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Somewhat off topic, but my favourite obscure 313 working was Ore to Hastings (platform 1 Bay) shuttle. This ran weekday mornings as the first service from Victoria didn't have enough time to get to Ore.

The Saturday version is to get the unit out of Bedford Carriage Sidings. The Midweek versions run provide early semi-fast services to London before the usual Bedford to Three Bridges services start.

I'm sure XC used to be very protective of these connections. I would assume an oversight. There is a 4 minute call at Ely that could probably be reduced if the freight at Ely North Jn could also be nudged. That being said, in general 7 minutes should be enough time to make the connection in...

Look at what has happened between Chicherster and Havant recently where the line is closed and no buses were available. There's a thread somewhere

I May have missed earlier in the thread, but has the frequency dropped between Whitechapel and Abbey Wood?

Gas cooker, requires electricity Gas Central heating, requires electricity I'm in for a cold evening if the power goes out Also wireless phone, requires electricity

Do the new inclined lifts on the Elizabeth line (and also at Greenford) count?

East Midlands Train Planing Rules has a separate connectional allowance for Thameslink at the Low Level station.

Hi peeps At the height of Steam how many Steam Engines were there and why did they all have names?

GTR guards had the right idea. Most of them will be sat in Depot all day being paid to not run a service. Station staff however will likely be wishing they were on strike.

Not a big one, but the flyover from Heathrow branch to the relief lines (in up direction), is shown as purple when it should be purple and black like the rest of the branch (and relief lines)

If I get time later I might do some quick analysis of Train km divided by passenger numbers. This would give an idea, albeit very loosely, whether services on average are busier now than pre-Covid for each TOC.

I love stats like this. Caledonian Sleeper passenger kilometres up 1%, was there an extra Saturday night in the pre covid data...

I would laugh if both of you work for Southern doing platform workings at Brighton and didn't know the other was on the forum....

Ashford (Kent)...

Last time I bought something from Upper Crust it was an O2 £1 lunch. When they stopped, I stopped.

Extract from the Kent/Sussex/Wessex Network Rail Sectional Appendix Kent Sussex Wessex Sectional Appendix December 2021 (windows.net)

For non-stop services yes, however there have been occasions when drivers of non stop services have stopped and questioned the signaller here.

There's also moves that are not permitted, but can be performed in the presence of a MOM or if explicitly temporarily allowed in the WON