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It seems that next week, Monday 25 - Friday 29, XC have taken most of the Newcastle/York - Reading via Doncaster services out of the timetable but I can't find an explanation anywhere for this. Does anyone know why this has been done?

Today (Saturday) I was at Derby to get the 1229 EMR service to Sheffield. It was late arriving due to some trouble on the train and was further delayed at Derby whilst several BTP officers took witness contact details, it eventually departed at 1252. Whilst I was sitting on it, I saw the 1245 XC...

On Sunday last and Sunday next XC services on the NE/SW route were/are diverted once again between Derby and Birmingham via Lichfield. However, the Nottingham - Cardiff services are operating via Tamworth and then diverted via Whitacre and Coleshill to Water Orton. Is there any reason why...

A genuine question because I don't know the answer, I'm thinking of Voyagers and Meridians particularly, what is the reason why a call bleeper just won't stop? I travelled from Leicester to Derby this evening on an EMR 222 and the bleeper was sounding when I got on and was still going when I...

Can it be done? I was hoping to get down to Bournemouth on the weekend of the 6/7th. May but I understand there is major engineering work taking place. Will the line from Basingstoke be totally closed or will some trains be running - or diverted? Will replacement buses be involved? What sort...

Standing on the platform at Birmingham New Street awaiting my train, I heard an announcement that the 1907 Avanti service to Preston had been cancelled due to lack of train crew. An alternative was suggested which was barely audible but it said change at Crewe so I guess it was the 1934 WMT...

Apologies if this has been explained before but what exactly does the Unite strike entail? EMR are quite badly affected on Friday and Saturday (2nd and 3rd) with nothing running East of Nottingham on both days and several curtailments elsewhere. However, other TOCs don't even mention it on...

Does anyone know what was going on at Sheffield this afternoon with the following services? 1200 XC service from Edinburgh to Bristol held at SHF for 2 hours between 1600 and 1800 1309 XC service from Edinburgh to Plymouth held at SHF for 1 hour between 1700 and 1800 1543 EMR service to...

Yesterday (Wednesday 19th) I was at Grantham and an LNER 5-car 800 was stabled in the sidings all afternoon. Just curious about it, does LNER have a service which starts or terminates at Grantham or would it have been put in there as a failure in traffic? (Sorry, I didn't get the number)

The 0900 Leeds to Bristol XC service this morning (220022) departed on time but was terminated at Derby 146 mins. late. Apparently 'Problem with traction equipment' There were two bottlenecks where the delay accumulated considerably: between Masborough and Nunnery and between Dore South and...

The last two Cross Country services Northbound to Leeds on Saturday evening never reached their intended destination. The 1627 HST set from Plymouth was terminated at Birmingham due to no guard being available for the onward journey at 2003. The 2103 from Birmingham was terminated at Sheffield...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/hope-valley-capacity-scheme-updates.168285 I was sort of hoping that Dore Station Junction would be re-positioned further North under the scheme, perhaps in the area of Abbey Lane. The advantage would be that the turnouts would be...

Does anyone have the details of how many XC 2-car 170s have received an extra, centre car and what the numbers are? This week I travelled on a 3-car set and the centre car was numbered 56635, is this one of the strengthened sets?

Just curious about this, for the past couple of weekends, XC services between Derby and Birmingham have been diverted via Lichfield. However, this Saturday (5th March) services to the North East are starting at Derby with buses laid on all the way from Birmingham. If the stock comes from...

I will shortly be travelling from Derby to Leeds, outward on Saturday, return on Sunday. It's been suggested to me that it would be cheaper to buy a ticket from Derby to Huddersfield, rather than Leeds. Is this advice correct or would you be expected to take the branch train from Sheffield with...

Just stumbled on this by chance on RTT, several EMR services at Derby between 1700 and 1900 cancelled due to 'Problem with doors' They were Sheffield, St.Pancras and Matlock services. Does anyone know what was going on? Was the wrong reason inserted?

I'm intending to travel on one of the early EMR services on 1st Jan, either the 0710 or 0829 STP- Sheffield. Does anyone know if any of the food outlets or coffee shops are likely to be open around that time, to get a drink or snack to take on board? Either on the concourse or in the immediate...

On New Year's Eve I'm intending to travel on the last EMR service from Derby to London which departs at 2134. (2101 ex-Sheffield) I'm a bit concerned about the possibility of cancellation and I note that this train is formed out of the 1615 northbound service from London. Am I correct in...

Just noticed that Hull Trains say on their site that 'Some of the busier trains will have five extra carriages added during the Christmas period' Obviously that must mean doubled up 802s, I'm curious to know how many sets are used on a normal service day and how many will be available for...

Nothing at all got through from Sheffield to Cleethorpes today after 1000 due to 'Bridge being open to river traffic', presumably meaning the river bridge at Althorpe somehow got stuck in the open position. The last one to get through was the 0911 from Sheffield, the 1011 terminated at Crowle...