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I friend of mine found himself on this train last week, the 23:11 from Marylebone which goes via Bicester Village to Oxford, then presumably reverses back to go north to Banbury, though sadly he didn't stay on for the whole journey and video it, which was very selfish of him :E Is this the...

Wanting to go from Highbury and Islington to Moorgate yesterday at 5:10, I was shocked by how poor the timetable was in that direction, with a near 20 minute wait. Indeed I'm baffled by the difference in frequency around that time into and out of London Going into Moorgate 4:07, 4:29, 4:37...

Watching the "Secrets of the London Underground" programme this week, where they visited the site of North End station, they mentioned that it's still kept "in use" as an emergency exit Has this ever been used for an emergency? I've never heard of an evacuation using this exit, it's a massive...

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/northern-line-bank-station-upgrade-tfl-london-underground-tube-b945288.html A shame this has been delayed from the original timetable, much of which would have been during the quieter summer months.

A minor issue, but passing through Hillingdon yesterday I was puzzled why the roundels carry the old name "Hillingdon (Swakeleys)", when the station hasn't been called that since the 1950s, and the station itself was resited in the 1990s. It's not as if they're historical signs brought across...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/travelling-with-small-children-what-improvements-could-be-made.217491/ Turning it around slightly, there's also an obligation for parents to supervise their children. I'm not suggesting that children have to be glued to their...

A couple of great YouTube videos counting down 20 London rail oddities, many new to me which deserves a wider audience.

https://twitter.com/samaracello/status/1335947688425246721

A random thought but if a few 465s lost a trailer, then you could form 11 car (4+4+3) sets which would fit into Charing Cross (if not Woolwich Dockyard) better!

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/cuts-to-investment-in-rail-infrastructure.211931 Covid is likely to have a permanent downward effect on commuting patterns with more partial working from home likely to continue even after we return to normal. It won't negate the...

Moderator Note: Posts #1 - #13 originally in this thread (1) Class 484 to replace class 483 on the island line | RailUK Forums (railforums.co.uk) But then the 483s weren't always in red livery, initially they were in NSE livery, while their predecessors had various BR liveries, culminating in...

Mod Note: Posts #1 - #19 originally in this thread. A balanced and considered response from ASLEF that.

I follow the Northern Line on Twitter, but not for much longer as got this message just now Northern line @northernline This profile is closing. Follow @TfL and visit our website to see our range of travel tools https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-tools TfL cutbacks?

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/alstom-buys-bombardier-transportation.198865/ There's a separate thread in the international section, but this deserves to be in the main UK area as it has massive implications for Bombardier and Alstom's UK operations...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53164306 Not surprised they're no running those services this year, but cancelling next year's already is more surprising

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51946409 Understandable, not been on the Tube this week but I imagine it's a LOT quieter than normal. The article lists the stations facing closure

Watching the latest Portillo travels this week, I was impressed by the upgraded West Coast railway, I remember travelling on a slow single track railway (typical of much of the region) and now much of it is an electrified and twin track railway operated by modern EMUs

Just got an email from TfL, informing that the Piccadilly Line between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge will be suspended due to leaf fall this evening between 17:00 and 21:00. The Metropolitan Line trains will still be running, it seems the 73s struggle more...

A nice clip, it's on the BBC Archive Twitter account. A nice try, though you can see why boarding times would have been an issue https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1191335196148338689

Having done this journey last week, I was surprised at how much more expensive this is than Bristol to Cheltenham, which isn't much shorter a distance Taking off peak fares, Bristol TM to Cheltenham is 9.90 single, 10:00 return By contrast Cheltenham to Birmingham NS is 26:40 for a single or...