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No it doesn't. I buy an open return for work but book a seat on the train I usually catch. I only get the open ticket in case I'm delayed for some reason and need to catch a later one. In that case I wouldn't have an allocated seat.

Yes, the city centre is such a vibrant, attractive place to go to. Errmm...

Just because it's the city centre doesn't mean it's the centre of the city. That's Meadowhall now, regardless of whether or not SCC like the fact. If it weren't for the university students the city centre would have died years ago.

These better flows that some of you are claiming, are they are peak or off-peak periods? I could understand it off-peak, especially at night but at peak periods I think that would be difficult to achieve.

You didn't win then?

I've heard there's some software called Google. People tell me it's very useful. Can anyone tell me where I can obtain a copy please? ---------- Post added 26-10-2018 at 07:47 ---------- ...or just buy an open return. It'll be a few quid extra but if you can afford to fly in the first place, you can afford it. No hassle or faffing around at all and they're good for a month. The grief some people go through to save a few quid, honestly!

Well said.

Visited this yesterday. A very interesting and vibrant concept. Excellent for small businesses to start up. http://stacknewcastle.com/index.php Fits in well with the rest of the offering in the city centre. I'll certainly go there again. Sadly, given the very poor offering that is Sheffield city centre, I doubt it would work here though.

Anyone want a few bikes? The Chinese have a few spare. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/03/bike-share-oversupply-in-china-huge-piles-of-abandoned-and-broken-bicycles/556268/ I guess all those "Look at me, I'm so green, I'm saving the planet", lycra-clad bike divvys aren't going to be saving the planet after all. Oh dear, what a shame, never mind. Looks like Sheffield got off lightly.

...again. https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/tinsley-viaduct-to-close-for-urgent-5-4m-road-repairs-1-9238425 It's not closing, it's being restricted. The repairs aren't urgent, otherwise they'd be happening now (and trust me I've inside knowledge on this). Still, never let the facts get in the way of sexing up a story, eh?

Bit of thread necromancy. Apart from KG-100, does anyone know which Luftwaffe units took part in the December raids please?

I was driving, so no. Even if I was on foot why should I stop to move someone else's rubbish? Just dumping these things anywhere might, in certain circumstances, be classified as obstruction of the highway. Leaving the owners, oto, potentially liable to any resulting fines or court cases. I don't think trying to pin liability onto the last user would work either, especially if the bike wasn't exactly were they claimed to have left it. What action are SCC taking to ensure such unlawful activity occurs or what are they requiring of the owners to put in place to make sure it doesn't happen?

Trip up in a pothole, claim compo. Said compo costing the council significantly more than it would have cost to fill in the hole in the first place. Job jobbed.

Noticed several of these bikes just dumped in the middle of footways this last week or two. Whoever had left each one had obviously given no thought to other people who would be walking past. A "well thought out", right-on, SJW, save the planet, look at me I'm being greeeeen scheme that will doubtless rapidly fade into obscurity when the last one is wrecked by the local chavery. ---------- Post added 24-03-2018 at 07:52 ---------- So how much is this privately run scheme costing the council then, given that SCC are working closely with them? Nothing the council does is costless as the staff time at least has to be paid for. And here's me thinking the council were strapped for cash, as they regularly tell us. ---------- Post added 24-03-2018 at 07:54 ---------- Well of course they are, it's keeping them in a job. They'd hardly say it was a load of rubbish now, would they?

I note that Planner1 has not responded to post 158 on page 8.

I couldn't agree more. Although...SCC...anti-car...need I say more...

The regulations have been written in a sufficiently open manner to allow local authorities to word signs pretty much how they wish. This has been done deliberately to reduce the workload of the DfT team tasked with authorising non-prescribed signs. It would take merely a simple email to DfT asking to confirm or refute whether the legend (or similar) I've quoted is prescribed. If DfT say it isn't, they could be asked in the same email if they would be prepared to authorise it or not. They will give simple yes or no answers to these questions.

The relevant wording is, as I stated, "the time period may be varied". So, for example, "Mon-Fri 7am - 9 am 3.30pm - 5pm except Bank holidays" would be a lawful expression of a time period. If SCC disagree with this, they know full well that they can seek advice and, if necessary, authorisation from DfT for this or a similar legend. There is nothing in TSRGD to prevent them doing this. They have the contact details of the relevant team at DfT. The authorisation could either be on a site specific basis or for use at any location within the city boundary. The authorisation process is a fairly simple paper exercise, which they have done before, as case 4226 shows.

Originally Posted by diezeltruck The signs could easily include "inc. Public or Bank Holidays." That's incorrect as you should well know Planner1 if you were to carefully read the legislation you quote. Why are you posting false information? TSRGD 2016, Schedule 3, Part 3 Item 8 clearly states a time period may be quoted on a supplementary plate beneath a blue circular sign such as is used in Sheffield. Additionally, Diagram 959B, (Schedule 9, Part 4, Item 10), clearly permits that, "the time period may be varied." The permitted variants of this particular sign allow exactly the sort of sign which was authorised for use at various locations in Sheffield in 2015. The DfT's Traffic authorisations webpage, case 4226 refers. As a new poster, sadly I can't include the link. Therefore there is NO legal reason why bus gate restrictions can't be relaxed on ANY day of the year, should SCC, for example, wish to prove they aren't anti-car. It would seem that other members of the forum should not take Planner1's post as being the last word of traffic-related matters - he is clearly not always right.

It's the end of the world :-)