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As well as driving to Mot testing stations, it used to be the case that a vehicle could also be driven to and from a pre arranged place of repair without an Mot- has this now changed?

Morrisons are stocking Cornish blue at the moment, it's young and sweet absolutely magnificent if you like blue cheese. Just finished off some Spanish Picos blue with some Westons cider and Wiltshire ham, very nice :-) Got some Reblochon to go at next, but if I had to pick a favourite it...

Not much in the way of museums etc but for refreshments Taylors butchers/bakery on Skinnergate comes very highly recommended in particular their warm freshly baked pork pies- buy one to scoff on the train home but be aware they sell out quickly! If you like a proper beer the Quakers in...

You could always suggest having a sit down meal and drink during the journey as part of the challenge- that way they would have to stop for 30 mins or so at a services or pub somewhere :-)

Only a few companies running stage services uninterrupted I can think of in north east England- Scarlet Band- been on the go for 90+ years or so? Weardale motor services- also very long established. Not sure about John Smiths in the Thirsk area- an old established company but may have...

For the last few years, there have been lots of diesel loco hauled services from Gdynia to Hel and back in the summer period. Not sure if these are running this year but it's a pleasant enough ride anyway, combine it with the ferry ride to/from Hel from Gdansk for a nice round trip out across...

Fingers crossed for your little lad m8, best of luck. Heartfelt wishes from a fellow parent.

My dad was a long distance lorry driver, that gave me the restless travel bug I think, spent my holidays as a kid roaming the UK with him. One of my older sisters used to enjoy coming out on trains (or buses) with me, birth of her kids then ill health put paid to that but she used to love the...

I've usually found girlfriends happy enough to ride public transport for fun, if slightly bemused by the interest. As has been mentioned, involving shops or pubs helps, as well as remembering to pay less interest to the machinery than to them! There have been odd ones that were derisive-...

Heh heh, gotta admit I love a bit of transport nostalgia (just forget the leaf springs, vinyl seats, useless heating, fugged out smoky top decks in winter, condensation streaming down windows and the fact that pre 1990 and internet if you wanted timetables for an area you actually had to visit...

Regarding step darts, rode the 161 Frome-Wells on a pleasant if a bit tatty L reg specimen yesterday, passed another going the opposite direction so they may be regulars on this pretty route for those interested. This was followed by a less comfy 06 LF example on the 126 to Weston which was...

For anybody interested, http://www.zelpage.cz/ lists by train all the expected locomotive/ stock/ MU formations of every train in Slovakia and the Czech republic as well their previous and next workings- handy stuff! EC services from the Slovak border are shown as being mainly ZS350...

There are definately a few M GRY still in service, (saw one working just last week) they would be at Durham, Jesmond, Blyth or Ashington depots. Again i'd suggest you act fast- arriva ne are due a batch of new deckers for the 308 in the near future that may well see off the last step entrance...

Excellent! If you can't get one of the Midlands ones, do consider one of the Northumbria ones that would look lovely in original livery :-)

Hi, sorry if this seems an odd question but i'd really appreciate it if anybody who has experience of any sleepers in central, eastern and southern europe (including Ukraine and Western Russia) could tell me if the compartments were fitted with electrical power sockets or not? Reason is, some...

As far as scenery goes, apart from the flatter bits around Pilsen and the last hour or so into Nuremburg I would say it is quite a pretty ride. Probably worth paying a few crowns extra and going in the more comfy 1st class, 2nd can be packed and as Gordon and Oscar stated the stock is rather...

Last reports from enthusiast groups up here in the north east have them all withdrawn and in store at Bishop Auckland by mid march. No idea who best to get in touch with, perhaps somebody like the united enthusiasts club may still have useful contacts within Arriva NE? If I can get any more...

Seems a bit harsh to uproot folk halfway through their trip :-0 My own tickets were advances bought the day before. Has the "reserved until" message now gone to allow for last minute reservers?

Travelled to Edinburgh with my family yesterday (12/04) ex Durham on the 10.17. No complaints about my own journey, but I had to ask four people to move out of our reserved seats upon boarding at Durham. (Normally I wouldn't bother and felt awful asking them to move, but the train was pretty...

The strict answer is both, depending upon how the pump is designed. The most likely answer however is the link you posted from the pump manufacturer ie pull the diaphragm= suck, push =eject It is possible to design a pump with the Inlet(suction) and outlet (delivery or discharge) on the same...