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It has been reported Eurostar & DfT are looking to increase capacity at STP - is there really enough space what with the domestic platforms & retail outlets there as well? Also the possibility of international operators coming to compete with Eurostar? Any no frill Lumo-like international...

With all the confusion by GX now seemingly operated as a regular Southern service, so does GTR plan to discontinue GX and replace it with ordinary Southern express services as most now run to Brighton thus GX seems redundant as a separate brand? London branded airport express services could...

Mod note: Split from this thread - neither of the chains being discussed are going anywhere anytime soon and there's some interesting discussion developing. Just read in the paper Whitbread are getting rid of some eateries and converting these to more Premier Inns. The thing is most of them are...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/lner-announce-caf-fleet.257426/ As the LNER 80xs are named "Azumas" so the CAFs could be "Orientals" - Spanish (as Japanese for Azuma) for "Eastern" but not as catchy as Azuma? These may come with a entirely different Spanish name

Is Pen Mill managed by GWR or has it recently changed to SWR? Some GWR stations such as Romsey were transferred over so was wondering if the same had happened with Pen Mill. I think Pen Mill's station lampposts may have been painted in new SWR colours recently, also fitted with TRT Aspect...

This thread could be used for speculating on any possible TOC swaps - past, current or future I was surprised to learn the New Street-Leciester/Nottingham services are operated by Crosscountry - pretty short distance for an operator like Crosscountry!! It has been a long while since I...

moderator note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/emr-class-360s.205226/ Rebrand EMR Connect to Luton Express with a separate livery? Would have thought Thameslink's frequent services already serves this in a way also handily connecting two airports with Gatwick

I understand there was a thread on this but seems to have been locked a while ago. This could be be merged with the GA 720 existing thread, feel free to do this if this should be done. Any further news or details on the construction of the c2c 720s? They will have grey bodies with blue doors...

Judging from the class 230 thread, TfW seems to have backed away from "no yellow" as their 230's are now coming with yellow front ends. SWR and GA's new trains also have yellow ends instead of originally proposed in the artist's impressions. Only TPE, LO, XR and HT have gone in the opposite...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-442s-storage-refurbishment-and-redeployment.127422/ 350/2s could be a good fit for the Portsmouth services (also Weymouths with 444s & 450s) if the 442 project doesn't work out well. These could have 444 style intercity...

What does anyone reckon the Class 458's future will be post-SWR? Southern may be "Bombardier exclusive", perhaps for the Coastway services, just put down carpets?

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/swr-to-be-nationalised.197990/ If the DfT insists on using DOO 701s for the inner suburban services, then they may decide to overhaul the SW franchise by transferring the mainly 701/707 operated routes to LO therefore allowing SWR...

Whenever a franchise is awarded to another operator, the rolling stock usually get debranded, with the logos of the outgoing TOC removed, shortly before the changeover as occured from LM to LNR for example. This didn't happen going from SWT to SWR, as the 444s mostly carried "South West Trains"...

There's an article in the Guardian, that GWR has denied a customer's claim they lost a bicycle reservation in the post, prompting a dispute with the TOC. This caused a palaver by arguing with the guard which luckily for the customer that they were eventually let on. The comments below article...

I'm sure I've seen comments stating that future franchises must retain the existing TOC name and styling dictated by the DfT, as is the case with ScotRail by Scottish Gov and future Wales franchise by Welsh Gov and WM Railway by TfWM, is this true? Does this mean for example if the next South...

Until recently Southeastern trains were serving Waterloo temporarily whereas these are normally present at Victoria or Charing Cross. Any other examples? I can't remember if SWT trains or even pre-privatisation NSE trains were re-routed to Victoria or other London terminuses some time in the...