Trains, Planes & Automobiles

[Futtocks]

Ever been underwhelmed by a replica of a famous vehicle where the effort clearly wasn't put in?

Here's the remedy!

 

[Futtocks]

One of the few good bits from the movie Condorman. A customised Nova versus five Porsches.

 

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

 

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

The £2 cap on bus fares in England has been extended for three months following warnings that hundreds of services could be cut if it ended.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64678990

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Edited March 7, 2023 by Futtocks

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[Futtocks]

My neighbourhood just got buzzed by one of the only two surviving airworthy Avro Lancasters. Not the lowest it's been over my roof, but still loud enough to startle.

Edited June 30, 2023 by Futtocks

[DavidM]

45 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

My neighbourhood just got buzzed by one of the only two surviving airworthy Avro Lancasters. Not the lowest it's been over my roof, but still loud enough to startle.

Awesome 

 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hull-train-stations-historic-platform-8640008

Network Rail have announced they are reopening platform 1 at Hull Interchange. The platform is grade 2 listed because of its historical role in moving immigrants from the continent to America during the 19th and early 20th centuries. 

[Futtocks]

The Red Baron had better look out!

 

[Futtocks]

 

[Padge]

My video of flying into Manchester from Preveza Greece on Sunday.

Manchester Landing

 

Edited September 18, 2023 by Padge

[MattSantos]

On 17/09/2023 at 19:54, Futtocks said:

 

I used to get that bad boy home

[Padge]

This the O'ptasia luxury holiday yacht it is available for hire at € 900,000/week. I took these photos from our villa when it was moored at Nidri on the Greek Island of Lefkas.

 

[Futtocks]

The last English Riviera Express service, punching its way through Storm Babet a few days ago.

 

[Futtocks]

Berlin says goodbye to its last Communist-era Metro Trains

Coming to a Trans Pennine Express/Northern Rail service soon?

[Futtocks]

Two more "Superloop" bus routes began operations in London today, attempting to make it easier to get around the outer boroughs on public transport without having to change multiple routes or go in to the city, then out again.

https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/transport/superloop-connecting-outer-london-boroughs-more-quickly

I travelled on SL10 from Hendon to Finchley and it knocked about 10 minutes off the journey time by other available routes.

[Futtocks]

Nothing better to do on a grey morning than visit the UK's newest station. Brent Cross West opened today. It also serves as a safe and well-lit footbridge across the railway between the retail park and the new town centre that's currently being built. Here's a shot of the bridge, looking towards the central section where the ticket office and gates are, plus a shot of the Staples Corner pagoda.

[Futtocks]

Space Karen's "Hyperloop" project bites the dust.

[gingerjon]

9 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Space Karen's "Hyperloop" project bites the dust.

It did its job in preventing any actually useful public transport being commissioned.

[M j M]

7 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

It did its job in preventing any actually useful public transport being commissioned.

The Boring Company is the biggest scam going on that front. For some reason local authorities keep falling for it, it's painful to see.

[Farmduck]

22 hours ago, M j M said:

The Boring Company is the biggest scam going on that front. For some reason local authorities keep falling for it, it's painful to see.

I checked there website yesterday looking for something else and they appear to have  no current projects. Perhaps this is a rare moment of sanity prevailing over hype.

https://www.boringcompany.com/projects

[Gerrumonside ref]

Tragic loss of 5 coastguards in a plane collision in Japan near Tokyo.

Thankfully the passenger plane involved was able to perform an emergency landing and evacuate everyone despite a huge fireball while landing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-67862184

[M j M]

After a week in which there was lots of praise for the structural integrity of the a350 Boeing's beloved 737 Max decides to show the quality of under-regulated American workmanship.

This was a brand new (delivered October) plane. The piece missing is a plugged (unused and supposedly sealed on this plane) emergency exit door. Had the adjacent seat not been empty the person sitting there would have been lucky to survive.

 

[Bedford Roughyed]

4 hours ago, M j M said:

After a week in which there was lots of praise for the structural integrity of the a350 Boeing's beloved 737 Max decides to show the quality of under-regulated American workmanship.

This was a brand new (delivered October) plane. The piece missing is a plugged (unused and supposedly sealed on this plane) emergency exit door. Had the adjacent seat not been empty the person sitting there would have been lucky to survive.

 

Always keep your seat belt on.