should have been (following the Journey Planner): Sway (09:26) -> New Milton (09:31) New Milton (09:45) -> Weymouth (11:05) What happened was: Sway (09:32) -> New...

As a final postscript to this thread, I had a closer look at the 'bridge to-day - it's now open - and to my surprise the sides are not glass, but a galvanised metal grid. The 'bridge doesn't look too bad to be honest - it's been painted green. The sides are higher than before but anyone of...

New footbridge at Sway installed to-day. Pleasingly they've copied the style of the original, just with higher sides (difficult to tell how high - will I be able to see over the edge..?) and presumably greater track height clearance too. It's also difficult to tell if the sides are glass...

It seems the new Sway footbridge should have been installed in the same weekend as the original was removed - 13-14 September. But this didn't happen. The new date for the new 'bridge is 12-13 Oct. The plan is for the 'bridge to be opened in October - although whether this is immediately after...

Just going off at a slight tangent, I had a rare ride on the WoE line on Saturday, three short trips on a different (probably) unit each time. All had unbelievably loud air conditioning noise in the coaches - not just a roar of air being pushed, but a whine from the fan motors too. In my...

Sway without a footbridge for the first time in living memory...

How do you define "outdone"? Is the bus between Ryde and Shanklin, faster, more comfortable, with more room for bulky luggage than the train? I'd choose a train over a bus in almost any circumstances.

I'm still not sure what point you are endeavouring to make?

Newport is not the largest town, nor is it a tourist hotspot, nor is it a gateway to the mainland.