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    Torquay to London terminals route validity

    Hi all, I’m travelling back from Torquay to London on Sunday. I was due to travel back via GWR, but can’t now due to the overtime ban. I have a super off peak return (Torquay - London Terminals) which says it’s valid via any permitted route. Can this be used via Exeter to get back on SWR...
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    Storm Isha may affect your journey in parts of England, Scotland and Wales on Sunday 21 and Monday 22 January

    Lines blocked on the Midland Main Line at West Hampstead due to an object caught in the OHLE.
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    Storm Isha may affect your journey in parts of England, Scotland and Wales on Sunday 21 and Monday 22 January

    Looks like blanket 50mph restriction for Thameslink services on the Midland Main Line after 6pm. Worst of the winds expected in the South East/London 7pm onwards until after midnight.
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    Storm Isha may affect your journey in parts of England, Scotland and Wales on Sunday 21 and Monday 22 January

    Would not be surprised to see blanket speed restrictions and even some early shut-downs on some routes tomorrow evening. The gust speeds will be high, but what is unusual about this storm is the fact it’s impacting a very wide area and that the peak gusts will be for 4/5/6 hours instead of...
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    Extremely limited service on some Thameslink routes NYE

    Not just Northern… Thameslink, who weren’t too badly affected on Christmas Eve, have just announced that there will be many cancellations on NYE, warning that it could be hours between services in the afternoon and evening. They also won’t run services overnight like they usually do.
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    Overcrowding at St. Pancras (EMR) 03/12/23

    Currently on a 5 carriage EMR service from Sheffield. As you can imagine it is absolutely packed - people were stood in the aisles and sat on the floor even before departure.
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    Eurostar disruption 30th November

    Can confirm. The set now has power so is presumably propelling itself back to London.
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    Eurostar disruption 30th November

    The trapped train is now on the move, being dragged back to London. Friends onboard report that with daylight almost gone, they’re sat in the pitch black.
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    Eurostar disruption 30th November

    Have got friends on this train, which was the 8:16am departure from St Pancras. They describe conditions onboard as ‘dire’. Toilets have overflowed, food has run out, and people have started smoking onboard. No aircon and announcements stopped hours ago, with staff trying to go coach to coach...
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    Uno Bus

    It is almost completely down to the numbers of students now living in Luton due to cheaper costs. It isn’t a new problem - Uno buses from Hatfield to Luton have been extremely busy for going on 18 months - in line with the return of students to campus post Covid. During the 22/23 academic year...
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    Uno Bus

    It comes down to a lot more students now living in Luton due to the cheaper living costs. The X10’s popularity and requirement for double deckers is having a negative impact on some of the services on the 601, especially in the morning, that were previously double deckers but are now single...
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    Storm Babet disruption - Friday 20/10

    Announcement at Kings Cross as I type - NO LNER departures for the rest of today.
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    Storm Babet disruption - Friday 20/10

    Photo from LNER’s twitter feed - https://x.com/lner/status/1715363251624538534?s=46&t=Kw8ic5hZeXFp0A3Ow9QNqA Don’t think I’ll be getting to Leeds today…
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    Storm Babet disruption - Friday 20/10

    Currently at London Kings Cross - Great Northern are the only services departing. No long distance services departing until at least 4pm, although LNER website now saying ‘until further notice’.
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    Major Fire at Luton Airport (10/10/23)

    You may have lost your pocket money! From the BBC News live feed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67075159

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