Recent content by simple simon

A mini review of tram and light rail services in the British Isles where some (or all) of the rolling stock includes full-width crossbench and / or 'toastrack' style seating. Locations visited include: *The National Tramway Museum in Crich *The Isle of Man *Seaton Electric Tramway *Volks...

At both Blackpool North and Farringdon (London) I've had senior members of staff tell me that I can use my camera and then shortly afterwards a different member of staff (of lower rank) start chastising me for using a camera .... in both cases the two of them then started arguing until the more...

I very much understand how longer line closures can result in far more actual work done than a series of shorter closures. i also understand how using an alternative route can mean that passenger stay on a train - rather than have to use buses for part of their journey. Despite being a Bank...

Sending trains via Littlehampton adds an hour on to a journey that in Brighton Belle days took just one hour.. At least Southern ran 12 carriage Class 377 trains! Nevertheless some passengers were standing (or sitting on the floor). My journey to Brighton also took an additional hour because of...

I'm going to Brighton tomorrow (Sunday 3rd May 2026) and when I checked train times I was horrified to see that the usual frequent service from Victoria or London Bridge (Thameslink) is almost totally cancelled. I do not know what is being done, but there will be just one train an hour, from...

Maybe a Subject Access Request should be made to the DPO at SWR to obtain CCTV and body-worn camera footage of the incident. South Western Railway 0345 6000 650 - Monday to Friday 08:00 - 20:00, Saturday 09:00 -18:00, Sunday 09:00 –16:00...

Riding the Class 230 battery-electric train which set a new world record for travelling 200 miles on one charge of its batteries. The ride that I filmed is whilst travelling on a quiet suburban branch line between West Ealing and Greenford stations in west London This is a former London...

But the X post is dated 9th January 2026! https://x.com/AlstomUK/status/2009580623908782424

what, they have not even done the whole train? oh dear.....

Special livery wraps on Classes 345 and 378 plus 1996ts trains for 25 years of TfL. (Transport For London) So that's Elizabeth Line, London Overground and Jubilee line trains. https://x.com/AlstomUK/status/2009580623908782424?s=20

Trains and station views - still images and HD video - at Gloucester Road Underground station in London. 2012 - 2025. This is the second of two films - and it almost has the proverbial kitchen sink! The trains include C, D and S (S7 variant) subsurface stocks (on the Circle and District...

Interesting discussion ... but I very much do see a benefit in being able to 'pre-select' the doors to open when arriving at the next station. In short, (as other people have also pointed out) it is faster. Even if it only takes one second to push the button the time does add-up over many...

I've been there many times in the past and was hoping to return in 2026. I actually made it to the Seaton Tramway but as a day trip by train (from London) and local bus but it was just too much to also go to Pecorama on the same day. Some years ago I created some web pages showing some of the...

It is a very big shame that Pecorama has closed, however my understanding is that it is to be maintained in a way that will facilitate reopening again, when the economy has improved. I have made many visits over the years and in the end created several web pages of photographs. Most views were...

I recently saw a photo of this on Twitter / X, but now cannot find it. It shows the side of the train from one end with the following number on it: 300008, which makes me think of unit 230 008. I saved the photo on my computer but for copyright reasons cannot make it public. I suppose that I...