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    Cities with Trams but without a mainline Railway station

    There is an isolated tramway east of Malaga linking Torre del Mar with Velez-Malaga. Unfortunately although only opened in 2006 it closed in 2012 and I'm not sure if there are any plans to reopen it. The infrastructure was still in place when I visited a couple of years ago. The rail connection...
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    What preserved railway extension would you most like to see?

    I think it is already an aspiration of the GCR Nottingham to link to the tramway at Ruddington Lane but perhaps it could work better the other way round with NET going to Ruddington Business Park instead. This could release a lot of land for housing. In return for NET taking over the curve...
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    Snap (Coach travel agency)

    I've used Sn-ap(Nottingham - London) a few times in recent months. The coaches have been MacPherson each time except one journey with Roberts. Given I've been doing a day return on a Saturday the cheap advance fairs on EMT had long gone before I decided to travel, so Sn-ap was ideal. Booking...
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    Visiting Madrid

    1. The 7 day Zone A tourist card is €35.40 and includes the €3 airport supplement. It can also be used on the buses and local train services. The Zone T covering all of Madrid is double the price and, frankly, there isn't much to see in the outer suburbs. The palaces at El Escorial and...
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    Railways that loop away from town then back in

    The Barcelona to Valencia route probably falls into this category. Due to the two central stations in Valencia only being accessible from the south, the trains on this line travel a fair distance south of the city before heading back north into the terminals. The time taken by this is...
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    Things they do on European railways which would be good in the UK

    Showing films on long distance services, as they do in Spain.

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