Recent content by HullRailMan

It is scary - I remember a sudden drop during heavy turbulence over the Atlantic in a 747 and it was far from pleasant, not least because the crew were instructed to take everyone’s meals away! Events like this just show what engineering marvels aircraft are, and the huge forces they are...

Why would you close either station? Ferriby only has an hourly service anyway so that can stay as it is. Brough acts as a hub for the affluent corridor north to Market Weighton. Even if Melton picks up some passengers based on a larger car park, I don’t see any gain in reducing local...

The calculation for Labour would be the cost v’s benefit of getting rid of them. In the grand scheme of things, OA is a tiny fraction of the market and so a relatively minuscule potential revenue loss to GBR - in reality no loss as OA have successfully stimulated and grown the market. Getting...

Quite a few routes here in East Yorkshire land have new Sunday services where none existed thanks to BSIP…. 55 corridor between Hull and Goole 361 Goole to Scunthorpe 747 Pocklington to York 136 Driffield to Bridlington 504 Bridlington to Bempton. Almost none of the villages on these routes...

And probably a million miles away from most traditional working class Labour voters who do see high immigration as a problem, aren’t rabidly obsessed with Israel and reject many aspects of identity politics.

Well that’s a real shock! Now the elections are out of the way, and the need to sell the public a fairytale is over, the backtracking can begin. This of course may actually be genuine, but I don’t trust any politicians on any level.

Erm, it is correct! As others have said, if the journey starts in Kent their rules apply - it doesn’t matter who issued the pass. It seems the person in question was a ‘know it all’ who actually didn’t, and stumping up £2 (hardly a fortune) was a step too far. Councils of course can fund usage...

Medway Council’s website is quite clear that passes they issue are only valid until 11pm in Kent. https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200161/travel/471/apply_for_a_concessionary_bus_pass/3#:~:text=terms and conditions-,When you can use a bus pass,Nu-Venture and Redroute buses

Fully agree with comments about Brighton. My last few visits there have been completely underwhelming. Eastbourne is much more pleasant. I don’t like places when they get so busy that the charm that attracted you there is completely ruined. Whitby in the summer, for example, is a nightmare...

Not a chance. A referendum is a very blunt tool to deal with often very nuanced issues. You’d have two main issues in this case. Firstly, I’d expect a very low turnout as most people (especially those in unaffected parts of the country) simply won’t care, they will have no reason to go out and...

Spring Bank West in Hull is a busy dual carriageway - the last vehicle count was in 2009 (the figure will likely be much higher now) and that showed an average of 20,000 vehicles passed over the crossing per day. https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/manualcountpoints/931304 Edit - missed the part...

So don’t buy one then. If you’re not able to use the e-ticket, buy a paper ticket from somewhere that will sell you one.

Any member (plus associates) of the Eurovision Broadcasting Union can participate - hence Israel, Azerbaijan, Australia etc. even Morocco entered, but only once. The disconnect between the vocal minority of protesters and the hefty public vote for Israel was stark. Israel got almost twice as...

There are plenty of pensioners that sit between those eligible for pension credit and millionaires! I see no reason why their pass should not be replaced with a half fare pass or have an annual charge of day £100 for free rides. I’ve seen plenty of luxury cars pull up at York P&R and their...

I bet nobody at Northern has ever thought of that - good job you’re here!