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That's clearly not true. The effect of not paying the Barnett formula and various universal service obligations for the Highlands would have a financial effect. As others have pointed out, Scotland going it alone would entirely change the likelihood of certain parties holding a majority for rUK.

I'd guess the bus pulled out to avoid a cyclist. Looking at the 3rd BBC pic, it's quite a step change in direction after the bus had been through the traffic lights. http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/video-trams-resume-after-crash-with-bus-1-3524593 includes a couple of...

It could still be called RailUK? The United Kingdoms are Great Britain and Northern Ireland (not England and Scotland :p). They will still be United. It's just that Scotland wouldn't be one of the components of GB anymore.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-28965999 includes a before and after pic; I suspect said employee thought it was just weeds/overgrown. It's clear from the picture it wasn't just poppies.

Possibly not the decade to consider it in. Infrastructure spend would be better spent on sorting out flooding defences first. And the population densities aren't particularly high. A one weekend event would be difficult to justify a major spend on. The area *might* be ripe for a heritage type...

Quite so. But it's more than that too. Population is only part of the story. Despite having similar populations in total, their population densities and other demographics that affect travel are very difficult - making it difficult to compare. At least when I mentioned SNCF and Swiss rail as...

While that is true, they could stop painting it...

Northern has 93% of trains running on time (and highlight major events, theft and vandalism as reasons for delay) http://www.northernrail.org/northern/passengercharter/pdfs/performance_figures/1505_performance_figures.pdf Over the same period, Thameslink ran at 86.4% which was its second...

It's worse, Nick, he claimed credit for recruiting Beeching himself....he was, however, made a sir long before thatcher - she can't take the blame for that. The civil service job he had is one of those where you almost automatically get a knighthood. I was ready to point out that it may not be...

New and deep is ok though because decent escalators and lifts are installed and wide corridors (like the newer sections of the Jubilee line). The old, deep stations like Bank's Northern line and Covent Garden to name two horrors are awful for anyone with luggage. The moment passed decades if...

I've had a similar debate with FCC - I can only find the twitter conversation for a season ticket extension rather than the child tickets. But the gist of both conversations was - use the ticket office or the gateline staff (who of course aren't there either when the ticket office is closed -_-...

My understanding is that government budgeting doesn't work like that. It might be a little different for agencies a step or two away. For central government, money received from taxes to pay for operating expenses is kept entirely separately from income from e.g. fees, taxes etc. So you can get...

I guess it depends on whether tickets are regularly sold on the trains too and the frequency of the service. An hourly service would be enough for many passengers to get on without a ticket I suspect (whether they are prosecuted or not is a different matter)

Northern is an old and deep line though. For passengers with significant luggage, it's far from the best. Hmmm, and on the moorgate sidings, is there a precedent anywhere for a platform split? E.g. platforms serving e.g. carriages 1-3 and 6-12? (Or just all far too dangerous and complicated for...

With luggage and coming off a long train journey and another long train journey to start the extra walk isn't that desirable :( I've often crossed that road in the other direction. The queue at the St Pancras taxi rank is always crazy; Kings Cross rank often has taxis and no queue. [Unless...

Except for comedy value. I enjoyed the article greatly. As I said, I was 15 at the end of BR, so really don't remember much at all - other than jokes about sandwich quality. I've spent a lot of time on trains firstly as a student/visiting friends and then as a FCC commuter (which is a painful...

3 doesn't really read like it would apply to a season ticket either

Edwin - I know, just a little bit of wishful thinking :) 21C101 - As I suspect you're already aware, the fault invariably seems to develop in the core at the point the power source changes. (Aside from the iffy GPS doors at St Pancras)

Yes they can - if they refuse to let OP exit the station... And the TOC ought (in a reasonable world) be keeping records of what it has actually sold. If it was bought on debit/credit card, the OP could try taking it up with their bank…but bringing them into the argument may not help. The...

Oh, that's a good question though...but I'd safely assume the answer certainly isn't TfL/the bus operator. Relevant bits of NCC states: