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  1. Alfie1014

    Aachen - Liege local service from Dec 23

    Posted on a Interrail Facebook page and confirmed by looking at search engines https://hafas.bene-system.com/bin/traininfo.exe/en/650265/304084/350680/41415/684?ld=blo&ld=blo&L=ns_hispeed&protocol=https:&seqnr=3&ident=fi.020889203.1697794634&date=18.12.23&station_evaId=8000001&station_type=dep...
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    Freight train derailment in Gotthard Base tunnel

    Thankfully doesn’t sound too serious with the line reopening later today, traffic diverted over the original route. https://euro.dayfr.com/local/649899.html
  3. Alfie1014

    Elizabeth line disruption (12/04)

    Second day running severe delays on the Elizabeth Line due to a train failure the core, wasn’t there supposed to be a software upgrade on the trains over the Easter weekend?
  4. Alfie1014

    Ponders End loop

    Ian Visits has some more details on the proposed passing loop planned at Ponders End; https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/rail-upgrade-to-increase-train-frequency-at-meridian-water-station-53005/ which includes this track layout. As others have said I can’t quite see what it will achieve...
  5. Alfie1014

    MAN Colchester (home of the Valenta HST engine) to close

    Sad news announced today; the the MAN factory in Colchester, (formerly Paxman where the Valenta engines that originally powered HSTs were made), is to close at the cost of 80 jobs. Originally and up to now the plant specialised in fast marine engines (which the Valenta was derived). It has been...
  6. Alfie1014

    GEML engineers train problems

    Last nights 18:53 Shenfield -Parkeston SS engineers train returning out of the possession came to a stand between Chelmsford and Hatfield Peverel blocking the down line. GA are reporting a seized wheel set though UK signal maps show the section blocked with TYRE and NOGO. Yesterday evening...
  7. Alfie1014

    End of TGV SE

    The French Railways Society has confirmed the reports that the last TGV SE units were all withdrawn en masse without fanfare during the strikes last December. The last 20 or so units operating on services from Gare du Nord have been replaced by Duplex and Reseaux sets transferred from other...
  8. Alfie1014

    TGV Sud-EST sets

    I’ve seen it reported elsewhere but not confirmed that the last original TGV SE sets introduced when the high speed line between Paris and Lyon opened in 1981 were withdrawn with last weekend’s timetable change. Not sure if this is true and perhaps the message has got lost due what else is going...
  9. Alfie1014

    GEML meltdown 30/06/19

    Seems to have been a pretty torrid end to the weekend last evening. All lines blocked due to overhead line problems in the Gidea Park area (caused by a TfL Rail unit?) from about 21:00. No buses could be sourced and passengers queued for up to 4 hours for taxis or had to bed down at Liverpool...
  10. Alfie1014

    GEML Disruption (01/11)

    Loss of signalling due to cable damage on all lines Manor Park to Ilford (Country End) since about 12:00. Limited service starting to run now but it appears services having to be talked passed a number of signals. Expect disruption to continue through the evening peak.
  11. Alfie1014

    HST Railtour on London Tilbury & Southend railway in 1981

    Here’s a pic of the ECS on its way to Southend before the high speed run later in the day. It had to run under special conditions when it exceeded the speed limit, which included double blocking and of course the 75mph on the OLE wasn’t an issue.
  12. Alfie1014

    Amended timetable due to hot weather - 19 June 2017

    GA have an amended timetable for today due to the 'extreme' heat, see; basically service thinned out on the GEML after midday, only houlry Liv St - Norwich for example. https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/service-disruptions/amended-train-service-monday-19-june-2017-due-heat-related
  13. Alfie1014

    GEML woes

    After a pretty torrid week on the GE it appears that 4L29 2104 Birch Coppice Gbrf to Felixstowe North Gbrf failed this morning around Brentwood on the Down Electric line. GA are saying that the line will be blocked all day, so no down TfL Rail services beyond Gidea Park, I assume that they are...
  14. Alfie1014

    GEML- Extended engineering work

    Today (Sunday) the GEML was booked to be closed between Ipswich and Marks Tey due to engineering work. At start of service NR extended this through to Witham so the bus services had to be ad-hoc(ly) extended from Marks Tey. Also the Clacton to Colchester (rail) service was planned to connect...
  15. Alfie1014

    Strike-hit rail line gets £300m upgrade

    Anybody know any more about this? There is nothing on the DfT or Southern's website. I read the article in the Osteopaths this morning but it didn't really go on to give any real detail other than it's in addition to the original £30M. Is it possibly due to the Chris Gibb work stream, though the...
  16. Alfie1014

    NSB strike

    I'm currently in Norway and there's a strike by drivers on NSB (in the Oslo area) mostly affecting local services but some long distance too, for example today the midday daytime and the overnight Trondhiem to Oslo services are cancelled.
  17. Alfie1014

    Does the industry still aspire to T-12?

    Mindful of the efforts to achieve T-12 (having all timetables available and booking windows for ticketing 12 weeks before operation) in the 90s and early 2000s is this still an aspiration for the industry, of has it been quietly dropped? I ask because on the AGA Twitter Feed (which in the...
  18. Alfie1014

    GEML - Heat disruption 19/07/16

    Heat related problems on the GEML today too. Broken rail on Bethnal Green bank during this morning's peak, normal heat related speed restrictions (and planned cancellations) in place this afternoon and in the last hour or so the wires down on the Southend Victoria branch between Billericay and...
  19. Alfie1014

    GEML Blocked (08/05)

    Due to overhead lne problems in the Shenfield area the GEML is currently blocked. Two lines were due to be closed for planned engineering work between here and London but OLE problems on the other two have resulted in the service being suspended. It happened about 14:00 and AGA are advising...
  20. Alfie1014

    Interference on train's PA

    Had a bizarre experience on an evening Liverpool Street to Norwich service this week. Approaching Stratford there were some garbled voices that came through the PA. Shortly afterwards the conductor came on and apologising saying that there was a (pirate) radio station broadcasting in the...

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