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  1. Tiny Tim

    Bring back british rail!

    The present Byzantine fare system certainly doesn't favour the regular rail user, confined to peak services. The biggest beneficiaries are the occasional leisure users like myself. Booking cheap tickets online is a piece of cake, as long as you aren't fussy about travelling at particular times...
  2. Tiny Tim

    Bring back british rail!

    As previous posters have said: It's impossible to know how our railways would look today under British Rail. However, it's difficult to deny that the privatisation process was a hasty, botched affair that has needed constant revision ever since. Making comparisons worldwide between state and...
  3. Tiny Tim

    NRM Smoking Policy

    Bodies such as the NRM and Network Rail have taken it upon themselves to 'extend' the smoking ban to open areas under their control. It depends very much on your personal attitude to smoking as to whether you believe it's their responsibility to take on this role. Personally, I don't think it's...

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