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Whilst there may be lots of issues, if HS2 at Old Oak Common was linked to Elizabeth line and compatible train sets used. Could some HS2 trains run through to far end of Elizabeth line with enlarged station there?

There has been a lot of talk about lack of public EV chargers and the cost of both public and private chargers. Forgive me, but individuals who can afford an EV at anything from £28k to £100k should not be being subsidised by taxpayers and or council tax payers who not only can't afford a new...

Would reopening Manchester Central providing additional platforms for terminating services help to take pressure off Piccadilly? (I am aware of its current use, but hell it's just an empty exhibition space).

Huddersfield to kirkburton. Huddersfield to Holmfirth.

Health professionals (and Keir Starmer now) are keen to spend more money on preventative Medicine. Now initially that seems like a good idea as people will theoretically need less complex treatments if caught early. Furthermore people might lead a longer painless and happier life. This, the...

Many vehicles have significant blind spots where they can't see what's behind. Some vehicles actually have notice saying they can't see you. Surely in the age of cheap cameras NO vehicle should be considered roadworthy unless there is a clear view of the rear and sides?

In the states, as far as I remember, undertaking is allowed at least on interstates. This has never been allowed in UK as its claimed to be dangerous. However, cyclists do seem to be allowed to do this particularly when there is a traffic is slow moving. A bicycle is far harder to see than a...

Would these far cheaper options be a more economic solution or additional option to sleepers?

Huddersfield to wakefield no direct service. Huddersfield to Halifax then bradford 2 hourly. How does that compare with services between similar sized towns down south?

My wife and I will be taking an amtrak train from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles. It arrives LA at 16.48. I'm then on Southwest chief at 17.55 to Chicago. What are the chances of making that connection? Or is it risky as the trip to Chicago is in a pricey roomette and we'd be unlikely to get one...

In view of predicted weather extremes, should ohl tension be maintained automatically by electric motors instead of manually applied weights?

Hs2 and NPR will involve lots of tunnelling. Now that's probably fine if you are a commuter and you want to get from A to B as soon as possible. However, commuter traffic is in decline and leisure travel on the up. For leisure travellers, surely one of the best features of rail travel is to see...

I enjoy travelling on the train and would use it more to travel to work as the cost is now similar to using my car. However, the current huddersfield to Sheffield via Barnsley is only hourly due I believe lack of crossing places. This line has hudds 150,000, Barnsley, of a similar order and...

Is too much credence given to what activists think? They, self-appointed think tanks are invited by bbc and guardian in particular to comment on pretty much every topic. But are they in any way representative of anything but a tiny minority of the population and is this influence undue and...

Going to USA. BA Manchester to Chicago via Heathrow (AA from Heathrow) . What happens if delay or cancellation in Manchester can I rock up at Heathrow by other means and go thru customs etc there? Do we need lateral flow test now, also face masks on interstate flights. Idaho, LA, Kansas as I...

The NHS is keeping alive many people who are bedridden, have dementia, in care homes who don't want to be alive. The NHS is actually a ponzi scheme, the longer the doctors can keep you alive, the more complex your needs that they need to treat, the more income they get. These zombie patients use...

How about the next big steam loco project being a Stanier turbomotive? One suspects that with the finer tolerances now available, greater turbine knowledge and no hammer blow, it would be better than the original and might even exceed Mallard’s 126mph!

Went to King's Cross yesterday and noticed building work alongside track near approach to station. The building was maybe 6 stories high with 2 large gantry cranes. The crane booms if moved incorrectly would traverse whole track and any load would threaten the tracks beneath. What sort of risk...

There are bars and cheap alcohol in Houses of Parliament. This may have a bearing on various acts of impropriety, political misjudgement and occasionally assault. Alcohol is banned in most business premises, should it be banned in the Houses of Parliament?

How about a small wagon with a corridor carrying batteries,battery charging circuitry, a pantograph and a powerful inverter which could be fitted into existing emus? This would provide power for such as windermere branch, which would charge up from Manchester via overhead and power...