#Edinburgh Bus Station

[embraphotos]

Edinburgh Bus Station, EH1

#Edinburgh Bus Station #Edinburgh #Scotland #United Kingdom #Street Photography #Photographers on Tumblr #2023

[scotianostra]

Ooh, what’s Edinburgh like? Moving there next year hopefully, from Africa, and after a few quick trips I can’t say I’ve gotten too much of a sense of the city :(

I'm kinda biased, but it's a good place, quite small and easy to get around, the main bus serice is Lothian Buses, for a flat fare of £2 you can get from ato b on one bus, for £5 cash you can hop on and off, the best value is paying by debit card , what they call TapTapCap from as little as £4.80 per day and £22 per week, so if you are one 3 or more buses in one day it caps at £4.80, and £22 is the most you will pay fr a week. The bus service is very good and I use their bustracker, find it on Google Play "My Bus Edinburgh" The vast majority of Museums and Art Galleries are free, only charges tend to be if there are special exhibitions, like The National Museum of Scotland had a Doctor Who exhibition last year. There are two main train stations, Waverley and Haymarket, and several small ones and stops.

Most people don't realise that Edinburgh and the surrounding areas have some great beaches, Portobello is the best in the city, ad has plenty of places to eat and drink at there. Cramond Beachis a mecca for dog walkers, there is a Causeway there where you can explore Cramond Island, just watch the tide times. There are plenty of parks and green spaces, the city is officially the greenest city in the UK, with almost half the city (49.2%) being classed as 'green space'.

If you are relatively fit there are plenty hills to climb to get great views, some are very easy, Calton Hill, Corstorphine to name but two. Arthur's Seat offers different routes to the summit of varying difficulty, but you can actually drive so far up and just make the easy climb to the top, there are three man made "Lochs" around Arthur's Seat, if you're lucky you will see Otters at Dunsapie, Duddingston and St Margarets have plenty swas and ducks. For more serious walkers the Pentland Hills are a great place to explore, there is even a herd of oor Highland "Hairy Coos" up there. If you can ski, there is a dryslope on The Pentlands, the longest in the UK.

Pubs and clubs are a plenty, I have no idea of your age as you have decided to remain anon, but many places cater for students, prices vary, I pay between £2 and £4 for my drinks, although the touristy places will charge you up to twice this amount, over £6 for a drink is not unusual.

Of course we have the Festival, well there are several throughout the year, Edinburgh gets the tag of Festival City at times. The main one is in August and the population of Edinburgh is said to double in the time, licensed premises are automatically given an extension to their opening hours, some open to 5 in the morning.

It's a safe city  with a low crime rate, but as with other places you have to be aware of your own safety. If you plan on taking in the paid attractions The Castle wil set you back about £20, as will The Palace of Holyrood House. Opposite the Palace is The Scottish Parliament, you can visit thisfor free and sit in while it is in session. If you are planning on venturing around Scotland and like your history I recommend a membership of Historic Scotland, again I don't know your age, but prices start at under £3 a month and are less than a fiver for adults over 24. National Trust of Scotland also offer meberships from £3.35 to £5.80.

Can't really think of much more to put for now, perhaps my followers can make suggestions, or ask questions?

Oh and pack your umbrella get a waterproof jacket, even in summer we can get some heavy showers, naturally you will be aware it can get cold as well, invest in a decent winter jacket and layers to keep warm.

I hope this has been helpful.

#scotland #scottish #history #edinburgh #Advice

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 2.28

202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. 1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés. 1638 – The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh. 1835 – Elias Lönnrot signed and dated the first version of the Kalevala, the so-called foreword to the Old Kalevala. 1844 – A gun explodes on board the steam warship USS Princeton during a pleasure cruise down the Potomac River, killing six, including Secretary of State Abel Upshur. President John Tyler, who was also on board, was not injured from the blast. 1922 – The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. 1925 – The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America. 1947 – February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the death of an estimated 28,000 civilians. 1958 – A school bus in Floyd County, Kentucky hits a wrecker truck and plunges down an embankment into the rain-swollen Levisa Fork river. The driver and 26 children die in one of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history. 1959 – Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit. 1966 – A NASA T-38 Talon crashes into the McDonnell Aircraft factory while attempting a poor-visibility landing at Lambert Field, St. Louis, killing astronauts Elliot See and Charles Bassett. 1969 – The 1969 Portugal earthquake hits Portugal, Spain and Morocco. 1974 – The British election ended in a hung parliament after the Jeremy Thorpe-led Liberal Party achieved their biggest vote. 1975 – In London, an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people. 1983 – The final episode of MAS*H airs, with almost 110 million viewers. 1985 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers. 1986 – Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm. 1993 – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh starting a 51-day standoff. 1997 – An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 1,100 deaths. 1997 – A Turkish military memorandum resulted with collapse of the government in Turkey. 2001 – The 2001 Nisqually earthquake, having a moment magnitude of 6.8, with epicenter in the southern Puget Sound, damages Seattle metropolitan area. 2002 – During the religious violence in Gujarat, 97 people are killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in the Gulbarg Society massacre. 2013 – Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so since Pope Gregory XII, in 1415. 2023 – Two trains collide south of the Vale of Tempe in Greece, leading to the deaths of at least 57 people and leaving 58 missing and 85 injured.

#Events

[brettyimages]

year to date little adventure journal, in case you care

jan 28: edinburgh, nadine shah. spent my sunday afternoon shopping for the important things (bed sheets and bath sheets) and the fun things (hair dye, book club novels). had a ramen lunch at the yo sushi on princes st watching sushi plates sail past the scott monument. dinner and drinks with friends then centre barrier at the assembly rooms. my 9th time seeing nadine, 3rd time since she started teasing the new album so 3rd time hearing topless mother, even light and greatest dancer live. she was sensational. always is.

jan 31: glasgow, depeche mode. as soon as i got back from seeing nadine i was on ticketmaster looking for a cheap seat. had to work on the train and in waverley station but worth it. arrived to find myself in the back row of the hydro but i loved it. nadine supporting was stunning, first time i've seen her from the back of a room and her voice filled the place. depeche was amazing too, a couple of hours of songs i adore including strangelove, behind the wheel, somebody, in your room, just can't get enough, policy of truth, black celebration, etc etc etc. i got up when they started walking in my shoes and danced through the entire show from that point on, safe in the knowledge that there was nobody behind me as i flailed around. it's given me the last-minute trip bug.

feb 9: glasgow, the 1975. a long trip with many connections to get to my airport hotel and then back out to the hydro. early entry door was so slow that i got in as the normal doors opened, damp from the rain, but i got a good spot down the front. didn't know the japanese house were making upbeat tunes now so their set was a surprise. still... at their very best was much like the show last year but loved it, especially the surprise of bagsy not in net. i swear matty made eye contact with me a few times; he's so good at that. staging was beautiful, as always. mad rush to get back to town for the airport bus.

feb 10: london, suedemas. a couple of months late this year because of tour in december. early flight to luton and a morning in maida vale, an afternoon in highgate wandering aimlessly in waterlow park and hanging out in the boogaloo. italian food and gossip and gifts at paddington, drinks then trekking across to hackney for an indie club that played 6 AM songs in the hour we were there. heartwarming to spend the day in the company of dear friends.

feb 22: leeds, nadine shah. filthy underneath on repeat on the train down. a little shopping time before dinner but the second hand record store prices appalled me. over at the brudenell there was no queue for the show so i hung in the lobby as nadine soundchecked her new songs. front and centre in the main room, 6 songs: the three she'd been playing at all her pre-album shows, plus keeping score, hyperrealism and french exit. stunning, again. she spotted me wearing her merch and gave me a big grin and wave. i love her.

feb 23: birmingham, the blackout. a huge french toast brunch at moose coffee, a train to brum, a wander round the bullring. ready for a weekend of big nostalgia seeing the band who defined my student years and first flush of independence; found myself singing along to the songs and doing all the little actions as if it had been weeks and not years since the last time. ended up on the barrier for the last couple of songs and snoz immediately pointed a drumstick at me with a grin. saw some old friends, waited a long time in the freezing cold to get a chat with each of the 6. lots of big hugs, catch ups, a "fucking love you!" greeting from Gavin. so special.

feb 24: london, the blackout. trains to kentish town, bumping into matthew on the way to the flat. an afternoon with my besties, tokyo diner bento, hot chocolates, the Cute exhibition. we hung out in the hello kitty disco and pretended to have a sleepover in the hannah diamond installation. seeing an old band with a new band friend - same set, different side of the stage. waited out in the cold to chat again, more big hugs and catch-ups including a long conversation with sean. so much easier to chat as adults when i pretend we're old friends and not a girl with the singer from the band she has a huge crush on. a perfect weekend.

mar 9: galashiels, swim school. a local gig, a band i barely know but have high hopes for. the kind of show where i can have a normal day and then hop on the bus in the evening; macarts, a place that feels like home now. swim school and her picture both great bands, the kind of gig where i didn't know a single song but wasn't wondering how many songs they had left.

coming up: sprints. a week of adventures with a brett anderson cameo or two. nadine again. olivia rodrigo. for one night only, the ninth wave. finally, eventually, being in front of suede again.

#journal

[lodilowdown]

Update Number 8

Made it to Glasgow without so much as a single issue. I took the ferry from the island into Ardrossan Harbor, which dumped me right out onto the train station and the next train into Glasgow left 10 minutes later. Beautifully synced up! Then I got to chill at the Glasgow train station for an hour waiting for mi madre to make it in on her train. Found her, we headed to the hotel, and she then realized she’d lost her wallet *face palm*. By some mad stroke of cosmic luck, someone had found it and turned it into the lost luggage area of the train station so we were able to get it back within the hour. Needless to say, there were several paranoid wallet checks following that.

From there, we took a bus towards the university where there is a park with a bench overlooking the city dedicated to Scott Hutchison, the lead singer of Frightened Rabbits (very good punk band). It was beautiful and emotional. I definitely felt like Chuck was with me in some way looking out over the city. He would have loved that park.

The next day, I lifted at that cool gym again (Central Strength) and then we went and got massages! It was so lovely, but damn my therapist went ham on my back. I feel like I’m more sore from that than I was from the lift. Following our massage, we hit the Christmas Market for a sausage as a snack before we had a delicious Italian meal for dinner at Amore. It was Christmas season big time there - there were single use Santa hats at every place setting. Such a fun way to wrap it up in Glasgow!

Today we took the train from Glasgow to Edinburgh. I had visited Edinburgh when I studied abroad a few years ago, so I had some idea of what I was getting into, but I had forgotten just how lovely this city is. It feels so historical and quaint despite being a fairly large city. After settling into our hotel, we headed for the area around the castle where I remember finding some absolute gems of stores (one of which was a bookstore where I found a copy of On the Origin of Species that was printed in 1901!). We toodled around there for a bit before making our way to the Christmas Market which, quite frankly, puts all other markets to shame. It is absolutely massive. We got crepes and wandered around for a good long while looking at all of the local crafts on display. I wish I had more luggage space so I could buy all the cool things! Alas, I am horrifically limited.

We finished today off with an impromptu sushi dinner that was surprisingly yummy (my previous experience with sushi in Edinburgh was……… subpar). Tomorrow should be a busy day full of touristy things!

#edinburgh #update

[ayeforscotland]

Living in Fife is pure shite at the moment with the Open on. Any bus that isn't for St Andrews is a shaking death traps that's at least 20 minutes late, like fr what about those of us who aren't golf watching wankers 😭

Coulda stopped your ask after six words😉

I kid, yeah it’s mental - also begs the question why the fuck we don’t have train station to St Andrews.

(It’s because Network Rail is operated by UK Government)

Things will quieten down soon…when Edinburgh unfortunately gets fucked by the Fringe.

[hannahz-scstudyabroad]

The Weekend Update: February Weekends!

The past few weekends have been really fun and exciting. I want to take you guys weekend by weekend to show how easy it is not only to travel around Europe, but also the benefits of staying in your home away from home for a weekend. 

2/6

My first weekend was actually a pretty unexpected travel weekend. I was in Prague for less than a week but remembered my mom was going to London on a work trip. I knew since we were so close, I had to visit! On Saturday morning I found a flight that would leave to London Sunday morning, with a return flight to Prague the following day (Monday) in the afternoon. Even though it was only 24 hours I was in London, we had an amazing time together and I would not trade the experience for the world. I have been to London once before with my family 7 years ago and being back made me realize how much I remembered from my previous trip. 

When I arrived in London, we went and grabbed some fish and chips, then went on our own walking tour of the classic London attractions: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, and finished up at a Pub watching a football game, yes that’s soccer :) 

By the following morning, it was already time to go on the hour Uber ride to the airport. Even though it was for one real day, I would not want to change it for the world. Having my mom for a little bit, really helped me adjust completely to my abroad lifestyle and I am so fortunate to have the opportunity to see her so soon after going abroad. 

2/10-2/12

The following weekend was also a last minute type of trip. Ashley and I were looking at inexpensive locations near Prague for both travel and accommodations once arriving in the city. We realized that the best location would be in Berlin, Germany.

To preface, I was excited to see Berlin but also had an underlying eeriness to it since I am Jewish and Berlin was the center of the Nazi Party during WWII. Additionally, I was excited to go because when my grandfather was in the Soviet army, he was stationed throughout East Germany, specifically Berlin and Dresden, which was pretty much the exact bus route I took. 

Once arriving in Berlin, I already had unwritten “beef” with the city, but I tried not to let it influence my opinion of my trip there. We got to our hostel and ended up becoming good friends with our roommate, her name was Paula and from Argentina. She gave us recommendations throughout the city and we started exploring!

We got to see the Brandenburg Gate, the Jewish memorial in Berlin, as well as the main Cathedral.

I wish we could have gotten to see more (including the wall) but it was pouring rain the full day we had there and it was impossible to get around. Definitely have to go back for another trip.

Additionally, nightlife and techno is something that is a part of Berlin culture. We went to a bar and ended up also making friends with some girls from Berlin as well as Ukraine.  

Side note: in Prague too, there are a lot of Ukranians, it is absolutely horrific what is going on two countries away from me too. 

On our walk though, we passed by the Russian embassy in Berlin. They had a recreation of Alexi Navalny’s jail cell as well as a Ukrainian memorial. Walking around Berlin made me realize how close I am to the conflict and how some of the amazing people I am meeting are completely displaced from their homes with war terrorizing their homeland. 

2/17-2/20

This weekend was a really special weekend for me. One of my closest childhood friends, Gianna, was coming to visit! She is studying abroad in Edinburgh this semester and came to Prague for the weekend…. thus, tour guide Hannah came out!!!!

We went to Prague Castle, the top of the clock tower, and honestly I went to more tourist places during this weekend than before. We went to different markets and would not trade the experience.

I felt like walking around the city with Gianna helped me gain a new perspective of how amazing Prague really is. It is a truly hidden gem in Europe and everyday here I learn something new about the city and the Czech culture. 

Having her here was also like another piece of home was with me. Seeing how much she is thriving in Scotland prompted me to book a flight to visit her!!

2/24-2/25

Last weekend in February calls for the monthly CEA excursion, these excursions are included in our study abroad tuition which is really nice to have! This weekend we went to Cesky Krumlov, the whole town is a UNESCO World Heritage site! 

It is a two and a half hour bus ride and I got to be able to go with my entire program. It was a really nice way to get introduced to those in my program whom I do not have classes with. 

When arriving we went around the town to explore and then had tours of the castle tower and the theater there that is in complete Baroque style. 

At night, we went to a cafe and then a typical Czech restaurant, where I had the goulash :) 

The next day was really cool… we didn’t know the weekend that we were there, Cesky Krumlov had their annual pig slaughtering event. No pigs were harmed during the event but an entire street had tables and had a whole pig roast and the pig that was used was made into many different traditional Czech food items, my favorite being the pate given

 I felt really fortunate to be able to experience this cultural celebration and it was a great way to finish off the weekend!!

This next month is also filled with a lot of travel… Current travel plans for March include:

London again (for 12 hours this time!)

Lake Como and Venice, Italy

Dublin, Ireland

Salzburg and Hallstatt, Austria

Edinburgh, Scotland

See you in the next blog!

[harrison-abbott]

I remember this one time in Edinburgh, ages ago. I was young, only 14 or so. And in the city centre this tourist stopped and asked me for directions; he needed to head to the train station. I guessed he was German by the contours of his accent. And I articulately told him where the station was, and was chuffed with myself for doing an ‘adult’ thing well. He thanked me. And then for some reason I turned, and ran point blank across the road, without looking. And very, very nearly got hit by a double decker bus. Honestly, it missed me by a few yards. And the driver blared the horn at me; and the fifty or so people on the street turned at stared at me. By the time I got to the far sidewalk I was all beetroot in the cheeks. My moment of adult pride had evaporated in thirty seconds and I was back to being a bashful kid again.

#personal stories #diary #memoir #writeblr #funny stories

[all7bridges]

And We're Off

So here it is, the very first leg of the two-day Millennium Bridges tour. As I've said many times, I believe I'm the first person to make such a trip, but I'm willing to be proved wrong.

The inspiration stemmed from a YouTube video where Geoff Marshall visits every Platform 0 on the rail network in a single day. Then when I visited the Lancaster bridge a couple of years ago, this idea started to form.

At 4:30am, I boarded this Ember electric bus and I'm currently en route from Dundee to Edinburgh. I was about to comment that everyone else on board appears to be a tourist – until I realised I'm also one of these dreaded tourists.

On arrival in Edinburgh, I'll be catching a train to the first bridge in Newcastle at 7:01am, before those in Stockton-on-Tees, York and London. I'll then stay overnight near Euston station, ready for the next part tomorrow.

Meanwhile, I'm encouraging folks to raise a nominal £55 for the Woodland Trust. Diesel rail travel is a comparatively low polluter, but the cash will help to offset the carbon from my journey.

[fatmclassic]

Morning Elvis is becoming a favourite now

Reminds me of the time when I had a terrible hangover, had to get a bus to the train station early in the morning,take a 2 hour train to Edinburgh, then got on a packed bus to the airport, got on a flight to Dublin, got on another bus after the plane to the terminal, did that mile long walk from the Ryanair terminal, got a 2 hour bus home and had to walk half an hour with my luggage back to my house. Only to find out, in addition to the hangover,I'd picked up a mild flu.

Genuinely thought I wasn't going to make it. Spent some time on the bathroom tiles to relieve the fever as no one in the house had thought to buy paracetamol and the thought of trekking to the shops made me want to vomit.

#anyways don't party the night before a long trip #just don't #Florence and the machine

[k00288209]

Artist Research / Secondary Research

Callum Russell

Callum Russell is an artist, contemporary illustrator, from Edinburgh.

His work consists of very impressive, detailed and delicate paper cutouts.

I found his work while researching art around silhouettes and shadows. Especially my attention was caught by the paper cutouts of the shadows in public buildings.

The last work on the right reminds me of the roof of Limerick’s bus station.

My work during this project has been very silhouette and shadow heavy and I think that has been a good direction to take this. I would love to do for example prints, especially blue prints, focusing on the bus station as a sculpted structure of shadows and silhouettes.

Inspired by Callum Russell’s style but in different medium.

#temporary #lsad #first year #artist research #secondary research

[bantarleton]

1.5 hour flight from Seville to Barcelona, 7 hour layover, 2 hour flight Barcelona to Gatwick, 30 minute train into London, 5 minute sprint to make the coach station on time, 14 hour bus ride from London to Inverness via Edinburgh. The things we do for football!

[scotianostra]

Edinburgh's Coastline

The shoreline fro Granton to Cramond is a mecca for dog walkers, joggers and folk just wandering in general, like myself.

To get here there are a few different options. The buses don't actually take you down to the Village itself, when you see the road there you will understand why.

The number 41 starts at King's Buildings, part of the University, travels through south Edinburgh along Forest Road, The Mound, Hanover Street and George Street through west Edinburgh and into the larger area that is Cramond. I would get off at Gamekeepers Road, it's about a 25-30 minute walk down to the village where you will find the remains of a Roman Fort, a nice wee Kirk (Church) A pub that has been closed, but is recruiting now, so opening soon. A wee walk from the bar and you are down to the harbour. A lot of visitors will want to walk over the causeway to Cramond Islands, but don't get caught out by the tides, plan your journey in advance, the tides will need to be in your favour. Tide times can be found be found here Tide times

There are a number of buses that will drop you at Waterfront Avenue, the 8,19 & 47, but the 16 & 27 will also drop you close enough as well. These buses start at Granton near Edinburgh College. You will see the Granton Gas Holder, aim for that. To the right before you reach this you will spot the restored Train Station of a previous post today. Head down towards the Gas Holder and follow the road round to your right behind the big office block. This Caroline Park Ave, it leads you down to where Granton Castle used to stand, have a wee nose about, The Walled Garden here is open for a couple of hours on Saturday and Sundays. The road/cycle/Walkway lead to West Shore Road, following this to your left leads you down to the East end of Silverknowes Promenade and take you all the way along to Cramond.

If you don't fancy the longer walk along, the 16, 27 & 37 buses take you Silverknowes Parkway, the buses terminate here, then head back the way into town, Silverknowes Golf course is here, to to left is Silverknowes Road, this leads you down to the shore where you can walk either direction toward Cramond, or Granton.

There is a cool place to get refreshments here, either takeaway or sitting in, Boardwalk Beach Club. As well as hot drinks,  ice cream, homemade cake and refreshing iced coolers are available, a welcome pitstop, especially on warmer days, they have ample outside seating, or walk down, catch a bench, or sit on the seafront and enjoy the views to Cramond Island and beyond to Fife.

Another tip, if traveling about Edinburgh the bus service is very good, a fiver will get you unlimited daytime travel. Download Lothian buses app and you wont go wrong  https://www.lothianbuses.com/app/

Look out for more pics as I post them.

#scotland #scottish #edinburgh #silverknowes #cramond #sea front #firth of forth #granton #history #walk #visitor attractions

[beardedmrbean]

LONDON -- Thousands of train workers in Britain staged a new round of strikes Thursday, paralyzing rail service across the country in an escalating dispute over pay and working conditions exacerbated by a deepening cost-of-living crisis.

Only around one in five trains ran across the U.K. as a result of the walkout by union members, who have already staged multiple strikes in recent months. A strike planned for Friday is expected to affect most of the London Underground subway network as well as bus service in the capital, while another walkout on Saturday is set to disrupt national train travel again.

Mick Lynch, leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, said rail workers, like socores of ther public sector employees in the U.K., are struggling to cope with soaring food and fuel prices.

He warned of “a wave of solidarity action" affecting multiple sectors after official figures showed Wednesday that the country's inflation rate jumped to a new 40-year high of 10.1% in July, higher than analysts’ forecast of 9.8%.

Unions representing postal, port and aviation workers have also announced strikes as the cost-of-living crisis bites into wages. In Scotland, garbage collectors and recycling workers in the capital city of Edinburgh began a 11-day strike on Thursday, saying a pay rise offer of 3.5% was far from enough to battle rising bills.

“People in this country are fed up with low pay. Many millions of people have not had a proper pay deal for decades," Lynch said Thursday at the picket line in London’s Euston train station. "So public sector workers in health care, education, transport, all sort of services, have been subjected to pay cuts and rampant inflation."

He blamed the Conservative government’s alleged “anti-union agenda” for prolonging the labor dispute and said railway workers would continue strike actions until a settlement is reached with train companies, which are privately owned but heavily regulated.

Lynch alleged that U.K. officials have used taxpayer funds to bail out the companies so they don't lose income from strikes, thereby removing incentives for executives to negotiate.

The government has argued it spent huge amounts in public funding to protect rail workers' jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, and officials want to cut costs and staffing to make the train system financially sustainable for the future. They say a fair pay offer was presented to rail workers.

A Department for Transport spokesperson said union leaders were “opting to inflict misery and disrupt the day-to-day lives of millions” for the sixth time since June instead of working to reach a deal.

“We urge union bosses to do the right thing by their members and let them have their say on Network Rail’s very fair deal, which will deliver the reforms our rail system urgently needs," the spokesperson said. “It’s time to get off the picket lines and back around the negotiating table."

Some 40,000 rail workers including cleaners and maintenance staff walked off their jobs for three days in June to demand better pay, job security and working conditions, leading to the U.K.'s biggest transit strike in three decades.

Several other rail strikes have followed since, and no resolution has been reached between the government and workers.

#nunyas news #checkmate public transportation users #lol

[strangesmallbard]

Top 5 types of transport

1. my best friend the public bus. i love you public bus thank you for getting me to locations

2. train!! haven’t been on a train in years but the last time was between king’s cross station and edinburgh, and i loved every minute even when my stomach hurt from motion sickness.

3. car. it’s alright but i get motion sickness if i even glance down at my phone

4. airplane. do not love the experience but i like looking out the window!

5. subway. important for society but also evil evil evil evil evil stop jostling me

#anonymous #ask

[zaahvi]

If you get this, answer with three random facts about yourself and send it to the last seven blogs in your notifs! anon or not, doesn't matter, lets get to know the person behind the blog <3

my favourite birds are ptarmigans (although i only found out about them last year,

i live a 10 minute drive away from a castle (it's on a hill above the town bus station so i also pass it every time i'm heading home from work)

i've only visited two capital cities and they were both within the past year - warsaw and edinburgh

#asks #i only just saw this even though it's dated january 28th?? 💀 i'm so sorry #btw warsaw SUCKS!!! but my birth town (bydgoszcz) sucks more