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There are two small sidings to the east of Ebbsfleet Intl, which are only accessible from platforms 5 and 6 of the station. Does anyone know what, if anything, they are for? This is the the view of them on OpenTrainTimes, with the sidings in the top right corner with the signals 190 and 192...

The BBC have this article on a mysterious death in the tunnel that, while never confirmed to be murder, is speculated to have been as a result of being thrown out the train: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2gjnyvvv6o

Starting to clear up now, but from around 13:30 for 45 minutes almost nothing was travelling between Dartford and any of Crayford, Barnehurst or Slade Green due to apparent signalling problems. The odd train was cleared out of Dartford, but took 40-50 minutes for any down trains to be allowed...

The 73s still in service are now around 60 years old, so presumably will need replacing before long (some have already been scrapped or preserved). How could they be replaced? Those that are still needed in third rail land could potentially be replaced by a battery-electric build loco, if the...

I've started this as a separate thread, where hopefully this is okay to discuss. Southern's fleet is stretched already, and two units being out of action will put huge pressure on it (while one unit remained upright and unaffected, I suspect being in an accident alone is enough for the RAIB to...

Back in 2009 there was a notable 2-3 day power cut in the Dartford area, due to what was believed to be an attempted cable theft on a National Grid cable bridge that caused a fire. During this time, while the surrounding area had little or no power supply, the ability to run trains was...

The unit appeared to have been brought in ad-hoc in lieu of a 375/3 that must have broken down. In the end 465906 only did one service, then ended up running empty back to Gillingham depot: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P89536/2026-08-07/detailed While a long time ago you...

Recently I recalled a few notable incidents of stink bombs being let off in my school days (which was of course against school rules), and it made me wonder is this a common incident on trains, and how is it dealt with if so? I can't personally recall any such experiences, but almost any public...

Earlier today I had to abandon travel due to disruption (from Taunton to Penrith). I'm proceeding with the rail side of the costs as usual, however there is a hotel cost I'd like to get back that was too late to refund through cancellation policy, so I'm going down the travel insurance claim...

Today every up train appears to be going through P4 at Taunton, with nothing using P5 (besides one XC service that seems out of place). Is there a problem leading to this alteration? Funnily enough last year this happened for a while as well due to a track defect (original thread linked)...

I was recently reminded that Ramsgate-Dumpton Park (over the viaduct) used to be 90mph, which had to be the most pointless section of 90mph possible, because the speed is 30mph through Dumpton Park, while Ramsgate also has a low speed and everything calls there as well. More recently it was...

Mods note - split from the Reform Party thread Technically not Reform UK anymore, but Rupert Lowe has now really landed himself in hot water with this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3gdj300lyo

Recently I was thinking about how the Elizabeth Line doesn't feature easily on cross-London journeys to places like Victoria and, from the west, Kings Cross St Pancras and further NE along the Victoria line towards Finsbury Park. Had an interchange between the two, such as at Oxford Circus or an...

Every new station now is required to be fully accessible, which often means installing a footbridge with lifts among the features. Because we seemed to have no handle on the cost of these, single-platform stations will be markedly cheaper than double platform ones. If not cost, I suspect ruining...

Today something rare happened (at least to my eyes): the signal at the end of Lee Platform 1 displayed a double-yellow aspect (For the 10:35 Dartford-Charing X). Almost always the aspect for trains routed towards Hither Green is either yellow or green; green provides full clearance through...

The 395s are nowhere near the end of life, being 17 years into service and having just had a mid-life interior refurb. However, there are arguably not enough of them to manage demand, which recently hasn't been helped by the Ramsgate derailment unit repair. I'm not aware of the service's exact...

For any station that has been re-sited (i.e. the original station closed and a replacement one for it opened), which case has seen the longest distance for re-siting? The new station does not have to have exactly the same name as the one it replaced, and can be anytime in the history of the UK...

This is a rare sight, but engineering work has led to two pairs of 465s being allocated to this route, including probably the first up trains via Tonbridge in a very long time (there was a down peak service a few years ago that ended up being a 6-car ad hoc while 377s were being overhauled)...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/grand-central-apply-for-newcastle-brighton-direct.285293/ If this is better off in a new thread, happy for this to be split, but went here as it's the same Open Access Operator. According to the latest RAIL edition, GC have...

Previous threads on similar forum matters are locked, so thought I'd start a new one. In recent days there has been a notably high number of guests viewing the forum. At the time of posting over 6,000 are on the site, compared to only 350-odd members. Normally this only happens whenever a major...