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    Ease of walking off without paying by accident at self checkouts?

    I assume it is the same in all Lidl's with self scan checkouts but in mine you have to scan your receipt to open the barrier to exit
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    Railway Museums

    Hopefully Thirteen Arches means Santa Specials and not Satan Specials :lol:<D
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    Products and services where the new version is not as good or has significant disadvantages as the old

    Definitely Cadburys Chocolate since the Septics brought the brand and i believe Marmite has gone the same way i only purchase Aldi or Lidl's chocolate as i find that they are a lot better
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    The end of 387 on Cambridge fasts

    I did travel on a GWR branded class 387 from Huntingdon to KX some considerable while ago and think i had the same unit on the return journey
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    Reputable locksmiths

    I have only had to call a locksmith once due to lost keys and that was done through the household insurance at no cost so presumably they invoiced the insurance company direct unless they were under contract to the insurance company
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    Are Paper Bus Timetables still in your area?

    Further to my orginal post it looks like that whippet no longer do printed timetables apart from a flyer for the Hunstanton service and 67 service i mentioned has been withdrawn to lack of patronage
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    Banking trains in the UK

    Would the rescue of the failed HST by a fully laden Class 59 approx 15 years ago classed as banking as i believe they did couple up the two locomotives ?
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    Huntingdon to Norwich via Peterborough

    I usually make this journey using EMR but reading about the problems they are having with hot weather for there trains is there another TOC which would be better without increasing the journey time
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    Night Sleeper Second series

    Apparently going to set on a Belfast to Liverpool ferry this time https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/nightsleeper-second-series
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    Unusual notes and coins/wages paid in cash discussion

    I also had my first jobs paid in Cash as well as having to go and wait in line when in the reserve forces and then halt and salute the officer and state your army number to recieve your pay packet
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    Royal mail parcel dumped on doorstep

    Agree that not having a regular postman it not a thing now ours used to be based locally so knew the village well and could spot if anything was out of the ordinary when on his round but since he has left it is a different postman each day who comes from the main sorting office about ten miles away
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    Huntingdon to Canada Water

    I will be going to the above stations on 11/04/26 and returning on the same day i am just wondering would a ticket to London Bridge be cheaper than a one day travelcard and then using contactless from london bridge to Canada Water
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    Unstaffed barriers not accepting valid tickets

    I have had this happen at Upton Park station despite the Travelcard working fine at all other barriers i also ended up forcing the barrier as no one answered the help point as it just rung and went dead as no one was about at the station despite it being a busy time of day
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    Films that feature the railways

    Unstoppable with Denzel Washington if this has not already been mentioned i believe that this was based on an event in real life although i may be wrong
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    Linking ferry ports by rail (the decline)

    Yes it was a shame when DFDS stopped the ferries from Harwich to Esbjerg & Hamburg as i enjoyed the times i went to Esbjerg it was an 18 hour journey time if i am remembering correctly
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    Are Paper Bus Timetables still in your area?

    I believe that Whippet still have Paper Timetables although it can be a bit hit and miss if there are any in the racks onboard & there also a newish service 67 which runs from st neots to st ives and vice versa i don't know the service operator do paper timetables
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    Making a will, should I use a will writer or a solicitor?

    I believe that Which offer a discount of £50 if you have a Will & POA at the same time
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    BBC Article: Tube fare prosecutions highest since 2019

    I would assume so but there were definitely no staff there at the time i was there and the help point was not working either would information be on the TFL website if stations are manned or unmanned ?
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    BBC Article: Tube fare prosecutions highest since 2019

    What about unmanned stations like Upton Park where my magstripe ticket would not work the barriers and the help point was not working i was certainly not going to by another ticket just for the purpose of getting through the barriers
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    Towns or Cities where you were born or lived that have declined or improved over the years

    I would say Huntingdon as it lost the Waitrose a long time ago and has vape shops and turkish barbers although the former poundland was recentley found to have a cannabis farm in it the Grafton Centre is planned to be part demolished as well i recentley visited Stamford on a Saturday and it was...

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