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    London Bus Route 140 Heritage Event (23/11/19)

    Lido has had a very bad time, council put the prices up and killed it, Art deco cafe vandalised then demolished, Waterlevel changed to suit wildfowl, water to dirty with duck poo. . . . Railway got much longer. Council since 2010 trying to revitalise, water level restored and quality improved...
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    London Bus Route 140 Heritage Event (23/11/19)

    The UX allocation may have been short workings Ruislip Lido - Ruislip Station The lido was a major attraction in 50s 60s
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    Accommodation suggestions and reviews

    Which websites do Rail Forum travellers use when looking for rooms now that laterooms.com is off line
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    Stagecoach training bond

    If your sole reason for quitting is the poor quality of training then let them take you to court, even take them to court for your loss of time, another job or whatever. The purpose of the bond is to stop people getting a free driving course . If you can demonstrate that there was no effective...
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    TRIVIA: Practices that are peculiar to the UK

    Are you expressing the Argentinean view?
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    TRIVIA: Practices that are peculiar to the UK

    Sir Rex Hunt the governor of the Falklands had a black cab as his official car roudabout the time of the invasion.
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    TRIVIA: Practices that are peculiar to the UK

    Ladies and Gentleman's bits were the last thing to convert from inches, silly when you think that imperial was human based and we are measuring humans. Lookaway now and I will say williy and boobies, now why did we use hands for horse measure
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    Ideas for A southern Region Open Access Operator - Discussion

    I was a regular on XC Bromley South to Reading in early 90s The joy of just sitting and letting the train take the strain is the stuff that adverts are made of, to get off at Reading and know that my train west will be at the same platform was relaxing. If I had to jostle and down the hole with...
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    Memories on Greenline 725 route

    725 was the parent route and had been the first orbital from July 1953, 726 was introduced alongside 725 and differed only in the west with Heathrow not Windsor as the terminus, it may have been intended to reduce 727 loading Kingston to Heathrow, which was frequently ram jam full. Golden...
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    Memories on Greenline 725 route

    725 was the original and was Gravesend to Windsor, via Staines & Old Windsor 726 appeared later Gravesend direct to Heathrow, eastern end cut back to Dartford, then to Bromley with various changes Windsor coaches also via Heathrow, 725 route number faded away The remainder is X26 still...
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    GWR Dec 19 timetable

    Parkway (Filton Coal Yard) follows the same fare structure as Cardiff / Newport so no gain, Theal (if you can find it ) is within 50 miles of London so day return after 09.00 £21.30 And yes I frequently drove from Bristol to Theal, saving upto 200.00 at todays prices. Painless part of the...
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    Northern flash sale- 10p advance tickets

    Can anyone tell a way to see and book all the 10p seats over say a week (like easyjet/ryanair) Using the regular search engines it is geting to be a haystack search as less tickets are left to sell
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    Rates of Rejected Delay Repay?

    If a TOC rejects or obstructs a refund claim to such an extent as to be AVOIDANCE should not the TOC be surcharged to the same extent as a fare avoiding traveler v an RPI?
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    Uniforms - formal vs. informal?

    That was the day my company dropped Stobart quote from MD "Who is paying for the fancy paint jobs and uniforms, I am blo...y not!"
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    Uniforms - formal vs. informal?

    Is far left a prison officer in her spare time?
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    Uniforms - formal vs. informal?

    Shame shame and triple shame on those who demand their vision or standard of dress of others, it is a form of reverse power dressing and simple bullying. I would be very sharp if I ever met management that made staff wear uncomfortable or restrictive clothing in my name. A uniform should be a...
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    GWR Sat 29th June

    It was about 14.30 I got called that a train will not make its connection with the Barnstaple line, would I be the carstitution driver please. I got to St Davids at about 15.30 and everything on the board had a delay, my passengers had come from London, subsequently they told me that a later...
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    GWR Sat 29th June

    I went to Exeter St Davids to meet someone on Saturday afternoon, most of the long distance trains seemed to be delayed, can anyone explain what was happening and why?
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    Cafes and bars at stations where you can watch trains/trams

    Long gone but my favorite was a window table in the upstairs eating area Burger King Waterloo before the Arial walkway , You could watch the bustle right across the concourse but just sit and relax, and yes there were a few trains beyond the barrier. Very few customers used upstairs and the...

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