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Surprised this hasn’t cropped up here yet, however there looks to be a rather vicious storm arriving Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The exact track isn’t certain, but it looks to have the potential to bring some serious disruption to southern counties especially along the coast as a...

I’m just at Bridgend now, and once again the next Maesteg is 20 late and terminating at Tondu. Seems the Maesteg branch isn’t really fit for purpose as this seems to be endemic. Very daft tagging a single-track branch onto a long through service, surprised this was ever done in the first place...

Having been in South Wales the last couple of weeks, I’ve been pretty shocked at the poor performance of the local rail services. Pretty much every time we have attempted to use trains there has been disruption. On top of that, where disruption has occurred it has been poorly handled, with...

Moderator note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/post-covid-passenger-rebound.229889/ I have been wondering for some while how much revenue could be brought in by jacking up weekend fares. Popular or otherwise, given how wedded people seem to have become to their weekend days...

mods note - split from this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-365-scrap-movements-any-news-on-unit-525.214851/ From what I understand, it was simply a neat way of making the numbers match up to GN’s requirements, whilst at the same time giving a cross-section of mileages. As...

moderator note : spilt from this thread https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/southern-peak-services-to-guildford.225733/ Is there any possibility of putting together a list of routes TOCs are not serving due to Covid? Off hand I can think of SN to Sutton Loop, SN to Guildford, TL to...

Mod Note: Posts #1 - #21 originally in this thread. Do people not keep a bit of money in their accounts to cover the cost of an emergency situation? To be honest I don’t see why the farepayer and taxpayer should pay for hotel accommodation for people caught out by a forecasted weather event.

With the rather sad disappearance of fleets such as classes 332 and 365, I’ve been wondering which fleets over the years have had the shortest operational lives, either in full or in part. I’m not so much considering prototype fleets like the class 210 or APT, though feel free to mention these...

There’s a few stations whose identity seems to have become slightly imprecise over time. 1) St Albans City now seems to use that name, however in the 1990s was very much simply “St Albans”. Personally I think the full name is preferable as it differentiates it from the Abbey station, however...

Moderator note - split from this thread : (3) Kings Cross ‘uncrossed’ Layout/Remodelling - Information and Updates | RailUK Forums (railforums.co.uk) Feels slightly “wrong” that the equivalent bore in nearby Copenhagen Tunnel isn’t being re-used, though. It could have provided a...

Having had a couple of heated discussions on Facebook about the implications of what’s gone on this year, I was wondering what people think is most likely to happen in 2021 in relation to the consequences for the public finances. In other words, what do we think Sunak is going to do from a...

Moderator note: Posts 1-15 originally in this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/wales-is-to-ban-travel-from-covid-hotspots.210245/ Another one is banks. I thought they’d largely gone back to full opening hours - clearly not as I’ve just found out, my local branch still closing at...

I wonder if anyone with the relevant knowledge could comment on what the current officially mandated professional driving policies are for GTR, EMR and LNER, please. Specifically, any response that’s mandated for (1) When sighting a double yellow (2) When sighting a single yellow (3) Final...

Okay, why did we go into lockdown? To get the infection rate down? To get the death rate down? To get the R rate down? To maintain the R rate down? To stop the NHS being overwhelmed? To stop the virus spreading to parts of the country where it didn’t have a foothold? To protect key workers in...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/supermarket-nightmares-and-should-people-be-looking-at-ingredients-of-items-in-supermarkets.203495/ I’m beginning to wonder if this aspiration is being overtaken by events, namely two factors: (1) increasing suggestion that herd...

Mod Note: Posts #1 - #23 originally in this thread. I wouldn't include people working. However, for people fortunate enough to be receiving a generous payment of public funds it's not unreasonable to expect in return that they abide by some basic conditions.

I applaud that. Why should the industry fork out for an act of nature? It’s like when festivals and the like get cancelled due to severe weather - why should event organisers bear all the costs (which in a lot of cases will have already been heavily paid up and thus written off), or for that...

A technical question for those that in the know, for a situation which has cropped up with a relative. Two people in a relationship which busts up, renting a property on a fixed-term rental agreement. One walks out and stops paying the rent, the other continues living there but only paying...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/unknowing-misuse-of-staff-nominee-pass-so-worried.193922/ Things may be simple to those in the know, but to someone who isn’t necessarily clued up with railways (as many nominees will be) I can see how there might be scope for...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/available-if-unoccupied.192820/ The more I read on here, the more I think reservations should disappear altogether. We seem to manage perfectly well on routes that don’t have them.