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No. Rainham and Rainham, separated by the Thames and about 25 miles, are closer. THC

An equaliser, if you will. Glasgow Corporation buses were for many years green, white and orange. :E THC

Offended? No. Just think it's awful. THC

Horrific. I thought the new MkV Chiltern livery was bad but this is a whole new level of paint box atrocity. THC

Exactly. The English non-league pyramid is a perfect one from steps 1-5, consisting of one, two, four, eight and sixteen divisions respectively. The administration of leagues at steps 3 and 4 is overseen by what are now known as the 'Trident Leagues', which causes this confusion - the Southern...

Beat you to it. See post #76. THC

Not quite. "Originally proposed as a shuttle to and from Edgware, the service from Bushey Heath would have been seven trains an hour in Monday to Saturday peak hours to Kennington via Mill Hill and Charing Cross. Six trains an hour would have worked in off-peaks, with only three an hour on...

Slippery underfoot! Beaulieu Park to Heybridge Basin, 12.3 miles. From our new railway station I headed along the still-closed approach to Springfield, then cut along the northern edge of Chelmer Village to pick up the navigation towpath all the way to Heybridge Basin and the bus home. THC

The point @Cambus731 makes about railheading for Great Leighs etc. residents is key, and not only from the A131 corridor. There are several new estates springing up around Maldon, Heybridge and on the A414 that Beaulieu Park make commutable. The bus station will come into its own when NE...

I was at Beaulieu Park twice yesterday, once to start a walk out to Heybridge Basin, the other on a 73 service passing through the bus station en route to Chelmsford. Two buses waiting, not a single soul to board either time. THC

I remember that season well. George Burley had you off to a flyer. I think it was the Christmas game, where Steven Pressley scored two headers to bring us back from 2-1 down to win 3-2, that the pendulum finally swung our way. And we won't mention 1985/86... Scottish football needs a strong...

For anyone wanting to explore, all the published datasets are here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2025/english-indices-of-deprivation-2025-statistical-release THC

The 0615 Cork - Dublin Heuston weekday service runs nonstop, taking 2h15. That's the only such service on the line - all other trains call at least once en route. THC

My parents celebrated 55 years of marriage today. She's in a home, living with advanced Parkinson's and mixed dementia, and he is rattling around at their home, with Parkinson's, dementia, diabetes and a serious medicine regime himself. She still recognises him (and blames him for everything!)...

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation are subject to the same limitations as any index in that they are relative rather than absolute measures; for all that they are a rich source of information and are fuel for many a public or third sector bid writer. THC

I'm glad Rodgers is gone but his time at Celtic - both spells - hardly constitutes failure. THC

He won a league and cup double last season. Hardly a failure. THC

The 0720 from Beaulieu Park to London Liverpool Street - the first train from our brand new station. It will rarely be as busy again at seven a.m. on a Sunday. THC

One of my cousins was among the last drivers on the BnM system serving Shannonbridge power station in co. Offaly, which closed just a few years back. As an aside, the Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway attempted to turn a stretch of this line into a tourist railway in the early years of this...

Thank you Don for all the fabulous cab rides. All the best for a long and happy retirement. THC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly7d8n9yl8o.amp - link to BBC article