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Yes, I believe there were water troughs, that's a good theorey.

As a youngster in the last days of steam I used to travel through Standedge Tunnel from time to time. Near one end (can't remember which) there was some sort of warning device that banged on the top of the roofs of the carriages. You could hear it banging along the length of the train. Can...

And you don't have to work until you're 67 - you just have to wait until then for your state pension. You're perfectly at liberty to retire when you like - if you can afford to. Bill's post #340 explains how to do that.

^^ Perhaps "unaffordable" would be a better description than "expensive". If people can afford something they're less likely to regard it as expensive than those who can't afford it. I very much appreciate(d) the rail travel concession on my bus pass, and it was a right. Nobody likes having...

Sounds like too much bother for the train guards & bus drivers. My proposal would be to keep it as it was before the recent change and get all public transport on an Oyster card type system (OysterMax?) then journeys could be analized and the card billed accordingly, taking into account...

Did the authorities impose terms on the operators or was it agreed by negotiation? If the former then the ops have the problem, if the latter then it's a joint problem.

Assuming you can. I'm happy enough to pay my way, it's just that like a lot of pensioners, I've lost out badly in the financial crisis, it's not a case of being tight.

In post #215 you said "Last year the Welsh Assembly decided to reduce the Bus Operator Service Grant by 25%..........." I responded in post #216. Please tell me in which post prior to your #215 I brought this subject up. The section I've underlined defines "argument" nicely. I'm not sure...

Just the points I was going to make. You could add that the walk to & from the bustop, rather than the front door to the garage, is also benificial at a time when OAPs are being encouraged to excercise more. I've had my car off the road for a year now to claw back the £50 deducted from my...

I think there's some truth in those claims. Until I got my pass I didn't use public transport at all, now I do. Assuming there's others in the same position this must increase demand and therefore go some way to preserving jobs and services. Obviously this had had a negative effect on my...

Thanks for explaining that, seeing as this thread is about ENCTS and in particular its relevance to rail travel I don't see why you brought the subject of BSOG up. The final snide remark was uncalled for, typical of someone who doesn't have an argument.

This grant is used to keep fares lower and to help with marginal bus services especially in rural areas This means everyone has their fares subsidised by the tax payer. If you want to deprive pensioners of free travel then you must deprive everyone else of subsidised travel. This will put...

Well put. I worked for 4 different companies in the computer industry since 1969 and subscribed to their pension schemes. I now receive £168 pa from one (after tax) £1 pa from another the 3rd can't find me in their records the 4th hasn't replied to my claim Annuity rates are rubbish...

That's a little unfair. Who goes on strike at the drop of a hat? The RMTU for one. Compare a tube driver's salary of £30,000 with the state pension of £6000. Pensioners have no levers to pull to protect their income. Most pensioners I know don't have a tight strap around their purse...

Given that free travel is a perk of being a pensioner, what company perks do the employed members of this forum get? Staff discounts, company car, subsidised canteen, uniforms, clothing allowances, duck houses, meal allowances - you know the sort of stuff. Pensioners don't get any of these and...

I like the irony - no we shall not be moved - we can't get on the train!

Perhaps there ought to be a national strategy. I'm sure local politicians use issues like this to discredit their politcal opponents. Keep politics out of local government, better still, keep it out of national government too!

Regretfully I no longer have my Hornby Dublo. I got one of the very first 2 rail train sets. I saved up for it out of my pocket money with a local model shop's Christmas club, and my Dad bought me the A3 controller to go with it. The set was a Southern Region 0-6-0 tank, a circle of track, 2...

I would certainly give my details. I witnessed a road traffic accident and ended up in court. The copper at the desk mistook my witness summons for a normal summons and was very rude and condescending. When he read it properly he was equally obsequious! It was quite an experience being...

I wonder how many detractors of the concessionary schemes will change their minds when they get old or become disabled.