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The railway partaking in sharp business practice. Surely not. It is as pure as the driven snow.

Yes. Just watched it on YouTube. You beat me to it.

We seem to have a number of vandalism fans on this forum.

There is nothing to "like" when viewing criminal damage.

You're missing the point. People here do not sympathise with criminals nor do they encourage lax or careless behaviour in a railway context. They do, however, offer lawful advice and help.

Unfortunately my trips ceased in summer 1953 so nothing to see.

I can see where you're coming from but, as others have pointed out, the main problem is combining clarity with the need to fit everything into a small enough space to be handled and understood easily.

Not so much in London though. I went to school in the Beulah Hill area in the early 1950s, including the Great Smog. It was quite educational to notice how the 137 bus from Battersea was able to speed up in the clearer air as it climbed uphill after Streatham to the sunny uplands of Beulah Hill...

1I I've long thought this would be an excellent idea, in principle. As usual the problem would be cost of the various new junctions. I do not know the geography of the areas concerned so I can't really speculate. Ideally it would be great to see the recreation of the old Middle and Outer...

There seems to be a curious culture of hatred/envy mixture regarding train drivers in England* promulgated by the Right wing press. In other cases individuals earning such salaries would be treated as persecuted middle income earners taxed to the hilt etc etc. As to the "working class" question...

Nothing new about the begging which became noticeable in the nineties, albeit very irritating. Effectively putting lifts out of order is a different kettle of fish though and it's up to the Underground management to prevent this. I can only suggest that this is reported through the relevant...

I was once rebuked in Ireland for referring to someone's dog as a bitch. The preferred expression in that location was apparently "she dog." Similarly, army married quarters were known as "she barracks".

Indeed. That was the first time I've encountered EDI in a British context, apart from right wing reports emanating from the US. Broadly speaking the -ess ending arises where female took over traditional males roles in the earlier 20th century, usually in war time. Apart from old established...

But remember, Bakerloo was originally a nickname for The Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. It was adopted officially as three syllables were shorter than nine.

Confirmation the British Privatised Rail exists in an alternative dimension!

Yes, booking offices should offer the cheapest fare automatically; it's good PR for the Railway after all. However, I recall a clerk at my local station telling me, well over 25 years ago, that higher management had instructed them to keep shtum about split tickets. As an aside, why does the...

But only some. That is the problem like so many caused by the system's fragmentation. There is only one solution - which I think we all know.

The renaming of the various component lines of the Overground has been under consideration for quite a few years. 1708257702 I think Brunel Line might be contentious with certain individuals who would object to it being named after the son of a bankrupt asylum seeker.

Excellent summing up.