Recent content by HullRailMan

I bet nobody at Northern has ever thought of that - good job you’re here!

Surely the most sensible solution would be to means test the bus pass - if ‘free’ tv licence’s can be linked to pension credit eligibility, I see no reason why free bus passes can’t. Other pensioners would then revert back to the half fare bus pass. Potentially politically challenging in the...

Back in the day(I’ve seen an NBC era timetable) the Hull - Pocklington -York route used to carry on to Leeds. Of course, until a few years ago, the 121 Hull - Bridlington ran through to Filey and Scarborough before the route was split at Brid and the 12 introduced. Also, until very recently, the...

Hull Trains always have first class at the London end. Very rare to see a reverse formation.

People have certainly lost the ability to both debate and disagree with each other respectfully. Using terms of abuse or disrespectful language to describe your opponents is a particular trait of the ‘kind’ far-left.

I see you’ve ignored everything I actually wrote. To answer your question, yes I have been on a train. I’ve stood nose to armpit on a sprinter to Matlock. I’ve also seen that many times more people use motor vehicles to get there, and the buses are well patronised too. I’m not the one who is...

There’s no danger of this - John Prescott has retired.

The bus already provides a much more comprehensive service than a reopened railway would, and the overwhelming majority still choose cars. There’s also the likelihood that most visitors to places like Bakewell will also visit somewhere else in the area, like Chatsworth, making a rail based visit...

To be fair, I’m not opposed to PR per se. Of course, you make an excellent point regarding the maturity that would be needed from politicians, and that is in very short supply in our system. To be fair to both parties, at least the 2010 coalition did last a full term. The whole UK system is...

Which is what I said - the areas where Hall won were already blue to start with.

The general gist of your comments in this thread is you suggesting that Grand Central are knowingly sending out unsafe rolling stock in passenger service. That’s quite an allegation to make.

What exactly is that meant to mean? It has more than the whiff of conspiracy theory about it. Meanwhile, maybe most motorists don’t want to give up their independence and personal space?

PR is hardly a perfect solution, not least because it amplifies minority voices when power sharing deals are being sought - see the influence the crazy Greens have in Scotland.

I’m sure Khan will think of some other way to use the cameras to generate income….

It really is far too simplistic to draw that conclusion; how can you possibly know the individual motivations behind 1m+ votes(and several million more choosing not to vote). The non-Khan vote was clearly stronger in outer London, but then it was to begin with. That said, it may have had an...