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Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-345-progress.120221 Are these counted as separate stations then? I suppose it does make sense sort of.

It used to be not uncommon to see 455's working more mainline/express outer suburban diagrams, such as London Bridge to Tattenham Corner and London Victoria to Horsham. Now these services are 377 operated. There was at one point some fast 455 workings into Victoria during the peak hours, my...

I remember reading about additional 1995 stock trains being ordered for the Northern Line extension, but I cannot find any recent discussion of this, now that the time of opening is (hopefully) drawing nearer. Are these still yet to be built? Have they already been built and are in service but...

Moderator note: Spit from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/plans-for-rail-service-from-kent-to-gatwick.209242/ There is not a huge amount of demand on the Tonbridge-Redhill line. I will admit, the only time I've used it was post-COVID, but I believe one of the main reasons for killing off...

It appears that some tram systems in the UK have been 'slowed down' from 80 km/h to 70 km/h, Croydon and Nottingham for example. I understand that half the Nottingham trams can only do 70 anyway, but is this all due to the Croydon derailment? It seems like a juvenile knee-jerk reaction to me...

This might need moving, since I suppose it's not technically to do with any railway that has existed. Thanks to Beeching there are several decent-sized towns (Gosport, Cirencester, Ripon etc.) that no longer have a connection to the network. But I have been wondering what towns are there that...

Wasn't really sure where to put this, although it is something less technical and more to do with passenger experience I suppose? For me, the speed at which trains travel can have a big effect on my satisfaction with the journey being taken. One example would be the TfL Rail/GWR suburban...

Now, obviously demand for rail travel is increasing, however several lines (the WCML and the BML to name two) are pretty much full up, with many more expected to join them soon. I would argue at this point railway reopenings are not enough and we need completely new railway lines from scratch to...

Strangely enough I find myself in the predicament (luxury?) of having never been on a Pacer before. Since they will probably start disappearing soon, I have decided I will rectify that issue over the summer. Obviously there are loads of places where they operate. What I'm asking is where's the...

On the Wikipedia page for this station, it states the following: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James_Metro_station This made me curious but I know that wikipedia can be unreliable. Can anybody shed any light on this?

I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the 'Allocations, Diagrams and Timetables' section, apologies if it needs to be moved. I've been looking in detail at the current service patterns of certain TOCs, and I was wondering if it was possible in any form to do the same for TOCs in the...

Are there any diesel or electric multiple units that feature sliding/plug doors that don't bend inward at the bottom? The only ones I can think of are the ex-LU ones (483's, 230's etc). Is there any particular reason why sliding doors bend inwards at the bottom?

Don't know whether to put this thread here or in the nostalgia bit, but moderators can sort that out for me. Looking at a few old route diagrams and the like, I can see some old rail services that don't run anymore that would be quite useful today. I know that because the railways are so full...

Can anyone provide an explanation as to why several services in the early hours have such odd (almost random) stopping patterns? For example, on my local TOC, Southern, has a service, the 2L00 Victoria to East Grinstead train, that has a very bizarre stopping pattern. It calls at Battersea...

This probably isn't that worthy of a completely new thread, but does anyone know what the next fleet of mainline trains to be withdrawn for good (and sent to scrap?) will be?

Whilst this idea is purely theoretical, I believe that this could be one of the ways of solving the capacity problem in suburban areas. The stock that would be required would have to theoretically have coaches of <23m in length, so that 10-car formations could operate. They would have to have...

Probably not a need for a full thread, but this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsRwXer77GY JsRwXer77GY shows a full interior walkthrough for the class 460. However at the beginning the video starts at the DMFL end, where a short section of what appears to be 2+3 bench-style seating...

This is my first thread so please let me know if there is anything wrong. I set this up because I thought it would be an interesting discussion to find out if first class is really worth it on some trains. I'm not normally a frequent first class traveler but I think this is interesting to...