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Once did Liverpool to Blackpool North that was agony as my bum became numb, the tail bone wasn't much better and I couldn't sit properly because the bus seat padding was far too thin to support me, good thing I had a North West rail rover ticket that day as I took a different route back in a...

Still spite as Khan doesn't want to be overshadowed by Boris. £50,000 more than regular buses because it has two staircases and three doors which regular buses don't have.

When you say NB4L ? You mean Boris bus aka new routemaster which has two staircases and three doors. Khan cancelled the bus project in act of political spite as soon as he got into office.

Glasgow subway worked well with the tramway when it was running, since closure the subway worked in isolation and the area above have changed with some parts having no residents, others the character of the area have changed essentially going from nowhere to nowhere, it's still useful for the...

Probably an increase in disabled prople and being more aware of their right to a disabled railcard.

Really, I've never seen any such thing otherwise we wouldn't be hearing so much about expired railcard in disputes and prosecutions. 1712762048 Notice no Disabled railcards on the list.

Auto renewal would make life simpler.

Unsuprisingly with three languages and regions. I'm interested in a visiting museums about Belgian history, military history as well as transport modern and historical. Update: I've booked my Eurostar ticket and hotel for 6 nights, I chose standard class seats as I've seen comments about the...

Is Brussels that small ?

I'm planning to do a trip to Brussels via Eurostar, I'm plannng to explore Brussels trams, Metro and other public transport options as well as general sightseeing, will be there for 6 days. Has anyone else recently done this ? Passports, Eurostar and checking in etc also best travel pass to use...

You can tow a generator to power the motors, I've seen trams and trolleybuses run on towed generators where there is no overhead wiring.

I have wondered do heritage railways diesel locos and DMUs use driver safety pedals (DSD), automatic warning system (AWS) and train warning protection system (TPWS) Considering most lines are allowed up to 25mph withsome exceptuons in certaincircumstances like the Great Ventral Railway as far...

In those days you were considered a young adult and more responsibility than a teenager of today would face, it was not considered unusual in the Victorian era or even in the Regency or Georgian era to work in responsible jobs even in supervisory roles. They didn't know any different and just...

By keeping complaints in house there's no incentive to change. Being vocal on social media including film clips of the incidents would certainly put it out there, it would need somebody high up connected with the railway industry to see it and decide to take action.

I would say more likely the desk jockey equally not knowing battery books are not issued anymore conversely wouldn't know what a battery book looks like if it slapped them in the face. They just saw "battery book" and passed it.

It is very possible to do all that with the benefit of hindsight today, I read my grandparents letters written during the war, the prevailing mood of the time was to save everything for essential war needs and use what we already have like coal, no one is sure how the war would end and civilian...

It is theoretically possible to run trains on oil after converting, which will not be quick because shortage of materials for conversion, with the atlantic convoy being contantly attacked, you would risk spreading a scarce resource even further as oil and petrol is already rationed impacting on...

If I recall when I first renewed online I registered and used my previous railcard number to renew, since then I just entered my user name amd password to renew as I'm on the database. Previously it was paper based then I switched to online renewal. I always went for a physical railcard. Let...

I thought you can use your previous railcard serial number to renew as it's proof of previous eligibility. I have since renewed online and there is a record of me online and renewed no problems. Did you try to renew online or by post ?

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