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Does the contract state if the depot is for 400 or 450 metre long trains ?

I have been trying to buy tickets on the South West Railway online ticket booking website for the last two days. No luck. I can login to the website, but it will not show train times and prices. I'm trying to travel from Waterloo to Barnstaple. Have tried different journeys and different dates...

Is there any news on Austens bridge, that is bridge 26? There are rumours that the bridge was damaged by the previous owner before it was compulsory purchased. Does anybody know if the bridge is repairable, or will need replacing ? note this is not bridge 25 which is being rebuilt by two spans...

Does anybody know if all three sides of the delta junction are under construction or are two sides paused / cancelled ?. Is any construction work underway north of delta junction ?

Blackfriars in London. A ticket is available to wall the length of the station which crosses the river Thames.

Are there Headspans in the area where the incident happened ?

I don't know much about ticketing, but would it have worked better as two separate transactions. Manchester to Sheffield as one transaction, Sheffield to London as another ? Letting the TOC know that you are split ticketing may not be good policy.

If the L and B had the money available today, would they be able to extend to Parracombe. Is the TWAO in place ? and if not when is it expected ?. For the moment they are unable to reach Blackmoor Gate, because the Devon County Council have plans to build a roundabout just to the north over the...

Does anybody have any news on the Lynton and Barnstaple , Transport and Works application ? Are they only applying to get to Parracombe, or the whole line through Blackmoor Gate ?

I remember in the early 1960's Brighton had 4 long distance trains, Manchester, Plymouth, Cardiff and Bournemouth. All had a stream engine on them which is why I remember. There was one train a day to Bournemouth, setting off mid morning, and coming back mid afternoon. It was withdrawn when...

So, who can bring an SJP prosecution ? Can an individual bring one, or is it just available to Statuary authoritities ?

I'm taking this from an article in the Evening Standard of Monday 14th November 2022, page 12. Headline, SECRET COURTS : APOLOGY OVER 1,000 CASES HELD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Justice chiefs have apologised over more than 1000 London court cases were conducted in secret, in a controversial process...

Eastleigh to Andover Hayling Island branch Ilfracombe to Barnstaple Shoreham to Horsham

Thank you, one and all. So much expert knowledge on this forum. I'll look out for the carriage washer next time i'm passing, didn't realise it was so far away from the depot.

I travel a lot between Salisbury and Exeter, and would like to know what the short branch is to the north of the four track section, west of Salisbury station. It heads off Eastbound, over a tall victorian brick arch bridge, and then disappears . There is an electrical sub station to the north...