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Variety, but not so much that each loco only gets a couple of trips. This might be a controversial one, but... don't try to be a beer festival at the same time. I understand the beer can be lucrative for preserved railways but the type of idiots it attracts are undesirable to other attendees...

My age places me in the Phil Collins era as well. I'm certainly a fan of their music from that period and Gabriel's solo work of the same time. That said, in every TV appearance and interview I have ever seen, Collins comes across as an absolute muppet. The Live Aid/Concorde thing being the...

The Harwich foot passenger walkway seems to have been out of use almost as much as it has been available over the years since it was installed. For me part of the curiosity value of ferry travel is the terminals, most of which date from times when passenger sea travel was much more popular...

A child could have touched that seat... A child could have licked that floor... A child could have drunk from that toilet bowl... A child could have eaten that pool of vomit... A child could have etc, etc, etc They usually have some worthwhile stories but the dramatic overplaying of the what...

About ten years ago I was a commuter between Wood Street and Liverpool Street on the Chingford line. In the morning peak, up trains that were as little as five minutes late were regularly altered to be Chingford-Walthamstow Central-Liverpool Street only. I understand the reasons for doing this...

'Westbound' DLR trains from Beckton initially head east and then south around a substantial loop before they end up actually going westbound.

I stayed at this recently opened Easyhotel last week. It is the same as the Heathrow version in that the rooms are very small and the service is very much no frills. Nonetheless I would recommend it if all you need is a bed and a shower for the night at a reasonable price. It is a very short...

Up and down London to Norwich line trains have crossed at Ipswich for as long as I can remember, even back in BR days. Currently they meet at xx09 and xx43 for most of the day, Mon-Sat.

The APT-P has its own Facebook page which is regularly updated with the restoration progress. https://en-gb.facebook.com/AptPUkClass370/ I have to agree with others that getting it running again would be almost impossible. The increasing complexity of 'modern' traction means this is going to a...

The student visa being by far the most abused in this respect.

Take a wander along the Eastern side platforms at Liverpool Street and you will see the problem is far from an "occasional souvenir". Passengers ignoring the notices and cleaners having to deal with unflushed toilets make for a very unpleasant environment, especially on hot days. I can...

Some of them are. A great many more are not and that is with the knowledge of the authorities who simply declare them 'liable to detention' while their asylum claims are investigated and leave them to it. A previous employer of mine blatantly employed a number of illegal workers and it was...

The reality is that much of what is commonly blamed on over zealous Health and Safety regulations or EU interference in this country is actually down to insurance requirements or just risk averse management. It is the influence of American litigation culture that has created this situation...

We're going off topic a bit but I have always found the German approach to propelling ecs into termini rather unnerving. The shunter stands in the open gangway door of the rearmost carriage and controls the brakes by pulling a cord that opens a valve device attached to the brake pipe beneath...

Is there really any point writing if you aren't going to provide them the specifics? The staff member is giving incorrect information and that needs to be corrected, regardless of whether that is through misunderstanding the policy or not wanting to process the refund. If you don't give...

The East Suffolk line was converted back to conventional signalling in 2012.

Re: Harwich to London buses. During the regular GEML weekend line closures it is usual for through buses from Harwich International to Liverpool Street and vice versa to be laid on in place of the 'boat trains'. For example, tomorrow (Sun 12/3) there is a non stop bus from Liverpool Street at...

Looking at RTT that would suggest the 1008 Kings Cross to Newark and 1154 return as its first two workings then. Also looking at RTT, it would seem the set has sat there since arriving empty at 0811. I'm surprised there is the capacity to have a Kings Cross platform occupied for two hours at...

Does the suggested routing actually come from a split ticketing website? If so, which one?

Is it actually a Parliamentary service in that respect? I think the service exists more to maintain driver and guard route knowledge for diversionary purposes. I have done it a few times for the curiosity value. From Paddington it usually only carries a couple of cranks but I have found the...