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I think that most of the local off-peak traffic (i.e. not connecting into other trains), is better catered for by the hourly no32 bus. That runs via the A248 and A25 between Guildford, Dorking, Reigate and Redhill serving all the intermediate villages that the NDL serves and others that it...

Posts 10754 and 10759 said that the latest plan is a mid October start for phase 1 of the changeover.

I'd found my way to the 'select operator' page but I couldn't make it work. Having now tried again, in a calmer mood, I have succeeded, but it's quite unintuitive. * Access to this screen is via "Settings" button - I'd suggest that would be better titled something like "Select what to display"...

In that era it would have been quite common for civil engineering contractors to use temporary narrow gauge railways for moving materials to a site, and within a site, particularly in remote areas with little or no road access. A longer and earlier example (though standard gauge) is the fairly...

I agree. I was trying to use it earlier to confirm details of tomorrow's closure on the southern Portsmouth Direct, and I gave up in disgust. Items seem to be arranged randomly, it needs far too much scrolling to move through the list, and I couldn't find a workable search function that narrowed...

Thanks, looks like I'd remembered the general principle but not the right numbers!

Purely speculation here, but is it possible that there's some form of track monitoring equipment mounted under that coach (cameras, lasers, LIDAR)? Though I don't know whether any of those emit yellow visible light.

There were concerns that the transmission of the 170s would prove to be unsuitable for the HoW - IIRC it changes gear at around 40mph which is line speed on much of the line. The comments came from posters who would have been in a position to know. I don't know how difficult it might have been...

If it really is just AWS illumination needed, a battery LED light of the type sold for map reading in cars could be sufficient as a short term fix. Example here (not saying this particular version is necessarily suitable, just a generic example)...

For what it's worth, I flew to and from Guernsey a couple of years ago using my ENCTS (bus) pass as ID, and Aurigny staff didn't bat an eyelid. (I did have other ID with me just in case).

I've no problem with car parks accepting apps for those who prefer to use them ... my objection is to those which want to force everyone to use them, by withdrawing all the alternatives. I'd accept that it may be impractical to require them always to accept cash, but IMO there should always be...

I believe it's mandatory when propelling to have a crewman standing on the leading wagon, in radio contact with the loco driver (who may be a couple of miles away if it's a long train reversing). They often seem to be just standing on steps or on part of the wagon frame, with apparently no...

And the starter motor was operated by a rubber-covered button on the floor between the driver's seat and the gear lever. That threw a few people who were expecting a conventional switch on the dashboard (this was before the days of steering locks).

I'm baffled why a redesign was thought to be a good thing anyway. Surely the USP of a weather website is accuracy not fancy graphics? I can't imagine anyone thinking "the Met Office is more accurate but I use (random alternative) because I like their colours better". But it follows the example...

I'm the same, I never used them, though I do so more often now in the light of the recent publicity. But I'm not in any particularly vulnerable category. Some of the recent cases involving (for instance) young women trying to escape abusive ex-partners, would surely have been more likely to...

Towards the end of yesterday's TMS, Andy Zaltzman quoted a collection of statistics. It was difficult to take them all in, but IIRC, the last bowling comparable to Robinson's was by Gus Fraser, and the last that was better was by Tony Lock in the 1950s.

Yes, I think the arrangement I mentioned is purely for the duration of the repaving work at the south end of Commercial Road and that part of North Street. I must say I'm looking forward to a spruced up bus station, and hopefully more reliable departure information. The big screen near the...

The internal knob operates an extra latch separate from that operated by the handle and electronic lock. If you look closely, it's usually just visible in the gap. I'm currently staying in a Wetherspoon hotel with similar locks so I've tried a couple of photos. Hopefully the additional latch is...

In phase 2, all buses will enter the station from the north (Woodbridge Road) end, which will be a novelty. This is to allow the repaving / rebuilding of the southern end of Commercial Road and the adjacent stretch of North Street. (Information taken from printed leaflets available on some local...

Well short of any record, but a couple of miles of the M25 west of junction 5 follows the Dunton Green to Westerham branch in west Kent. The old branch alignment is still visible east of the A21, and for a short length into Westerham itself. After the branch closed, there was an attempt to base...