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Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/southern-class-313-twilight.231486/ Apologies if this has already been answered (I have skimmed the past few pages), but does anyone know which Brighton-Portsmouth services these trains are booked to work in the afternoon? I'm...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/exeter-to-okehampton-services-to-commence-before-the-end-of-2021.214677/ Does anyone know if any plans to bring Yeoford's second platform back into situ have been discussed? That said, possible connections from Okehampton to...

Are the pacers still out and about on the Devon Metro? Would like to grab one last ride between Christmas and New Year.

Hi all, Whilst browsing Journey Check, GWR have listed an additional train leaving Brighton at 18:30 today stopping only at Southampton Central (20:10), Westbury (21:09) and Bristol Temple Meads (21:54). This is very unusual and I was wondering why. I can see there was usual no 17: xx...

It has been posted to the GWR JourneyCheck page that Dilton Marsh station is closed due to safety reasons relating to the platforms. Passengers south are advised to change at Westbury for rail replacement transport. Passengers from Warminster are asked to circulate via Westbury. Does anybody...

Whilst on a passing train earlier this week, I noticed that Oldfield Park now has an electronic departure board on each platform and speakers installed along the platforms. It looks as though they're going to erect a new waiting shelter too. Platform 1 at Trowbridge is currently in the process...

I'm sure this has been going on for years, but currently it's rare to see a day where one GWR service isn't terminated short at Worcester Shrub Hill, instead of running through as advertised to Great Malvern. The West services currently have about a 20 minute turn around time at Malvern, but...

For those who aren't familiar with the Devon Metro, the Exmouth line is largely single track with a single passing loop at Topsham. The line sees a half-hourly service for most of the day with virtually all trains passing at Topsham so line is worked to capacity. The trains are popular and well...

I've been thinking about this a lot since Chiltern have removed catering from all of their services. Chiltern's argument was that on board catering on their services was no longer viable due to passengers buying food and drink before they board the train. At the other end of the spectrum...

Hi all, I have a query about the time restrictions on a 16-25 Railcard for advance fares. Railcards can't be used before 10am on fares under £12 (apart from weekends, bank holidays and anytime July and August), however when browsing for advance fares online with a railcard added (was planning...

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/20/train-overshoots-station-after-driver-forgets-to-stop-sending-pa/ Shared this as it was discussed on BBC Radio 2 this morning. Does the stopping distance imply that either the driver didn't realise the train was approaching Pewsey until it...

I noticed with the ongoing engineering work between Newport and Shrewsbury, that the HOWL trains at weekends are currently terminating/starting at Broome, with a connecting rail replacement service to Shrewsbury. It must be quite unusual for request stops to become mandatory stops due to...

Hi all, I had a couple of queries about this small station located on the Severn Beach line. 1. Is this station still a request stop? There seems to be mixed messages about so just wanted to check. And if not, is there any particular reason for why it is no longer a request stop? 2. I'm pretty...

Hi all, I have a query regarding this unusual day ranger/rover ticket. This ticket is listed as being available to purchase at either Exeter, Barnstaple and Plymouth railway stations, or on participating buses at the cost of £10, and is only available on Sundays in the summer months. Regarding...

Recently, I used a class 180 for the first time! It was a FGW example and was running a London Paddington - Great Malvern service. I used it between Oxford and Worcester Foregate Street. I was very impressed with the look of these trains both internally and externally. Internally they look...

Over the past week or so, FGW seem to have had unusually high levels of train faults. Also, two separate HST sets have failed at Bath Spa the last two days - I've witnessed both (today it was 1C16, 13:30 London Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads, and yesterday, 1C24, 17:30 London Paddington -...

I just saw an advert for this whilst channelflicking and had a search for it online. The first episode has the description Has anyone seen or heard about this? The first episode is available to watch here. I haven't watched yet but the advert showed interviewing a passenger and also...

Whilst waiting at Bath Spa station today for the 20:36 Portsmouth Harbour service, about 5 to 10 minutes before it arrived, a yellow train that looked much like one of FGW's class 43s went zooming past the platform, except it was in yellow livery and had "Network Rail" on the coaches, some...