Higher fares due to weedkiller ban?

[whole diary]

[grahame]

From Reuters

British travellers could face higher train fares and disruption to services if controversial weedkiller glyphosate is banned, a study said on Tuesday, in a move that could cost the rail industry millions of pounds each year.

or as reported in the Express "Barmy EU^» (European Union - about) ruling could force UK^▸ (United Kingdom) train fares to SOAR and cost Britain MILLIONS"

Will there be as much encouragement for weeds to grow on the railway once all trains have retention tank loos?

[Red Squirrel]

Only in the Express could a 0.9% increase be considered as SOARING. Of course, post-Brexit these will be crazy British rulings rather than crazy EU^» (European Union - about) ones...

Incidentally, I note that the Express still uses a Crusader in its masthead. In 2017. Amazing.

[TonyK]

Incidentally, I note that the Express still uses a Crusader in its masthead. In 2017. Amazing.

You learn something every day! All these years, I thought it was a picture of Graham Chapman heading for the bar during a break in filming "The Holy Grail".

[Bmblbzzz]

Don't you need to produce a telegram from the Queen congratulating you on your hundredth birthday in order to buy the Express?

[bobm]

Will there be as much encouragement for weeds to grow on the railway once all trains have retention tank loos?

I don't know but ahead of the first frosts there is a large crop of tomatoes growing in the four foot by both platforms 3 and 4 at Swindon.  I hesitate to say "a healthy crop" of tomatoes.

[TonyK]

I don't know but ahead of the first frosts there is a large crop of tomatoes growing in the four foot by both platforms 3 and 4 at Swindon.  I hesitate to say "a healthy crop" of tomatoes.

A consequence of the lack of retention tanks on the HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train).

[Tim]

AIUI^▸ (as I understand it) the glyphosate ban, if it happens, would be for food crops (because of imagined dangers from residues in food).  Railways would not be effected.