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  1. pitdiver

    Garage use?

    I have an integrated garage. Sadly no room for a car. Ours wouldn't fit anyway. In the garage we have camping gear, fishing gear, Scuba Diving equipment and about 6 collapsible gazebos for use on our village green. Also stored in there are my wife's two wheelchairs.
  2. pitdiver

    Paying for Fast Track Security

    Sadly my wife has to use a wheelchair if she has to walk some distance. Because of this we always request special assistance. This gives us free fast track access. However she says she would willingly give it up if she could not use a wheelchair
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    Being charged under byelaw 18.2 by merseyrail

    I would like to add that a couple of years ago I was the victim in a case where the dependent was charged with possessing a bladed object in a public place. To which he pleaded not guilty. However just before the trial commenced I was asked if I would be happy with the dependent was charged with...
  4. pitdiver

    London Underground - CSA1 & CSA2 (2022 & 2023 intake)

    Things have certainly changed since I worked for LUL. Interview at Baker Street including an arithmetical test, medical same day. Back to Baker St waiting for results of medical. Positive outcome, received confirmatory letter in due course with start date of trading at RTC White City. 2 weeks...
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    What exactly did Thatcher do?

    I live in an ex mining village in Nottinghamshire. The pit closed in 1989 up until then there was a thriving community. The closure of the pit changed that. In the following years the village became like a ghost town which many properties becoming empty. By 1996 80% of the properties had become...
  6. pitdiver

    Southern Warning of Weather-Related Service Disruption

    I'm in North Nottinghamshire and its been snowing most of the morning. My wife's been out to see the daughter and has reported the roads around our area are pretty bad.
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    Wixams (Bedfordshire) station should be built with 4 platforms

    I don't think people should get excited about possible developments in the Stewartby area. You only have to look at NIRAH to see how plans can go wrong
  8. pitdiver

    Trivia: National Express routes you have travelled on

    I like the Great Wazoo worked for NX.The only services I used were the following Milton Keynes to Birmingham Coach station. Milton Keynes to Nottingham once Miton Keynes to Liverpool once Milton Keynes to Stansted twice Milton Keynes to London Victoria on a number of occasions. This was...
  9. pitdiver

    Best option for England – Lerwick (Shetland)?

    My wife and have visited Orkney 3 times. First Luton Airport to Aberdeen by easyjet then Loganair, second time drove from Mansfield to Edinburgh then flew to Kirkwall again with easyjet. Final time drove all the way from Mansfield to Scrabster then Northlink to Stromness. Stopping at Pitlochry...
  10. pitdiver

    Festive messages on destination screens (2023)

    We have a Stagecoach East Midlands bus based at Mansfield dressed up as " Santa's Grotto" in service. Today it's been going round the local area inviting children to visit Santa.
  11. pitdiver

    Storm Pia disruption - Thursday 21st December 2023

    I live in Nottinghamshire near Mansfield, it's certainly been windy here today. Trees down and a couple of garden structures blown over. And has been mentioned no trains on our local " Robin Hood" line.
  12. pitdiver

    Best boat journey?

    Scrabster to Stromness during a storm back in 2021
  13. pitdiver

    Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

    Ferrets make good pets as well, according to my wife. At one time she had 16 of them. All named.
  14. pitdiver

    GWML / Elizabeth line disruption due to OLE down near Paddington

    When I worked on LUL I had an incident where I was required to Evacuate a train in the dark on an open section of the Met. The train had come to halt due to trees being brought down across the track. This occurred at about 1800hrs in six inches of snow. The station was single manned by myself...
  15. pitdiver

    What is the longest bus/coach journey you have been on?

    My longest journey was from Euston stn coach pick up point to a campsite in the South of France. Roughly 23 hours
  16. pitdiver

    Stations with roads inside

    Euston was mentioned up thread. I can remember a number of years ago joining a coach under Euston Station.
  17. pitdiver

    What is the longest bus/coach journey you have been on?

    London to the French Riviera in a normal bog standard coach. The seats didn't even recline.
  18. pitdiver

    Euston no trains 15/10/23

    Yes it does. I got 50% refunded by Caledonian Sleeper after being delayed for 58 minutes. Fortunately we were in a platform ( Bridge of Orchy) so could get out and stretch our legs. I think it meant the two sleeper returns cost me about £90 ultimately.
  19. pitdiver

    "Portsmouth Direct" line

    Thanks for that now I know for future reference.
  20. pitdiver

    "Portsmouth Direct" line

    Pardon my ignorance but what is the "Portsmouth Direct?. I live in Nottinghamshire so lack knowledge of that part of the network. Is there a "Portsmouth Indirect? Thanks

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