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My source is The Sun, so I'm not sure if it's true or not - but apparently Helch is dead. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/40218333/mysterious-graffiti-artist-helch-dead-tributes-paid/ While I doubt anyone on this forum was "pro-Helch" I imagine there were plenty with mixed feelings...

I'm not offering to put up the capital, I'm more of an ideas guy ;). But what would the ideal money-no-object/senile investor station pub look like I wonder? Here's my wish list, some of which are more plausible than others. Unfortunately I don't think there's a single station it's possible at...

It's hard to see how a classic DMU could use 3rd gear on a 25mph line (maybe you could change a little bit early but you've still got to keep it under load from my understanding and change into 4th to coast so how do you do 3rd without speeding?) or now that pacers/sprinters are being preserved...

Cards on the table - I've always loved every form of transport, apart from buses which I grudgingly accept. I have however recently been trying to see if I can persuade myself to enjoy them though. So in that spirit: What are the best services, preferably in the North East, where I can get some...

I specifically booked the IC225 service to Durham from Kings Cross today because of course I did, far nicer than an Azuma. Online LNER are just saying some 225 services are cancelled due to the weather, without going into more detail. I have a vague thing in my head they're only rated to 28...

I'd never heard of this before - was on a TPE service today from Middlesborough to Manchester and when by Dewsbury I'd still seen no trolley asked about getting some water and not only did they do that (and confirm there was no trolley today), they immediately gave me their machine to type my...

I just went to buy a Loganair flight* and discovered that you now need to open a frequent flyer membership at any of the Avios airlines 30 days in advance before you can transfer your Avios to it, no matter how long you've had your main BA (or whatever) account. Apparently this is old (~3...

This made me have a little think. As we know, TfL have a pretty clear prosecution policy. And on reading it carefully there's a couple of things that stand out to me. 1) Age of offender can be a mitigating factor against prosecution. This is separate to youth offenders. In other words...

I'm currently in a hotel in London and having a pleasant time since there's air con. When getting around the main change to my routine has been to use electric scooters where possible, rather than bikes, because I don't want to be dribbling with sweat. I'm ok. But I don't have to live here, I...

Am in Netherlands for Kings Day. For physical location am staying in Zaandvoort and will be travelling in to Amsterdam, but I can sneak off for 2 or 3 hours myself if I needed to. This day NR runs a special intensive timetable which I assume means it brings all sorts of random things out of...

I'm taking a train from Hexham to Carlisle this Sunday (1546 departing Newcastle 1504). I forgot all about Tyne-Wear derby. I'm hoping it won't be a big deal because of the route and where I'm getting on and it's way too early in the day for anyone to get too hammered even with a 12 o clock...

We'll be in Netherlands as a family for a week in April, without a car (including Kings Day which I may ask for more guidance about planning nearer the time). My research suggests to me there's no real point in doing anything other than contactless and *possibly* PriceTime deals (although as...

TrainSplit (including Forum booking site) year in reviews are now out. I'm pretty boring as rail users go but was interested to find out only 16 other customers went to Conisbrough. I'm sure others here will have gone to more "unique" destinations - what's your number and destination?

I'm not familiar with the area, but Birchgrove seems a fairly pointless station to me - 350 yards down the line from Ty Glas, which is more accessible. However, I also wouldn't want a station to be closed simply because it's fairly pointless, but only because it would achieve something like...

I was waiting on the rather wet platform at Durham earlier as a Nova 1 was in front of me and I kept hearing what sounded like a constant brake release and application, as if the system were somehow being over-pressured and continually having to release some, rhythmically. Which doesn't really...

One thing I've noticed in quite a few RAIB reports is that for whatever safety related reason the power has to be shut off (or has failed) and then the passengers are are without toilets for several hours. For example at East Langton where due to a hole in the fuel tank in the Meridian they had...

It might be my imagination but it feels like there's been a significant number of threads recently, some of them about fairly old cases. And we do know that some TOCs were awaiting... something... some kind of policy review or whatever (not a court case). So has this now occurred? Or is this...

I enjoyed this story from Roll On Friday I don't really see what the point in making a statutory declaration is... seems to me they'd still be guilty as they didn't show reasonable dilligence. Unless they're trying to argue the S172 wasn't served at all.

(image shows a text convo of a normal inadvertently using a LNWR ticket on Avanti) Common perception on this forum is that Euston gateline (like the Paddington gateline) are some sort of gestapo, continually rejecting valid tickets. But here's an example of an obviously invalid ticket being...

From the Daily Mail Is that a record for delay repay / refund fraud? I can't think of a higher amount "achieved" except by forgery.