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From an outsider the whole shift pattern used is off-putting for starters, I've also imaged train cabs to be kitted out to the same level that HGV cabs are, with air con/heating and a few things such as radios as in broadcast radio/in cab audio ( Bluetooth/Spotify etc) to keep drivers...

Most people will have a contactless card, for the very, very few who do not then you can buy - with cash a pre-paid credit card

Cheques, thanks to banking apps on phones, are now a useful method to receive payment, for example i do some sopping for an older relative and in turn they write a cheque I use the banking app and in goes payment, after many years I have also written a few cheques as the person preferred that...

google search shows infrastructure costs ( ie road/rail) in the UK are significantly higher than other European countries

I've often wondered why costs are so staggeringly high and progress is so slow in the UK

East midlands parkway can only be accessed by car, and once there, there is nothing else there apart from the railway station, unless you wanted to walk to Redhill marina and visit the coffee shop - but if you wanted to do that then go a little further down the lane and you can park at the...

Still an absolute scandal price wise, and one of the many things thats wrong with rail travel extortionate parking expensive tickets overly complex tickets no guarantee of a seat/overcrowding multiple ways that you can be fined for mistakes and errors

£8 a day to park is absolutely scandalous for that location, as above you can get the tram park and ride for £5.40 all day , or slightly further in the bus park and ride for £6 a car load or £4 per person ( based on the £2 bus ticket price cap one ticket in, another out) or £5.30 all day bus...

Ask a daft question time... I recently watched a programme on people who live in remote parts of Canada and use a request stop method for getting on and off trains where the train stops at seemingly random points along the track where people and goods get on/off at the trackside - no station no...

Marching band and level crossing? Youtube throws this up :

Article about the possible destruction of a much loved cycle/walking trail in the Peak district in Derbyshire, turning it into a railway line. These trails/cycle routes are a popular feature in the Peak district with people driving, sometimes long distances, to ride them as they provide a...

We should not be glorifying the nazi, or any other heinous reigeime of the past, but that the same time we should not, and must not forget it it and airbrush it out of memory . And there in lies the paradox of people dressing up in "nazi" uniforms are they glorifying the Nazi regeime, or are...

I can fully understand why airlines require certain limits on baggage weights etc as it affects the performance of an aircraft with things such as take off weight . But a train doesnt fly , so why are they trying to emulate flying? if you can carry your baggage to the train and take your seat...

Curious onlooker about things that are different and have a novelty factor. Rail travel for me is impractial as to get to the nearest train station i would have to drive, pay to park and then the trains dont go anywhere where i would regularly travel to

Why would you need to print the ticket? If you have an e ticket on your phone/device then surely that should suffice. when i use a Bus, the ticket is within the app and its just a case of show it to the driver/inspector. likewise with a tram, and e tickets work the same or similar with other...

Other than a passing interest trains as a mode of personal transport - getting form A to B are irrelevant to me, too many bad experiences to make it worth consideruing I could use the train to "park and ride" to a nearby city centre - but why? its much easier to drive to a bus park and ride ...

Thet "walkway" through Nottingham station is a Public Right of Way. A few years back there were plans to stop up ( close) the public footpath over/thgrough the station, but this was denied and it was ordered that the right of way be kept open for people to pass and repass without let or...

Fire extinguisher used as a battering ram to get out? what about walking up the tracks to a railway signal to see if theres a phone , or somewhere to get out?

Wouldn't there be any emergency alarms that could be hit, such as fire to get attention? and likewise couldn't you use reasonable force to get out?

Daft question time again from a lurker... Is there any advantage to Semaphore arm signals against coloured lights, such as visibility? and can semaphore arm signals be controlled by a computer system as opposed to the old-fashioned lever signal cabin/ box?