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I believe about 50 million litres of water gets pumped out each day. If the pumps were switched off the whole tunnel would be flooded within half an hour.

The problem with renewables is cost. I got a quote to install a heat pump last year and it was over £13k. Even with the £7k government loan, that's still beyond the limit of affordability. No one will switch to renewables until they become cheaper than conventional energy sources.

It's a very plausible sounding April Fool. There is another forum I'm a member of that already has an AI moderator that does everything mentioned in this post. I think it will become more common over time.

I suppose I may as well be the first to point out that a locomotive is not a train.

We have plenty of our own oil in the North Sea. We just need to start using it. No reason for us to be dependant on the Strait long-term. Back in the 80s, we were one of the largest producers of oil in the world. The oil is still there, so we could ramp up production once more.

Just quoting my own post to report that the 3 day "West Highland Pullman" tour at the weekend was immensely enjoyable, a real delight. Lots of snow-capped mountains, deep blue lochs and herds of deer. I had a great time. Bit of a faff on the Sunday as we were due to depart at 0905 but Fort...

I'm reminded of an occasion when I was a on a rush hour service on a Monday morning, travelling into work like everyone else. There was one chap who was being incredibly abusive to a number of us, effing and blinding etc. However, he was wearing a polo shirt for a construction company, so I...

I do agree that someone who appears visibly intoxicated should not be allowed to board a train. I think most airlines have a similar policy don't they? Specific exceptions could be allowed, such as trains after big sporting matches that will be full of rowdy fans returning home etc

I must admit, the use of back to back HST power cars as a locomotive is one of the more surprising (but very welcome!) railway developments in recent years.

The pandemic was full of this sort of thing as well. Weren't there instances where Moderna and Pfizer stock returns suddenly got significantly higher immediately before positive COVID-19 vaccine development information was made public?

The big supermarkets still do, I get cashback from time to time, but I don't know of any of the smaller shops that do. Quite often, when you ask for cashback the person at the till is fresh out of school and doesn't even know what cashback means!

Yes, I'm looking forward to that part. When I last did this tour we went the long way around via Coatbridge and Springburn, so it'll be a nice change going through the tunnels.

£102 for something that will last you for 10 years is quite reasonable in my opinion. I would not begrudge paying that.

As I'm on the West Highland Pullman this weekend, I thought I'd share the times for it. It should hopefully be a good trip in the 2+5 HST set. Friday 27th March https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U74941/2026-03-27/detailed As to be expected really, there are a number of pathing...

LSL tend to have a pretty packed schedule, so there's not much opportunity for others to hire their stock out. They already have the Steam Dreams and Saphos brands using the same Mk1 set, so tour schedules for those brands have to be carefully planned to avoid clashes. That being said, I think...

That does annoy me. This continual drive to make everything app only. I booked to see a concert in my local cathedral recently. I didn't realise until the confirmation email came through, but it used TicketMaster. I'd never used TicketMaster before. So I had to download the app onto my phone...

I must admit, the resurgence in vinyl took me by surprise. A few years ago I inherited my Dad's collection of vinyl records from the 60s. It continually amazes me that 60 years later people are still going to their local record shop and buying a vinyl LP, exactly as my Dad did all those decades...

If it's one that interests you and you can do it without a hotel then it is always worth taking a punt on. If it's cancelled you'll get your money back and have an unexpected free day to do something else with instead. If it involves booking a hotel then you'll need to make sure you book a rate...

The Flying Scotsman trips were a few weeks ago, so perhaps it was a temporary one for the increased number of photographers over those days.

I've never understood why they put the tactile paving on the far side of the yellow line. If the objective is for people not to cross the yellow line, surely they will also want blind people not to cross it either. As it is at the moment, a blind person will already have crossed the yellow line...