On Wednesday 13th September, the trip out was for a cruise on Loch Ness. The cruise was very informative commentary-wise; but, frankly, there was little to see. We were told about the abundance of wildlife, but only saw three wild goats and two hairy Highland cows with their two calves. Here are a very few items of note (?). The…
On The Way : Bits fbb Missed Out Google Maps reckons the fbb’s run from Seaton to Fort William should have taken a tad under ten hours; presumably chauffeured by Lewis Hamilton and with no stops for fuel, PNBs, snacks, congestion and driver’s hours regulations. The route made use of FOUR stops, THREE at delightful motorway service areas, ONE at…
Yesterday, Tuesday 12th September, the outing was to “The Caledonian Canal and Nevis Distillery”. The following pre-prepared blog still seems appropriate. It has been enhanced based on yesterday’s trip. A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Not Panama How are your plate tectonics, missus? It doesn’t take much of a geological genius to spot what looks like a giant gash across Scotland.…
Rail headlines are dominated by questions around the future of ticket offices. But strikes and overtime bans have been going on for more than a year, creating uncertainty and difficulty for passengers. And engineering works – albeit vital – bring disruption. In the middle of this passengers are still making journeys for work and pleasure, day in day out. What has it been…
Where’s The Station? Fort William used to have a magnificent Station Hotel. It was grand and luxurious … … and it even had extensive greenhouses to ensure its clientele had the freshest and best produce. But there was a snag. Back in the day, the station was in the middle of town … … right on the lochside and offering…
• Ticket office stealth closures: Train Cos reveal they stopped hiring new counter staff (Standard) • 1st West End Tube stations receive 4G/5G coverage (RailUK) • The NIMBY ‘tax’ on new UK & US transport: Objections & long reviews (FinancialTimes) • Friendliness to bus drivers improves their job satisfaction, possibly retention (Independent) • San Francisco: New study recommends battery trolleybus…
We Are On Our Way Last autumn the fbbs were at Ardgarten Hotel (near Arrochar) and Lochs and Glens new-build mansion at the head of Loch Long. Later today, the gruesome twosome will be ensconced in the Highland Hotel Fort William. The gaff is literally just up the hill … … quite a steep hill … … from the town…
Weather Warning! As you may know, the fbbs are off on holiday tomorrow, based in Fort William. A few days ago, Mrs fbb looked up the weather forecast for that part of Bonny Scotland. It looks as if the standard West of Scotland forecast applies. If you cannot see across Loch Linnhe, it is raining … … if you can…
A Huge Percentage Will Travel By Bus & Coach So let’s try the coach. There is no link from these pages to the excellent network maps, so we are truly in the hands of Heathrow’s technical wizards to help us. And really they don’t! With no maps Heathrow extols us to “plan our trip” by taking us to each of…
A quick reminder to this interested that our monthly meetup is on Tuesday 12th September. For more details click ‘Monthly Meetup – 2nd Tuesday Evening in the City‘ at the top of the home page. The current heat spell should be over by then so we do not expect the air temperature or the beer to be unpleasantly warm. All…