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    Stagecoach South & South East

    Link to confirmed changes from April 6th in the Worthing area to be found here: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south/worthing-changes-2025#SurveyFeedback
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    Gatwick Express stock re-badged to Southern

    Also doesn't help that the PIS says "Welcome aboard the service to [insert station here]", not "Southern service", so not even the announcements clear up what 'brand' you're actually on
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    Great Northern Fleet - 379s introduction

    Couldn't agree more!!
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    Stagecoach South & South East

    https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south/worthing-changes-2025 Asking for feedback until 7th Feb, Spring slated as possible start
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    Stagecoach South & South East

    To be fair, this seems like quite a good change - increased frequency and reduced journey times (due to separation of "express" buses (new 701) via A259 (avoiding level crossings) and the current route (to be renumbered 11)) Maybe a bit of a pain having to change at Worthing between...
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    Stagecoach South & South East

    1736628738 I think Brighton too? But again, Chi don't operate to Brighton either
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    Something interesting to do in/around Berlin

    In Berlin there's the Nature Park Schöneberger Südgelände if you haven't visited there before. It's a nature park on what was once a railway yard, and still had lots of features as such (including iirc at least one steam locomotive). Preisterweg station on the S2, €1 entry (or at least, was the...
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    Independent businesses on stations?

    In my neck of the woods: Barnham has two, a hole in the wall type coffee place on Platform 3 and the Interchange Cafe on Plat1/2 (surprisingly good and not too pricey - sausage bap and coffee for £4) Angmering has a hole in the wall too, but they do sandwiches etc in the morning peak.
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    Where else in the UK could tramways/light rail be installed?

    If you put a coastal tram on Brighton, I fear that Volks' Railway will struggle, plus people in better-off Hove may complain about obstructing their sea views
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    Where else in the UK could tramways/light rail be installed?

    Brighton does strike me as ideal for trams (especially considering they had them many years ago) - plenty of people, lots of high-frequency bus routes (along key corridors) and a more green/future thinking city than most. However, the issue would be the lack of dedicated routes (ie, trams would...
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    Recommendations for an Eastern European country to visit for rail travel

    Seconded, and a trip down from the Children's Railway on the Zugliget chairlift is not to be missed either. Hungary has a nice variety of stock, as well as trams (and trolleybuses if that's to your taste) and the scenery is wonderful too
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    Stagecoach South & South East

    :lol: :lol:
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    Stagecoach South & South East

    "Pulse" makes sense to me, travels through the "heart" of Worthing, and regular (used to be every 10mins) "beats"
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    Stagecoach South & South East

    Yeah, I'm a paper-ticket kind of person (never trust my phone battery or signal when doing a proper "adventure" on the buses) and therefore am lucky in that the drivers dont notice the difference
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    Stagecoach South & South East

    I realise that they're two different companies, but I've never had an issue with using a MegaRider issued in Worthing not being accepted in say Hastings, and whilst it maybe been pre-pandemic, it certainly wasn't pre-2005 1712494334 In fact, I didn't even think until now that it wouldn't be valid

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