If you want to be depressed about the state of Britain, click on the links. (The page is about 20 years old, I think.) The German mittelstands are by and large still trading. So are the Japanese fami… (View Post)

Another example of why painted cycle lanes are pretty useless really. (View Post)

The Paddington-Hereford service still runs. It just stops at about 15 stations along the way (including the town where I live) and the track is fairly slow, so it's often faster to take a 125mph… (View Post)

Definitely not closed, though there are fewer Paddington-Hereford trains than there used to be - you'll often have to change at Malvern or Worcester. But it is often quicker to change at Newport… (View Post)

Forgive me for stating the absolute bleeding obvious, but most people who can't afford to live in Oxford commute in from Bicester or Witney instead. Though I'll grant you that Dublin is mor… (View Post)