That statement sounded more than disappointing, it was heartbreaking.  I'm trying to restrain myself but what sort of indifferent bureaucracy can do this?

Poorly I believe

No-one was on the bus at the time of the crash, TfL said

A bus has crashed into a shop close to a train station in east London.

Emergency services were called to Station Road near Manor Park Station at about 09:00 GMT where they found the double decker bus crashed into a shop.

Transport for London (TfL) said no passengers were on the bus at the time of the crash. No life-threatening or life changing injuries were reported however one person, who was in the shop at the time, was taken to hospital for treatment.

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances, the Met Police confirmed.

Ninoshan Jeyaseelan, who owns the shop the bus crashed into, described the incident as "just insane". He told BBC London: "We just had a big bang sort of thing and the person who was driving (the bus), she was under shock herself."

Mr Jeyaseelan said his shop had minor damage. "I don't know how long it's gonna take to recover from it." He added: "No one's majorly injured you know - thank God."

A TfL spokesperson said: "We're very sorry for the damage and disruption caused when a route 474 bus collided with a shop building on Station Road. Thankfully, there were no passengers onboard the bus, however a customer in the shop at the time has sustained a minor injury and the bus driver was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure. We have support available for anyone affected by this incident. We are supporting Go-Ahead, the operator, as they investigate what happened."

I experienced the last great smog http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/6/newsid_3251000/3251001.stm in London in the winter of 1962. You could not see more than a couple of yards, it was dark at midday and it smelt as if the doors to Hell had been opened with the levels of sulphur present. What occurs now is merely apprentice muck! (Which does not mean to say that efforts should not continue to be made to reduce the levels).

My father took a job in London; in 1960 the family moved from Liverpool. At the time, the classic Portland stone buildings, where they had not been destroyed in the Blitz, were black. In my childhood, I took this as their natural colour but it wasn't. It was a layer of soot from coal burning which had culminated in the great smog of 1952. That, it is estimated, killed 12,000. As late as 1962, there was further smog which killed another 700.

Environmental issues are not new. Care for the environment such as the end of coal burning and the adoption of other modern technologies has made such a difference and can make so much more. It needs to as we seek ever more prosperous futures within sustainably planetary resources. Grand words; how can that translate locally in Melksham?

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Police revisit scene of coach crash that killed boy


The A396 was closed on Wednesday while police carried out a partial reconstruction of a fatal coach crash

Police investigating a fatal school coach crash have conducted a partial reconstruction to help them work out the circumstances which led to the incident.

Oliver Price, 10, died of a head injury when a coach carrying Minehead Middle School pupils left the A396 near Wheddon Cross in Somerset and slid down a 6m (20ft) slope on 17 July.

Avon and Somerset Police requested a temporary road closure on Wednesday to carry out investigation work at the scene. They said the reconstruction involved the "driving of a similar coach" along the route. "We informed Oliver's family in advance of this reconstruction and continue to support them throughout our enquiries," the police said.

In a statement, the force said the necessary road closure and reconstruction would mean investigators were "better equipped to obtain clear answers and provide clarity of all parties affected" by the crash. "This step is a part of the investigative process, and is a common practice in many serious collisions, aimed at accurately determining a sequence of events and factors involved in the collision," they said.

The coach was carrying up to 70 people back from a school trip to Exmoor Zoo when it overturned. A huge emergency services presence descended on the area, including a number of air ambulances to transport those most seriously injured. In total, 21 people were taken to hospital afterwards, police said.

A full inquest is set to take place on 14 January to look into how Oliver died. The inquest is due to hear from Oliver's family, adult passengers on the coach, witnesses, the coach driver, emergency service workers and a pathologist.

Although it doesn't really explain why the software isn't programmed to allocate coach/seat numbers that are common to both configurations and leave the seat layout that are different as the unreserved seats.

Also not clear why reservations are binary, reservations or none, as in has to be whole train that becomes unreserved, rather than just part with different configuration.

I think it's because the standard / first varies in which carriages its in between the five and nine car sets, so it also varies the numbers of seats and layout.

Will be formed of 9 coaches instead of 10. There are no reservations on this service.

Eh?
Reservations not transferrable (software issues?)?

Thank you Phil, but surely a class 57 would have a higher top speed than 27mph!

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Its with sadness and deep regret that the Severn Beach Miniature Railway project  which I been working on for so long is now officially over. Our local parish council have tried to get this through and all were in support.  South Gloucestershire Council  have put everything theve got into stopping the planning going ahead even though at the beginning with had written permission to do so. A lease was drawn up and later retracted by council.  This was a huge community project that I set up and we woukd have been open by Easter this year. The frustrations and stress this project has given me and my family had become too much to bear.

Yesterday I wrote an official letter to our parish council informing them I have cancelled the project.  Im writing this as I would like you all to know the reasons why this project has failed. This of course  means now I will have to see everything as I dont have anywhere else to go.

Included in the items for sale are 65 x 6 metre panoramic track using  S10 rail  mounted on 11 pressure creosoted timber sleepers 5x4x24" sufficient fishplates and track screws. Track tools, 5 pairs of brand new switch blades in S10.  We have a rake of 3 x 10 1/4" gauge toast coaches. A practically new Exmoor 2-4-2   tank locomotive with a new 10 years hydraulic and in ticket  till next year. This locomotive is ready to use now. A 40 shipping container  proffesionally insulated al lined with electrics, 400 plus metres of new 4 inch round posts, stock fencing, post and rails. New galvanised gates in various sizes. 20  new ish Heras fencing panels with clips and stays. Spare sleepers and other items.To see any of these items go to website www.sbmr.co.uk or Facebook.

Interesting light loco movement today.
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:26587/2025-11-06/detailed

0Z57 1030 Fairwater Yard to Doncaster Robert Rds Shed
What is intriguing is this in RTT Fairwater Yard
Pathed as Diesel locomotive at 27mph!