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    LNER to pilot removal of Off-Peak tickets

    ...and they're not going to be getting any either.
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    Far North & Kyle lines get new passing loop

    Rare post from me. Here's some news from the north: Services from Inverness to Dingwall, Tain, Thurso, Wick, Plockton and Kyle of Lochalsh will be made more reliable when a passing loop is installed to the west of Inverness. The Delmore Loop will be opened in 2024...
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    Do branch lines contribute much financially to the greater network?

    Oh, we're not doing this again, are we? There's a lot of nuance in this particular case that gets ignored: the afterburn of a period of systematic unreliability circa 2014-17 caused by excessive single-line stretches and then-continuous crewing issues at Wick; the fact that the train actually...
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    End of the station's word!

    Maryport
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    General Knowledge Quiz

    I will give you that - you've got the majority of the answers correct. Kirkwall, Lewick, Stromness Hugh Town, St Just, Penzance Chepstow, Monmouth, Caldicot Kilkeel, Warrenpoint, Newtownhamilton Your floor :)
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    Football

    FT: Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal (Grabban 83')
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    Cricket

    Ah no, you've earned the positive feeling :) A bowling masterclass from your lads, great captaincy from new leader Cummins and some excellent innings from your lesser batting lights. Honestly please don't let the English drama cloud it, there's going to be such a Western narrative of "England...
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    Cricket

    These batsmen - this shocking shower of batsmen - they don't even deserve to be ridiculed. They haven't earned that yet. None of this is funny. (Unless you're @Pakenhamtrain, that is.) And I've genuinely switched off the live text because I am being a bit kinder to myself this year, and trying...
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    Donald Trump and the aftermath of his presidency

    Truth Social won't gain him worldwide attention. Fox will be interested, but I'd imagine Trump is so desperate for finances that he'd probably paywall it, which would end up cutting off its attention. Otherwise, only GB News would really give a toss.
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    Cricket

    Of course. Broad being dropped was a stupid call, from a cabal of idiots.
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    Cricket

    "We've failed to deliver that. It doesn't matter what bowlers you play if you're getting bowled out for 140. That might be a bit brutal, but that's the truth in Test cricket." A rather annoyed Stuart Broad.
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    Trivia: What's the longest possible journey a train could make between two UK stations without reversing?

    No problem at all :) I'm using Paint 3D on Windows 11. I downloaded an image (rcv3.gif (1653×2941) (southtpe.co.uk)), then drew with the pen tool. You could also use the fill tool and the pencil tool, but my laptop is touchscreen so this method was easier :)

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