Post your favorite or most used train station or bus stop.

Once a year or so I like to start this thread, it usually ends up pretty interesting.

Am I the only one who feels like a fucking loser wearing the dork helmet?

Every time I go cycling the only ones wearing helmets are
>elderly couples
>loser nerdy white and asian guys
>children
None of the cool masculine guys wear a helmet
Even skinny short girls will stop next to me, with no helmet and I just feel like a fucking faggot for being a helmetcuck

On the other hand I don’t want to hit a pothole or a car and become a vegetable - so maybe I really am a pussy coward
What do you guys think of this?

This thread is for talking about railways, and things related to railways, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - that means we're all about big intercity trains, modest rural trains, long freight trains, trips, tracks, trams, subways, stations, you get the idea. Trains are cool.

If you're planning a journey, take a look at the nationalrail.co.uk/ journey planner - tell it where you're headed from and to, and it'll show you your options before handing you over to a train company so you can buy a ticket. Doesn't matter which train company, they'll all charge the same price for the same seat on the same journey. Overseas visitors - trip.com and thetrainline.com are your best option.

Here's a few links:
~New rolling stock currently on order, listed (trainlogger.co.uk/units/)
~A Visual History of Railway Rolling Stock in Great Britain (gaelan.me/br-stock/)
~The Man in Seat 61 (seat61.com/) - easily the best rail travel resource out there.
~Geoff Marshall (youtube.com/@geofftech2) - likes trains. Mostly harmless.
~Jago Hazzard (youtube.com/@jagohazzard) - London train history. Ditto.

...and some cool 'open data' stuff:
~Realtimetrains (realtimetrains.co.uk/) - live train timetables: ideal for keeping on top of ETAs and platforms.
~Openrailwaymap (openrailwaymap.org/) - not quite 'Google Maps for railway infrastructure', but close.
~TIGER (https://tiger.worldline.global/home/) - live departure boards.
~Traksy (traksy.uk/live/) - live signalling information.
~London Underground Live (www.londonunderground.live/) - a real-time, geographically-accurate Tube map.

What's happening?
~The railway is being put into public ownership: gov.uk/guidance/great-british-railways/
~Phase One of High Speed 2 (Birmingham-London): hs2.org.uk/
~The Transpennine Route Upgrade - upgrading & electrifying the Liverpool-York mainline: thetrupgrade.co.uk/
~The Midland Main Line electrification (no website...)
~The East Coast Digital Programme: nextgenerationrailway.co.uk/

>ride bike on road
>those stupid selfish cyclists disrupting traffic

>ride bike on sidewalk
>those stupid selfish cyclists trying to run over pedestrians

>advocate for bike lanes so everyone gets their way
>those stupid selfish cyclists wasting our tax dollars making everything about themselves

There are jackass cyclists like there are jackass motorists and jackass pedestrians. Yet we get the hate because we’re trying to be both economically and environmentally efficient while getting to places as soon as possible?

>t. a cyclist who uses the sidewalk because there are no bike lanes, people hardly use sidewalks, and i don’t wanna risk car accidents

I like mixed trains

Post mixed trains

Would more lifeboats have actually helped?

>Finally finished that 90s MTB resto conversion mod
>It rides badly

Post your ride during sundown
Post your favorite lights and light setups

Do not:
Be a hater
Talk shit
Post daylight ride photos

To be clear, I mean the type of excessive sweating that can even be visible on your pants. Not fat btw, pretty much the same body as in the pic hence I wonder why the fuck that is in the first place. Is that a condition thing that would get better when just doing more fitness?

Is there any way to use a mirror when riding a bike that doesn't make you look like a complete and utter total fucking tool?