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Anyone know what the population of Langport was when it had two stations? It's around 3,500 now -with no station...

And if there are no taxis available?

If you're going down that route of argument........a portal is much more resilient to blast damage than a headspan

Well.....perhaps there actually is such a program to minimise use of TVMs to the point where they can be withdrawn? The next step in removing paper tickets. Of course no-one is going to admit to it, far too politically contentious. But first they wanted to close the ticket offices, next they'll...

Tungsten / Titanium - limited availability and cost would be issues Ceramic - inflexibility would cause fractures

But is that because many simply can't find them?

And Uber clearly were not available on this particular night, nor seemingly any other local taxis. Or maybe simply not available for this job due to its location and destination 1716123801 Exactly

Coming back to this, what I saw was flammable so definitely not caustic soda. I think this thread explains what it was: liquified natural gas empties https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/hazardous-material-alert-at-inverness-station-14th-may-2024.267587/ The isotanks look identical

There's an aspect of this that you're all missing: the actual practicality of getting a taxi to come out to Dalton and then do the job. Nearest taxis are in Barrow and will be busy. They're certainly unlikely to come out to Dalton to get a fare and then drive another 20 miles away from their...

Going Bluebell > Dean Forest via Puddletown seems a very strange route. More likely to be heading home

Given the two universities in Lancaster there's a good case for that round here

Three quarters of the people waiting for my Manchester-bound train were foreigners

Definitely has the look of a slate quarry in the background. Were there any slate quarries with standard gauge track? Presumably - given the tightness of the curve - worked by horses or two-axle shunters

Promotional displays which don't say "Tickets" and can only be read if you're standing in front of them............you need a big sign on top visible from all angles along with signposts pointing to them

Splinters? Wooden bodied DMUs? Very eco-friendly