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A technicality perhaps, but the UK does do exit checks. They were reinstated on 8th April 2015, after having been scrapped in 1998. It is just that they are collected and forwarded electronically by airlines or other transport operators from the API data you provide in advance (or details...

When l went to Nice earlier in the year l had to walk to Grand Arenas Tramstop anyway as there were no trams operating from the Airport. They seem to have quite large headways to the airport of an evening, so it was quicker to make the very short (less than 5 minute) walk to Grand Arenas than...

A bit generous(!) The "commuter rail" is a single line operating 26km from a terminus on the edge of the CBD. There was also a tourist train from Puebla to Choula which operated for just under 5 years from 2017 to 2021. I was there last week and took a few pics. I believe the Tramtrains from...

Yes I found that too, even as a domestic flight from Madrid it wouldn’t let me. In the end decided to book a flight from London to Toulouse and hire a car.

Brazil has, for a second time, axed masks on planes again. They were reintroduced November 2022.

It’s quite funny because as soon as I started getting stamps from the EU, loads of other countries stopped doing them. Didn’t get any in the USA when I travelled earlier in the year. It’s a shame really.

I don't see how it's "most airports" either, as it is a very small number of airports and countries worldwide that allow use of e-gates for UK passport holders. There are airports in Spain and Portugal also that let you go to the e-gate queue, but you still need a stamp. Australia is one such...

That isn't using e-gates entirely however as you rightly point out a stamp is required. The point is that "most airports" do not allow UK passport holders to use e-gates and it is a significant minority. I understand what you're saying however, as some countries do allow UK passport holders to...

What do you mean most airports? EU countries don't allow UK passport holders to use their e-gates at the present and the checks at St Pancras are for French entry.

Not just from the US, they also have two ex-Blackpool "Boat" cars, nine from Milan, amongst others they have there. 1669827463 America is quite amusing because quite a few cities have fairly new Tramways but with either old Trams (they call them trolleys or streetcars), or new Trams designed to...

The NY subway is full of vagrants and other unpleasant characters acting in a criminal and downright scary manner. It really is like a mobile freak show; so wouldn’t surprise me if the opportunity was taken to remove some of those people from the system.

Any news on the restoration of the Brightline service in Florida? I know it’s a bit more difficult because it doesn’t get state or federal revenue funding for its service, but all the more interesting given how much of Florida has opened up.

It is physically possible, but Train Operators have gotten in trouble for doing this.

Do they still open the doors before the trains have come to a stop? I always thought this was a great idea and a shame that they don't do it in this country.

I agree, are they talking about people cloning the cards or editing the data on the mag stripe? One thing I noticed was quite prevalent when I’ve been there is people begging exiting customers for Metrocard swipes so they can then enter the system. I’m guessing with Omny the former problems can...

Looks nice, although I always found the most objectionable thing about Amtrak is their obsession with making people wait around on the concourse until the inbound train had arrived and let off all its customers, before then allowing customers down to the platform via a narrow escalator or door...

Interesting. Perhaps more relevant to New York is Toronto (!)

The NY subway must be one of the few metro systems in the world that still retains conductors on its trains, as well as still having decentralised control with numerous interlocking towers and so on. Of course it's hard to make comparisons with other networks because whilst they have a large...

Glad to see the Spirits limit is going up. I always thought one litre was a bit stingy. Not having been on holiday since February reminded me of how much I missed getting duty free. £14 for a bottle of Vodka in the supermarkets took me back a bit..!

Central Trains had some air fresheners on their trains in the Birmingham area (I remember them on the 150s, not sure if any of the rest of the fleet had it). All I remember is that the trains smelt like someone had spilt a tropical flavoured drink.