Recent content by dmncf

I note that Riverside depot features in this Geoff Marshall video:

I don't understand the law (in England & Wales) in situations like the squatting in commercial properties described in this news article about Gordon Ramsay's former pub: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68806116 I understand that the freeholder isn't allowed to use force or the...

I'm often surprised to see new Routemasters (LTs) employed on services such as rail replacement services on Sundays, at times when I had expected that operators would have plenty of other spare vehicles to chose from. I had thought that new Routemasters were less fuel efficient than other hybrid...

I was reading this thread in which the OP has received a letter from a TOC inviting them to a voluntary interview: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/prosecuted-with-no-evidence-or-details.265589/ The letter from the TOC states that "The interview would be under the Police and Criminal...

I travelled on this to Newport and the driver mentioned that the coach then returns to Bristol to be charged - at Turners Coachways I think. Does anyone know more about this? I had assumed that the coach went to Newport Transport's depot to be charged, but is that not right?

If you're getting Flixbus across the Channel to Lille or Paris, I think you can look at each journey's intermediate stops to decipher if it uses the Dover ferry or the Channel Tunnel LeShuttle train. Personally, I would avoid the Dover ferry after the severe passport control delays at Port of...

Just above another article about Van Hool being in severe financial difficulties: https://www.busandcoachbuyer.com/van-hool-racing-to-secure-its-future/ Together, these articles make me think that the shift of coach manufacturing from Europe to China is inevitable. ADL might be better off...

Shame I can't seem to track this vehicle using Bustimes: https://bustimes.org/search?q=yd24eub

Sounds like now is the last chance to ride a Caetano Boa Vista before they're gone.

London definitely has some double deck routes that would be unsuitable for longer wheelbase buses, and some routes that would be suitable for longer wheelbase buses. The double deck routes that are suitable for longer wheelbase buses may even be a minority and hence longer wheelbase double deck...

Even staying with two-axle buses, I never understand why London doesn't order the longer wheelbase versions that are commonplace outside London. Something for users of bus route 18 to ponder while the bus drives away without picking them up.

I have also recently suffered from this - in my case I was informed a few weeks before departure that my train was cancelled. Mine was a long journey and the loss of my seat reservation was an annoyance. If this is an issue for you @Jalinne, be aware that you can make seat reservations on your...

I don't understand why Go-Ahead and Tokyo Metro have Sumitomo Corporation as part of their team. What does Sumitomo Corporation bring to the team? From what I can see, they look like an investment bank, but running the Elizabeth Line doesn't demand any big investments; e.g. they're not being...

This good restaurant / cafe / bar is less than a 10-minute walk from Willesden Junction Station. It has indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the canal. It's not a pub, but it serves alcoholic drinks and I recommend it unless you get any pub alternatives...

If I create a list, from least difficult to most difficult: - Maintaining a heritage vehicle in working order - Restoring a heritage vehicle from non-working to working order - Building a 'new' heritage vehicle I think this Railbus project is at the most difficult end of the spectrum...