Tag Archives: Transport

Feb
18
2013

Dear TOCs Airports are not something you want to be like…

by Skippy

Seth wrote this post on his blog: “Eleven things organisations can learn from airports” its a list of 11 things that Airports do wrong, and I feel that it all too often applies to the UK rail network 1. No one is in charge. The airport doesn’t appear to have a CEO, and if it does, you never [...]

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Jan
22
2013

Taking the Piss

by Skippy

At Manchester Piccadilly Station they have Toilets for the travailing public to use while they are on the station, This is not unushal; however since Manchester Piccadilly is a “Principle Station”, it is operated by Network Rail; and Network Rail have a policy for charging for the use of toilets… However they have hidden them behind turnstiles, now looking [...]

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Sep
09
2012

Pulling a trailer

by Skippy

I have been looking at a small motorcycle trailer for a while, and now b0atg1rl and I own Puff, I can now look more at getting a small motorcycle trailer; I am after a trailer that has three channels for motorbikes; so that it can carry either one, or two bikes, (not three at once). [...]

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Aug
21
2012

Springer for sale

by Skippy

UPDATE! nbArianrhod is also listed on SoYouWannaBuyABoat.com. Tomorrow (Thursday 23rd), b0atg1rl and I will be down at her, as we have a couple of viewings, If you want to have a look, or want further details, please contact her. ‘nbArianrhod’ is a 40ft Springer, built by Springer Engineering, of Market Harborough she was built in the [...]

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Aug
13
2012

Car Insurance

by Skippy

One of the amusing requirements of driving a car in the UK is car insurance, it is primary use is to provide financial protection against physical damage and/or bodily injury resulting from traffic collisions and against liability that could also arise therefrom. For a while I have been borrowing a small Ford Fiesta called FiFi. And because I [...]

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Jun
18
2012

Boat Hunting

by Skippy

B0atg1rl and I went boat hunting for a craft to call our own, this outing started with a virtual perambulation of the normal haunts, and then a trip to North Wales; while poking around Chirk Marina we came across a boat that looks like it will make us a lovely home. We found nbSteven, a 57ft narrowboat, built in 1992 [...]

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Jun
13
2012

The Steph is dead

by Skippy

Not only is Steph dead; but she is in little bits all over ebay, Random Zero is selling her off on my behalf to raise money so that GLaDOS (Suzuki Maurauder GZ 125) can live, if you want parts for a Yamaha SR 125 (91 Reg) please have a look.

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May
29
2012

Share the Space, Drop the Pace

by Skippy

After abandoning ”The Two Ting’s” Campaign, and removing the Tow-path Cycling Permit, British Waterways, (Canal and Rivers Trust) in partnership with TfL, have had a cunning idea to make cycling and walking on the London Cycle paths to coexist in a more peaceful manor. Given that the canal towpaths round most of the route they are talking about do not meet the minimum standards [...]

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