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On Thursday June 18th I was in Penzance for a last trip on RMV SCILLONIAN III and happened to be in the right place at the right time to see the arrival ot the end of a delivery voyage from Vietnam via Brittany of the Isle of Scilly Steamship Company’s new cargo vessel MENAWETHAN which also has...

Up to my incident in April I would have 100% had the same view as you follow the rules. I have been driving 44 years and have never had an issue with any private or public car park. In my early days of driving I did get one Liverpool Council issued ticket as I overstayed my welcome at an old...

In some ways the driver at Carbis Bay acted more irresponsibly than the driver responsible for the Great Heck crash on the ECML? At least the Great Heck driver did remain on scene and call for help - but was still gaoled. I know that Great Heck involved injury and loss of life - but the driver...

Just for the record as I explained to Mark by email yesterday after my Parking Eye appeal was rejected I just decided to pay up the £60.00. Not happy about it - but I had other things to do and had invested a lot of time writing the appeal, writing to Jubilee Pool and discussing the matter on...

Exactly - be interesting to see what happens as it is bound to end up in court.

It would appear that the driver ran off after leaving the car according to latest reports - obviously had something to hide! "The driver of a car which crashed onto a railway fled the scene, police have said."...

I read some years ago that some private land which is continuous to public pavements have a metal strip set into the paving which dekinits public pavements from a pavement in a privately owned area which is still open to the public. I have noticed this in a few places on my travels. So if you...

Some suggest facing backwards but frankly I find backwards facing seating a pain in the neck. As I always want to see where I am going rather than where I have been my instinct is to turn to look which on a long journey is uncomfortable for me and have ended up with a stiff neck. Despite...

I was just thinking of operational lines I don't think Plymouth to Gunnislake could be run by SWR and as for Tavistock to Bude well accoring to predictions in 2012 Tavistock to Bere Alston was supposed to reopen in 2016! Still waiting 10 years on and yet they still talk.

Should that not also include Okehampton as well?

Thanks for info. I have tended to get my Leica gear from Leicastore Manchester - have checked their site a few times and not seen any 262/240 batteries.

They still have a visitor centre at the power station so they are not trying to hide away! Details here: https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/heysham-2

Apparently there is a problem with spare batteries for the M240/262 they have become virtually unobtainable. I am still on my originals and seem to hold up well but unlike the Dlux8 I didn't get round to getting spares when they were easily obtainable. There is always a danger we could end up...

Quite if the older movies are to be believed before the invention of the phone camera all the spies and hostile reconaissance operatives were going around with Minox subminiature cameras! I would love to know where the perception of big camera = increased risk comes from. I wonder if there is...

Living on Merseyside I received the Merseyside only concession rail, bus and ferry from my 60th birthday and then received my upgrade to the all England pass last autumn. So far I have used my England pass in Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Devon and Cornwall as well as Merseyside - but I...

Thats a good one. I have both a 262 which doesn't have liveview and is more basic but actually quieter, I acquired that first and then bought the 240. Tend to have one with a 75mm Summarit on semi permanantly and the other with either a 35mm Summicron or 28mm. I found rangefinder focussing...

I have heard that explanation about Heysham before - but the fact is the best views of the power station are to be had from the ship as it sails out and not in the station / terminal area. I have taken contless photos over the years from ships alongside of the port, other vessels etc and not...

Most Leicas except for the big S aimed at nd priced for the pros and the SL mirrorless all are small and fairly discreet cameras and that is why they are popular with street photographers. They also tend to look older, more retro which probably helps uninitiated think they are rather old and...

In the last few years there has been a noticeable increase in the number of children and young adults to be seen at heritage railway with ear defenders! Now I recall my first experience of a safty valve lifting at Lime Street Station around 1963/4. My grandmother has been away in Africa visiting...

What about Betws-y-Coed its a very busy station given the various eateries and retail units in the building - but the majority appear to arrive by car or coach, not so many by train.