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I think there's more chance of North Korea winning the Eurovision sing contest.

I used the Motorail between Paddington and Penzance. It was re-introduced in the late nineties at rather an attractive price and I found it to be busy. Then the fools started raising the prices and whaddya know - no-one used it much anymore. With dual carriageways almost all the way it's as easy...

12 entries and finally the correct one. If anywhere is damp it's due to no or insufficient ventilation. End of.

I've just been reading about this project in a freight journal. Network Rail were given £3,000,000 to build these loops. That's a heap of money to build what is essentially a couple of joined up sidings.

Just a query. I've noticed that on the above post - I've seen this elsewhere too - people use the expression "my bad" which doesn't make any sense to me. It's obviously text/computer speak for something, but what?

If you're travelling around Barcelona there is one VERY important thing to remember. Barcelona is one of the most dynamic and beautiful cities in Europe if not the world. The weather, the ambience, the restaurants are second to none. The place is wall to wall with some of the most beautiful...

I'm no locomotive expert but I believe that they did have a lot of engine problems in that the Sulzer 12 LDA prime mover which was originally rated at 2,750 hp had to be de-rated to 2,610 hp and then finally 2,580 hp to achieve reliability. I was told that the American locomotives that...

I rather suspect that there's church politics in action here. There doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between the Italian Roman Cathlic church and the Italian Mafia.

Some of us just want to travel as comfortably, cheaply and efficiently as possible. We're not all train spotters.:)

The thing is about ticket checks is that it tends to be haphazard which encourages people to try it on. I use the trains a lot in my job travelling around and collecting lease vehicles. I've travelled from Redhill to Victoria and had my ticket looked at twice yet early last year I travelled by...

As a fairly regular L.U.L. user I have to say the new trains on the Victoria line and the Metropolitan line are really nice. They're bright and welcoming unlike the somewhat industrial soviet style old ones on the Metropolitan line and the rocking and rolling ones on the Victoria line. These...

I wish that it were possible to drop this dreadful American "signage" word and revert back to the proper English "Signing" word.

I think that it might help if you have a look at precisely the nature of the field in which you're going to become a Manager. If you're going to be managing a group of people get to know what the ins and outs of their job(s) consist of. If it's in a particular area get to know the area. I'd...

Sorry, missed the irony. It's a popular thing to blame to blame her for everything from the price of rice to the weather in Worcester.

Of course you can. If I was interviewing someone for a job where they were expected to be of smart appearance - they are after all the public face of the company - and that person rolled up for an interview in jeans, trainers and a tee-shirt - or indeed were considerably short for their weight -...

Margaret Thatcher? Please explain.

Despite what at least two conductors on two differing railways have tried to tell/bully me there are no restrictions on folding bicycles anywhere at any time - including L.U.L. and the overground - unless there is one put on locally for a specific event. I now carry a copy of the national rail...

Yes you are wrong. If you don't cycle (I do) don't assume. I wouldn't tell a train driver how to drive a train.

Before Clarkson got hold of the format and turned Top Gear into what it is to-day it had become just about the most boring transport programme on the box. I can clearly remember the likes of Angela Rippon, Noel Edmonds and even Sue Barker presenting the show. It was dire and the B.B.C. cancelled...

Oh definately. There's nothing as potentially dangerous as a radicalised bicycle that goes beserk through a packed train brandishing a loaded AK 47 before blowing itself up. You're being ironic - right?