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Well they weren't actually built in the same factory. They were all fitted out at Metro Cammell Washwood Heath but the bodyshells were built by various sub contractors. Procor, WH Davis, BREL, Breda, Ganz among others. The lineage is 156 - Mk4 - Nightstar - Coradia 175/180/334/458/460 No but...

Are you trying to cast aspersions at me? The linked articles are two I randomly picked from a google search of 'Huw Edwards Black Tie'

If you mean me I wasn't wrong. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-news-huw-edwards-appears-24967504 https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queen-dead-alastair-stewart-slams-bbc-over-huw-edwards-black-tie-17330272/

He had a black tie on since going on air at about 1.30pm after the serious concerns announcement. He received criticism for it as being premature. It doesn't sound like you watched any of the coverage.

It has been the plan for years for it to go hourly. It was a TfW Rail franchise commitment. TfW post covid are still aiming to deliver it once the 197s are in service.

Maybe the wall panels up to head height should have been enamelled for easy cleaning like the tiles\panelling elsewhere on the underground. There are a few things on the EL where architectural form seem to of overcome sensible function.

Where have I suggested you won't get an hourly service to Shrewsbury? What I said was that the extra trains off the Cambrian instead of terminating in Shrewsbury would run through to Crewe. You would have 1tph to/from the Cambrian alternating between Birmingham Int and Crewe.

Dave is wholly owned by the BBC and has been for the last three years. Prior to that it was a joint venture between the BBC and varying US media companies. Thames were an original partner 30 years ago but only owned 15% up to 1996.

Are we going to get six cars Salop to Brum?

Maybe there aren't but there are definitely are some who travel to London or further. Rather than having the extra hourly Aberystwyth service sit in the platform/sidings in Shrewsbury maybe a round trip to Crewe for HS2 and other connection is not such a bad idea.

The standard/arms from Edward III up until 1800 had fleur-de-lis in at least one quadrant representing the claim to the French throne. As part of peace treaty negotiations with the new French republic and the revision of the coat of arms following the Union with Ireland they were removed. The...

That would require intervention from the government to set up a special operating regime for the route over Shap. You can't just take away the FOCs ability to operate. See NR funding of mods to GBRF Class 92s and ETCS rollout.

Why not replace VED with a tax on domestic wood burners they contribute twice as much PM2.5 emissions as road transport.

Leaving aside the issue of a pantograph well there is nothing stopping the replacement of the diesel engine on a DMU with a motor. Voyagers and Pendolinos have their traction motors mounted under the body with drive to the bogies by Carden shaft just like a DMU.

Decimalization did for many of the old coins but I remember some old George VI Florins and Shillings carried on as 5 and 10 pence pieces until smaller coins were introduced in the 90s.

3% were flying to or from the Scottish Islands. 13% were flying to or from the Channel Islands

Here is report from the House of Commons Library on domestic aviation. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/domestic-flights-in-the-uk-where-do-we-fly/

Also don't forget that the RAF don't have any AEW aircraft at the moment. The E3s have been scrapped or sold to Chile and the 3x replacement E7s are currently in pieces in the big hangar at Birmingham Airport.

No higher profit doesn't necessarily mean a higher dividend. You have to make a profit to pay a dividend but what level that dividend is completely arbitrary. The company could retain the profit, invest in the business, buy back shares or pay off debt instead of increasing the dividend. Bond...