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Reading the thread about Ribblehead being singled and whether or not that produced a better load profile I got to thinking about other formerly double track lines that have been singled and realised that there are some where one line now occupies the middle of the formation, some where either...

I thought that any newly installed bridges either had to be partially open (e.g the transfer deck at reading) or have an HVAC system to regulate the temperature. I used the new bridge at Strood last weekend, which is fully enclosed and was rather unsurprisingly, like an oven (I've never been...

Does anyone know when the Canal tunnels are scheduled to be finished / officially opened? I heard that the signalling was going to be installed this weekend (14th / 15th March 2015) but I have no idea what else still needs doing.

Does anyone have useful contact details for reporting a TVM bug? I've spoken to the TOC in question and they really don't seem very interested.

I'm planning a journey from Penrith to Manchester Airport, out on December 1st & return on December 15th. The only return tickets I can find are route Bolton, which is a problem on the return journey with the direct services going via Wigan. According to the first journey planner (which is...

Leaving Ebbsfleet heading towards Faversham yesterday, I heard a "discussion" between passenger and OBM about ticket validity. It wasn't me, so I don't know the details (and don't really care) but the main point seemed to be that the passenger had a ticket with origin/destination Ebbsfleet & the...

Simple question, are tickets to London Terminals valid through Farringdon? I've been told be three different people in the FCC ticket office at St. Pancras today that yes they are and no they wouldn't sell me an excess. The National Rail Enquiries site disagrees. Who's correct?

I was at St. Pancras using the Thameslink today and saw that part of the conductor wire is now attached to a solid wire above the platform. Does anyone know anything about why the change now? I can't say for sure, but I think it was a conventional wire last week. Since I can't remember seeing...

Hi all, I'm trying to figure out a step free route from Guildford to Euston. The plan was to go via Waterloo and use the tube, but it seems there are no lifts at Euston. Added to the no bus, no wheelchair(...) requirement and with walking from either Euston Square or St Pancras being to far...

Does anyone know what the plans are for the Velaro E320 and carrying bikes? I know that currently on the 373s bike carriage is more or less non existent unless it is a folding bike; but I'm wondering if since the E320s don't have power cars/locomotives at either end if some crumple structure...

Does anyone know what all the wooden trellis work going on on the Stratford international international platforms is about? I've attached a photo showing it.

I noticed that the 395 I was on yesterday seemed to have gained some extra yellow flashes on (only one) of its noses. This seemed slightly weird to me, since presumably they have enough yellow on the conventional noses (and if not, why only one end?) the best I could think of was that it's a...

Hi all, I need to tap the collective wisdom for the quietest (day time) trains between London and Bristol -I'm taking something reasonably large and very fragile and I'd like to minimise the chances of it getting damaged in transit... Many thanks, cyclebytrain

Apologies if this is old news, but I hadn't heard about it. Virgin have made Wifi free in standard class until the end of February and have changed the SSID -it's now called something like virgintrainsfreewifi rather than T-mobile. No idea if the SSID change is permanent or will revert back...

I was travelling on a 395 today that has had its additional dampers fitted and was being monitored by a Hitachi employee -I had a brief chat with him (I was very disappointed that the 395s don't have accelerometers that can be downloaded remotely and that they have to send someone out to stick a...

The last couple of times I've been through Euston, they haven't had anyone on the barriers for the Glasgow trains. Being first stop Warrington, I don't see there's any danger of fare dodging not being caught. The cynic in me says that there's now no opportunity for someone with an invalid...