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Thank you @LowLevel and @jfollows. I'm not set on taking the via Peterborough route - just trying to understand the options. Does anyone know what the Ipswich - Cambridge trains are like when GEML is using buses? Just a bit busier than usual or full and standing? Am I likely to get seats if...

There are several sections of engineering work in East Anglia this weekend affecting Norwich to London journeys. On the GEML via Ipswich buses replace trains from Witham to Billericay and on the route via Cambridge buses replace trains on a shorter section between Ely and Cambridge North. In...

There are more details about the passenger impact in this Evening Standard article: Elizabeth line passengers face month of cancelled trains amid work to tackle Paddington-Reading track failures Full article...

I don't see why. Major European countries (Germany, France, Italy, etc) have higher irregular/regular migration figures than the UK. What makes the UK an outlier in Western Europe in needing a separate border to the Schengen zone?

I absolutely agree. Looking at it objectively, it's crazy that the UK is the only western European country where you can't hop on a train without any red-tape and travel to cities in adjacent countries. When the UK finally joins Schengen (however far off that might be) and security theatre for...

Disruption due to "shortage of trains" is a frequent occurrence on the Central line at the moment. In the short term (next 3~6 months) is the stock refurbishment going to improve this (e.g. trains currently inoperable due to motor problems being prioritised in the refurbishment programme)? Or is...

That's interesting. I'm sure I'd read the plan was to provide 6 tracks as far as OOC, allowing 2 tracks to be dedicated to XR? But possibly that was aspirations (or uninformed comment) rather than a concrete plan! If dedicated XR tracks to OOC aren't provided, the potential for distributions on...

I'm booked on an Advance Single for the following trains: 10:30 Liverpool Street 12:25 Norwich 12:34 Norwich 13:06 Great Yarmouth I've received an email informing me the 12:34 Norwich - Yarmouth train has been cancelled. It invites me either to claim a refund on my ticket or take the next...

Thank you for the advice. The resources I'm fetching from the RTT API only provide times a half minute resolution, but yes, I've classified anything under 5mins late as punctual (and labelled it "Ontime"). If all services arrive within 5mins of their booked time, then the quasi-PPM I've...

Because this is my local line, I was keen to track its performance. I created a simple dashboard using the RealTime Trains API to show an approximate daily PPM for the central core. I thought people on this thread may find it interesting, so sharing the link: https://zhibek.github.io/crossrail-ppm/

I believe 037Х from Semey to Mangistau at a respectable 3,242km (2,014 miles) narrowly beats 051Х Almaty-2 to Uralsk (3,192km or 1,983 miles) as the longest passenger journey in Kazakhstan: 037X Semey - Mangistau 051Х Almaty-2 - Uralsk The former is a traditional passenger service taking 66...

This article indicates the "London 2050" transport planning in 2014 was considering a merger of Heathrow Express into Crossrail by 2029-30: https://www.londonreconnections.com/2014/london-2050-part-4-towards-maximum-rail-capacity/ Clearly this was some time ago, but it does indicate such...

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

With planned Crossrail services from May 2023 now available on RTT, I thought I'd create some service diagrams showing peak / off-peak service. It's interesting to see the different service patterns. This is a work in progress - please highlight any mistakes (spelling mistakes, etc).

Am I right in thinking the latest timeline is for the line to OOC to open in 2029 and on to Euston in 2033?