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I've been researching a holiday over the South Downs and something piqued my interest (not in a good way!). There seem to be several bus stops that look abandoned and seem downright dangerous. Take this one on the A24. It's Washington Bostal (S) Google shows there is a bus stop there and shows...

I was arranging to meet up with a family member earlier. She is only in her late 30s, but referred to Cardiff Central as 'General station'. Cardiff General was renamed Cardiff Central in 1973 (49 years ago). I'm not from Cardiff itself and have always referred to it as Cardiff Central/ Central...

As a companion thread to the most expensive pint, I thought the cheapest would also be interesting. My first thought was a former regular of mine. Yr Hen Orsaf/ The Old Station at Aberystwyth Station. A pint of Bug Light/ Worthington's/ Stowford Press goes for £1.99. Real ales from around the...

I was wondering if anyone knew about Randox and getting results. I arrived back in the UK on Friday and dropped my PCR test off at the Randox dropbox on Friday night (the day 2 test). Their site says tests there are picked up at 4pm each day so presumably would have been picked up on Saturday...

This comes up time and time again. On this forum, it comes up repeatedly about Wales that the Welsh Government should invest in rail infrastructure in Wales. The problem is it is not devolved (outside of the Core Valley Lines) and is the responsibility of the UK Government. The Welsh...

Ryanair has applied for slots to operate Stansted to Edinburgh and Stansted to Aberdeen from summer 2022. Flying on the LON-EDI route is already generally cheaper than the train, and this should bring the average fare down quite a bit making flying even more competitive. Current competition to...

Note: I put this thread is speculation as there is nothing concrete whatsoever so anything discussed would be speculative. Just announced today is a sort of confidence and supply agreement between the Welsh Labour government and Plaid Cymru on how Plaid will support the Labour government...

The idea for this thread came from the Railways vs flying from London - Scotland thread (https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/railways-versus-flying-on-the-south-east-to-scotland-axis-of-services.223987/page-7) I think it's clear that the current fare system just simply doesn't work. The...

Ryanair has reported its first profit since Covid began showing that the European aviation market is slowly beginning to recover. The 225 million Euro profit covers the second quarter if the year (April to June). They still expect to make an overall loss this financial year though of 200 million...

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/heathrow-passenger-fees-rise-caa-b1940859.html Hardly a great advert for 'global Britain' when fees increase this much at the end of the pandemic to satisfy Heathrow's foreign owners. I expect a number of airlines to look closely at...

A tipper truck has hit a bridge in Machynlleth. Buses are running between Newtown and Aberystwyth/ Tywyn. This is the second bridge strike in the area in the last fortnight. More pics are on the Daily Post site -...

I am sure I am not the only one to notice, but house prices in my local area have gone a little crazy in the last year or so. It's not just prices too. Anything decent is being snapped up at a moment's notice. Local agents have stopped organising viewings when customers want and now just book...

I thought this might be an interesting thread. We all know bus driver pay in the UK isn't the best. It's not uncommon for drivers to be paid around the £10 mark and just than a quid above minimum wage. Even in London, there are drivers on not much more. I was reading an article recently and...

Something from another thread brought this up for me. How far exactly could someone go in the UK for less than £10 if they were paying a normal cash adult fare? To make it fair, I think the as the crow flies distance should be used from the start point to the end point. (E.g. This site...

Hi all, Is it possible to book SailRail tickets to Belfast visa Liverpool? I can find those going to Scotland, but that means a lot of changes and a long train journey from South Wales. Thanks :)

In continuation from the main aviation discussion thread... Stobart Air ceased operations on June 11th. Their main operation was as Aer Lingus Regional flying from both the Republic of Ireland and Belfast to the UK as well as some domestic PSO routes in Ireland. Aer Lingus has given a quick...

Hi all, I've been trying to book a train ticket from Cardiff to Bristol Airport Bus/ Bristol Airport (By Bus) (XPB). I've taken the route before and it is a pretty convenient way to get to the airport. However, on the National Rail Enquires site and the GWR site, they both say that no tickets...

I thought this would be an interesting angle for discussion. At the moment, rail services in Scotland and Wales are devolved. The Welsh Government controls TFW (which some things controlled by the UK government in the parts of England it operates in) and the Scottish Government controls...

I was chatting with an old school friend yesterday on Facebook, and he told me he had just been messaged to come in for his jab that afternoon. I was a bit shocked as my LHB hasn't finished vaccinating people in their 50s yet. A family friend who is 51 has her first vaccine appointment on...