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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Well.....perhaps there actually is such a program to minimise use of TVMs to the point where they can be withdrawn?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

~45 miles away So around 71 miles dead running for a 19 mile fare. Hardly worth it for the taxi company But the naivety of whoever thought it would be a simple job to get a taxi to Dalton at that time of night for a job heading away from Barrow beggars belief

You're right, that's where it is - but totally unmarked. If you didn't know what it was you'd walk straight past. A excellent example of hidden in plain sight. Walk up the ramp all you see is a random Cadburys purple metal box without any kind of signage.

I had to buy tickets at Carnforth yesterday and suddenly realised just how difficult it is to actually find the ticket machines. You'd think they would have big bright yellow signs on top saying "tickets here", with signs pointing to them. But what do you actually find? Unlabeled anonymous...

Didn't the Ratty in the past have a regular school contract?

From what I remember the 156s seen at Preston were concentrated on Barrow/Blackpool/Liverpool-Manchester-Sheffield-East Anglia long distance services. 150s at Preston were used for more local stuff e.g. Barrow/Blackpool-Manchester