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« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2023, 22:56:36 » |
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Rhywle o gwmpas Caerdydd?
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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2023, 06:43:12 » |
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Rhywle o gwmpas Caerdydd?
A vague answer but, yes, somewhere around Cardiff is a reasonable and general starter. I will be interested to see how our members do with some of the more outcomes of an "Explore Cardiff and The Valleys day ranger" |
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2023, 08:06:44 » |
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Starting to wish I’d got off and looked around a bit more when I went up to Rhymney the other day…
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2023, 08:34:52 » |
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Starting to wish I’d got off and looked around a bit more when I went up to Rhymney the other day…
See http://www.passenger.chat/27770 |
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« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2023, 09:25:27 » |
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3 - Grangetown
(Taunton appears to be missing...)
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« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2023, 09:48:32 » |
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4. Heath High Level?
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« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2023, 12:30:41 » |
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Awst High Level, Awst Low Level, Awst Town, Awst Pier, and Awst Grand Central.
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Waiting at Pilning for the midnight sleeper to Prague.
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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2023, 13:01:27 » |
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Isn't 2 Grangetown after upgrading to step-free access?
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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2023, 13:15:43 » |
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Isn't 2 Grangetown after upgrading to step-free access?
Then again, since that hasn't happened, Barry Docks is more likely. |
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« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2023, 13:26:55 » |
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1. Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
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« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2023, 14:23:52 » |
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In English
1. Bridgend
2. Barry Docks
3. Grangetown
4. Heath High Level
5. Still to be identified
This is not a traditional quiz ...no Melksham, no Taunton in the pictures and no mention of through trains from Bradford-on-Avon and Trowbridge to London, nor the pathetic service at Pilning. Whilst the lack of stations in the picture quiz is light hearted, the failure to provide those services even in a sparse form is far from light hearted.
I spent yesterday visiting lines and places I haven't been before, and saw some examples of good practise that had me asking "why can't we do that", came across some lovely places and some sad stuff too. Even the diddiest little lines over there seem to have a better service ...
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« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2023, 15:52:10 » |
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Even the diddiest little lines over there seem to have a better service ...
Could that be down to public ownership? To the left of Offa's Dyke 'subsidy' is not a dirty word. Social mobility is being promoted. There's investment in rolling stock and stations. New and more frequent services have been, or are being, introduced. Similar things are happening in Scotland too. Meanwhile, the hapless bunch of twonks on the government benches in Westminster are doing their damnedest to ruin public transport in England. |
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« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2023, 16:41:31 » |
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Even the diddiest little lines over there seem to have a better service ...
Could that be down to public ownership? To the left of Offa's Dyke 'subsidy' is not a dirty word. Social mobility is being promoted. There's investment in rolling stock and stations. New and more frequent services have been, or are being, introduced. Similar things are happening in Scotland too. Meanwhile, the hapless bunch of twonks on the government benches in Westminster are doing their damnedest to ruin public transport in England. I don't have much time for the current Government, but those "hapless twonks" (via those of us who pay tax of course!) have subsidised rail to the tune of £42 billion since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Seems an odd way to go about ruining it. What amount of taxpayers money do you feel would be appropriate to match your expectations? |
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« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2023, 17:02:22 » |
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Even the diddiest little lines over there seem to have a better service ...
Could that be down to public ownership? To the left of Offa's Dyke 'subsidy' is not a dirty word. Social mobility is being promoted. There's investment in rolling stock and stations. New and more frequent services have been, or are being, introduced. Similar things are happening in Scotland too. Meanwhile, the hapless bunch of twonks on the government benches in Westminster are doing their damnedest to ruin public transport in England. I don't have much time for the current Government, but those "hapless twonks" (via those of us who pay tax of course!) have subsidised rail to the tune of £42 billion since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Seems an odd way to go about ruining it. What amount of taxpayers money do you feel would be appropriate to match your expectations? Your attention grabbing £42 billion is an oversimplification. It is very unevenly distributed. London and the south east do quite well per capita. Here in the west/south west we don't do so well. The same goes for other regions in England. Wales & Scotland have increased their per capita spend on public transport thanks to their devolved powers. England, outside the M25, is being left behind thanks to Tory ideology, along with dithering over reform. Scotland and the South West region of England have similar population sizes. Scotland spending on transport is 2.5 times more, per capita, than that spent in the South West. I support increased spending on public transport in England. If that means an increase in taxation then I'm happy with that. |
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