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ECML coming out of London now affected by various and delays, including a signal failure near Welwyn.

Statement from London Fire Brigade regarding the large Walthamstow fire. Confirms that the railway embankment is involved. Source: https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2026/july/fire-walthamstow/

A large fire has broken out next to the Weaver line (London Overground) near Wood Street station in Walthamstow. Services suspended while the fire service tackle it.

That would explain almost every 321 that I’ve seen in the last couple of days being a double decker!

The demo vehicle was at St Albans Spring festival on Sunday, so ended up having a quick look onboard. It was very nice internally and was extremely similar to a tram, just slightly narrower. Only issue I spotted was that the disabled bay/area wasn’t particularly big and could only be accessed...

140 years! There are some interesting photos of the station from the 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s etc where it looks like a station in the middle of abandoned industrial wasteland. Now it’s a very built up area! What was the working to Euston for?

Saw the forecast a few days ago and was concerned about my trip on the ECML up to Leeds and then onto Guiseley this evening, especially after having the same journey abandoned after an ECML closure due to flooding a few years ago. We picked up a few minutes of delays in the Retford area before...

Have also seen a photo of one of the new electric BYD buses on the 602 route.

I was actually on a GWR IET service early last year that passed a level crossing where a member of the public heard or saw something strange, who then got in contact with NR/GWR to report the issue. Our service was stopped for about 20 minutes, not in a station, while the driver went to inspect...

Network Saw a video from NR on Twitter earlier that included a comment about it actually being slightly ahead of schedule.

Clarence Park, the home of the mighty St Albans City (National League South) is located right next to the MML and less than a 5 minute walk from the station. The clubhouse has a direct view onto the line, and it’s not been unknown in the past for a wayward clearance to end up with the ball on...

The line is blocked between by a tree between Leeds and Doncaster.

The X10 is running as of this morning via the new route and with the new buses. Just saw an Evoseti tri-axle in St Albans at the Ancient Briton junction, turning onto the Harpenden Road. It looked like there was some ‘Express’ branding on the bus, but I didn’t get a totally clear view.

National Rail warning that disruption is expected until mid-afternoon Monday.

My partner is disabled, and when using the railway recently it has generally been with Thameslink and LNER. With Thameslink, our journeys are almost always turn and go ones to London, so the level boarding areas in the Thameslink Core make things much simpler! However, when arriving at the...