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Travelled to Birmingham today from Acton Bridge, the 07.59, was packed , only 4 carriages . Turns out the 07.30 Lime Street to Euston was cancelled, so even worse than it would be. I see my.return this afternoon at 15.34 also only 4 cars rather than the normal 8. Still no 30 min service, so...

Unfortunately I never got to ride on this line, particularly during the days of Southern Region slam doors. Has anyone any memories of it ? What were the stations like, passenger usage and service available. The nearest I got to in the area was Elmers end to Adiscombe and once to Sanderstead...

A bit of nostalgia for me this weekend. I had cause to stop over in Eynsford, as a lad i remember seeing bus 401 at Bexleyheath heading for Eynsford Station. I know this route did run further to Sevenoaks but I dont really recall that. I arrived at Eynsford by train and imagined the 401...

Does anyone have any memories of this station on the Bexleyheath Line ? I never used it, although I used the line a lot. The station seems somewhat rundown , had large canopies over the platforms from what I remember. Eventually lost its Sunday service, probably along the same time as Eden Park...

Reports in todays " i " dont give much confidence with this project . Rishi has already stated investment should be moved from deprived areas to areas like Tunbridge Wells . https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-liz-truss-pledge-northern-powerhouse-rail-full-version-north-1949589

There were or maybe still are points at Barnehurst. In the days when I commuted from Bexleyheath in the 80s, there were certainly a number of peak services that began or ended at Barnehurst. My question is , did these trains simply start or continue to Slade Green or did some reverse at...

This was a common announcement when I used to commute from Bexleyheath to London. In fact it would seem in the 80s that hardly any services seem to stop at this station on the SE suburban routes. I then learnt the Hayes service did call at St Johns, otherwise to me it seems a marooned halt...

When I was a kid, my local LT bus was the 122 in Bexleyheath. What I recall were the numerous termination points this route had. Starting at the Terminus Bexleyheath Garage, then Bexleyheath Station, East Wickham, Plumstead Garage, Woolwich, Eltham Green ,Lewisham, Brockley Rise, Forest Hill and...

I was wondering the other day if there are any stations with just the one platform, that are actually quite busy. You tend to think of single platform stations on quiet rural branch lines, but maybe there are some exceptions ? Of course there could be some terminus stations which have frequent...

Chester is a popular city for visitors, yet it's station leaves a lot to be desired. I passed through last Saturday, and it really is a grubby place. Its such a shame as the building is pretty grand.

I recently travelled from Runcorn to Exeter via London. I was very much looking forward to GWRs first class, but found it very disappointing . I left Paddington at lunch time and was amazed the catering offered nothing for lunch, not even a sandwich. Biscuits , Cake or Crisps was about it. So I...

I was brought up in the Bexley area and as a kid I remember seeing the Sunday afternoon only 124A to Bexley Hospital. At the Bexley Hospital terminus it looked like the bus would do a turn in the road, I never saw this happen, or it could have continued up to the roundabout over the A2 to...

There has been recent news on re-opening one of the curves which will allow trains from Southport to reach Ormskirk direct. https://www.lep.co.uk/news/transport/bid-to-directly-connect-preston-to-southport-by-train-3182875 from Lancslive.

I used this station a few times when I was in my teens. I remember the first time I arrived into the main station concourse and being so shocked to see how run-down is was. I had a friend in Gunnersbury at the time so wanted to try this route, which I found very interesting as it weaved its way...

This rural route lost its Saturday service a few years ago unfortunately. A more recent change is on Wednesdays the service for part of the day is numbered 48A and is routed via Cuddington. Morning and afternoon services revert back to 48 to cater for schools. Service is every 2 hours.

Have I just been unlucky or are the fares on Avanti really expensive ? Bought two lots of tickets from Runcorn to Euston mid week day return 2nd class £ 200 each. They were purchased on different days completely, one much further in advance but it made no difference. I have a friend trying...

I don't live int he SE anymore, but i've always found those underground lines that venture far out of the built out areas quite curious and slightly out of place as I always associate "The Tube" in central London. I have been on the Central Lines as far as Epping once, and I went to Stanmore...

I have always liked travelling by train and became more interested more in the mode as a teenager. In the 80s poss 90s also , certain lines closed before I managed to sample them. I was living in Bexleyheath in those days, I managed to travel from Ellmers End to Sanderstead , I also went to...

I travelled on this service last Thursday. To my surprise it operated non stop to Runcorn, this is something I've not experienced since BR days. Is the new or are there other services operating north and south the same ?

I am interested if anyone used or had memories of this route ? Many years ago I lived in Bexleyheath, the town lost it's Greenline link for a long time when the 701 ( 702 earlier again) Ascot to Gravesend route finished. The 725 used to travel west from Gravesend and Dartford through Crayford...