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    North Sea tanker collision

    Ship captain charged over North Sea collision BBC News
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    Glen Sannox on sea trials - Now handed over - and in use!

    Crack found in hull of new Glen Sannox ferry BBC Scotland News
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    Man fined for pet alligator called Cliff in garden BBC News, Yorkshire [my bold :D]
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    1868?
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Corner flags? Shirt numbers?
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    Major Engineering Work Planned at Clifton (Cumbria) to Replace WestCoast Mainline Bridge Over M6 - Jan 2026

    I suspect that the tensile properties of stainless might not be as suitable for RC construction ie not as ductile, and fatigue may rears its head too. Also its work hardening properties will make it be a bar steward to bend to the shapes needed (I got caught once trying to bend some 1/4" round...
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    Major Engineering Work Planned at Clifton (Cumbria) to Replace WestCoast Mainline Bridge Over M6 - Jan 2026

    We were taught* at uni (1971-4) that RC should have minimum cover of 2"/50mm, and up to 4"/100mm in a marine environment. Imagine my surprise when building RC structures in the next year (on contractor's side) that motorway bridges designed by the local RCU were specified with 45mm cover on the...
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    1A79 Class 43 powercar on fire 28/02/25

    Posts #1 and #5.
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    and respected?
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    Russia invades Ukraine

    MaybeProbably the reporter was planted/primed by the bully boys. :-/
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Shared birthdays?
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    previously known as the 'gulf' of Mexico prior to Trump's edict :oops:;)
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    The Police had nothing to go on.....
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Doh, beat me to it!
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    Metrolink: Girl, 3, killed in crash between tram and van

    One possibility might be to make the side road in question with the bad junction visibility, one way the other way from the junction, subject to being able to maintain suitable movement in the surrounding roads eg reversing another parallel road.
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    Thank You, logical guess from the name and date, so Open Skies please.
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    British Pilots Licence?
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    The "And in other news..." thread

    Toad spotters asked to help with sex assault case BBC News Somerset
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    Waterloo international- old Eurostar route

    Cardiff, Bristol TM, Westbury, Salisbury, Basingstoke, Woking to Waterloo. I believe c1997/8? (passed it a couple of times on commute home when working in CTRL offices)
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    Have we had MacFisheries and Freeman, Hardy and Willis shops yet?

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