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The line between Otford and Ashford International has been closed for nine days. This morning, Monday 1st June, on a train stopped outside Borough Green. Did the engineering work impact the signalling system was this not tested before reopening the line? 1780299843 Just to add great info update...

I see in today's Metro, free paper, that Center Parcs are planning to spend £400 million on a new parc in Hawick. Surely that is a good incentive to build a rail connection? Up to 3,500 guests at one time.

The issue was total opposition from Natural England to any redevelopment of the site, they want all of Dungensss to revert back to a shingle bank. The local Council was hoping to site up to three Small Modular Reactors (SMR) there, but the SMR programme seems like so many projects to have got...

I suspect Amazon have a different sense of scale here. I have spoken with the Amazon sustainability and logistics team and they are seeking European wide solutions, Rail will only play a role if it is integrated into their Europe wide network. For trucks they are looking at liquid hydrogen...

I was born and grew up in Dorking and in the early 2000's commuted from the town. There is no doubt the town has suffered from a poor train service - say in relation to Reigate. Dorking now has no high street banks. A recasting of the services altogether would seem like the best option. I...

Down here in the South East and on the Hastings Line in particular, the approach seems to be buying and running more 'leaf busting' units is the answer, rather then removed the vegetation. Has network rail done a cost benefit analysis on this? As previous posters have said the vegetation is...

Is it time to re assess all London terminals with a new vision? Has the work ever been done to assess all the London terminals collectively and ensure there is the right balance of capacity and link to other modes and networks - as a single exercise. It appears to me there are many...

Sorry I meant Stratford, have edited. The map on page 75 pf the 2018 Major's Transport Strategy does seem to fit with this concept, but as has been said more Thameslink/Crossrail needed, but it could, if integrated with overground, perhaps take pressure of central London terminals?

Is the future of London a focus on out of London exchange points, perhaps points like, Old Oak Common. Barnet?, Reading, Stratford. Luton Airport Parkway, East Croydon, where passengers transiting London change services - taking pressure off London Terminals - with express services either...

I have come back from Loughborough to Tunbridge Wells this afternoon and did Loughborough Kettering. Kettering Luton Airport Parkway. LAP London Bridge. LB to TW, the return was about £70, with a railcard, flexible off peak return as I did not know timings, flexible open via S Pancras would have...

HS1 is expensive for the residents of Kent and Medway, of course there are good reasons for this. In the case of Rochester though a fast service is 42 minutes to Victoria, as opposed to 38 by HS1 to St Pancras, and the cost is £16.60 as opposed to £25.80 on HS1 (single fare from London). In...

Lead Project Engineer on the proposed Bakerloo line extension, Mo Gajia, was interviewed as part of the latest episode of U&Yesterday's Secrets of the London Underground. Mr Gajia added: "I mean, I like building tunnels, don't get me wrong - I'm a tunnel engineer. But, generally speaking, we...

I suspect a dual system for Dover might be needed, first via a new chord and Canterbury, perhaps calling at Stratford, Ebbsfleet, Ashford International, Aylesham (a rapidly growing suburb to Canterbury) and Dover Priory. The second would be a non-stop bus from a new bus terminal - Dover Gateway...

There are potentially three issues with this line: a major cliff fall from above, perhaps when the cliff becomes unstable after a considerable amount of rain - as we had this winter the water is running from the cliff under the railway, which as a result become unstable - this winter the...

oK...so this is blue sky. Dover and Folkestone Trains run on HS1 to Dollands Moor, stopping every other service at Ashford International. Folkestone services branch off to Folkestone . Dover trains enter the first part of the Channel Tunnel in effect to under the Shakespeare Cliff/Samphire Hoe...