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Have just watched the latest PWI presentation on the Overground "West London Orbital" which suggested SW Sidings would be electrified for that scheme to stable the new trains. Makes sense then that Network Rail would rather wait and have TfL pay for that than include it along with the Poplars now.

Thanks hadn't thought of that! In this case i just needed flexibility of final destination as my plans were changing. I was buying anytime tickets "permitted via any route" anyway, but was curious that the option wouldn't display. It makes sense

I've never come across this, but what would cause a ticket to be bookable to one stop on a line but not another? The scenario is Derby - Hinckley, changing at Leicester. If i book to Hinckley it offers me a 17.09 departure, connecting to a 17.50 XC6750 Leicester to Hinckley. If i want to go...

Seems good fun so far. A great concept and only 12 quid! There's a nice blog by the developer here about how he came up with the idea and designed the game. https://carloscarrasco.com/nimby-rails-retrospective/ My first creation, the un-Beeching of the Nuneaton-Coventry line

Barnes Bridge or Kew Bridge at a guess

Great to see a 345 in the tunnels. Anyone in the know on the target date for them taking over the 360 work?

Thanks - any idea where the paths through Paddington -> Heathrow Junction are coming from to enable the increased frequency to Heathrow with the 345s? Is there some capacity there at the minute on the relief lines that isn't used?

Re the 15 min frequency for trains to Ealing Broadway, Southall and Hayes & Harlington. I take it that is possible because it is a Sunday and there are routes through? I take it a more frequent weekday TFL service won't be possible until the new crossrail platforms open under Paddington?

In theory we won't have this in the future as DfT roles out the permanent brands which will stay when the TOC changes.

Victoria line without a shadow of a doubt. Faster and roomier.

Are the Central line tunnels bored to a smaller diameter than the other deep tubes? The trains really do feel noticeably smaller. Or is it just the design of the stock itself?

Thanks, this makes a lot of sense now.

Just discovered that the widened lines extended a few hundred metres further West under St Pancras for a proposed four track to Paddington which never happened. Can anyone explain the use of the Chalton Street Junction which connected the east running Met trains to the east running widened...

Can anyone shed some light on why the entire route through to the west is planned for Dec 2019, a full year after Paddington Low Level to Abbey Wood opens? Assume it's to do with the tunneling works connecting the low level to the GWML?

The Connect did it regularly which was always assumed to be because HAL were cannibalizing it for the Express but interesting to hear TfL are doing it to. I've been lucky so far with TfL touch wood. Silly question, but I always just assumed it was to do with the paths on the GWML being busy and...