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It's possible that the security person had no idea that passengers would be effectively locked into the station. The person may have come from somewhere other than the UK, or have no experience whatsoever of the railway. In almost every other country in the world, if the station building is...

In Szeged, Hungary the city operated SZKT trams share the tram lines through the city centre with MAV operated tramtrains to Hódmezővásárhely.

A couple of updates for the North East- between Peterlee and Sunderland the Arriva service is shown as 23 rather than 22. The 23 is half hourly Hartlepool to Peterlee, forming a 15 minute service with the 24. Also, the core direct service between Darlington and Bishop Auckland is shown as...

Have you considered a cargo ship crossing? This might be suitable if the social side of a cruise ship doesn't appeal. I'd imagine you would have to be happy in your own company of course. Edit, reread thread and realised that this has already been suggested. However I've looked into it further...

Sigulda? Pleasant little town with a scenic cablecar across the river gorge, castles and a few places to dine.

Fact check for those that thought that chap was drinking Stella. That was a can of caffeine laced energy drink, 'monster' or similar. Not alcohol. However, if pressed i'd bet a tenner that the suspiciously large hand rolled thing he was smoking probably wasn't 100 percent tobacco!

Back in the 80s and 90s, a handful of journeys on the X18 used to go past the loop at Acklington and into the actual prison at visiting times. That must be unique for any bus service, at least ones not run with HMP paddy wagons! The visiting wives and girlfriends that used the service were...

I agree that vehicles use too much plastic, part of the issue nowadays is that end of life, purely for cash reasons, vehicles are fed through shredders to quickly retrieve the steel. Unfortunately, but not for the scrap men, or the car manufacturers, that produces massive amounts of...

Have I misunderstood some of the comments on this thread, or are there actually drivers that are relying, even partially, on satnav technology to tell them tight corners are ahead, or places that are safe to overtake? Wow. No wonder some folk can't wait to embrace autonomous vehicles.

Redcar? I'm not a regular, but never heard anyone ask for Redcar Central

Or, use hauled coaches, changing the motive power where the electrification ends. Crazy idea, it'd never catch on :lol:

Mentioning Puerto de Santa Maria- even if there are no available Seville - Cadiz trains, there may depending on the day you wish to travel still be evening trains available from Cadiz back to Seville. Book on one of those, then, outbound to add interest to the day you could travel by coach to...

Yes, disc brakes are used nowadays on a lot of buses, mainly due to the reduction in wheel diameter as I mentioned earlier. But trust me, brakes are not capable of bringing the vehicle to a halt if it's under power. They may be capable of preventing a start from a standstill, but that's...

Absolutely. I've no idea how quickly I'd cotton on to what was happening if I was the poor bugger driving the bus at the time though, mirrors were probably the last thing on his mind? When the thing you are steering suddenly starts to accelerate of it's own will, what's behind you is the last...

Edit- also- it wouldn't need to be throttle failure. Diesel engines can suffer from turbocharger oil seal failure. When this happens, the engine will run away on full power burning the lubricating oil.Nothing can then stop it until the sump oil runs out or it explodes/seizes. I'm simply...

Not much use to stop a vehicle at roadspeed if the engine is powering. Nor are the service brakes, they just aren't designed to dissipate that amount of heat. The friction linings begin to melt, then the lining between the drum and the brake basically evaporates and becomes a lubricant. I've...

Not in my memory, not even after deregulation. Closest they came to Easington Village was probably the Argus Butterfly area in Peterlee on the 234, or Horden Victory Club as the terminus of the 235 would be the closest to Easington Colliery. They did serve Easington Lane of course again, on the...

Dennis Dominants working the X40? Not Duple? ;) Back on topic, Newcastle Worswick Street wasn't actually all that bad when it was raining, the tall buildings and prevailing winds usually led to the rain pretty much missing the stands, unless you were unlucky enough to have to use the one on the...

Ha- a slidy fire escape would be class :-) Isn't there a station somewhere in the Netherlands where you can exit via a slide as an alternative to the more sensible stairs?

I didn't state that listing prevented modifications. That's exactly my point- commercially it just won't ever happen. I mentioned listing because, as most of us are aware, asbestos removal often causes damage. Alongside the visual impact that an added staircase would have, this would necessitate...