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Repeated, not retraced.

Anywhere so long as it's not in public services or government-managed monopolies.

Dividends feed private pensions, who have plenty of private sector in which to invest.

I'd rather the public sector inefficiently employed too many people, than have the private sector cream off taxmoney as profits to people who are already rich enough.

2100 is not the only frequency used for 3G. Do you mean "Three" the network?

Chelford, about 7pm Thursday 10/04/2014: Freightliner loco 70-008 southbound, not pulling anything. Northern EMU 323-226 northbound, empty. I've never seen a non-service 323 movement at that time of day along that line; Was it on its was to replace a faulty vehicle, or did some kind of...

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At a subconscious level, once a differentiation is recognised between an entity and the rest of the scenario, the mind will generate a need to check whether that entity Has consistent state Is becoming more notable Is becoming less notable If you were driving and you noticed a car...

You could probably fit a decent game of Jenga between stops on a MAN-EUS Pendolino.

Once they've extracted all the loose stone they could start filling their well-served-big-hole-in-the-ground with refuse...

The curves just north of Deansgate Junction, Altrincham on the Mid-Cheshire line. Single track where 9/10 passenger services are Pacers screeching round. Quarry locos a few times a week.

It is normal for non-London MPs to have a residence in their constituency and a residence in London for use when Parliament is in session. Non-London MPs may claim a housing allowance for a residence This may fund rent or mortgage payments. Capital Gains Tax is not payable on primary...

Recently, Knutsford ticket office has had an IT upgrade and now supports Contactless payments. The automated machine installed by Northern Rail on the other hand worst touchscreens ever underspecified processing power so you're never sure if it's a slow response or an undetected poke the...

I know the Green lobby would support recycling, but having the aerodynamics of a brick beyond 200kph would cause so much turbulence the drivers wouldn't hear a thing... Could Pacerlinos be routed Euston - Chester - Altrincham - Stockport? We could use the availability of wifi, tables and...

Travelling Chelford to Bolton, the default change is Piccadilly: Northern Crewe-Picadilly departs CEL 17:09, arrive MAN 17:38, then catch the TPEx (MIA-BPN/BIF) 17:46. (Same an hour later I think). 8 minutes for a P5-P14 change is stressful, especially with inspectors between P11-14 and the...

Overground and Underground would be "Dros-ddaear" and "Dan-ddaear" respectively. Abbreviations would collide, so directly-translated branding wouldn't work, but as Wales has limited tunnelling, this would remain a non-issue.

350407 wad standing at Picadilly platform 3 this morning, grey livery but TPEx upholstery including the white headrest covers in 1st. Left about 7:03. Guard on my 323 on plat5 didn't get it when I asked "Can we have one of those instead?", had to explain "it's a new train".