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This appeared in other news reports at least a month ago, so it's not clear why it's only just made it to the BBC (perhaps someone's been in touch?). The idea that the area has become "a fast highway with 400 buses going from Crawley to Horsham" is absurd on at least two counts: Calvert Link (in...

As far as I'm concerned, the main thing is the continuation of Club Avanti benefits until at least this time next year - I've got a free pair of Standard Premium journeys to be redeemed!

You'll be excluding football from that generalisation, though?

I visit the National Rail Status and Disruptions page frequently enough that my browser will get me there pretty much as soon as I start typing. I find it simple to use and is a useful guide to likely delays.

Brighton & Hove / Metrobus

Indeed. And a more manageable 20m or so from the surface.

A big clue as to HS2's overspends is revealed in a report on Old Oak Common in today's Independent: (my bold) Wow! Would that make them the deepest platforms in the world? That'll be some escalator! Just think of the gradients. :lol: I wonder if Natalie Wilson paused to consider what she...

And Avanti are already announcing a list of cancellations on their JourneyCheck page for tomorrow (Saturday)

Rather depends on where you're starting from though?

It's easy enough for passengers to divert themselves via Brighton. Though National Rail does state no trains Haywards Heath to Lewes till at least 22:00: a message I would expect to see revised before then.

Thanks for the update. Shame - it was a useful page which told me all I needed to know at a glance.

Not the only change today: I've long used live departure boards.co.uk for station train times, but this has stopped working today (might be due in part to being http). I liked the interface, as it gave arrival and departure times, or reason for cancellation if known, in an easy to read format...

I can add Pimlico to the list, having journeyed there from Euston and found my PAYG balance too low to get me through the barriers, before it dawned on me that my new Railcard wasn't registered. I think the gateline attendant there was glad to have something to do to break the monotony.

I'm no expert on fares, but a query on Victoria <> Littlehampton using Southern's website gives options both direct (via Haywards Heath) and along the Arun Valley with a change at Barnham, so that seems good enough for me. In fact, there are Advances showing on the outward journey on both...

Seems to me that the industry's favourite livery must be Brighton & Hove's BH3 livery - cream with red swooping from the rear top down past the rear wheel, then up and over the front wheels - judging by the number who copied it (I think I've counted 4 over the years). Plain example on Volvo 421...