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I've been following the situation of Dover-Calais/Dunkirk ferries on https://www.marinetraffic.com/ since late last night, and it seems that there are quite a few ferries just sitting in the Channel doing nothing. According to the AIS of several ferries, they've been at sea since last night...

I first flew through Glasgow Airport in the 1990s, though I really don't remember much about it at all. I've been through the airport in May, and it got me wondering: how was the airport laid out before the construction of the upstairs central security area? I've read that there were three...

Seeing as there isn't a dedicated thread here dedicated to Jadrolinija's operations, I thought I'd start one. I'm on holiday in Croatia now, and after using several of their services, I'd like to give some opinions too. First things first: their general shoreside infrastructure is very, very...

I have a few questions about this company, and it seems that it's very difficult to actually find very much about their operations online. If anyone can fill in the blanks, it would be very much appreciated! 1) How was this route operated? Was it tendered out at a regular basis (as the current...

Vistiting London recently, I found myself exploring Rotherhithe. It's interesting to see how this part of London is still relatively undeveloped/uncrowded compared to other areas. Wandering around, I came across the Surrey Docks Farm, and then I wanted to head back into Central London. And here...

I was talking to my wife recently in Luton Airport, and she asked me what Luton used to be like. Despite flying from there on numerous occasions, it occurred to me that I couldn't describe it very well other than 'small'. So, I thought it would be nice to start a thread dedicated to historical...

Something confused me in Stratford the other day, and I wonder if anyone can explain why this exists? I was coming from the DLR platforms into Stratford (heading towards Westfield), and I saw a pair of yellow validators, so I touched out there. I was surprised to see a gateline further into the...

A small travel report and a lot of commentary about Wizz Air: I flew from Wrocław to Luton and back this week, and it's safe to say that the bad reputation that Wizz Air have is increasingly justified. I'll prefix this by saying that I paid peanuts for the flights: around 70 pounds for two...

Can someone confirm that there are Thameslink ticket machines at Luton Airport? I need to collect tickets from there, but I cannot remember actually seeing ticket machines there. If there are: does anyone know where they are, please?

I looked and couldn't find a similar thread, so I thought I'd start one on this topic. Northern Ireland is heading for another election, after the deadline to form a new Executive (i.e. Government) passed. But as one commentator on The Guardian suggests, this is sheer insanity...

I've just flown to Dublin from Wrocław and back, via Luton on the outgoing flight and via Stansted on the return. Some observations: - My first flight was on Wizzair's A321ceo. I was lucky enough to get an exit row seat, so absolutely no complaints here. The downside was a howling toddler...

After a lovely visit to Denmark, I found myself wondering about the train ferries that used to cross from the island of Funen (Fyn) to Zealand (Sjælland). Does anyone know anything more? I'm trying to find out: 1) Timetables for the train ferries. I believe/understand that they departed from...

Inspired by the discussion elsewhere with @nw1 , I thought I'd start a thread on this. One thing I'd like to point out is that Fidesz have a very interesting and corrupt method of governing the country. Let's take a random town in Hungary: Mezőtúr. It's two hours from Budapest by road, and is...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/covid-restrictions-abroad-updates-observations.215886/ It's basically a confusing mess. The Tokyo Convention theoretically regulates it, but in practice, what happens is that people on board aircraft are usually subject to...

From a legal point of view, can you refuse to show an RPI (or anyone else) your journey history?

A bit of an esoteric question, but: I'm trying to create a list of known border crossings which are or were historically physically located inside railway stations. I'm specifically excluding those where controls are only carried out on the train (such as Mościska II in Ukraine) - there needs...

In the mid 1990s, my cousin lived in Warrington, and there was a place where it seemed that a railway line used to run. There was a very high embankment on this street, and we used to roam around the top of the embankment as our territory. I've always wondered about this place: was it really a...

Inspired by the discussion here - https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/bosnian-steam.222935/post-5390286 - I thought I'd start a new thread on discussing the political/historical situation in Bosnia-Hercegovina. To answer the first question: Yes, there is a horrendously complicated system of...

I'm surprised that this hasn't been discussed here, so in light of the most recent news, I thought I'd start a thread about it. For the unaware, MS Estonia was a cruiseferry that sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994 when sailing from Tallinn to Stockholm. 852 lost their lives that night, and the...

So, hypothetical situation here. I travel using a Polish ID card / passport because it's cheaper and easier, although I'm also British. If I was stopped for fare evasion and penalty fared (or similar) - how can they enforce payment? Am I obliged to present them with ID? The only document I...