Had seasonal flu injection yesterday and covid vaccination today. Head not yet exploded.
A neighbour was in the same hospital yesterday  but has now been released. They fell out of the loft at home, onto the floor below. Appeared unhurt but kept in for observation.

Alcohol is not permitted in hospital, the odd very small supply might have been consumed, but not regularly.

Still in hospital, being well cared for and FAIRLY well fed. Lost a fair bit of weight, not on a planned diet but by eating only a single course. Avoiding the puddings as all are much too sweet for my taste and presumably therefore fattening.

Roast beef, good
Roast lamb, good.
Lamb "farm steaks" which are basically burgers, acceptable.
Fried fish, disgusting. The only dish about which I complained.
Egg mayo salad, good.
Steamed or poached fish with sauce, good.

Bit of a drama today when one of the side rails of the bed came of when I leant on it. Engineer called who stated it was operator error by physiotherapy team who swapped the rails around.

Very glad of my own blanket. Many patients complained about the hospital blankets, small, thin, polyester, and not enough for more than two each.

Have had numerous scans and tests, and given many blood samples.

Later reports confirm "more than 150 injured"  but confirm that most were not seriously hurt.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63884695

Nightwear seems to be tolerated these days. Many inmates are wearing proper night shirts and pajamas.

Bit surprised that I got away with my own blanket. However the Fire brigade bundled me up in the nearest blanket, and at the hospital no one queried it.

Yes you are welcome to join in.
And also, yes, hospital gowns are almost always worn with opening at the back. They CAN be worn open at the front, if so instructed, perhaps because medical staff need easy access to your front. Rare though.
Full sized persons sometimes wear two such gowns, one each way around. This reduces the degree of exposure.

I am sorry to report that I am in Musgrove park hospital near Taunton.

From Wednesday I suffered from severe lower back pain, to the extent of being unable to get up from the bed. As a consequence I wet myself, more than once.
On Friday morning I made another attempt to get up, fell and was unable to arise from the floor.

Rang 999 for an ambulance, This took about 5 hours to arrive. Meanwhile I had to arrange for a builder to force an entry, and also remove my bedroom door, as it opened inwards and I was wedged against the inside.

After very considerable faffing around I was finally removed to hospital.

At the hospitable they found a laundry list of faults with me. My mobility has worsened in hospital as they are very reluctant to supply painkillers beyond a few paracetamol.

Hopefully things will improve. IMHO^▸ (in my humble opinion) the hospital concentrated over much on the fall itself, which was very minor, and not on the more significant preceding events.

P.S. I evaded the dreaded open back hospital gowns, by packing in advance several of my own nightshirts
I also evaded the nasty NHS blankets, small, thin, and polyester. Fortunately the paramedics bundled me up in one of my own large wool blankets.  At least two other patients enquired as to why I was given a proper blanket and they were not.

Early reports suggest no loss of life, but as many as 150 injured.
Local reports suggest that both trains were travelling in the same direction and that one was stopped at a station when the second train struck the rear of the stopped train.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63884695

We keep hearing, in various threads, that there are extra/surplus/spare IETS. Yet short formed IETS are still a regular feature.

My proposed simplification would produce some increases in revenue.

In particular, trains known to be busy would be open only to those with peak tickets. No more discounted advance tickets on services known to be over crowded.

And reduced super bargain fares on lightly used trains should attract more users. No more punitively high fares for wak up travel on a lightly used service.

I disagree. I very much doubt that significant numbers of passengers would make the rather improbable journeys suggested above, if only due to the time taken. If large numbers DID^» (Didcot Parkway - next trains) travel thus, then prohibit it by printing "NOT VIA PENZANCE" On the tickets.

Attached to a private house, to ease moving shopping etc up a steep incline. Ran until recently, but is currently awaiting repairs.
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/uk-family-small-cable-railway-house

I agree with the need for much simpler fares, and have previously posted in detail regarding this.
for almost all journeys, only three different fares.
Almost all tickets to be valid via any reasonable route.
When the permitted routing is restricted, this to be printed ON THE TICKET, "not via London" for example.

The link in the above post seems to have vanished.

Here is a new link to the vintage film about Australian railways.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usi4LM_iVuw

I suspect that most will be scrapped. Hopefully some of those in best condition can be preserved. Not many preserved railways will want a short HST^▸ (High Speed Train), but that does not prevent saving vehicles to use in full length trains.

The earlier HSTs ran only a few years after the end of main line steam and ARE now heritage.