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...especially when compared to property prices. Most people seem to think London is too expensive, but that is only because they look at the property prices. Looking at Rightmove, 1 bed flats in the best places for transport, for example Stratford and Surbiton, can now be had for around £1,200...

I'm pretty sure I want to retire in Ireland but not sure where. Where would you suggest? My preferred criteria: Low crime Low house prices Good train/bus access to Dublin and airport Near the seaside Within range of supermarket delivery (for example Tesco)

How can you trust travel insurance to pay out? Everyone travelling abroad is recommended to get travel insurance but how can you absolutely guarantee that that they will pay out? I've already stopped going to the US, the main reason being the cost of hospitals. Yes, travel insurance should...

This is on the front page of BBC News website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-54842438 This is intended to be a happy article. But there is no mention about the potential effect of the end of free movement on their future travels. Is this deliberate BBC bias? I bet some people...

America is famously a right-wing country. So why aren't buses deregulated there?

Car insurance quotes give you options of homemaker and unemployed for your occupation. It is recommended by various websites to avoid using "unemployed" because it substantially increases your premium, but under what circumstances are you obliged to state "unemployed"?

The original text based DB journey planner https://reiseauskunft.bahn.de//bin/query.exe/el is still running after all these years. We used to use this before Railtrack's journey planner started. Why do they keep it running? Are there any plans to shut it down?

It seems even government ministers now say "Manchester" when they mean Greater Manchester. That wouldn't have been the case 20 years ago. Greater London has long been synonymous with "London". Maybe Greater Manchester should officially be renamed as "Manchester" for parity with London? So...

https://www.lameuse.be/513930/article/2020-02-05/40-minutes-en-plus-pour-faire-verviers-liege-en-train-paques The usual journey time from Liége to Eupen is 46 minutes. This is extended by about 20 minutes between the 4th and 19th of April.

I remember some time ago someone produced a list of stations which would tell you which door to use to be nearest the station exit. Does this still exist?

The font and layout of the Swiss official timetable has been changed. For many years the format (in the books and then online) had been the same https://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2019/635.pdf but now looks like this...

The Mercedes-Benz Integro and Volvo 8900 are popular choices for longer distance bus routes that don't quite justify using coaches. Which do you prefer?

The Uithoflijn between Utrecht Centraal and the Science Park via the busy university/hospital district opens on Monday 16 December. It replaces the very frequent service 12 bus which runs up to every 2 minutes, utilising 25 metre long double articulated buses. Service 12 only runs Monday to...

There was quite a bit of publicity in 2011 about Sweden's desire to double the market share for public transport. https://www.svenskkollektivtrafik.se/globalassets/partnersamverkan/dokument/om-oss/publikationer/the-swedish-doubling-project-2011.pdf How have things progressed?

Paul Corfield, well known contributor to several transport forums and groups for many years, including here as plcd1, has died. He was a manager at London Underground and was heavily involved in ticket gates and the early days of Oyster. There is a discussion on his Flickr page...

Pollution is so bad now that the speed limit will be reduced to 100 km/h between 6am and 7pm. Bizarrely, the limit was increased to 130 km/h not too long ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50396037 Can other countries justify their higher limits, such as the UK's 70 mph?

A Key card vending machine has been installed at Three Bridges. For years they have been happy to post them so why have they started installing vending machines? How are they to be used?

Back in May, there was a thread complaining that buses no longer connected with trains at certain ECML stations served by Thameslink. The train timetable changes in December are now available online. Is your local bus company going to bother to check whether times need to be adjusted...

There is currently a consultation on improvements to Three Bridges station. https://investcrawley.co.uk/development/three-bridges-station The main components are a new entrance on the east side of the station with the narrow footpath under the bridge widened as a shared use pedestrian/cycle...

Which ticket offices can you buy an Interrail pass (One Country or Global) from? You can buy them online but you have to wait for and pay for delivery. Presumably none in the UK. For example, Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid (except 3 days Global pass) according to...