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London buses have been an obsession of mine from an early age (the first word I spoke was 'bus' ) but I am also just old enough to remember the last London trams in 1952. My grandmother lived in a flat overlooking the Eltham Church tram stop. It was always said in my family that we had to return...

I'd be interested to know what regulations exist for bus drivers who regularly drink alcohol between shifts. My interest stems from seeing a full-time driver working for one of the national companies in a local pub virtually every evening, drinking beer from a half-pint glass. As I'm not in the...

Irrespective of whether the Okehampton line gets (re)built, it looks like Tavistock will once again gain a Plymouth link in a few years time. As things stand, this would recreate a junction at Bere Alston with the short spur to Gunnislake, trains for which have to reverse at Bere Alston.Is this...

The lack of north to south tube connections in Central London has always puzzled me e.g. some very obvious ones like Paddington - Marble Arch - Hyde Park Corner - Victoria, Euston - Holborn - Aldwych -Waterloo, but the one I think is the most glaring omission, particularly now Liverpool Street...

The doubledeckers London Transport bought in the 1950s and 1960s (the RT and RM families) were famous for undergoing a tilt test before entering service and after overhaul at Aldenham Works, but on at least one occasion a doubledecker did overturn in service without any other vehicle being...

Having recently joined this forum,I'd like to introduce something that has been bothering me, off and on, for almost fifty years, in the hope that somebody here may be able to elucidate. The Hither Green accident was one of the worst in British railway history with forty fatalities. A...

When the RM 'heritage' service on the 9 finishes soon, so will the U turn these buses do in the middle of the road at their Kensington, Holland Road terminus. I am wondering if there is anywhere else on the London system where this practice still exists on a public road without benefit of...

Is it true that after all the hype about hopping on and off between stops all future conversions to the Giant Egotripper will be OPO at all times with all doors firmly closed between stops? Could it also be that routes with 'conductors' will quietly lose them gradually? Never did think they'd...

Can somebody with knowledge and/or expertise enlighten me as to what has been definitely and OFFICIALLY announced recently regarding this depot? I have read a Department of Transport pronouncement dated 3rd July which stated 'Long Rock train maintenance site will be expanded to maintain...

Having read and commented on the Northern Line extension thread, I wondered if anyone else thought it would be worth exploring any alternative proposal NOT involving a branch off the Victoria Line but still giving a viable Underground service to these two proposed stations. I have an idea that...