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211  Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Re: Black Bridge, Nuneham: southern abutment failure on: May 21, 2023, 07:26:16
Latest sitrep: https://twitter.com/PaulCliftonBBC/status/1659603035214037004?cxt=HHwWmIC-4dyKjIguAAAA
212  Journey by Journey / Portsmouth to Cardiff / Re: Escape opportunities from Westbury as from Monday morning on: May 20, 2023, 07:04:03
I presume the heading was a Grahamism, can't imagine the meat patties of Westbury are greatly concerned about train times. I presume there was a missing "H".
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A burgher was a rank or title of a privileged citizen of medieval towns in early modern Europe.
213  All across the Great Western territory / Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with them / Re: GWR bike reservation changes? on: May 19, 2023, 10:13:20
You want some fairly forthright comments on the infrastructure provided:
https://road.cc/content/news/why-taking-your-bike-train-such-faff-301335

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“If someone is out there who is usefully litigious, you have an easy case to make if you take it to the appropriate authorities. Those vertical bike hangars are discriminatory, and they breach a variety of legislation. Sue them!”
Where is that person/organisation?
214  Sideshoots - associated subjects / News, Help and Assistance / Re: Find my nearest station on: May 19, 2023, 06:56:32
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Slightly disappointed that Isle of Man bus stops aren't currently mapped by the nearly all seeing eyes of Google.

Presumably because they don't contribute to the DfT» (Department for Transport - about) dataset.
215  All across the Great Western territory / Introductions and chat / Re: What to eat (and not) on the trains on: May 19, 2023, 06:46:26
Same applies to buses, if not more so.
216  All across the Great Western territory / Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with them / Re: E-scooter trials - but rental only. What do members think? on: May 18, 2023, 06:52:05
I think you will find part of the reason for the ban is the video in: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-65603804
217  Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Re: Black Bridge, Nuneham: southern abutment failure on: May 16, 2023, 15:26:16
Not sure if these are from the same source:
https://twitter.com/sonic_speedbird/status/1658464574428028929?cxt=HHwWgoDR9cqvhoQuAAAA
via Paul Clifton
218  Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Voicovers / Announcements by famous people on: May 15, 2023, 06:51:52
Whoever it is the operative word is "occasional", I think.
219  Journey by Journey / London to the West / Re: [otd] 12 May 1986, Tiverton Parkway opens. Other GWR Park and Ride stations on: May 12, 2023, 06:51:30
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Should we now be calling them "Gateway" stations to indicate wider use (buses, trams, ferries)?

I think that would really need more in the way of coordinated timetabling etc. Various stations are known by the Local Authority as Transport Interchange, but get little idea that the different modes speak to each other.
220  Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Re: Black Bridge, Nuneham: southern abutment failure on: May 11, 2023, 18:39:27
See last two pictures for an idea of how much of the embankment has been removed at this stage
https://www.tmsmaritime.co.uk/emergency-works-2/
221  Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Re: Black Bridge, Nuneham: southern abutment failure on: May 10, 2023, 06:51:17
Image from https://twitter.com/507stre/status/1655619283479560196
Additional image https://twitter.com/507stre/status/1655988513806901249?cxt=HHwWgoCz2fGxoPstAAAA
222  Journey by Journey / London to Swindon and Bristol / Re: Bridge strike, Twerton Arch, Bath on: May 05, 2023, 06:50:09
I thought somebody said buses had a means of being warned of low bridges?
223  All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: Swivel Ferries on: May 03, 2023, 06:51:34
If you have got as far as Eastney-Hayling I would add the Itchenor ferry. Nice pub at Itchenor on the road down to the ferry, and check the tides if you want to cycle/walk to Bosham the other side, the road can be flooded at high tide.
224  Journey by Journey / South Western services / Re: Ferry <-> train connections, Lymington on: April 28, 2023, 07:04:34
Interesting choice to use a photo of the Yarmouth end in a Lymington paper.
225  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Rail unions strike action 2022/2023/2024 on: April 28, 2023, 06:55:10
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I suspect striking the day before Eurovision isn't going to go down well either, especially given the circumstances that Liverpool are hosting the event is because the winners last year, Ukraine can't.
Doesn't look good in comparison with Ukrainian Railways.
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