notty ash

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  4. Farewell to the direct Red Arrow

    in Pete's Nottingham Transport Forum

    Posted

    Am I right in thinking there used to be a 700 numbered service run by Stagecoach and TrentBarton that used to go from Sheffield to Mansfield to Nottingham then onwards to Leicester?

    I seem to remember catching a Trent bus in Sheffield in the early 1970s - it was more like a limited stop service - via Renishaw and presumably on to Mansfield and Nottingham? That was a double decker of some sort.

  6. Farewell to the direct Red Arrow

    in Pete's Nottingham Transport Forum

    Posted

    Although Pronto is supposedly a joint service, the internet timetables show the TrentBarton and Stagecoach services separately.

    http://www.stapleford-notts.co.uk/stagecoach-pronto-nottingham-mansfield-chesterfield-bus-timetable.htm

    and

    http://www.stapleford-notts.co.uk/trent-barton-stagecoach-pronto-bus-timetable.htm

    There is also a train service taking around 35-40 minutes from Chesterfield to Nottingham.

  11. Hucknall Airfield

    in General Chat about Nottingham

    Posted

    Thanks Cliff Ton - that neatly shows what I meant, from Bulwell Wood Hall (now a farm) to the building marked 306.1. It was bisected by the runway when the airfield was extended, so is no longer a through route. Now that the runway has closed, it would be nice if it could be resurrected.

    The map also shows an old bridleway further west, from Walkers Thicket to BM 350.7 that must have been closed too. The current footpath is more or less where the mineral railway runs on the map, also the route of the M1.

  12. Hucknall Airfield

    in General Chat about Nottingham

    Posted

    I don't mean Farleys Lane - I mean the other end of the runway, at the Watnall end of the airfield

    Blenheim Lane Bulwell still runs up to the airfield boundary, but the short section from there to Watnall Road was closed when they extended the runway - I assume post-war?

    Blenheim Lane now terminates at Woodhall Farm. There is a public footpath from there to Long Lane, at the side of the M1, but it is not suitable for cycling and quite a long way round for walkers.

  13. Hucknall Airfield

    in General Chat about Nottingham

    Posted

    I agree there is one starting near the M1 on Watnall Road, but the original route joined Watnall Road nearer to Hucknall and was a proper road, or at least a bridleway. The current one is barely suitable for walking in places and can get very muddy - plus it is much further round.

  15. Train travel to the Continent

    in Members Blogs

    Posted

    I am not fond of train travel but I would like to follow in a mates shoes one day. He went across Canada by train, all inclusive holiday with stops on the way. His pictures made slightly green with envy, didn't let on mind you.

    I went one better and did Notts to Vladivostok by train, then flew to Vancouver to do Vancouver - Halifax (Canada) by train. Boy was I tired when I got home five and a half weeks later, even with lots of breaks en route!

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  16. Rolls Royce Hucknall

    in General Chat about Nottingham

    Posted

    P1B XA856 had its ventral fuel tank drop off the aircraft as it was coming into land on 3.3.61. The tank landed in the front garden of a house without causing any injuries. Apart from this aircraft awaiting a new tank, none of Hucknall's Lightnings ever flew without one fitted.

    That confirms what I thought I remembered - the tank must have broken into pieces and bits flew everywhere, including our back garden. I remember finding a small piece myself.

  23. Virgin Media

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

    Posted

    I have been with Virgin (previously NTL/Diamond Cable) for a long time now - maybe 15 or 16 years. They went through a very bad period of appalling customer service around 10 years ago, but have since substantially improved and appear to rate amongst the best, if national statistics are anything to go by. A big attraction is the fact that in cable areas they supply both the cable and the services, so there can be no dispute about who is responsible for any problems with either.

    They provide a range of different packages. I just have the basic TV package, phone and Internet, which suits me very well as I don't watch TV very much - and even then often on the computer rather than the TV. Their Internet is now very fast on cable - up to 50mb.

    To me, if you have a cable down your street then Virgin is a no-brainer - but they will still continue to send you literature through the post inviting you to join.

    MPS is often ineffective, as many companies get around the regulations by getting the Post Office to distribute the envelopes without a name or address, to all households

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