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The problem in Cornwall for bus travel is that between June & October, Fred & Eva from Yorkshire & all their offspring from all points south turn up in their cars and block all the roads, so bus travel is a mode of desperation & need, but not anything you could rely on timewise. 1669322673

The old truck driver's trick of closing one eye when dazzled by bright headlights and then opening the other once the hazardous light has passed means you keep your night vision with the other eye.

St Erth does it for me shorturl.at/epuY9

I miss the HSts, coming back from Paddington as they glided silently through Cornwall, you couldn't even tell which direction they were going it was so quiet.

Could also be down to the much quieter & smoother ride along with a much less clinical environment that makes the GWR Mark3 seem so much better than an IET

They would have to live in Penzance for a few years for that to work, the Night Riveria has a community feel to it as the staff are from PZ and well known to the customers, at least those from Cornwall. Plus and importantly so, they bring the Cornish vibe to the service, so as soon as you board...

I would have thought a leaf blower was all that was needed

I'm sure both of the people who actually live in Mousehole will know how the buses work at times of high demand

I guess locomotives go by road as HGV drivers are cheaper than ASLEF ??

I'd love to thank the Drivers when I alight in Penzance, but they are usually first off and long gone - don't blame them though

Is that just in Liverpool or Nationwide 8-)8-)8-)

Easy Jet and others handle Epos payments at 24.000ft - can't be hard for TOCs to do it at ground level My solution would be to charge 10% extra for cash payments to cover all the additional costs. It should be the cash payers paying for it - not the card payers

2 speed axles were common on trucks too. It effectively gave you a High & Low ratio for each gear, so a 6 speed box with 2 speed axle gave you 12 gears, this was also useful in hill climbing as you could change down half a gear at a time. There were also gearboxes where the high & Low ratios...

The ticket office have said there are no trains at the station today (Wednesday) until Friday

Can IETs be retrofitted to be rescued by HSTs /15x or any other traction/DMU that has run up and down that line since 1846 ??? I sailed on a Hitachi built ship in 1964 (when it was less than a year old) lovely design but the fit-out had a life expectancy of about 6 months. Mission critical kit...

Gaining the licence doesn't take long, the reality is that it is a 'Licence To Learn'. It takes about 2 years for a driver to really become fully competent and even longer to gain experience in all the specialities. However, the job has been dumbed down in recent years leading to too many...

What I meant was it was the same Covid that meant the UK left the EU energy buying group so now our gas prices are going through the roof I didn't vote for Covid or to 'Get Covid Done' and I never believed the £350,000,000 for the NHS on the Covid bus.

The Government and BBC say its due to Covid, who I am I to doubt them

Covid has not just impacted the freedom of movement of workers & drivers, but Covid has also affected the ability of European hauliers to carry return loads within the UK on their way back to the ports, so not only is there a shortage of Drivers but also a shortage of haulage as well. At least...

That would create CARnage