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I travelled from Andermatt to Brig in 1984. Up until my last visit to Brig en-route to Zermatt (ie before the opening of the Lötschberg Base Tunnel) both Andermatt (former FO) and Zermatt (former BVZ) left the MGB station at the North end requiring a reversal en route from Zermatt to Andermatt...

Network rail is giving publicity to work on the relaying of track and possible remodelling of stalybridge. Correct me if I am wrong, but Stalybridge was remodelled and resignalled just a few years ago. Why is such extensive work required now rather than just wiring?

Does anyone know what has happened for OHLE faults to close all lines at Hayes and Harlington?

Anyone have any information on the chaos on the WCML today 1Z44 0955 Preston to Edinburgh appears to have been stuck since 1000 and nothing has passed in the down direction since.

Presently onboard 9S65 1143 Euston to Glasgow just departed Crewe. I understand there are overhead wire problems at Euxton initially affecting all 4 lines but now reported as affecting the fast lines only. At risk of being "voyerish or spotterish" does anyone know what happened? Any...

Signal problems at Bath Spa since yesterday, 23 March 2019 have been having a Bizarre consequence. All of the Down trains are being routed on the Up line between Bathampton Junction and Oldfield Park while most, not all, of the up trains are being routed on the Down line on the same stretch...

A friend is considering a #droplightfarewell tour with a view to travelling in droplight stock before the PRM regulations make it all obsolete. He is asking for help with the routes on which droplight stock might still be founds. First thoughts:- Great Western HSTs Cross Country HSTs (which...

Delays due to signaling problems reported at Oxenholme on 13 Sept. https://twitter.com/nationalrailenq/status/907820579805450240 http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/171422.aspx RTT attributes cancellations to "Power Failure" eg: Realtime Trains | 1M90 0422 Glasgow Central to...

There seem to have been a rash of linside fires affecting the railway in recent weeks. Locations include: Camden Maryport Carlisle New Cross Carluke This may be a random bunching, and certainly the Maryport fire was independet of the railway (though huge) and did not, in so far as I am...

There is some "major disruption" between Lancaster and Preston this evening. An earlier tweet by one of the players said a train had hit an obstruction on the line. @Networkrail tweeted that they had sent someone to take the wires down. Anyone have more information?

Reports of Overhead wire problems today near Runcorn. Was it 1L83 1534 Liverpool to Birmingham that was at the centre of the problem?

Network Rail reports track across the Nicholas Bridge in Carlisle will be replaced. Does anyone know any more about this? Which route does it affect and what is the scope?

NRE reported overhead wire problems at Warrington Bank Quay Yesterday. It seems to have caused quite a lot of disruption It sees that most down trains used platform 4 and the down slow. Most up trains are reported by RTT a having used Platform 3 (down fast). Does anyone know...

I wonder if anyone can help me identify this station or railway crest from my family album. The date is late 1980s and it may be a heritage railway or excursion train. IIf it helps, the same film had a picture which appeared to the of the Betws y coed railway museum.

London Midland tweeted:- Earlier this afternoon. Does anyone know what happened? https://twitter.com/LondonMidland/status/789104006442455040 The thread heading should of course have been down FAST.

Mod Note: Split from the thread on Scotrail subsidising Dutch rail services It is part of the globalised economy, but it is also a sign of a privatisation that allowed state owned foreign companies to bid while refusing to allow British Rail to do so. Doctrinaire.

Today there would seem to be several Mysterious Virgin workings between Crewe and Hartford Junction. Does anybody know what these are or why they are running? http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/CRE/2016/05/15/0200-0159?stp=WVS&show=all&order=actual&toc=VT

National Rail Enquiries is reporting an engineering possession overrun between Preston and Lancaster projected to go on to 18:00 today. Does anyone know what has gone wrong? http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/124562.aspx

Heathrow Connect services are currently suspended due to "unforeseen fleet issues":- Does anyone know why?

This report in The Scotsman:- http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburgh-glasgow-trains-every-ten-minutes-1-4009584 Is the prostpect of a grade-separated junction at Greenhill-Upper back on, or are they just extrapolating too far?