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The GM has published his annual report, summary"we did ok!" https://kesr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/acymailing/upload/AGM_GM_Report_23.pdf

I stumbled on this by accident whilst walking from Mersey rail to the Stena Northern Ireland Ferry Terminal. Does anybody know why it's closed and whether it's likely to reopen?

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/has-gtr-finally-written-off-the-gatwick-express.252078/ Technically and Legally London Bridge Station is in Southwark, South East London it has a London SE1 address. The first station served by Thameslink services in Central London...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/staff-failing-to-understand-break-of-journey-rules-again.249838/ I think the issue is that rail ticketing is so inanely complicated it is impossible to train for every eventuality. The solution is to properly simplify the system...

Good News ,

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/gtr-and-gwr-franchises-should-be-split.246227/ What's really needed is for GTR and the other mega franchises like FGW to be broken up in to their component parts. The resulting tocs would be no smaller than the likes of LNER in...

May Interest some here that the completed turntable had its first train test this week. https://www.facebook.com/RVRailway/videos/1633270257137189

Ive used the West Highland sleeper at various frequencies over 30 years which means using the Aberdeen Lounge car northbound. I like to think Im fairly sociable but Ive yet to meet another passenger actually travelling to an Aberdeen line station. I think that the business case is likely that...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/southern-class-313-twilight-withdrawal-updates.231486/ The coastway services have already been cut even with the 313s. Given the number of Thameslink services that have been cut or never even started there should be ample 700 units...

mods note - split from here. I reckon Brusells/Rotterdam/Amstetdam will be the next axe to fall with Eurostar just concentrating on london/lille/ Paris

Bit unusual but the Kent & East Sussexs terrier Poplar was today delivered to the DLRs Poplar Depot where it will take part in several educational events. Photo by Brian Richards.

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/scotrail-abellio-and-april.229604/ Perhaps the way forward is for Dft OLR trains to give the Scottish Government 5 years notice that they intend to withdraw their LNER branded trains from North of Edinburgh? It doesn't really...

At the Kent & East Sussex Railways Tenterden Station our buffet is the ex Maidstone & District Bus Station from Mill Street, Maidstone. It has been suggested that this was the worlds first bus station. Its got a new replica sign to celebrate its first 100 years.

Posts #1 - #25 originally in this thread. I don't think it is. Maybe for central London to Central Scotland but at the Southern end once you go south of the Thames (and a lot of other origins too) air is a clear winner on journey times for real journeys rather than journalists and influencers...

Im pleased to report that the Kent & East Sussex Railway has been succesfull in its application for up to £257000 in grants in round 2 of the cultural recovery fund. We have also passed £50,000 after 6 weeks in our sustainability appeal https://kesr.org.uk/help-keep-us-on-track-2021/ lets hope...

Probably could be placed under one of the other transport forums but posted here because of the implications on through rail journeys to the Isle of Wight. Wightlink have announced that from the last service on Friday 13th November they will be suspending all fastcat services from Portsmouth...

Can you help us? ‍We're working hard on plans to resume our train services - but we'd like to ask for your help.... To help us better understand your views, we've put together a short survey - it will only take a few minutes of your time, but will help us immensely. We'll be keeping everyone up...

Does anybody have access to any of the old station usage spreadsheets? Im trying to find out the figures for Fratton (Portsmouth) in 2004 but any years before 2012 would be useful.

Looking to travel to Whitby on Sun 10th Nov From Rye (Sussex). trainsplit is offering me an advance ticket to Whitby (Bus) for £54.10 with a railcard. The routing gives me changes at Darlington and Thornaby but I though that Whitby (Bus) was via York and the coastline bus. Is there a local...

Use the code GWR5OFF, note there is also a promotion on Young Persons & Family Railcards at £24 using code SUMMER17 until 30 July.