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That’s good news, glad to hear it loaded it eventually

Hi wimbledonpete . Unfortunately there was a technical issue with The Key back office this morning . It sounds like you were affected. The issue should be resolved now if you want to try again on your phone ?

Don't forget the odd one from Platform 17. These are the West London Line Brighton to Watford services which leave every hour

Shows just how much FT journalists know about railway operators: However, it sounded one slight note of concern by saying its coach service between Stansted Airport and the centre of London, which is affected by competition from a rival rail route, had continued “to show the slower growth” it...

I believe West Brompton (National Rail) has four car platforms

Stagecoach does not own National Express, it's a separate company. They also only have 49% of Virgin - Branson has the rest. The ownership structure of the railways is actually pretty evenly distributed between the likes of First Group, Stagecoach, Govia and National Express. The other...

This sort of thing reflects very badly on the railway and is an absolute nightmare for Train Operators to deal with. There is a detailed breakdown of TOC and Network Rail responsibilities regarding station maintenance but Network Rail rarely live up to their half of their bargain. Remember...

It's a very interesting question and one which won't go away anytime soon. My own personal view is that it won't be the oil price that screws operators - in a recession demand is bound to fall and that will lead to lower oil prices - but lack of passenger demand. The mega premium franchises...

season tickets allow break of journey for any point along the route being travelled, so if you have a Woking to Wateroo season ticket but wanted to start your journey at Weybridge and end it at Putney then yes you would be able to do this. Putney is before London so effectively you are...

indeed you can. If you look at the ever useful, though slightly perplexing National Routing Guide http://www.atoc.org/rsp/_downloads/Routeing_Guide/enrg.htm it will show you that the Woking to London permitted route maps are WV and WX, one being via Weybridge and Wimbledon; and the other via...