Recent content by danorak

I think new editors do take a little time to bed in. I remember being decidedly underwhelmed by Alan Millar's early issues when he took the helm from Stephen Morris. Recent editions seem to be settling down a bit. The Metrobus article that was under the 'business' banner seemed pretty standard...

If you're unhappy with a response to a complaint made to a bus company, take it to Bus Users https://bususers.org/ Not enough people know about them, but Arriva will be signed up to abide by their decisions as a CPT member.

For Southeastern passengers, changing to the Tube attracts an additional fare. The 'suck it up' attitude on this thread on this thread is a little odd. It's as if passengers are getting in the way of running the railway. Charing Cross is the preferred off-peak destination for North Kent...

Just to add on the definitions, London Transport had three class codes for its Daimler/Leyland Fleetlines (four if you include the trial vehicles - XF - which were very different to the main run). DMS was used for the OPO vehicles while DM was used for Fleetlines that were meant to be...

Alarmingly, that documentary is from 1989! Shows you how neglected the Tube was in the 80s. It's called 'Heart of the Angel' and I think it may also be on the iPlayer. It's a great piece of work and quite touching in places. It is also a cautionary tale about what happens when you stop investing...

The reason we've been further ahead is that we already had the detailed Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations. These had a deadline for compliance of 2020 long before PRM TSI was thought about. Rowing back on that obligation was never likely to happen.

I visited earlier in the week following Capybara's post. I guessed that there'd be queues yesterday based on my experience of visiting various sales in the past, and it was already starting to look a bit sparse when I went. A great shame and I feel for Kerry and the team. I felt rather sad...

I've always found the Ian Allen staff to be perfectly friendly. If anything, they may even have been too tolerant of people who just wanted to stand at the till and chat about some obscure aspect that only the real hardcore could possibly know about. I wish them well in what is a difficult jobs...

It is infuriating that Channel 5 do this so often. They initially only showed the first three of a four part series on the World's Busiest Railway Stations and the final episode only emerged over Christmas on 5Select.

On board announcements are coming as part of the accessible information and open data requirements allowed for in the Bus Services Act. The cost of providing AV has reduced substantially in recent years and many operators are choosing to provide it anyway. Transport Focus did some research which...

If you were unable to get a seat on HS2, that would suggest that it was very well used indeed and therefore needed.

This thread is a very useful resource in demonstrating why HS2 is the only game in town. None of the alternatives outlined here seem to have any basis in rationality whatsoever.

Surprised not to see an update to this thread: Network Rail has apologised for the way they've handled this and the permanent closure is postponed pending a review.

Regardless of whether the foot crossing should stay or go, this is an absolute masterclass in how not to do things. No engagement whatsoever with the affected community, an angry local MP from the Labour frontbench who wasn't warned and no contact with the local council. There doesn't even...

The UK newspage draws together stories from the local regions - it sits alongside stories from Humberside, Cornwall, Hereford, Liverpool and (wait for it) Kent on the page I'm seeing. Seems perfectly reasonable to me. If it was leading the World News page, you might have a point.