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'Normal' timetable to return on Monday 14th November. NETWORK RAIL SOUTHERN REGION WEST OF ENGLAND LINE 26 October 2022 Dear Stakeholders, Lifting speed restrictions on the West of England line. As you will be aware, speed restrictions of 40mph were brought in this summer at locations near...

Interesting comments on the current service, but does anyone know what work, if any, is being done to the damaged trackbed?

Can anyone report on the status of the repairs in the Gillingham area?

What work, if any, is being done between Tisbury and Gillingham, or are we just waiting for lots more rain?

Thanks: https://sites.google.com/view/serug/timetables

Is there a PDF version of the temporary timetable?

Well that's not going to happen, but the 2020 CMSP does list specific enhancements which will increase capacity and reliability. It can be downloaded from the SERUG website: https://sites.google.com/view/serug/publications

Reported on South Today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001bnwc/south-today-lunchtime-news-30082022

I thought it was "5 to 9 for the Brighton Line", being the relevant platform numbers at Victoria.

On Thursday 22nd September Claire Mann (MD SWT) and Mark Killick (NR Route Manager) will be addressing the AGM of SERUG (Salisbury to Exeter Rail User Group). The meeting will be held at the Yeovil Railway Centre, close to Yeovil Junction station, and starts at 17:00. There will be plenty to...

Here is the SWT announcement: https://s6.newzapp.co.uk/t/view/1558991473/122565627 I understand that the temporary timetable is not finalised, and it's not yet public. The odd part is that the problem is between Tisbury and Gillingham while the reduction in service will be west of Yeovil...

Well you can see what they include here: http://www.railperf.org.uk/index/fastest-times-listing

I was in touch with them a couple of weeks ago. It's due to a BT server software upgrade. Reboot your server and it should be OK.

A day return from Hayle to St Ives costs £3.90 while a day return from either St Erth or Lelant (any) to St Ives costs £4.00. I think this is due to an agreement about how the P&R is funded. If you board a train at Lelant the conductor will offer you the £4.00 ticket, though if you ask from...

There was an interesting article about the design of the soon to be released electric MINI. The MINI design chief was saying that the sweet spot for electric cars is 150 - 180 miles of battery power. Any less and people won't buy them, any more and the weight and cost makes them inefficient...

Back in the early 60's the West Riding service from Kings Cross to Leeds carried a portion for Sheffield which detached at Retford. The Deltic-hauled Hitchin to Retford leg was the fastest start to stop in the country at 71.9mph. As a teenager in possession of free passes I did a day trip...

I think Johnson promised no more diesel-only trains by 2040. Bi-mode being acceptable.

Thorncombe is certainly off the beaten track but we get 30+ members to our meetings. Non-members are welcome. People come from quite distant points, so arranging a lift is a possibility. https://sites.google.com/site/traclubsite/

Jaime Rockhill, Senior Strategic Planner for Wessex Region for Network Rail will be talking at Thorncombe Railway Club on 16th May. He's the man to put your ideas to. https://sites.google.com/site/traclubsite/2018-meetings

The papers were full of the life stories of the four killed at Hatfield. When it is raised I generally ask what people think of the Nuneaton accident which happened a few weeks later and in which five people were killed. Most people don't have any idea of what I am referring to because it...