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    European cities with ‘classic’ bus/tram still in service

    There is also a Museum line (21) from the Tram Museum at Burgwies using Heritage Stock on the last weekend of the month. The last time I rode it the line was extended to Oerlikon from Rehalp. Normal fares apply so if you have a zone 110 ticket it’s good for the museum tram as well. The museum...
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    Potential up to 2,000 job losses at Alstom Derby

    The Bangkok ones are being built by a Bombardia/Alstom joint venture with a Chinese Company. They’re getting built in China.
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    Keir Starmer and the Labour Party

    Although it does suggest a crime has been committed since wasting Police time can carry a sentence of up to 6 months. Since the accusation seems to have been motivated by malice that could be seen as an aggravating factor.
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    South Coast 3rd Rail Issues - 24th February 2024

    Don’t they have disc brakes rather than clasp brakes so you don’t get the brake blocks cleaning all the cruft off the wheel?
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    Can somebody please tell me who i need to ask for permission to film on the part of the defunct stoke-leek line near stockton brooks?

    Looking at this as it’s a closed line maybe you need to speak to the Highways Agency, they’ve got a department dealing with the historical railway estate. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRB_(Residuary)_Limited Website shows a Wikipedia page dealing with the former BRB (residuary) that dealt...
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    Useless vending machines at Ashford International

    I don’t remember seeing anything to be honest. BB hotels close the reception at night and you check in through a kiosk so staff have nothing to do with it. The SOB Traverso sets used on the Voralpen Express (Luzern - St Gallen) and IR35 (Chur - Zürich- Bern over the old route) have vending...
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    Useless vending machines at Ashford International

    It depends on what the vending machine is selling surely. (Photo shows a vending machine in a BB Hotel in Karlsruhe, Germany offering a selection of cold beers)
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    Best boat journey?

    The one that comes to mind are a trip from Zürich to Rapperswil on the Stadt Zürich paddle steamer - ZSG are members of the ZVV fare system so it is included in a day pass. Stadt Zürich has part of the engine room opened up so that you can see the engines working. Other memorable ones are the...
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    Stuttgart ticket stamping or not

    Looking at these Stuttgart tickets the tickets that need to be stamped have an instruction “vor Fahrtantritt entwerten” (when boarding stamp the ticket. The stamps are at the entrance of the tram or bus) Single tickets don’t need to be stamped but multiple tickets and day tickets need to be...
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    Trivia: Craziest/Weirdest bus terminus locations in London

    South Croydon Swan and Sugar Loaf. The pub closed in 2010 and is now a Tesco.
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    Train Beers

    Further afield Südostbahn sell Traverso beer and wine from the vending machines on the Traverso trains (copper colored FLIRTs) used on their long distance routes. (InterRegios from Bern to Chur, Zürich and Basel to Locarno over th Panoramastrecke and the Voralpenexpress from Luzern to St Gallen)...
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    Freight train derailment in Gotthard Base tunnel

    Just to make things even better the Gotthard road tunnel was closed yesterday after concrete fell from the roof and a 25 metre crack was found. Now road transport must go via Chur using the San Bernardino road or the pass...
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    Leipzig Tram - Ticket Purchase Onboard?

    Looking at the Leipzig website you can buy tickets on board and the machines take cash - coins or notes up to 50 euros depending on the price of the ticket. You can also buy them at service points and there’s a list on the website...
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    Controversial railway opinions (without a firm foundation in logic..)

    The SBB are ahead of you here (YouTube clip from the Swiss comedy programme DeVille showing a guard making a beer check on an evening IC train)
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    Freight train derailment in Gotthard Base tunnel

    The SBB are saying they expect reopening will not be until Jan 2024 https://news.sbb.ch/artikel/124073/e

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