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    2024 predictions

    What are you predicting for 2024? In politics I am boldly saying; Election in the first half of the year Labour to win at least 300 seats and probably a majority Sadiq Khan to win a third Mayoral term
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    Where have you been in the world?

    Inspired by my London thread, which parts of the world have you been (assuming you are UK based, and you can tick more than one box).
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    People who've never been to London

    I would estimate that over 75% of UK residents have been inside Greater London at least once, because: Lots of sectors are still centralised in the capital It's a significant tourist draw Most UK residents have a car and/or a railway station nearby Half the UK population can reach London in...
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    Bus fare cap beyond election

    Is the bus fare cap continuing beyond the next election? I can't see how operators will persuade people to go back to £5 or £6 singles after a couple of years at £2 ish.
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    Stations with roads inside

    Which stations still have road vehicles within the station concourse? Edinburgh Waverley has the BTP road / cycle path which comes into the middle Darlington has the taxi rank Euston used to have an underground taxi rank but I think this has moved outside?
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    Sandwich level crossing incident (26/09)

    Local news but apparently: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sandwich/news/horrific-close-shave-as-train-goes-through-level-crossing-wi-294140/
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    Heat pumps

    Would be interested to hear from anyone who's gone for a heat pump recently - how have you found it and which tariff are you on? 1692913226 *tumbleweed* :)
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    Most frequent UK air route

    Which is the most frequent route from one UK airport to another specific airport in terms of flights per day?
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    First cashless line?

    Which will be the first cashless railway line in the UK - i.e. cash not accepted at ticket offices, TVMs, guard for onboard sales, or Penalty Fares? Does this already apply to the Elizabeth line?
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    Airbus A320 - Uninhabited Terrain Kit?

    This is for one-off queries which can be resolved fairly quickly. Yesterday I was on an Airbus A320 which had a locker for Uninhabited Terrain Kit - any idea what that includes? Have airliners ever landed successfully on random ground as opposed to a water landing?
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    New England area

    Might be heading to New York City (staying on Long Island) this summer and would be interested in a few days in the surrounding states. I've looked at Boston as it's somewhere we could fly to directly and then take the Amtrak to NYC without needing a hire car, but other suggestions would be...
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    Your local pubs

    If you like a pint what are your local pubs like - are you blessed with booze options or dry in a desert? My town has around 15 pubs for 40k people (a few have closed in the last few years). The two nearest me are a beer haven where pints are around a fiver with a constantly rotating lineup of...
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    Future London Underground extensions and enhancements

    The Jubilee extension was a long term strategic ambition to link up the South Bank, Canary Wharf and Stratford. The Northern extension was developer-funded, as was I assume the changes to stations around Shepherds Bush for Westfield and Heathrow Terminal 5. Bakerloo is looking doubtful for...
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    Freight loco utilisation

    Simple question that won't have a simple answer. How many hours does a freight loco get used in a week and how does that compare to DMU / EMUs on the passenger side?
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    Which of these will disappear from the UK first?

    All of these were well established by 1950 but will any of them be around in 2050? Over to you for some futurology.
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    "Dartford lines" history

    I had a few questions about the Dartford lines i.e. the suburban routes from Central London via Woolwich Arsenal, Bexleyheath or Sidcup to Dartford: Did these lines go straight from steam locomotive to EMU operation without a diesel era in between? Did all three lines always have services to...
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    Where is the most backward country in Europe?

    Sorry for the clickbaity thread title. The advent of the EU means that most of Europe should eventually converge at a similarly highly developed level but where is the most primitive country at the moment (assuming it's not the UK :) ). I understand that rural France was historically less...
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    Life expectancy

    How long do you think you will live for and if different, what age do you expect to die at? Are you scared of death or embracing it?
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    Places that have changed names

    Are there any places in the UK where a modern name has replaced the original name for a settlement? For the purposes of the question this doesn't include Old English / Middle English names which have evolved to the present one.
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    Councils that should be renamed

    Scraping the bottom of the festive barrel here and inspired by the stations that should be renamed thread, which local authorities would work better with a name change? Tandridge - not the main settlement, nobody has heard of the village, should be East Surrey as per the constituency...

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