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The BBC have again stated that Conservative leaders are in favour of introducing same-sex marriage: However, the same article indicates that most Conservative members at "grassroots" level think that the controversial plan should be dropped! Oh dear. This is not how party politics is...

Everyone knows that First are not doing as well as they could be at present. Over-aggressive expansion, poor relationships and financial mismanagement are all cited as reasons for this, but there is another reason which I am sure that anyone in the South Hampshire metropolitan area could tell...

Am I right to believe that the Arriva depot in Skelmersdale closed towards the end of last year? If yes, does this mean that buses no longer make the interesting diversion there (which allowed passengers the opportunity to see inside the depot facility)? A pity if so - I will probably be...

Sorry, it's been a while since I've thought about this, so I've forgotten the rule :( Essentially, how does travelling overnight work on the outbound portion of a period return please? Is it that on Anytime tickets you get two days, and that on off-peak they have to be finished by 0430 or...

Looks like Bristol may finally get the LRT scheme it desperately needs - but not quite how we all thought. From the BBC Good on the council for trying, but a pod plan is nowhere near enough. Of course, if it was restricted to the Business Zone, then fine - but then it wouldn't exactly...

With the mass responses about the recent HLOS announcements starting to die down, I would like to turn everyone's attention to CP6. Several schemes that many thought were likely have not happened this time, with a likely factor being the workload already being substantial, and as such may well...

Straight forward question, as inspired by this thread: What newspaper(s) do you read? You may choose more than one option in the poll. Newspapers are ordered according to their "style" (based on Wikipedia, plus the Metro). I have deliberately omitted minor, local and Sunday papers for...

Over the last two months I have contacted TOCs on five occasions. However, during that time, I have received only two replies, both of which were from First Great Western in response to the two letters I sent them. Are operators not bound by their own Charters to respond within a set...

A plan has surfaced for rural roads to have their speed limits reduced to only 40mph. From the BBC: Now, in the cases of genuinely narrow roads, i.e. those that typically have hedges on either sides with a width of only 3m or so which have passing places and are common only in quiet areas...

The famous Condition 19 states the following: This wording would suggest to me that it is not permitted to use two adjoining Rover tickets to cover a journey in which the crossover point between Rover tickets is at a station where the passenger's train does not stop (e.g. Severn & Solent to...

Certainly one of the more unusual and ambitious transport projects out there! From the Bath Chronicle: I never thought I would learn of a new canal route any time soon - much less one so close to home. Still, the benefits are there, so why not?

I have been trying to discern something in relation to compensation claims in relation to TOCs' charters. This has come about because a claim I put in fairly recently (not otherwise mentioned on the forum) was rejected. Using FGW's HSTs as an example, a journey qualifies for compensation if...

http://www.bristolpound.org/ I can't see the point of this. Their stated objectives are to ensure that money earned in these places stays in these places - but in practice all they do is provide a little gimmick for a limited number of locals who presumably never venture elsewhere. If...

Has anyone ever been to the top of London's Monument? I am considering giving it a go at some point over the Summer and wondered if anyone had any experiences of it. I've been on the London Eye (for free :p), which gives some excellent views of much of London, but the placement of the Monument...

...do companies need to provide full details of changes to the Traffic Commissioner, i.e. every timetable detail, by the 56-day cut-off or do they only need to provide notice of a revision? I ask because, having checked through some older e-mail I have received, I have found evidence to suggest...

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but the term "Reading" is far too common on this site to be able to search for! Anyway, last time I was at Reading I noticed that at least some of the station signs had been replaced by new disigns that looked identical to those used at Network Rail...

Is there an e-mail address available for making comments about LUL? I know that there is a Contact Form on the TfL site, but I cannot find an actual address for them? If such a facility does not exist, why not?

First of all: I hope this is the right place to ask this; if not, please accept my apologies! Over the last three months, I have been recommended by a number of FirstGroup employees, including one who is quite far up the corporate ladder, to apply for the company's Graduate Scheme upon...

We've had a few threads about various television series, most recently The Simpsons, but apart from the general Children's Television thread from months ago we've never had anything that intentionally caters for more than one programme - and you would have to be quite literally stupid to have...

FGW seem to have been hit hard by delays and cancellations today. I know last night there was a PHBT in the vicinity of Maidenhead, but not including it there have been a lot of problems in the early evening, with several cancellations and persistent delays around Bristol. In spite of this...