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Completely agree with this. And also to add to the insanity of this, the decision to sell the HS1 concession in November 2010 to a pension fund (almost certainly the reason why track access charges are 3x what they are in France for a much newer and shorter piece of infrastructure). And the...

Does anyone have any clue what this is? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U66248/2022-07-18/detailed#allox_id=2

Ah apologies, I haven't actually been in, I just didn't see it in the photos. It's a pity it's no longer used for its original function.

Does anyone know what happened to the old booking office structure at St. Pancras, after the redevelopment of the station? I know the room is now used as a bar, but I'm interested to know what happened to the original ticket booth (see pictures here) I'm also interested to know if anyone...

According to Historic England, much of the 1867 buildings in the station (including the train shed), are listed at Grade II, so will probably be quite difficult to demolish. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1436435

Why are the electric IEP trains for the ECML being ordered as 9 car variants? Surely the infrastructure can take 11-cars, and this will soon be required as passenger numbers continue to rise?

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/05/charting-rise-new-willies 'Willies' = Work in London, live in Edinburgh. I think they catch the early morning 5.40 East Coast service which takes exactly 4 hours. All high net worth individuals, who seem to only do it a few days a week.

This may have already been noted, but the first few yards of the Windsor branch have also been wired out of Slough. The corresponding platform has not yet been wired, however.

Some comments from someone not au-fay with the procedures. 1) Why does the dispatch time vary for intercity and regional trains? Surely the process should take the same amount of time whatever the distance the train is travelling? I would have thought the only thing that affects this is...

If anyone is interested there is a video of the 140mph+ test runs in 1989 in the link below, which clearly shows the flashing green aspects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYfq79jXI7A

If I recall, the original reason a rail option was chosen rather than road tunnels/bridges was due to a combination of cost and driver mesmorisation. Bridges were deemed to costly, especially taking into account the extra structural support required to alleviate high winds. A 32 mile...

Could they not run some of the Chatham/Kent services into Waterloo instead of Victoria – using the flyover – and use platform capacity there for suburban services towards Guildford? Probably doesn't solve anything though, if it's technically feasible.

You can quite clearly see the proposed dual carriageway road across Christ Church meadow there - thank god that never happened.

Are there any plans to install more supports between Edinburgh and Newcastle for when IEP services begin?

Are there plans still afoot to upgrade the Northampton Loop Line to 90/100mph running? Surely this would solve some of the capacity issue?

Is the curve itself being electrified?

Well, it's entirely a PR exercise isn't it? Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't FGW pay precisely nothing for these new trains? I believe it's all funded by the government. Seems very disingenuous to say that they 'have a far reaching plan for the transformation of the railway'. It's all being...

Except that any extra funding to be spent on HS2 in England is re-apportioned to the Scottish Government through 'Barnett consequentials', so that any mis-match in funding is equitably redistributed. This is exactly what has happened so far in the Crossrail project - nowhere else in the UK (eg...

Hi, I've noticed that the conditions for the 16-25 railcard stipulate that no minimum fare applies in July and August: http://www.16-25railcard.co.uk/help/faqs/8/ However, my local ticket office aren't applying this rule, and insist that I have to pay a minimum of £12 for any fare...

Now that it has been 8 years since Eurostar services ceased, does anyone know what is planned for the old flyover that was built to connect the SWML to the Chatham Main Line at Nine Elms? It looks unused at the moment, and demolishing it would surely open up some much-needed capacity on the...