Asian finance company buys new trains for the north of England
THE UK’s crazy privatised railways structure means that new trains for the local franchise for the north of England are having to be bought and…
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Lettuce pray
What is it about … … relatively expensive London restaurants that makes them so arrogant they think they can ignore vegetarians …? Last night, I…
Taking off – with air passengers’ cash
GO online to book a flight – and, if you’re using an airline website, you’d think that most of what you were paying to…
Germans triumph as Dutch and French lose track as rail operators in England
THE Germans have beaten the Dutch to run local rail services across the North of England – while the French involvement in transpennine routes will…
Dawn landings revive thoughts of flying’s age of romance
DAWN is breaking over Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport and, shortly before 8am local time, the lights of a stream of planes can be seen approaching through the…
Alive, alive-oh? Not if you’re vegetarian in Dublin
IF you’re vegetarian and you decide to go to Dublin, be prepared to starve; the capital of the Republic of Ireland and its citizens eat…
Do you know where you’re going to?
EXPECTING a train operating company to know where it’s going doesn’t seem like too much to ask, but Northern Rail’s knowledge of the geography of…