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Risk of flooding? Carrs, peat, drains, ... views across the North Sea to Russia?

Wibbling? Short of reading back over 400 odd comments ... was time available / taken to consider whether there would be advantage in some kind of box culvert (with appropriate one-way valves to allow seaward-only passage of water otherwise lying against the embankment?). I guess that could be...

It's very easy spending other people's money- esp if you can claim a 'mandate'. What skills and experience are available to overcome the 'issues' that brought the demise of the previous enterprise? Why should they be expected to succeed, and to sustain that? Is there 'high demand' for a South...

In addition to Michael Bonavia's work ( British Rail: The First 25 Years), I have recently re-read Gerrard Fiennes' account ( I Tried to Run a Railway) and find a lot of commonality beyond the personal inferences of 'not my fault'. Both Bonavia and Fiennes found themselves in a variety of roles...

The Advertising Standards Authority has much to commend it, e.g Shampoo which removes up to 10% of visible signs ofd dandruff * when viewed from such-and-such a distance (verified by 'representative' sample of a handful of folk!! I agree that the XC ad was not accurate. I'm glad you appreciate...

IIRC, 'back in the day' First Class meant no more than 50% more space for 50% higher fare than the then Second Class; no 'complimentary catering'. Restaurant car or Buffet- you paid for what you got. There was no 'guarantee' as to what part of the journey would provide catering, only RC or BC in...

Maximising utilisation reduces scope for recovering from delays; political 'interference' and 'cowtowing' to that interference also distorts services. Keeping (some) services to time also reduces delays and thus delay repay payments. I thinkmsignallers have enough on their plate without weighing...

Alte Alternative (fun?) names for OOC were aired some time ago ... just sayin'... can't remember when! A good time for some more, I think ;)

It seems a number of contributions have moved from helping James, the Original Poster, to more esoteric arguments about the meaning of words and their application. There may be another time and place for those discussions. James has bravely asked for assistance, at huge emotional cost, which he...

Michael Bonavia (who filled many a role in the 'new' British railway(re) organisations following Nationalisation) wrote about many 'personalities' and issues related to the making and changing of decisions. It reads much as a book written today, 75 years on! Industrial relations and lack of...

I note that NRCoT 9.2 uses the word 'permitted' and not 'obliged'. Have 'the railways' decided to go in heavy on 'revenue protection' and customer offence? (as another thread seems to suggest?) Rewarding staff for securing income is definitely an unhelpful incentive in this regard. In passing...

It's a fairly direct crayon line from Marylebone (ish) to Victoria (ish) passing under Bryanston or Montagu Square to Marble Arch, down Park lane and Grosvenor Place; and probably (?) with 1:178 gradients (as per GC); maybe with a great Hyde Park grandiose Grosvenor Great Central Station, not...

I recognise the loss of the Junction WLL<> GWML at North Pole; is it not still possible to make connection via Acton <> Willesden Junction? EDIT- silly me - Acton's t'other side of OOC, so not much help! I guess North Pole could be rearranged and the junction could be reinstated IF there were...

I note that The Bolton News has carried items about Lifts at Daisy Hill and Westhoughton stations. The latter has a 'Friends Group' who may be helpful to you. Might Bolton Council be able to help; at least to apply pressure on Northern and at the station? I found online this...

To Original Poster James, I'm so sad and angry this has been done to you. As a human being you are entitled to expect better consideration and treatment than this. The Ticket Inspector may have been having a bad day, but that is no excuse. The Transport Police person that showed sympathy and...

I don't propose dropping any stops; what I said is: time can be 'saved' if preferred I agree with <Topological> that: The question is whether 3 hours 10, 3 hours 15, 3 hours 20 or even 3 hours 25 make a huge difference to the psychology of choosing between train and alternatives. If folk are...

Back on 18 March (almost a month ago now) , at Post#415 on a parallel thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/hs2-old-oak-common.240858/page-14#post-6688214... I made a similar observation on timings of Plymouth-Paddington trains, in response to 'observations' from a Plymouth MP regarding...

which is ...?

You mean 'They stopped stopping ...' or ceased calling ...? Why can't or don't they start stopping again?

I hope that Springibox (joined this year; 20 messages- welcome) gets replies (on this thread that they have started- well done) from veteran members that help explain why his/her ideas may not work as well as might be hoped, rather than dismissing them.:frown: