Recent content by Pixa

Gatwick is particularly poorly setup for this. The space the escalators dump you in does nothing to encourage you to move elsewhere, and if you do move elsewhere, the platform is often narrow enough that if there's a family or group of people with some suitcases standing in that section you'll...

Forward facing table seat for me, ideally on the non-sunny side so that I can get my laptop out and get some work done, although on the way home there isn't an entirely sunless side... On the way in the train is generally quiet enough that I can easily get my preference. I'll generally get...

Even more confusingly, it used to be a Thameslink service before the May timetable change. A Southern service that used to be a Thameslink service, run using Gatwick Express stock on a service that doesn't stop at Gatwick. Maybe one of the planners had a Bingo card they were trying to complete...

I have a Southern key for my season ticket, and it's really convenient for that, especially with auto delay repay. I've also been able to do a single journey on multiple tickets - my season is from Bognor to Gatwick, but if I want to go to London after work I've been able to get a ticket from...

Yeah, I saw this email too. When it works, the key works well. I have a Bognor to Gatwick annual season ticket and it's so convenient tapping in and out of stations instead of having to fumble with paper. When it doesn't work it's incredibly frustrating: I can't buy tickets on the key at all...

They do say to allow extra time for your journey when rail replacement buses are in operation... :D

You missed the fun on the 1643 from Elephant & Castle (1639 ex-Blackfriars) as well. Come 1645, the train disappears from the information screens despite failing to materialise in the station. National Rail app says it's Delayed at Blackfriars waiting for a member of staff. A couple of...

It would make my commute by train, when I take it, from Worthing to Horsham much better, especially avoiding the 3 minute connection they reckon you can make in the peak at Barnham. The benefit of being able to go from the coast to London via the Arundel chord would be being able to go via...

Here's the train going past the street-view car.

Hmm... Star in a reasonably priced Train??? Each week a celebrity attempts to navigate the treacherous waters that is the British Rail ticketing system to find a reasonable deal for a train journey.

There used to be a train shed at West Worthing. The shed was removed a few years ago, but the rails still remain, albeit, unpowered, I believe, with some stop plates on the rails just after the points that enter that section.

I think, in true railway tradition, it should be a four aspect indicator, showing two yellows if the seat is reserved in 2-3 stops and one yellow if the seat is reserved from the next stop.

In a format that's easier to play with here