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    Trivia: Stations with no scheduled services passing through non-stop

    I love that station, thanks for sharing.
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    The next station is...!

    Elstree and Borehamwood
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    Telegraph: TOCs demand extension of subsidy or renationalisation

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/05/09/taxpayers-face-5bn-bill-extend-emergency-measures-railways/ The article is behind a paywall; I managed to copy the text before it the blocker loaded. There's no way that this government of any would be inclined to do anything even approaching...
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    What would you like to hear from Boris Johnson's announcement on Sunday evening?

    From the exit strategy predictions thread: And now have have another slogan: "Stay alert, control the virus, save lives" replaces "Stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives".
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    The next station is...!

    Newark Northgate
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    The next station is...!

    Is Thorne South closed due to COVID-19?
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    The next station is...!

    Crowle
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    The next station is...!

    Unfortunately, Salwick is only served eastbound during the present timetable. Poulton-le-Fylde
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    The next station is...!

    Moss Side
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    The next station is...!

    Salwick
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    A ria is a coastal inlet formed when a river drowns a valley.
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    CrossCountry - could it be improved in a way that would make internal flights less attractive?

    I was only really considering the core route between York and Birmingham. Perhaps, but this is still the Speculative section of the forum. I'm trying to focus on that middle section and seeing if there's any way of speeding up Scottish services. I'm just trying to see if there is. And by the...
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    CrossCountry - could it be improved in a way that would make internal flights less attractive?

    CrossCountry core timetable per two hours: • Glasgow Central – Motherwell – Haymarket – Edinburgh – Newcastle – Durham – Darlington – York – Leeds – Wakefield Westgate – Sheffield – Chesterfield – Derby – Burton-on-Trent – Birmingham – Cheltenham – Bristol Parkway – Bristol Temple Meads –...
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    CrossCountry - could it be improved in a way that would make internal flights less attractive?

    Although the suggested stopping pattern (Edinburgh – Newcastle – York – Sheffield – Derby – Birmingham – Cheltenham – Bristol) train doesn't include Leeds.
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    Media Coverage of COVID -19

    If it's endless, then it's also beginless, because I haven't noticed it.
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    Media Coverage of COVID -19

    That's a gov.uk figure, but you know what? If you want to go up to each and every one of the bereaved families and tell them that the loss they experienced was made up by the government, that is absolutely fine by me. There's no reason for the government to exaggerate the death toll. The...
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    We must enable the economy to recover as soon as practicable

    For perspective, yesterday – in terms of UK casualties – was equal to 21 Ladbroke Groves. In one day.

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