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    Stansted Express/Aslef

    I am scheduled to travel to Stansted on Oct 4, one of the just announced Aslef strike days. Any advice please re what happened during previous strikes. Did any trains run and if so how frequently? And what's the best alternative from central London?
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    Chiltern Railways. Service in the week before Christmas.

    Can somebody please explain why Chiltern are running a very limited service in the week before Christmas please. I can't understand why there are NO TRAINS at all on Sunday 18th. Also but why is the rest of the week very limited? Is it because of the RMT work to rule action? This is from...
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    Living

    Does anybody know where the railway scenes in the new Bill Nighy film "Living" were shot please?
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    Central Line speed limit

    Can anyone explain the speed limit in both directions on the Central Line between Perivale and Hanger Lane. It was in place yesterday (Sunday 21 August) but I don't know how long it's been there as I haven't been on that section for quite a few weeks. Is it to do with the HS2 tunnelling works?
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    Heat affectng atp

    Twice today I’ve witnessed trains stopping short whilst entering platforms at Marylebone. A driver says it’s the heat affecting “ATP”.
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    LNER e-ticket

    Hi. Am slightly baffled by the LNER website which I use for most of my tickets. Recently I've started booking e-tickets for local journeys in the London area (I have a Freedom Pass), largely because my local station machine is often out of order making it impossible to collect paper tickets...
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    St Pancras - Dover Priory.

    A question about the high speed South Eastern service to Dover which I haven't used before. I went to Broadstairs yesterday (a Sunday). Arriving at St Pancras early I caught the Dover train to Ashford International where I waited for the next Margate service. The Dover train was 12 carriages...
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    Ecml sunday 21 nov

    Anybody know the details of the broken down train between York and Doncaster and the aftermath?
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    ECML Grantham Sunday 7 Nov

    Points failure at Grantham northbound (allegedlly). 1D16 seems to be stuck in the station at 1517 with other northbound trains queuing up behind.
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    Gwr delay advice - Sunday 31 0ct

    Anybody know the specific reasons Gwr not running very well out of Paddington and Reading today?
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    ECML Tuesday 14 September

    Anybody know the background to the power supply issues on the southern end of the ECML today please? Luckily I was only 5 minutes late at KGX on the 1415 ex Leeds but it was a slowish crawl from about Potters Bar.
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    East coast main line. Weds 25 August.

    Has anybody got the inside story on today's issues near Peterborough and Wakefield, and when the service is likely to get back to something like normal?
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    Passenger train loading information?

    In these socially distancing times is there any publically available info on passenger loadings for trains? Eg if I am travelling from Leeds to London KGX or vice versa which trains on which days are likely to be fuller or emptier?
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    Free travel for victims of domestic abuse.

    https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/train-companies-to-offer-free-travel-to-those-fleeing-domestic-abuse-during-coronavirus-lockdown
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    Seatfrog

    So why is Seatfrog still offering me a first class upgrade by email at 0915 on the 0945 lds to kgx today 10 dec when the train has already been cancelled?
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    Issue ECML Monday 21 Oct afternoon

    Apparently there's a problem on the ECML south of Doncaster, 6 trains delayed according to train manager of 1615 ex Leeds. But he's being cagey about what's going? Does anybody have any info?
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    LNER disruption 13 August

    The East Coast Main Line seems to have ground to a halt again. LNER on twitter says signalling fault between Grantham and Peterborough. Trains seem to be at a standstill. Does anybody have further details?
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    Peterborough broken train (18/06)

    It is now 1215 on Tuesday 18 June 2019. I am sitting on the 1015 ex Leeds to KGX. We have been stationary just north of Peterborough for over half an hour and are being told there is a broken down train between Peterborough and Huntingdon. 1A20 ex Leeds at 0945 appears to have been stationary...
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    Sheffield to Gainsborough Central

    Can anybody help please. Am planning to travel to Gainsborough this Saturday, 15 June 2019. Are there any direct trains from Sheffield to Gainsborough CENTRAL? All the journey planners take me to Gainsborough LEA ROAD and then walk. However REALTIME TRAINS shows an hourly service from Sheffield...

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