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    Trivia: Direct train is slower

    Not checked, but I bet Scarborough to St Pancras would be a contender.
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    Stations with tunnels next to them.

    Isn't Holme Tunnel close to a station? Can't think which one though.
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    Stations with tunnels next to them.

    Halifax, Blackburn - both go under a decent chunk of land.
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    Unusual animals that can be seen from UK trains

    Not all the time, but I have frequently seen foxes between Malton and York. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Saw a Purple Moose at Porthmadog once before! (Have a think!)
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    Barmouth Bridge on Fire (04/10)

    Saw on Twitter feed there was delays but wasn't sure why. Any RRB service would take a while you'd think, including the diversion. 0934 from Pwllheli left 29 late.
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    Northern £10 voucher offer

    Thank you - that opens up a few more options!
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    Northern £10 voucher offer

    I saw that this offer was out once again - having not bothered the last few times, I'm seriously thinking about giving it a go. Starting station is Scarborough assuming I stick exclusively to Northern and don't invest in any other tickets with TPE, etc. Guessing it is a 'travel after 9:30'...
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    Trivia - most visited station

    Not necessarily. I travel to York a lot en-route to other places, but rarely leave the station to use the city.
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    Trivia - most visited station

    Excluding your most local station, or commuting starting/finishing location, which is your most visited station - and is there a particularly reason why? For example - someone living just outside York (near Ullskelf) travels to Doncaster for work each day - but goes to Leeds at least three...
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    What's the worst place to be bitten by a spider? [BBC]

    Was on holiday in Greece about 15 years ago, and one of our party got bitten by one up the shorts on the bottom whilst in a cafe toilet!! A couple of days later, a couple of us encountered a sand viper whilst walking through grassy paths looking at ancient monuments.
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    The Plastic Fiver

    My wife got one a while back - refuses to spend it! Got loads of those unusual design coins as well that are rare - has a coin holder for them, and thinks they are significantly more valuable! Was in a Cantonese restaurant recently, and they were giving the plastic fiver very suspicious looks!
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    Largest town with no Wetherspoons

    Couldn't imagine Thurso with one - just doesn't fit! It's a quirky old place! Could never live there, but it is one of those places that when I visit I struggle to say goodbye to easily!
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    Far North Line "facing closure" (slight hyperbole alert).

    I've travelled on the Far North Line several times to Thurso - it's always had a decent number of passengers. I can't see it will be closed - I imagine that would cause an absolute uproar - it wasn't that long since they opened a new station (Conon Bridge)
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    Mileage Competition 2016

    Think I've probably hit a break in travel fir a few weeks! But another 24 journeys of 99 miles, plus another 8 trips probably totalling another 1400 miles mean I'll not be far off 10000 miles so far in a year where I had no plans of doing probably more than 1000-1500 miles! I blame emergencies...
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    Largest town with no Wetherspoons

    Has Armagh got one? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I thought Beverley did have one, unless it has closed? Was near a Thai restaurant I think.
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    Largest town with no Wetherspoons

    Cheap and cheerful, but you know what you get. Had worse, but it will never get a Michelin Star! Having said that, have stayed there before, and it was actually surprisingly pleasant!!! No idea on the OP question though.
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    Businesses with funny names/slogans.

    My local gymnasium boss is called Kim, so they play on that, with a slogan which goes: "To get fit at Jim's Gym, call 0785......." Not particularly funny, but I always have a little giggle when i see it.
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    Trivia: Largest town/city without a McDonalds

    Does Bodmin have one? Sure I read that last week! I know, interestingly, Scarborough doesn't have a Burger King!
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    Trivia - SCOTLAND - lowest number of most stops between two stations

    I'll say by rail as they are separate stations.
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    Trivia - SCOTLAND - lowest number of most stops between two stations

    Same as the Wales thread. Two Scotland stations - what is the highest number of changes required whilst still minimising changes? Example: Thurso - Falkirk High Thurso - Inverness Inverness - Haymarket Haymarket - Falkirk High Again, any train/tram travel can work, let your...

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