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The Charities Aid Foundation Giving Index uses three measures of giving: helping (giving help to) strangers volunteering (giving) time donating (giving) money Perhaps charities need be clear what they expect of their givers, whatever the the primary form of giving is, does it require other...

Heritage railways are much like any charity/non-profit that relies on volunteers. I was at a committee meeting of a charity I volunteer for yesterday. We discussed our secretary paying out £100's in postage each year and the implications if she stood down and was replaced by somebody who...

When my son was a bus driver they were expected to carry their own mobile, as it was the only way they could contact the depot if there was a problem. It had to be turned off, out of reach and out of sight unless the bus was parked and the engine off.

Can't find reference to a Snodland in East Anglia but there is one in Kent, it has a station on the Medway Valley Line. Regards Bushy

My son-in-law confirmed that doors were open for about 15s while the train was moving. Passengers had been able to open the doors and alight from the moving train; a passenger ahead of him was undecided on alighting from the moving train. The train was a 12 car 395. He commented that the...

I understand that they were open far enough for passengers to alight while the train was still moving but only for a very short time. My experience of 395s is that the doors seem to take an age to open after the release indication is given and the 'open door' button is pressed. Whilst on...

My son-in-law told me that the doors on a 395, on which he was travelling, opened before the train came to a halt at Canterbury West. I understood that there were interlocks to prevent this occurring. Is this not the case? Regards Bushy

And, quoting 'disused-stations', look what was built on the site: Regards Bushy

There are a few in Kent: Pluck's Gutter - Thanet Thong - Gravesham Pett Bottom - Canterbury Possibly one of the oddest spelling/pronunctiations is Trottiscliffe ("Trozli") - Tonbridge & Malling Regards Bushy

Having given up commuting on Friday after nearly 39 years, I was somewhat peeved by the increase in journey time on the classic route. I had used the Charing Cross then non-stop Waterloo East to Ashford, journey time 56 minutes. The best journey time now is about 75 minutes. The benefit / cost...

I don't think Leicester Square Station has ever been known as Covent Garden. 1:2500 1910 map shows it as Leicester Square and shows Covent Garden in its current location. Could it be a directional sign?

A schedule of bridges managed by Network Rail was supplied in response to a FOI request: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/bridges_managed_by_network_rail You do need to know the ELR to use it and some bridge names are not obvious but you can usually work it out from adjacent bridges...

:idea: Tip: When copying a URI from a browser address bar, over-write the 'http://' that is included in the Insert Link dialogue, otherwise, as has occurred here, the 'http://' will be duplicated. It is not obvious that the protocol will be copied with the address as it is not displayed in...

Not sure if it's been linked on here previously but the , Melbourne Metro video, and associated public safety campaign has not only been successful in reducing incidents but also creating a saleable commodity. The video is said to 'have gone viral', has spawned parodies and licence to use the...

How successful are Overheight Detection Systems? There is a system on Turnpike Bridge (SBJ655) on the A20 at Hollingbourne. This has 4.6 - 4.7 m limit so not as low as some of those frequently hit; but presumably had been hit frequently enough to make the system viable. They are also used on...

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Charles Tyson Yerkes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Yerkes Regards Bushy

Newtown Bridge on Ashford to Hastings line suffered a strike today. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/lorry-stuck-under-bridge-25248/ The other half was caught the wrong side of the bridge at about 1345, so the road was closed for over two hours. Real time trains indicates that...

The other consideration in this discussion is that the passenger gets nothing for a 29 minute delay regardless of the cause so in my view passengers should claim what they are entitled to. Its all part of the Contract that the TOC has with DfT. As a season ticket holder, I prefer Delay Repay...