Recent content by TJM

They have been manically trimming vegetation between Esher and Surbiton during running hours as of late, might be something to do with it?

Even more bizarre is it's running ECS to Hampton Court platform 2 to reverse back to Surbiton - why not start it in service at Hampton Court if they want a peak-time crowd buster?

What OS are you using though?

Most of us dislike Trainline for much-repeated reasons, and I've yet to find a TOC app as quick for providing impartial information? What else would you suggest?

Because it gives accurate permitted connection times (unlike Google Maps for instance), and permitted alternative routes in the case of disruption, along with an explanation of the cause. You can no longer search for tickets any later than today though, which is maddening!

It is causing noticeable delays timing-wise though on a busy route, how can it be considered acceptable to not fix it until the autumn?

There's the Heaven nightclub directly underneath Charing Cross station, also Players Bar and Kitchen.

Yes, but presumably advance tickets on the services I mentioned follow a similar pricing strategy?

There is a reason for this restriction, although it wouldn't particularly matter in this case. On some journeys (for example to Mid-Wales or stations North of Preston on the WCML) an off-peak fare from Euston can apply at the classic peak times, meaning it is a common (and disallowed) trick to...

I mean even the physical masts, power supplies, etc?

Virgin West Coast did exactly that, and it seems to have survived on the Avanti ones too this day - repeaters in the carriages. But other than that, pretty much any tunnel on the network, and many cuttings, could do with improvement. It's strange the GSM-R infrastructure can't be shared with...

London Waterloo has "Cab Road" (basically just for taxis) up to the high level, that's under the station shelter? Main Waterloo road is below it.

There's enough track from the 1940s around on some lines - let alone 1970s! Continuously welded rail from the latter era lasts pretty well on relatively low-speed and low-intensity lines, 50 years sounds about right?

If only the National Rail Enquiries app was actually any good, in theory the vast majority of passengers would have their own personal departure board in their pocket, making screens on the concourse fairly superfluous.. Perhaps the assumption of Euston management? Alas, although the data is...

Perhaps a bit off-topic, but I have to question why the British Transport Police weren't patrolling in these historic circumstances?