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    Revenue blockades at stations NOT managed by their TOC

    Not completely the same situation, but a few weeks ago LNWR platform staff at Euston p. 8-11 had closed every barrier on the gateline supposedly to help with crowds while awaiting a late arriving train (this just caused more trouble as when the train arrived people couldn't leave the gateline...
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    GBR Liveried Class 701's

    A video has just been posted on the Transport Secretary's X account. https://x.com/i/status/2057762075779227930
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    The Railways Bill - discussion about the legislation that will create Great British Railways

    Been announced in the business statement just now that remaining Commons stages of the Railways Bill will be on Wednesday 3rd of June.
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    The Railways Bill - discussion about the legislation that will create Great British Railways

    Usually takes about a week for the whips to agree members of Bill Committees, and given Christmas recess imagine Committee will begin in the new year. The programme motion agreed immediately after second reading says "(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously...
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    The Railways Bill - discussion about the legislation that will create Great British Railways

    Leader of the House of Commons confirmed at Business Questions this morning that second reading of the Railways Bill will be on Tues 9th December.
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    The Railways Bill - discussion about the legislation that will create Great British Railways

    Bill has just had first reading so should be published any time now. Bill here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0325/240325.pdf
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    Greater Anglia nationalisation updates

    Re: West Midlands Trains their contract was recently given a 12 month extension to end September 2026, can't find anything about GA. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062949-2025
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    Greater Anglia nationalisation updates

    Press event it seems was yesterday with the Transport Sec at Norwich Station. Photos on DfT Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/transportgovuk/albums/72177720329557736/with/54842332422
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    RealTimeTrains website

    This looks like a similar glitch showing as 16 cars. Looking at the previous services imagine 350106 and 350126 are the correct ones. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L35761/2025-09-23/detailed#allox_id=0
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    Stations with water refill points

    A water refill point has been installed this week at Bushey opposite the ticket office.
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    West Midlands Trains nationalisation date

    Confirmed as 1 February 2026. https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/publicownership
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    The end of the Royal Train

    I think it's been used four times since the King came to the throne. Twice in 2023 and twice this year.
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    HS2 delayed again?

    Telegraph are reporting that the Transport Secretary will announce tomorrow a delay to HS2 of at least two years. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/06/17/starmer-to-delay-hs2-after-report-reveals-litany-of-failure/
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    Class 730/2 in service soon?

    https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-730-lnr-wmr-delivery-test-updates.215134/post-7299313
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    Greater Anglia nationalisation updates

    The Written Ministerial Statement from the DfT in December said that Greater Anglia would be nationalised in Autumn 2025, this is just news of an exact date.
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