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    Football

    Regarding the debts at Southend Utd, I would be supportive of a transfer embargo as that has happened years ago to Falkirk and Partick Thistle. Furthermore, I would like a transfer embargo to also apply to Real Madrid and Barcelona, as they have been "technically insolvent" for a good number of...
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    TRIVIA: Places with a North, South, East or West prefix that don't have a geographical opposite number

    But where is the sea at Weston-super-Mare? When I went there on a school trip back in 1985, it was billed as a trip to the seaside, but me and my classmates were disappointed as we never found the sea at all. We did find a promenade and what passes off as a large muddy beach.
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    Football

    Don't forget Andy Gray too (the same Andy Gray who had two separate spells playing for Aston Villa, and both times he was rubbish), who had made sexist comments about Sian Massey who was a match official at the time.
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    TRIVIA: Places with a North, South, East or West prefix that don't have a geographical opposite number

    Using local council areas, in 1996 there were three Ayrshire councils created which were North (Largs, West Kilbride, Three Towns, and the former Cunninghame District around Irvine, Arran), East (Kilmarnock, Loudon, Carrick), and South (Ayr, Carrick, Doon Valley). There is no West Ayrshire at...
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    Tavistock Re-opening: how should the line be served and could the line be extended beyond Tavistock?

    I have a quick question for you regarding inland route Exeter - Plymouth: Was there ever an alternative route via the former route of Exeter St Thomas, Chudleigh, and Heathfield between St Thomas and Newton Abbott?
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    Cross Country Trains - Who will operate it after October?

    Regarding reforming the Voyagers, I recall reading in the Rail magazine back in 2007/8 that the former Virgin Trains reformed 221142-143 to 5 coaches by means of using the intermediate coaches from 221144, thus leaving the driving cars. When Virgin no longer required the cars of 221144, they had...
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    McGill's Scotland East (Midland Bluebird and Eastern Scottish)

    From 1975-96, Tyndrum (and Crianlarich) were part of Central Regional Council, which that covered all of the FK postcode area. The Blane Valley (G63 postcode) has always to the best of my knowledge has been in Stirlingshire due to being on that side of the Campsie Hills, but unsure if it was...
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    Southern timetable changes consultation Coastway West

    Regarding the London Vic - Portsmouth, are these going to run via Mitcham Junction, Sutton (Surrey), and Epsom, or via East Croydon and Three bridges? Noting some comments upthread regarding journey times west of Chichester, running the Portsmouth trains via Epsom would trim the journey time as...
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    First Greater Glasgow

    It does seem a far cry from the Overground days when the main routes had a 24 hour continuous operation. I think before Overground if my memory serves me right, it was the 62 (present day 2) that was the very first route to have 24 hour continuous operation. Regarding these N services, are they...
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    First Greater Glasgow

    Many thanks. Regarding route number branded buses appearing on other routes, I have noticed that on occasions the 38, 41, and 75 (GCT/SB) appear on the X3 (KCB), and also there have been times when those branded routes have also appeared on the 88 (also former KCB). Being as First Glasgow is...
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    First Greater Glasgow

    Today in Glasgow, I saw a branded 38 (Glasgow Corp/Strathclyde) in service on the X11 that runs to Newmains, Wishaw (former KCB). Does the garage at Cathcart Road run the X11, or is it Blantyre/Overtown, and the branded 38 happens to be on loan there?
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    Football

    Rather surprisingly as the PL is the richest top flight division across the globe, England have only ever won one piece of silverware that has a lot of dust on it. Perhaps there should be a media blackout whenever the mens side plays, so as for the players not to be exposed to the hype?
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    ‘The Crooked House’ pub near Dudley burns down.

    If this is the Crooked House (formerly Glynn Arms) along Himley Road that I am thinking of (as I am originally from the West Midlands), I remember it was Banks's Brewery that had owned it or was associated with it.
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    South Wales 'Metro' updates

    Many thanks.
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    South Wales 'Metro' updates

    Regarding the bit in bold, is it intended for each of the Treherbert, Aberdare (or Hirwaun), and Merthyr Tydfil to be doubled in frequency from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes (total 12tph south of Pontypridd)? Looking at the maths and how it is phrased, 4 divided by the 3 arms does not go.
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    Brexit matters

    Since the referendum back in 2016, we seem to have become more racist than ever before. For example, there is the Windrush scandal, the ongoing racism in cricket, and most recently, homophobia and racism in the London Fire Brigade and Avon and Somerset Police. See...
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    Football

    It seems to be the use of the phrase "not exactly feminine" which may be the issue and could be perceived as sexist. The ladies game has come a long way today compared to 10,20,30 years ago. We should be perceiving and judging the present ladies side on their ability to play, and not their...
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    Tavistock Re-opening: how should the line be served and could the line be extended beyond Tavistock?

    Although more of a timetabling question, has it been decided as to what frequency the Tavistock trains will be? I have tried looking at the consultancy report that was done years ago (perhaps the days of Blair's New Labour), but it never stated what frequency it was based on even though the...
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    Merseyrail Class 777 introduction updates

    Assuming single set formations for when the 507/508s ruled the roost, I think I had calculated a long time ago that it was 36 sets in total that was required for the normal service which was as follows: Southport - Hunts Cross =10 Ormskirk - Liverpool Central =5 Kirkby - Liverpool Central =3...
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    Ex LNER (and Grand Central) Mark 4 sets for TfW

    Are the Class 67s home depot Cardiff Canton, with the Mk IVs home depot Holyhead?

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