Recent content by BrianW

I note an expectation of the Rail Safety and Standards Board that vertical and horizontal gaps should be considered: https://www.rssb.co.uk/about-rssb/insights-and-news/blogs/keeping-passengers-safe-on-the-platform

Presumably this approach by the Rail Safety and Standards Board is something that will be expected (Required??) to be used into a better future? https://www.rssb.co.uk/about-rssb/insights-and-news/blogs/keeping-passengers-safe-on-the-platform

You may find this of interest: 'Local government in England has limited revenue-raising powers compared to other wealthy countries. In 2018, every other G7 nation collected more taxes at either a local or regional level.1 7% of the UK's taxes were collected, or intended to be collected...

1. A (Coordinated and funded) Plan might make achievement of level boarding more likely; the determination of a standard, which was not applied (enforced?), was ineffective, and has continued (arguably increased) barriers to travel for less able people. 2. The provision of 'wheelchair spaces'...

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders were killed during the hostilities. Maybe their lives were 'a price worth paying' for electoral success courtesy of the Great British...

I'm amazed that forumites consider it worth their time to contribute 76 posts so far on this repeat crayonist 'proposal'. The Monsal Trail is a fabulous and much appreciated and used cycle and walking route; it doesn't need trains instead or as well, which it has been without for longer than...

Maybe the new MP will 'roll up his sleeves' (as well as his trousers to 'take a dip' in the briney for a photo-opportunity?) and 'sort out' the railway (with assistance from the RMT) to Blackpool South, showing the MP for Blackpool North how it should be done?!

My contribution is to a thread 'What did Thatcher actually do?'. She brought in a culture, and expectation, of 'efficiency gains' and 'sweating the assets'; there was nothing that could not be improved by reducing expenditure on it. In order to get elected, in order to then be able to reshape...

It's Sunday, and tomorrow's a Bank Holiday. Who's on duty to write or approve 'arrangements', let alone decent communications? ;-)

45 years of 'cuts' at 2% per year compounding (including over the Blair years) is a hell of a reduction in public services, even without increasing need, e.g old gits like myself ...

How will all the merrymakers wanting to celebrate Labour's success in the by-election get there? Not even a 'parliamentary service' ...

What makes for a 'town'? A market charter?

I found this recent item of interest and relevance: https://www.londonreconnections.com/2024/much-ado-about-level-boarding-tfl-uk-urban-rail-part-1/

While recognising that the 'gap' at Ealing Broadway cannot be called 'non-compliant' because of the weasley wording of application of the 'standard' to existing platforms, this must surely have been considered at design stage. I also recognise the difficulties (and costs) relating to 'modifying'...

If only it were that easy ... Even sixty years ago, it was necessary to step down to the platform from the District Line train to the platform, and down again to the smaller and lower Piccadilly Line train across the platform at Acton Town, Hammersmith or Barons Court. When travelling with my...