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Saw 43102 pass St Albans City earlier. Complete with a plate on the front declaring the last HST from London :smile:

Chiltern does not operate delay repay as they are an original franchisee so it works differently to other schemes. Whilst it seems that they may have got confused with the dates you traveled, the train you quoted was cancelled due to severe weather which is outside of their control so they may...

Storm appears to have made its way south overnight, 2A04 Ashford Intl - Victoria has been terminated at Maidstone East after striking a tree about an hour ago.

By the way on LU the whilstle is only to be blown between 0700-2300 apart for reason of safety (alerting P-way workers, wrong direction move, depot shunting etc. )

This has probably been covered before but what happens in this case? If trains are there, are pax given their berth for the night or hotel then a train in the morning and refund?

Anyone know how alcohol bans are imposed on dry trains? Drinking has been banned on TfL for years but as a Night tube driver I can safely tell you that it most certainly is unenforceable with our current staffing levels. Technically I could request BTP attendance whenever I notice somebody...

Interestingly this topic was the basis for the warm up question at this week’s recording for BBC Question Time in Dartford on Thursday. Before they start recording they do a question to the panel which isn’t broadcast. All of the panellists (including ex Rail Minister Clare Perry) were not...

Hello everyone, I hope someone a little more knowledgeable with the routeing guide and fare structure than me can help, I am a LU driver so this isn't really my area of expertise! I am planning on stopping off at towns along the Kent Coast during one day. I will be travelling after 10.30am...

You raise an interesting point, I commute from Barming occasionally and have overslept, when met by RPIs once at Maidstone East I was let off. Nowadays I purchase seasons from Maidstone East anyway, they are only a few pounds more per week and it means I can get a semi-fast train if the stopping...

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I have seen a similar thing at the VTWC lounge at Euston. I am sort of guilty myself though, when I am waiting for the Sleeper I put a few bottles of water in my bag for the train and to brush my teeth the next morning, since the tap in the cabin isn't drinking water and they only provide you...

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Last year, on my last day in a job, I was carrying all of my belongings home in a cardboard box, including my desk fan. It was a also a very hot day. I got on to a 395 at St Pancras, bound for Ashford, to find the Air conditioning was not working. I proceeded to plug the fan into the mains...

Daily SE commuter here (Maidstone to London, £4000pa). On the whole, the franchise has improved over the past few years. Electrostars had a deep clean and refresh, and some of the networkers had a mild refresh last year with disabled toilets. There are plenty of problems still, but as someone...