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On March 2nd 2026 Chancellor Reeves inadvertently eulogised what the railways are most excellent at. This being the art of aural communications. Its so much easier to pick up a microphone and make announcements isn’t it? “This government is making sure passengers aren’t asked to spend a penny more on regulated fares, including season tickets…
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This is just a couple of updates re the ride on 7th June 2024 as well as two videos by Ryan the Ride Mechanic on what the problems could be. Basically the deliberations offered by Ryan is its all to do with the top of the lift hill, and not the compressors for the air…
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It seems Blackpool Pleasure Beach has almost always been Britain’s biggest seaside theme park. Other theme parks in the UK are no doubt bigger yet can only be found inland, such as Alton Towers. It wasn’t always like this. One of Britain’s biggest was officially closed down 45 years ago this month – although by…
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