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    Most interesting, mismatched, disjointed hotchpotch of a station on the network?

    There are signs on the platforms saying to use the B end when changing, but we all know no one pays any attention to them.
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    Most interesting, mismatched, disjointed hotchpotch of a station on the network?

    Don't forget about that ridiculous side entrance.
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    The average weight of passengers has changed over the years

    Because they carry less hand luggage than business travellers.
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    The average weight of passengers has changed over the years

    For comparison the standard weight tables for airlines are 35kg for a child, 76kg for an adult on a holiday charter, and 84kg for all other flights.
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    Pros and cons of Upper quadrant semaphore versus lower quadrant semaphore signals?

    A lower quadrant will as well, since the much heaver lenses and frames are on the opposite side of the pivot to counterweight the arm.
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    Termini that are really just like wayside halts

    Not even a ticket machine, never got replaced after the last one was vandalised years ago
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    Trivia : Railway questions you were afraid of asking

    Equipment, training, and union agreements. Driver only requires some way for them to see the full length of the train, traditionally using mirrors and/or cameras on the platform or with on-board cameras on newer trains. This results in some routes needing a guard for only part of it, while the...
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    Trivia : Railway questions you were afraid of asking

    It's an old word for bog, same as in cesspit. So called because it's the area where water from the track will drain into.
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    Trivia : Railway questions you were afraid of asking

    Even low frequency lines do it, Blackpool South - Preston manages to pull it off with an hourly service.
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    Trivia : Railway questions you were afraid of asking

    What do you mean, fire or electrical?
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    Trivia: Platforms you cannot freely 'roam'

    The Lidl ones print a summary receipt showing just the number of items and total price if you select the digital receipt option. The IKEA at Warrington has them fitted to all tills but a lot of time only has them active on the scan-as-you-shop section, so you have a QR code in the app to both...
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    Ryanair News

    I did it in early March 2020, got a row to myself after a load of people didn't turn up for some reason...
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    Trivia: List of Keilbahnhof stations in Britain

    Liverpool South Parkway in the Hunts Cross direction.
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    Senior railcard

    That's the 16 character driving licence number, the passport MRZ is normal YYMMDD.
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    Introduction of European Entry-Exit Scheme (EES)

    Don't need to wait until then, can test it at home with an app.
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    Ticket sold with freedom pass discount at 0929

    That's for TfL services, NR still has the peak restriction for both disabled and elderly
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    Paris Metro Ticket - Date of Travel

    Tickets are undated, and activated on first use.
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    Ryanair News

    The prices are in the app: €55 Marlboro Gold or Red €60 Benson + Hedges €62.50 Lambert & Butler Silver
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    It's made there, most popular brand is from the same AG Barr as Iru-Bru.
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    Tramways – touch in and out on the platform or on the tram?

    The whole country did it around 3 years ago That's a more recent addition to GVB services Yes, as with the OV-chipkaart each operator has their own fare scales. Changes between modes of the same operator (e.g. tram and metro) are linked.

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