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I can fully understand why airlines require certain limits on baggage weights etc as it affects the performance of an aircraft with things such as take off weight . But a train doesnt fly , so why are they trying to emulate flying? if you can carry your baggage to the train and take your seat...

Curious onlooker about things that are different and have a novelty factor. Rail travel for me is impractial as to get to the nearest train station i would have to drive, pay to park and then the trains dont go anywhere where i would regularly travel to

Why would you need to print the ticket? If you have an e ticket on your phone/device then surely that should suffice. when i use a Bus, the ticket is within the app and its just a case of show it to the driver/inspector. likewise with a tram, and e tickets work the same or similar with other...

Other than a passing interest trains as a mode of personal transport - getting form A to B are irrelevant to me, too many bad experiences to make it worth consideruing I could use the train to "park and ride" to a nearby city centre - but why? its much easier to drive to a bus park and ride ...

Thet "walkway" through Nottingham station is a Public Right of Way. A few years back there were plans to stop up ( close) the public footpath over/thgrough the station, but this was denied and it was ordered that the right of way be kept open for people to pass and repass without let or...

Fire extinguisher used as a battering ram to get out? what about walking up the tracks to a railway signal to see if theres a phone , or somewhere to get out?

Wouldn't there be any emergency alarms that could be hit, such as fire to get attention? and likewise couldn't you use reasonable force to get out?

Daft question time again from a lurker... Is there any advantage to Semaphore arm signals against coloured lights, such as visibility? and can semaphore arm signals be controlled by a computer system as opposed to the old-fashioned lever signal cabin/ box?

The cost of rail travel is extortionate as are car parking facilities at stations

The extortionate cost of car parrking, plus the risk of being fined under by-laws by some private parking company should you park slightly out of kilter are one of the reasons why I dont use rail services

Daft question time from someone who has never been in the driving side of a train... When approaching a junction/points doe the train driver have any control over the direction in which the train "steers" onto the other track - e turn left/right/carry on straight ahead ? Next up: As i understand...

Do you have a phone? android, and apple (ios) often record location history, if you have google maps then log into your google account an you should be able to find a feature called time line in the options ( three lines to the right)

Couldnt they automate the gates? whats the advantage of having someone there sole whos sole job appears to be to open and close a gate?

As a passenger, why would i pull the cord?? a door maybe open, but its hardly an emergency nothings on fire, theres no imediate danger - and anyway isnt there a fine for improper use? Plus wasnt there some stories in the recent past about people being stranded/mprisoned on trains ( during a...

The issue with a bus is that its not cheap, and unless your using it for local travel. I can be at the Monsal trail in Bakewell in just under an hour by car - go by bus and that goes upto 3 hours and then there's the issue that the buses aren't bike friendly especially if you are taking more...

Part of the old line is a popular cycle route with some strong support, I've yet to ride it although hopefuly one day soon i will be able to drive up there with my bike in my car for the ride

I'd be surprised if you could get a railway through that underpass, its currently got a farm access route - big enough for a tractor/trailer and a part of a cycle track running though it. if a line was going to go through there it would be much easier for it to join the existing line between...

The former Derby-Melbourne Ashby branch is a popular sustrans traffic free cycle route / walking route. At one end it meets the road by a railway bridge on the road to Weston on trent, (...

Alton towers: Runaway mine train coaster did exactly that once when a coupling broke and it separated in to two parts, one part then rolled into the other http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/5198728.stm https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jul/21/travelnews.travel

The days of stuffy shirt, ties, pressed trousers, shiny shoes and the so called formal look should be behind us, I not bothered if the uniform consisted of converse, jeans and a T shirt ( or any other casual type mix) Get it right and it could be easily identifiable in corporate colours