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On the Platform 14 thing, was on the 18:41 Liverpool St -> Southminster and they've put up a stop sign about 2 carriages of a 321 (technical measurement) along the platform where the train had stopped and chained something that looks like a sleeper on the track just after it. I couldn't see...

Interesting, Wikipedia (known for it's absolute and unfaltering accuracy in all cases ;)) suggests at peak it's 6tph (trains-per-hour) North Greenwich – Stanmore during peak and 4tph off peak, which would imply a NG terminator every 10 mins peak and 15 mins off peak. I'm not sure how strictly...

I believe this is all part of the new timetable introduced on May 20th (WTT15). Seemed to ruffle a few feathers, RMT and ALSEF have successfully balloted for several strikes, though none have actually taken place as of yet (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44198403) The full...

The flat fare system on Metrocard seems to work well, $3 to travel from anywhere to anywhere with as many changes as you want. 30 day Metrocards with unlimited journeys are $116.50

I have an Oyster z1-3 travelcard, and regularly travel out of Waterloo to stations outside of my Oyster zones (or outside Oyster all together). I always have a ticket from Waterloo to my destination (I'm aware of extension fares but don't use them because @{reasons} - mostly expenses...

I've been through Lewisham a few times in the last few days. Down trains running from SAJ into Platform 2 have been restricted to 5mph over the junction (according to the driver explaining why it took us so long to get into the station). They've had 2 or 3 Network Rail engineering guys right...

I noticed this earlier today while waiting for a train at Lewisham platform 2 (Southbound towards Hayes/Orpington), as a train passes the points to the north of the station, a load of white/yellow lights along the edge of the platform come on, about 30 seconds after the train leaves the station...

More general question with a specific example; I'm traveling Waterloo to Byfleet & New Haw return tomorrow, I have a zone 1-4 Oyster season so inquired to SouthWest Trains via Twitter: And received the response But using the power of Realtime Trains, there are no services that run...

It's longer than I would have assumed. At 90Mph a train would travel >100m in 3 seconds.

When you book an advanced ticket with Virgin they send you an "Everything you need before you leave" email (I can't figure out how to turn them off, I probably travel with them every week and I get enough sodding email as it is but that aside). This email mostly contains information about...

Traveled on the 1010 Virgin service from New Street to Euston. Or at least, I traveled on one of them. See I went to check the times on the National Rail app and was greeted with this Two listings for the 1010. Looking it up on RealtimeTrains (the canonical and definitive source of...

I think the best thing about this would have been the look of the TFL engineer who first discovered it. I mean, I'd guess it's fairly standard procedure for electrical faults. They probably went down expecting a blown fuse, short circuit, bit of wire come loose, something like that. Opened...

I guess part of it is confirmation, they don't want to release something that isn't true so they probably want to be 100% sure they have all the facts. But also, if this rumor is true, the TFL/Mayor of London PR officers are currently scrambling to put together a press release to avoid headlines...

TFL Twitter seem to be responding to people asking them with ether "no, I can't confirm that" or "I don't have that information at present." Not sure what to read into that, just seems like a fairly standard political reply. The photos seem to be original (I.E. they're not showing up...

Apparently, it's concrete in the signalling room http://usvsth3m.com/post/74285062011/you-wont-believe-why-the-victoria-line-is-currently But no other sources seem to be able to confirm that report.

"But I've got a bad back" While halfway through a full english breakfast on a Pendo

At some point between this photo and this photo they turned the train around (I'm sure there's a technical term for when they change the lights from front to back). Are they just planning on driving off? Has no-one told the onboard team? =)

I'm not sure whether I should be proud of what I seem to have started here =)

I'd never thought of doing a quickie out the side door. Wouldn't want to do it in a 3rd rail section, just to be safe =)

So my second post here is going to be just as inane as my first =) I was wondering the other day, what happens if a driver needs to visit the little boys (or little girls) room during a journey? Can they just pop back into the train when they're at a station? Is there a procedure to follow...