Recent content by petegunstone

It’s in line with the provisional reopening of the Scottish hospitality sector. BBC News: Coronavirus: Scottish tourism sector could reopen on 15 July

Is it possible that there could be such a significant change in our travel habits, following the Covid-19 lockdown, that demand ceases to justify any aspect of HS2?

Has this been published online? I've looked and have not been able to find it.

There is a reason why the drovers’ road to the west of Rannoch station to the A82 fell into disrepair: it is mostly bog. Indeed, at Rome’s it is possible to canoe most of the way. Without engaging in a massive foundation laying project akin to the builders of the West Highland Line who, it is...

It is anticipated that the line at Northallerton will be handed back by the police c.1710, according to an announcement just now on 1S19.

Dear all, Thanks for the feedback re the images. I've updated the links in post #1647 above, quoted below, and it now seems to be working. I had tried to post the pictures directly from the dropbox link that my iPhone gave me. However, link that I gained via my laptop does seem to be...

Images from First Turn bridge:

Some photos from the west side of the railway, to the north of the station, gradually moving north to the bridge Walton Well Street, taken this morning:

I was in Austria last week and took an IC train from Salzburg to Vienna which was LHCS, with a mixture of corridor and open carriages. We had a compartment to ourselves for some time, and appreciated both the lack of any noise from below and the general quiet ambience of the carriage owing to...

Today's episode of this consumer affairs proframme featured a piece on ticket cancellation charges, specifically involving the Caledonian Sleeper and Tge Trainline. 1. Caledonian Sleeper giving incorrect advice concerning amending a booking from one day to the next: £80 for a family of four...

The hole near Teignmouth Sea Wall doesn't appear to be near the railway: https://mobile.twitter.com/sophiepierce/status/682547798210953216

All kinds of horns on this service. Furthermore, the traction appears to be so devilishly reliable that it effortlessly deals with all manner of supply, infrastructure, timetable and pathing challenges. I would dearly like to know why it hasn't been deployed more ubiquitously. It would slash...

I note that bicycles are excluded from the list of 'multi-use spaces' on the 'New Crossrail trains' movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhMLV4adGIQ I found this somewhat concerning as an infrequent visitor to London for whom TfL bike hire would be significantly less suitable as an...

Thanks. I was referring to some diagrams further up the thread, and I used the name from the future track layout as I didn't see one on the former layout.