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I've been in a car that parked at York, albeit for all of five minutes while we said our goodbyes. I hadn't heard that NR was taking over more stations, Why York though? I didn't think it was that busy a station.

The office is nice and cool, well, according to my clock it's 25 but I think the thermometer on that is a bit on the high side. At home I have a fan and open windows, otherwise I boil.

I don't like the seats on East Coast either, they make my backside numb and I can generally never get comfy. West Coast. Oh, and to the person who said the ECML south of York was boring, have you never been on the Midland Main Line?

It's quite easy to be a self-hating minority, especially when the majority has been telling you all your life how awful being in that minority is. As an example, the person who crafted the Republican's anti-gay agenda, which helped Bush win the 2004 presidential election, turned out to be gay...

Again, London Underground does things differently. While "driver" would be acceptable, the preferred term is "Train Operator" (T/Op for short).

Your bacon sandwich analogy is rather inapt, as I don't think coworkers are ever likely to offer their wives to me. To get to your major point, maybe you don't discuss relationships, but I'm sure you mention them. Someone says they went to an event with their wife; you ask what someone's...

It is still true today. I come from a liberal family, I was **** scared when I told my parents I had a boyfriend. I didn't think they'd have a problem with it (and was pretty sure they already knew), but still telling them was terrifying. That was not something I went through when I introduced...

You're quite right, you don't have to go around telling everyone that you're straight. You don't have to, it's assumed. Now, imagine that everyone assumed you were gay by default, and you were continually asked if you had a boyfriend, or you felt leery of talking about your relationship at work...

I doubt that anyone would say a straight couple getting married were "broadcasting their private lives". If you're ever saying "I'm not prejudiced, but" or "some of my best friends are [X]", it generally means what you're going to say is in fact prejudiced.

Given all 700s are at least 8-car, this shouldn't be an issue much longer.

Well, you obviously can't do either as both are currently illegal pretty much everywhere, but as far as I'm concerned the line is that all parties be adults who consent of their own free will, without duress. If you want to marry your sister, go ahead and ask her. I think me123 did a very...

The reason people want to be married is that it is recognition of the legitimacy of their relationship. That is the root issue - the right of all people to have their relationship recognised as valid and meaningful. This may sound a bit odd, but this is a difficult idea to express, so I'll try...

Never knew about that before! Would it have been much cheaper?

I saw the last post before mine (well, it was when I started writing), and I just thought "ohhh, this is going to be fun". More anon. The problem with that is twofold. First off, people's rights should not be subjected to a public vote, or even to a political vote. Secondly, the idea that...

I will pay attention between Rugby and Tamworth to try and see the Stargate. Not out of superstition, but because there's a ****ing stargate!

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/26/8823655/gay-marriage-legal-scotus-obergefell-v-hodges As an avid follower of American politics, hell yes!

I occasionally have dreams about trains. I then realise "wait, a 144 wouldn't be operating this service, this is stupid" and wake up.

It might end up with the "Southern" line operating at night too. That or I think there are turnbacks at King's Cross or Moorgate.

I'm now intrigued by the fact that the carriage on the right appears to be a 365!

Crossrail 2 is something which needs to happen, along with the diversion of some WCML services onto Crossrail 1. HS2 will significantly increase the traffic at Euston, and the Underground frankly can't handle it. It also relieves pressure on Waterloo and on the Piccadilly, Northern and Victoria...