2014-07-02 11:20
News out today from First Group, is that the Solent Travelcard is going through a bit of a makeover, or a relaunch, if you want to use a better word.From August, it will be an electronic sma… Read More
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2014-06-23 09:44
Quick, somebody shot me - While listening to Today on Radio 4 this morning, I found myself agreeing with George Osborne.I know, it is frightening. But he has a point, and it's about time we… Read More
2014-06-21 11:13
I must admit that running a railway company can't be the easiest thing in life. Not something that I would like to try under current restrictions.Maybe it's just me, but I fail to understand… Read More
2012-02-28 21:26
Every other day, you see something in the news about bus services being cut all across the UK, or that prices are going up like a big balloon. And it’s true; there are changes afoot be… Read More
2012-02-01 13:50
Following on from Tuesday's blog entry, where I mentioned at the end about news websites not using the right picture for their articles, I have found another. At least the one on Tuesday use… Read More
2012-02-01 13:47
First, let me say that I am sorry that I haven't posted for 8 days. Being self employed means that sometimes you have busy or quiet periods. The last few days have been a busy period, so I j… Read More
2012-02-01 13:45
I heard a joke on a radio 4 show on Friday called "The News Quiz". Can't remember who made the joke, but it went along the line that while we are planning to build a new line that can run tr… Read More
2012-02-01 13:43
Every now and then you find a video that really makes you want to laugh (or cry). During a spare five minutes, I found the above advert for British Rail's Away Day Return tickets (something… Read More
2012-01-04 06:00
I was going to write about something else today, but I came across this little item while I was researching the original one - and it annoyed me. It annoyed me because these people just do n… Read More
2012-01-03 15:04
According to the BBC news site yesterday, Network Rail are going to close the Ashford to Hastings line for nine weeks so that they can do work on Ore Tunnel, and a number of other different… Read More
2012-01-02 19:21
First off, Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you all have a great 2012. We certainly have a lot to look forward to.Yesterday I spent the day in Winchester enjoying the "Friends of King Alfr… Read More
2011-12-29 06:00
This is one of those classic "British Transport Films" from 1970, which depicts the morning rush hour, in and out of London Waterloo. Naturally the film is sped up to slow the whole of the r… Read More
2011-12-28 06:00
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas? I know I did. Mainly because it meant I could spend some quality time with my family, especially the kids. But I did buy myself a little treat… Read More
2011-12-27 21:25
I love snow. Don't see enough of it in Southampton, but I do love it all the same. When I lived in Farnborough, it would snow every year, but not so in Southampton. Quite often I would be on… Read More
2011-12-24 06:00
Only in Amercia!Happy Christmas everyone Read More
2011-12-23 06:00
Today is part two of the film Cybernetica, from 1972 on behalf of the Union Internationale de Chemins de Fer (which, so Google tells me, means International Union of Railways), by British Tr… Read More
2011-12-22 21:46
With Christmas on it's way, I haven't had a chance to write anything up, so for the last couple of days, it has just been videos and films. And today and tomorrow are no different.Today's of… Read More
2011-12-21 21:46
Not long until Christmas now :-)Does anyone remember the PEP? No, not me personally. Though I did remember seeing one at Clapham Junction in the early 90's, feeling very sorry for itself. Bu… Read More
2011-12-21 21:46
5 Days until Christmas, and I thought I would share with you a video I picked up about how to cope with the London Tube Strike of 1962. Can't see people doing the same these days, but as a f… Read More
2011-12-21 21:45
This is one of those "just for fun" videos. But you do have to wonder how stupid people have to be. As her in doors would put it - they must have gotten their license free with a packet of c… Read More
2011-12-21 21:45
When is a door not a door?When it's a jarOh the old ones are the best, aren't they?Let's try another one.When's a train not a train?When it's a ghost train!!!Not really funny, and neither ar… Read More
2011-12-21 21:45
No reason behind today's selection, other than it really interested me. The Waterloo and City Line is always an interesting little line, as it is not connected to the main Tube net… Read More
2011-12-21 21:45
Christmas is always an odd time of the year for any public transport operator, especially bus operators. Passenger numbers can vary so greatly, it can be difficult to decide what level of se… Read More
2011-12-21 21:45
No reason behind today's selection, other than it really interested me. The Waterloo and City Line is always an interesting little line, as it is not connected to the main Tube net… Read More
2011-12-21 21:44
I love social history. Buildings and events are ok, but it compares not a jolt to how people lived and worked. And how the environment that they lived in affected their lives. So my first o… Read More
2011-12-15 11:22
Until I started working on this blog, I had never come across this rail safety film. At the time it was made, I would have been 8 years old, and I can safely say that I had never seen it, ev… Read More
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