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On holiday last week I visited the NRM in York - first visit for around 30 years! Anyway, there were a couple of diesel Loco's outside that I couldn't get close to, so I was wondering if anyone can identify them for me. I'm particularly interested to know which Deltic this is. Sorry about the...

Due to problems with the signaling (again!) and a person hit by a train near Balham, it appears to be chaos at London Bridge again. Pictures on Twitter show people jumping the ticket barriers or crawling underneath them to get out of the crush! Lots of other people reporting being crushed as...

GTR have published a December 2015 Timetable Consultation document which can be downloaded FROM HERE It may be of interest to some of you It seems to mainly refer to changes to off-peak services. The local paper is reporting that Preston Park services could be affected considerably and...

Just a warning if you need to travel towards London from the South Coast. A train has broken down at Hassocks and is causing major delays. From various Twitter sources I believe it is a FCC service. Trains are being diverted via Lewes or Horsham, so allow extra time if you need to travel.

No trains running South of Haywards Heath. Apparently a fire near Preston Park has damaged some signal cables and nothing appears to be running on the South end of the line. Even services coming up from Lewes and Eastbourne are cancelled due to stock being stuck in the wrong place. Looks like...

The London SE1 website has a bit more info about the London Bridge redevelopment, including a couple of 'artists impression' pictures. Link: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/6392 It also has some more details of the proposed changes to services:- December 2012: Withdrawal of...

Broken down train between Three Bridges and Haywards Heath causing a lot of cancellations. I've just got to my local station... and come home again as everything Northbound was showing as cancelled. *UPDATE Just seen on Twitter that the line has now reopened, but delays of around 30mins (plus...

Hi, My Mother was going through some old photo's and came across this one of her Father and is intrigued to find out where it was taken. My Grandfather died when my Mother was just 11 so obviously I never knew him and my Mother only has a limited recollection of what he did. Although she does...

Not my words - from the Brighton Evening Argus. ARTICLE LINK In a nutshell it is about the possible change/new routes that will be available on the "Thameslink" from 2015 (which has been discussed many times before on these boards). Interestingly, reading the comments beneath the...

Hi, I am travelling from Wivelsfield to Southampton Central tomorrow. I purchased my ticket in advance from Southern to get a cheaper price and having collected my tickets I notice they say 'route via Barnham'. Can anyone tell me if I can use the Wivelsfield - Three Bridges - Horsham -...

Hi, as many of you know Blackfriars opened its Bankside Entrance this morning. The SE1 Website has posted a few pictures of the new entrance: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5705 Thought it may be of interest to some people. I don't think it has been particularly well advertised though...

Hi, My friends and I were caught up in the West Coast main line problems yesterday, to the extent that our trip to Coventry, never got any further than the concourse of Euston station! I am presuming that as we were unable to travel I can put in a claim for a refund for all of our tickets (I...

Just in case anyone needs to get between the Capital and the South Coast today, avoid the Brighton Main Line. Not too sure exactly what is wrong with the Balcombe tunnel, but at Wivelsfield this morning we were told it was a 'serious problem'. It is quite a key part of the BML as there is...

A new museum has been opened at the Bluebell telling the railways story. Article about it on the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-13886634 .....and from the Brighton Evening Argus: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9107972.Bluebell_Railway_museum_opens/

Hi and thanks in advance for any help/advice you can give! Myself and a couple of friends are looking to travel from Hassocks to Colchester via London Bridge and Liverpool Street on Saturday 5th March. I have a Gold Card season ticket which covers me from Hassocks to London Terminals. My...

Another story about someone getting trapped in a train door. From the Brighton Argus: LINK The article states that it was a Gatwick Express train, so I am assuming it was a 442. The doors on a 442 can be a bit vicious in the way they swing out when opening and closing (rather than a...

Just wondering! We are always being told about the overcrowding on the Brighton Main Line and that the East Croydon to London Bridge section is full to capacity, so I was wondering if Southern could run services directly into Waterloo instead of just Victoria and London Bridge? Obviously...

Big 'revamp' of Gatwick Airport station due to start next Autumn according to BBC. LINK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-11531118 It says this will include the building of a new Platform, although it is not clear if this is to replace an existing one, or in addition to the current...

.....as in the number of carriages - not the actual length. :D Does anyone know if there is a place on the web I can find out how many carriages are supposed to be on a specific service? As a Southern user I have been lead to believe that due to the introduction of the 313's on the...

Hi, this was sent to me by a colleague who travels on the Thameslink line: http://www.stalbanspeople.co.uk/news/Capital-Connect-Passenger-Mutiny/article-1870012-detail/article.html The article is only from a 'local community' type of web site rather than a National Newspaper so should probably...