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It may be quicker and cheaper to extend the Docklands Light Railway from Stratford International to Walthamstow, rather than the Jubilee Line from Stratford.

Oh yes, I remember about the driver changeover at Milton Keynes. This may influence what times I am willing to use NatEx for such routes, if I can no longer get a cup of coffee at an appropriate time. Last week I went to arrive in London just before lunch and came home just after teatime so was...

Having just travelled from Manchester to London and back for a long weekend, I see the reason for the faster journeys is that, matching Megabus, they have cut out the refreshment break on several journeys, including mine.

This in a way reverses the divestment of High Wycombe from Go-Ahead to Arriva from 2000. It seems that the standard operator for High Wycombe will be Go-Ahead Carousel, and for Aylesbury Redline plus related companies.

That's encouraging if it means the ex Oxford Volvo B5LHs are being refurbed and retained for Bee Network operations.

Although he is the Transport Secretary, the subject of this week's Aslef strikes never even came up.

Mine is Vodafone too and yes, I kept seeing the E due to no 4G being available intermittently.

They seem to think that December is slightly more likely than July.

If Gen Kitchen loses her Wellingborough seat later this year she could be the Labour candidate for London Mayor in 2028. If Labour get 2 terms at Westminster I think we could get another Tory London Mayor in 2032.

I agree that Kate probably wanted to stay away from the leadership for the reasons you outline. By (presumably) securing a strong role back in Scottish government, she will be better known and more broadly experienced to stand for leader after a plausible SNP defeat in 2026. If we get a Labour...

I agree with the comment about Travelodge (Plus) London City being great. I stayed there the night ready for August Bank Holiday 2019. Back to Premier Inn, and I think Edinburgh Newcraighall could be a case in point. I stayed there in September 2022 and 2023. In 2022 breakfast was served in...

The change of the voting system to FPTP may have helped Labour's Sadiq Khan hold on in London. Some voters for the LibDems, Greens and independents may have switched to 2nd choice Sadiq. I think the LibDem candidate overtook the Green candidate because fewer people are still thinking about the...

As most of the Labour Mayors are introducing franchising, I wonder whether Claire Ward will bring this to the East Midlands?

I rode 3477 on Thursday, on route 10. I late rode 27955, a Stagecoach ex First E300, itself now refurbished.

I agree. They force us to "reduce" our day trip if our outbound train is delayed, even if they pay us back through Delay Repay for our "lost" hour or however long.

I have bought it at Manchester Victoria before. I have even bought it on the train, albeit a few years ago, to save having change trains at Todmorden or Hebden Bridge for example.

By way of a consolation, Scarborough still has a more effective service, even if just a York shuttle, than nearby Whitby. Even Bridlington is quite slow to reach from many areas.

Pontefract is quite a small town to have 3 stations

In April the signal was good between St Pancras and Sheffield, though not always onto Stockport. Conversely, the signal often broke up between Euston and Stockport. I wondered whether it was because I travelled 1st class on EMR.

Come back Kate Forbes, all is forgiven :lol: 1714246639 Even this would leave the SNP as remaining the largest party at Holyrood - Alex Salmond's legacy. Even polls pointing to the SNP retaining just 18 MPs at Westminster is more than they ever had pre-2015 - Nicola Sturgeon's legacy.