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Assuming the DLR counts, at a distance of just 199 meters West India Quay to Canary Wharf on the DLR? Services from Bank to Lewisham skip West India Quay via the West India Down Viaduct. I can't recall an exact time for how long this takes, but it's certainly pretty short! The question arises...

Primarily within the SE area, but also on TfL services (bus/tube etc) and GTR (Southern/Thameslink). I'm not sure if you'll be able to use it for through fares on LNER and other TOCs that are somewhat distant from SE's region just yet - last time I checked several months ago, I was not offered...

To give my own experience, i've been a user of Southeastern's 'Key' smartcard since 2017. Initially, I used to it hold an annual season - compared to a paper season, the durability was far better and I didn't have to worry about it getting mangled in the barriers, getting demagnetized etc. It...

A copy is available via the Internet Archive, although it might take a few minutes to load.

Possibly not. This was sent out by Southeastern a short while ago;

Based on a letter published by the DfT today, it would appear Greater Anglia were approached last year by the DfT about the feasibility of using some of the redundant Class 365s to solve the PRM-TSI compliance issue with their existing fleet. The letter makes for interesting reading as to some...

Go-Ahead disclosed the following in their half-year results; Interestingly they also reported that profit on Southeastern was down "under new contractual terms".

Network Rail have tweeted a photo here, showing part of the landslip. There's a number of large boulders involved too. The line between Maidstone East and Ashford will be shut all weekend for repairs. An hourly shuttle will run between Victoria and Maidstone East with onward bus replacement to...

It's possible to read them with an NFC-enabled smartphone - some of the TOC apps which allow you to load tickets on to an ITSO card also allow you to read them and see what tickets are currently on there. There are also generic apps that can read any ITSO smartcard, such as the Smart Ticket...

Seems the plan was to attach another unit to the rear and evacuate passengers that way, but due to damage to the conductor rail it seems the section behind this train is dead - https://twitter.com/NetworkRailSE/status/1226558705157713921 Plan B seems to be to get another train alongside and do...

Network Rail's press release: https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/network-rail-releases-cause-of-freight-train-derailment-at-eastleigh

The shuttle unit at the Tonbridge end is being swapped out today after suffering a bit of unauthorised external repainting... Path: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/82841/2020-01-22/detailed

Some more pictures out, firstly from Network Rail Kent and Sussex showing track being cut up ready for removal, and from the MP for Reigate (Crispin Blunt) with a wide(r) angle view of the site after track removal (second photo) - this appears to have been taken on Friday the 10th of January.

Network Rail have released a new aerial picture of the landslip on Twitter. Eyeballing it compared to previous pictures, it looks like there hasn't been much in the way of further slippage, so that might be a good sign (although what might be under the surface or out of shot is another matter of...

The dispensation for independent Class 466 operation on the Bromley North branch has now been publicly published by the DfT - SouthEastern: accessibility compliance dispensation (full letter available at the link). It is only valid for 1 year - up until 23:59 on the 31st of December 2020.

This also works for peak tickets - even though an Off-Peak ticket is selected, you are of course able to buy a Peak ticket. Sensibly of course, it's not the top/default option for anyone who really intended to travel on that later service and would be better served by an Off-Peak ticket! I use...

Most travellers between Tonbridge and London will go for the faster route via Sevenoaks. As others have mentioned, the cheaper via Redhill route takes quite a lot longer normally and is significantly disrupted for the foreseeable future. A few years ago, trains along the Tonbridge to Redhill...

Interesting reading - thank you both!

Somewhat of a theoretical question of curiosity - with Network Rail having to access the site via adjacent land, what would happen if the landowner refused access? I presume there's some sort of arrangement between the landowner and Network Rail now in place for access, given it will mean that...

The latest pictures and video of the site from Network Rail today show how it has worsened further. @tsr 's earlier description of this being "Edenbridge's equivalent of the Dawlish sea wall disaster" was very accurate - complete with suspended track.