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There are so many inherent design issues with estate building in the UK. The police insist that new developments consist mostly of cul-de-sacs and abhor through roads, claiming a belief that the former deters crime and that the latter prevents it.

They're often built out of town, without local amenities and are bereft of local transport options, forcing a car culture which makes it difficult to traverse by foot.

I can see my local pub from my garden. As the goose flies it is about 150 metres away. However, I live at the bottom of a "close". According to Google Maps, the waddle to the pub is just under one mile and takes 18 minutes. My local Co-Op is next to the pub, the waddle being the same length and time.

Poor planning is honestly one of the most frustrating things about living in this country.
 
BarryZola said:
Yeah. They could do with bringing in a law that for new builds there is adequate off-road parking and wider streets. The house building companies wouldn't be happy obviously, and it wouldn't help Labour get to their target of building however many houses it is during their parliament. But you know what? We managed to build these kinds of estates 50/60 years ago so they could do it now if the will was there.
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Exactly, those housing are now in demand. The new souless estates. Big houses l, no parking, garden and storage built in.
 
The guy doing the passenger announcements on my train home this evening has decided to "jazz up" all the station names. "Our next stop will be Stockport Edgeley". No, our next stop will be Stockport, why are you being deliberately confusing? Genuinely thought I was on the wrong train for a moment.
 
John said:
The guy doing the passenger announcements on my train home this evening has decided to "jazz up" all the station names. "Our next stop will be Stockport Edgeley". No, our next stop will be Stockport, why are you being deliberately confusing? Genuinely thought I was on the wrong train for a moment.
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I had one of those when I came up on the train for Scarefest. Rather than just 'Cheltenham Spa' we got 'Cheltenham Spa-RAY' for some reason.

I decided to forgive him because at least he was trying to cheer us all up - even if it didn't work.
 
The ridiculously tight overhead luggage space on some UK trains. Why can’t I even fit a moderately sized backpack into it? Currently on a Grand Central service but I recall it’s equally as rubbish on EMR trains. Meanwhile the less luxurious LNWR has so much space it’s never a problem!
 
And don't forget the Southern trains that call at Gatwick airport. No luggage racks and an overhead shelf that won't take anything bigger than a backpack. Who comes up with these ideas?
 
Meh. All modern trains are horrible, ugly, and uncomfortable. And I don't care how many different class numbers they get given, they all have the same horrible phallic cab design.
 
DiogoJ42 said:
Meh. All modern trains are horrible, ugly, and uncomfortable. And I don't care how many different class numbers they get given, they all have the same horrible phallic cab design.
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Come up North, Diogo. Our railways have been under-invested in so much we still have lovely trains from the 80s and 90s rattling around. Padded seats and all.

Might not be on time. Might not appear at all. But at least the seats are comfy and the cabs are far from aerodynamic which should appease your "aesthetic" concerns.
 
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