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The GBR Anglia website is a mess. what are they actually called? It's still Greater Anglia branded, but everything else refers to GBR Anglia.

It kind of makes sense if they want to use some 450s for strengthening from the get-go, and then phase out the 458s as progress is made with the 701/5s. It's not like anyone else is waiting for the 458s.

Probably not. They would have been a much better stopgap on SWR metro work than the half dozen or so 458/4s remaining, but I'm aware of the history, and hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Ashurst for Lyndhurst? Or even change its name back to Lyndhurst Road.

Looks like you arrived 192 minutes late. I think the dubious honour of the biggest delay goes to 1A84 from Penzance, 225 minutes late into Pad.

I service my vacuum cleaner twice a year. Full dismantle, clean and if necessary small parts replacement. Most people just look at me strangely when I tell them I do it. Same with my PC. Twice yearly take apart and clean out.

SWT used to run 9 car 444/450 combinations, so it's possible there could be a return to that.

Creosote. Yes I know why you can't buy it any more, but modern wood preservers just don't do the job as well.

You can't rapid charge a PHEV (well certainly not mine), it takes 5 hours for a full charge up to 30 miles. Therefore multiple short journeys entirely on electric are not practical. Add to that, it decides for various reasons only known to itself to sometimes let the petrol engine cut in when...

Before the days of formal PSHE teaching, we had a teacher when I was about 12 who went out of his way to explain how adult life worked. He covered finances, including tax, pensions, mortgages. Also, I think ahead of his times as this was the late 1980s, how not to get scammed, and how to be...

Thing is, the 455s were headed for scrap, so the farewell tour really was towards rhe end of their life. There is still the possibility at this stage that they could go somewhere else.

My PHEV has a range of 30 miles. That's about a tenth of the range of a full EV. So why should I pay half the rate of an EV, should it not be a tenth? How can the government determine how much distance I cover on full electric vs hybrid mode or self charging mode? Additionally, about 20% of my...

Which I guess is why they are being stored at SWR facilities. The early termination of the lease will probably cost the same as paying the remainder of the lease (same as coming out of a phone contract early), so at least storing on their own turf won't incur charges whilst not paying for...

And that is a great summary. First it was the EU. We left that, and nothing good has come of it, so now they move onto 'immigrants". Nobody is arguing that illegal crossings are a good thing. I would like to see them end, and the gangs behind them dismantled. Nobody is arguing that high streets...

To rehash something that's often said: In the UK we don't vote for a Prime Minister. We never have done. We vote for a local MP, and the party with the largest number of MPs gets the right to choose a PM. It annoys me every time there's whining about a general election when there's a change of...

There is a subset of people, both on the left and the right, that get all hot under the collar when the BBC doesn't agree with their extreme points of view, and start shouting bias.

Escaped Puma, Chessington North. 22 minutes late.

The licence fee is flawed, but at the moment I can't think of a better alternative. Adding to general taxation would be hugely unpopular, as would an Internet tax to fund it. Subscription is a non starter, the whole point of public service broadcasting is that it's the home of stuff that isn't...

I live within 6 miles of the New Forest fire. The perma-thick are still having BBQs and camp fires despite many local media warnings, signs etc, two BBQs in the open have caused additional fires this week. I think the sledgehammer approach was needed to focus some minds.

Didn't want to clog up any of the rail disruption threads with this. Am I alone in really hating the phrase 'sorry for any inconvenience caused"? I find it utterly meaningless filler-speak when an organisation is compelled to say something to its customers/users. It seems to be a catch all...