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The main reason why one imagines that he's leaving for Greece: While it's quite the loss to the Treasury, would we be able to (or want to) come even close to matching that kind of deal in order to keep the mega-wealthy here? Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgynjlzk8zo

On the afternoon of August 11, 2026, Norfolk Southern manifest freight train 33A, heading westbound, derailed on Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. This was caught live on the Virtual Railfan YouTube stream: It sounds like the train goes into emergency braking around the 5 minute mark...

I was reading an explainer on the Scottish electoral system (Voting systems in Scotland), and in explaining both the Alternate Member System (AMS) which is used for the regional seats in the Scottish Parliament elections and the Single Transferrable Vote (STV) which is used for local elections...

I'm not sure if this scenario is a GDPR violation or not and would appreciate some thoughts. I was searching for flights and got a link to flightoffice.co.uk. Started going through the booking process and entered my contact details (name, phone number and email) but closed the page without...

Random question but I searched and didn't see an answer: did the 1960s TV show get its name from the rescue locomotives, or did the locomotives get their name from International Rescue?

Prompted by this video: Description: Travelers were compelled to evacuate an American Airlines flight because of an event concerning the aircraft’s landing gear at Denver International Airport in Colorado on Saturday, July 26. Has anyone had the experience of a potential or actual...

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/04/switch-on-for-worlds-first-on-track-solar-power.html I must be missing something here, surely the panels will get covered in dirt and muck within weeks? And maintenance access is going to be a nightmare. Does anyone think this is really a viable thing?

There was a side-discussion in this thread (https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/flying-from-uk-to-eu-do-i-just-need-a-passport.282396/post-7183725) about UK border control passport gates. @sor said that his experience has been similar to mine, in that it didn't work on the eGates until...

Really quick question. Just passed through Preston and 390 114 was over at one of the RES platforms. I can't say I've ever seen a 390 across there, is it just that I've not been through Preston at this time of day or is it poorly?

Is that actually the only feasible use? Would no additional journey options become available? Genuine question since I don't know anything about the area and routes.

I have a feeling this will evolve into something separate and distinct to the conflict being discussed in the 2023 Israel - Hamas / Hezbollah war thread. Mods, feel free to merge if you think it should be. Reports are coming in that Israel has attacked targets in Tehran: Source: BBC News I...

In another thread it was noted that: Which raises this question of what if you want to pay something other than the full fare in cash? What if I want to pay using a RTV, for example? Is that classed as a cash equivalent? A mix of cash and another payment method? Thoughts?

Apologies if this has already been discussed, I did look but didn't see a thread. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2024/06/first-digitally-signalled-train-runs-on-east-coast-main-line.html Good to see that the project is coming along. Funnily enough, the apparent lack of progress came up as a...

Random thought that just came to me: We've had a few threads asking which station gets calls by the most operators eg: Station with most TOCs [Trivia] Smaller stations served by the most TOCs TRIVIA: Most amount of TOCs at a two-platform station But are there any pieces of infrastructure - eg...

Saw an article online that reminded me of this thread: E-scooter & hoverboard ban on GTR. The government has released new guidance for e-bike and e-scooter safety. It includes guidance aimed at consumers including warnings about counterfeit/uncertified batteries and the fire risks that they...

Had my first flight with Norse Atlantic this week, flying Gatwick to Barbados. I can't say that I was overly impressed with the experience. Though, I guess that's low-cost for you. On the positive side, the flight was more or less on time and the aircraft was clean and comfortable with nothing...

Was just watching Steve Marsh's video about his day trip from Penzance to Scilly, and in it he mentioned that there are rail+sail /rail+fly tickets. Looked them up and they've an interesting restriction in that there's a minimum 4 day stay...

The iconic Mexicana name and logo are returning to the skies after over a decade with a new incarnation of the airline. What's interesting about this is that it's being set up by the Government of Mexico and will be run by the military. Are there any other (recent) examples of military run but...

Since we seem to be in the mood for silly food-related polls, here's another one: Cereal with milk, is it a soup or a salad? Using the dictionary definitions, it could be either: Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot, that is made by combining ingredients of meat or...

Just popped up in my YouTube feed, haven't finished watching it yet but this creator's air disaster videos are usually reasonably accurate. Mods, please move this thread if it's more appropriate for a different sub-forum.