Sure it isn't just someone starting up one of the Class 37s locos currently living on Canton Depot? (View Post)

Interesting piece, but I think Alistair has possibly got the "solutions" backwards. Local government spending has been squeezed, but if my local council is anything to go by, there is still… (View Post)

I'm currently doing a degree level job, without a degree, but with some considerable success, because I'm reasonably sharp and had 10 years of seeing the relevant bits of the world from the business … (View Post)

Three reasons why they shouldn't and won't. 1) They are baked into most forms of engineering in a manner that ensures that they will survive. Take say steel pipes. They come in a range of imperial si… (View Post)

Anyone spending 4 hours a day driving to work every day must be certifiable. It's basically doing 12 hour days for 8 hours output. That said, if you made me do it, I'd take the country road option ev… (View Post)