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I read somewhere that during the BBC's redevelopment and building of NBH the building was mounted on large springs to dampen the vibrations from the tube underneath.

I wonder what's happening to the new toilets they have on the ticket hall level? They've been under construction for months and the gents under the stairs are completely battered and pretty much falling to bits.

Thanks to the OP for posting this thread and linking to the Project Oval thread, as I live within the orange area mentioned in the other thread this is something that is of interest. Would the cost of the fares for outside of the official TFL zones be determined by the relevant operator (in my...

I have never understood why they don't do as every other country, rather than eat the ticket, the gate just endorses it with some print so it can't be easily reused again, and returned to you for you to do as you so please. And so it leaves it for the passenger to do what they like, expense it...

I have never understood why such things can't be attached to the 'token' of the credit/debit card you are using, so that when you tap in it will know, I mean the system is smart enough to detect blacklisted/hot cards? Also from casual observation on a bus or at the tube, I have noticed a lot of...

The only time i've ever had real issues with contactless is when I had a defective card - due to the way I stored it in my wallet it got a little bit bent and must have knackered the aerial within as it would be temperemental and would work sometimes, others not, both in shops and on TFL. Got...

I was in Leeds some months ago and rode a bus into the city centre. The ticket machine had the contactless ))) symbol on the machine yet they didn't accept bank cards. Did First ever turn on the technology? Upon googling there was some press release saying they'd accept contactless from 2012...

The seats on the SWT trains are smaller than what they replaced. The slam door trains had more comfortable seating - you would have trouble even fitting three average sized blokes on today's trains side-by-side.

I'm sure the SWT help points eventually phone a mobile phone if nobody picks up, as I used one of them a few years back and it just rang and rang, and eventually had a pause and then a woman from Vodafone saying "this person's phone is unavailable, please try later or send a text". :lol:

Didn't realise there was such an intense debate going on... It's good to see I'm alone in this. I suppose why accounts departments are so anal as to want tickets are that it's within their remit, they're there to ensure that spending is accounted for (if you pardon the pun) and also monitor...

It'd be a shame if they canned the CNL sleepers, having Interrailed in the summer the service they had on the modern cars from Paris L'est were comfortable and well specified.

Receipts from the ticket machines are no good, the ones on SWT just simply say a ticket with the amount, with no further detail on journeys. Accounts departments can be rather picky at times, and having to spend ages queuing up to get a proper receipt from a man behind the glass is a pain just...

They should ditch all of the superflous annoucements, such as cctv, ticket inspections, the spiel abou the buffet car, not blocking the aisles, taking your property with you etc and just keep it short and to the point when announcing the next station. On the continent, they're not subjected to...

I have never understood why the railways of the UK are so keen to retain the used tickets? Other countries just endorse the used ticket with a print so it's obvious it can't be re-used. My work insist on a clear receipt showing the type of ticket bought and the amount. The easiest way is of...

If it's the blue Natwest/RBS one then it is unlikely to work offline. Just because RBS/Natwest have changed their card systems from Solo/Maestro > Visa it is unlikely to change your type of card unless the bank considers you to be of less risk or your account type changes. Since the removal of...

Can't stand any of the lighting on SWT Desiros. Far too harsh and bright, especially if you're travelling late at night, I would rather have it a little dimmer so it wouldn't give me a headache and screw around with my senses, plus it would actually allow you to see the outside a bit more. Once...

One situation where cash is incredibly fiddly (i need change so swap this note with that, i need coins etc), yet people seem to have the perception that paying a split bill by card in a restaurant is frowned upon. If you pay by card then you can pay what you ordered or what your bit of the...

Sotuheastern and Southern are fine for FM, SWT's Desiro trains have a hit and miss; the material of the train/windows seems to reduce the strength of FM radio signals within the carriage.

You are a man after my own heart! :p Jesus Christ the amount of annoucements on SWT services is ridiculous, sometimes I wish they'd just shut up for once, and it does get incredibly grating if you're travelling on a long distance to hear the same announcements over, and over again. The ones...

With my cynic's hat on, I can't see them not raising the prices ...