The new timings have the slight advantage (for XC^▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise))) that they will no longer have a single unit outberthed at Penzance overnight, they’ll all be at Laira or Bristol. A small side effect being no need to get drivers and crews between Plymouth and Penzance and vice versa.

The DfT^» (Department for Transport - about) explicitly ruled out ‘cross-country type’ services via EWR^▸ (East West Railway (Oxford to Bedford), or possibly East Worthing station, depending on context), this was done before the TWA^▸ (Transport and Works Act 1992) process got going, and is mentioned in the TWA inspector’s report.  The same section of the report included removing through services from EWR into Marylebone via Princes Risbrough and High Wycombe.   

I’m surprised this proposal has come up, I’d assumed EWR’s own proposals including future Cambridge extensions use up all the designed paths.

It’s quite a while since I remember seeing this, but I’m sure in my younger days the DVLA^▸ (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) used to include leaflets in almost every tax reminder, that attempted to keep you updated on changes to the Highway Code etc.

A simple idea, but presumably abandoned on some sort of cost grounds? 

I have a plastic 3 year senior card issued only last July, has that been changed since then? 

At Southampton it is about 100m from the down platform to the signed departures entrance, then up to about 50m to the furthest check in.

Warminster to Dorset strategic route remains via the A36 to M27 junction 2, then westward via the A31. I saw a discussion on the SABRE roads forum…

Paul

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g949m4g41o

The chap reported on the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) having comms issues at Nantes station is a bit lost, they’ve used a photo of Tynemouth on the Tyne Wear Metro… 

Updated BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) article on the SVR bridge failure.   

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy7g5yrvz5o

A chap from Network Rail has explained that it’s probably the excess water flow that’s washed out the bridge wall.

I think the Severn Valley problem is a structural failure of a bridge wing wall, not a straightforward embankment slip?

I think they should have used normal zebra crossing markings at all 5 positions, with the necessary approach signage. There seems no reason for drivers to give priority to pedestrians, so their safety has been seriously reduced.

Suggesting using a return ticket in the wrong direction? Brilliant idea if you want a slam dunk penalty fare or worse.   Barry Doe says it’s ok, really?

Just noticed on the ‘look and feel’ selections, there’s some sort of artefact following the selected options about:

I saw it in my YT suggestions a few days ago, the bloke who uploaded it had said it was a ‘historic video’, I assume he wasn’t quite up to speed with copyright law. At that time a couple of comments already mentioned he was wrong to post it.

I think the original black and white TV^▸ (Thames Valley, or TeleVision, depending on context) series in the mid sixties was almost all studio set and filmed in London, but I think they did use a number of real northeast outdoor locations in the 73/74 follow-up.

The station scene in “Strangers on a Train”, where Bob and Terry are on and off the train was definitely filmed at Newcastle, it was one of the longer east end bays that have long since been closed, it became a carpark when the Metro took over the local routes.  (It might have been P4 in the 1970s numbering, but that’s difficult for me to check.)

The platform building seen at about 20m 40s, and again at about 27m, is still there though, and can be seen on Google street view if you look around the furthest east end of the main concourse.

There’s also a shot of a “Doncaster” platform sign with the Newcastle Central curved roof in the background, at about 21m 20s,  the light fittings are the type used at Central back then.

https://youtu.be/9HTOdm8757Y?si=_rhb9eNrZr2NDR9w

Paul