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This week's Sunday Times carries an interview with the CEO of Virgin Group Josh Bayliss who says Virgin is looking to return to the UK railways as an Open Access operator: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-virgin-is-going-back-into-trains-by-bransons-right-hand-man-kvjl60c3b Services to...

Just passed through St Pancras on return from Nottingham. The queues were about the same as Friday and I’ve certainly seen far worse on a weekend.

Network Rail are carrying out Ground Investigation work near Nottingham Station over five nights in early April as part of early preparatory works.

Just arrived at the EMR platforms at St Pancras for the 10.35 train to Nottingham. There are lanes separated by tensa barriers for different services as previously but at present the queues are relatively short and don’t go further back than Pret. There is also a separate area behind metal...

EMR has issued a press release advising that a new queuing system will be in place over Easter, with passengers with reservations taking priority. Curious to see how this works out on such a narrow concourse...

Passing through Clapham Junction this evening, I noticed new departure boards are being installed at the foot of the stairs from the tunnel to the platforms. There's also been some activity in the long closed retail units in the tunnel which seem to be used for equipment for these works...

TfL has today announced additional measures to deal with fare evasion: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2024/february/tfl-rolls-out-tougher-action-on-fare-evaders-and-staff-abuse-with-increased-penalty-fares-and-body-worn-cameras

Was due to travel today on the 17:10 service from Nottingham to London St Pancras. I decided to leave a very blustery Nottingham two hours earlier. The journey has so far been uneventful, apart from being challenged by the train manager for not travelling on my booked train. He claimed the...

As of this evening, EMR have put through cancellations and extended journey times for the Midland Main Line from 18:00 Sunday.

TfL has just put out a press release about the strike. https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2024/january/tfl-advises-tube-customers-to-only-travel-if-their-journey-is-essential-during-planned-rmt-strike

Sometimes people do just that. A passenger approaches the gate and taps in and someone behind will push them through so they themselves can clear the gate before it shuts. Anecdotally, fare evasion seems more prevalent in London. As is theft. People brazenly walk into supermarkets and...

Worth noting that the government document alludes to the possibility of reopening the Maid Marian line: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/651d64646a6955000d78b2e0/network-north-transforming-british-transport.pdf And yet this was not put forward for a Strategic Outline Business...

I wonder if interested parties will seek a judicial review of the PM’s decision?

The full list is online. I’ll believe it when I see it but it does mention reopening the Ivanhoe line: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/find-out-about-every-new-transport-project-in-your-region

I’ve found the strikes have made contending with engineering works and other disruption harder. A recent example, I was recently due to travel from Nottingham to London. The MML was blocked due to weekend engineering works, so I deferred my journey to Monday 12th December. Due to a freight...

I learned to drive when I was a teenager, primarily due to encouragement from my father so I could pick him up from the pub in the evenings. I briefly owned a car, which proved to be an expensive mistake. I've just never liked driving, have no interest in cars, nor places that are built around...

EMR have set up a page for Storm Eunice. On Friday, one train per hour will operate between St Pancras and Nottingham and between St Pancras and Sheffield, with journey times significantly extended...

I remember when I used to commute regularly from Nottingham station. They would regularly repeat pointless announcements like "CCTV is in operation at this station for the purposes of safety and security management". Personally, I don't mind on board train announcements. What is annoying, on...

I was travelling on a train out of St Pancras this morning and there was a quite a crowd by the HST on Platform 4. As a regular user of the MML for over 20 years I'll certainly miss these trains. It's a great shame many have not been able to see them given a fitting send off.

The East Midlands Railway website is giving slightly different information to the MML upgrade website. I can see from NRE trains from London St Pancras to Nottingham appear to be operating largely as normal up until Christmas Eve. Then there are no direct trains from 27 December to 1 January...