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Amazing that this thread is still running! Of course it means "...in the direction of travel". Any passengers who cannot work that out are likely to have difficulty with the more complex guidelines which have been suggested to "help" them get out of the train. The majority of Underground...

Several years ago I travelled on a train from Gatwick Airport to Clapham Junction which the PIS and announcements said consisted of 16 coaches. Actually it was the normal 12. I posted about it on here at the time but haven't searched to find a link.

My wife bought me a smart watch for Christmas 2023. It's called Souyie. It contains all kinds of functions, but the instructions aren't comprehensive so not only do I not know how to use some of them, I don't even understand what they are for. It exaggerates the number of steps I take each...

I think we are entirely justified in expressing judgements about other countries, and also other individuals, provided that we have have got the relevant facts correct and we express our views in a reasonable way. We might not like it if others "judge" us, but if they have got the facts right...

You asked how viable a test might be for those standing for election, and the replies have certainly identified some of the difficulties. But if we look across the Atlantic at the current holder of the American presidency, we see what can happen when a narcissistic megalomaniac whose cognitive...

A long time ago I met a mathematician who discussed ways in which mathematics might illuminate other subjects. The example that has stuck in my mind was a calculation to determine what level of advantage in technology on one side might be outweighed by greater manpower on the other. He...

Or xx ult, to which I hope to reply by 2 prox. But I think these were becoming old-fashioned even in the 1950s, except in correspondence from solicitors, as you say, or other traditionally-minded organisations or individuals. The use of abbreviated versions of some Christian names. I'm...

When you've walked down to the shops to buy some bread, and on the way back you cross the road where the pavement has a tactile surface and low kerb, and despite taking care (as you thought) you trip. And now you've just come back from the hospital with your broken wrist in a plaster and a...

I'd be very happy if the world slowed down a bit, but I don't think it's at all likely - unless Donald Trump provokes a catastrophe, in which case we'd exchange one unwelcome set of circumstances for another, in many ways worse. It's not only those with neurodiverse condition who may be...

Yes. And as you've indicated, it's not only the right wing that propounds its certainties (as the original article notes), but also those at the other end of the spectrum, insisting that we all ought to follow the line they take over each issue. In fact, these opposed opinions are one of the...

My wife has claustrophobia. She dislikes travelling in planes and when we have done so she wants to sit in an aisle seat, which is a problem on planes with rows of three seats (like most today) because I prefer to sit by a window. She feels a need to be able to see a way out. She particularly...

Thanks very much, but no need to be sorry. It's not unusual for someone aged 86 to have something seriously wrong. The oncologist tells me he thinks I've done remarkably well under the treatment, which is why I'm hopeful I'll be among the 60% going on beyond five years and that I'll extend...

Thanks, yes I am here today, probably next week as well, and next month, maybe next year, but 60% of those having treatment for my prostate cancer are still alive after five years, and I've been having it for four and a half, so although I'm hopeful I'm not betting on the long term. Tesla 3...

Maybe we are, but my life will come to an end earlier than that, so it's not a reason for me to buy an EV. Also, I don't want to splash out on a brand new car, so I'd be buying used, and most used EVs don't have the longer range of some of the latest ones, so that's another reason for not...

If I met someone who was that cynical, I'd wonder if he was suggesting that BP went into the partnership expecting this outcome. If he was suggesting that, I'd ask whether he thought they'd somehow bamboozled Aberdeen Council into joining it with them. Four or five years ago there was an...

It's necessary not just to "own/manage track and trains" but to carry out renewals and replacements at intervals. In addition, travel patterns change (e.g.as a result of new industrial or housing developments), and as a result new railway lines, or substantial improvements to existing ones...

In the 1950s on the pre-1938 or Standard stock on the Piccadilly Line, it quite often happened that the guard pressed the button to open the doors well before the train had stopped. As described above, the door opening backwards against the direction of travel was almost unable to open, while...

Now that this thread includes trips as well as tours, two memorable events for me were London to Vienna via Dover and Ostend in 1960 to visit relatives. Nearly 24 hours, and my first visit abroad. Also Cairo to Luxor in 1973. It was the only time I've travelled on a sleeper. The coaches...

On the BBC News website, it quite regularly happens that there's an item involving Lord X or Sir James Y, and they appear under their correct titles at the beginning. But later in the item there'll be a reference to Mr X or Mr Y. These mistakes are easy to spot and correct. If no-one bothers...

And at least one of those coaches consisted of compartments with no side corridor. Similarly on the trains from Fenchurch Street, and elsewhere.