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Was watching the Green Signals podcast where Richard Bowker was looking around Charing Cross. I seem to recall that an engineer said that they had reduced the number of point ends from (I think) 18 to 16. Has the layout changed slightly; anyone know?

Is this ever used by scheduled services nowadays? And why does it have a trap point at the Country end, but not one at the London end? Is it because it's only signalled for Hove/Brighton-bound traffic, so in effect it's a catch point? Just a wondering...

We're all familiar with the inter-regional letters introduced with the 4-digit headcodes c1960. E, M, N, O, S. But why "V" for Western Region-bound trains? Was it because of possible confusion with the "M" for London Midland, if "W" had been chosen?

Title says it all really. Am getting conflicting advice re-location and whether free or not. Many thanks.

Hello, my daughter is getting in a tiz. She has an off-peak return ticket (wih 26/30 railcar)Tunbridge Wells to Basingstoke. She travlled down on Saturday and wants to return this evning - leaving BSK around 1700. travelling via Watrloo. Are there any time restrictions. She's got it into her...

I can understand, to a degree, why some 5-car IETs run around with their coupling doors open, as they might be required to couple/uncouple with other units as part of their daily diagrams. But why are some 9-car units running like this? They don't have to couple/uncouple. Is it a maintenance or...

Was at Westbury yesterday and the 0938 Padd - Paignton was announced over the PA as "The Torbay Express". Has GW revived some named trains now?

Saw a couple of Mendip-bound trains last week; in both cases the trains were double-headed with both locos at the front. Has Freightliner stopped the idea of having the second loco positioned in the middle of the formation?

Just wondering how many 66s are still in their original maroon EWS livery with the EWS branding?

Can't see any timing for this on RTT. Has it been cancelled due to the v hot weather and associated fire risks?

Is the track layout being relaid/rationalised this coming week, or is the work less extensive? Thanks.

Hello, one of my daughters is trying to claim delay repay from South Western Railway for the first time. She's made an account, then gone to the claim section and entered the following as requested: Your details - check Journey - check Ticket - uploaded OK, check Compensation - check On the...

Just a quickie; asking for my brother-in-law. They had travelled from Bodmin Parkway to Padd; held split tickets (splitting at Swindon). Train arrived 37 late at Padd. Would delay repay be only on the Swindon - Padd portion of the split? Thanks.

Another current thread (about Nottingham being out on a limb) mentioned the demise of stations with the Victoria suffix. Can anyone added to this list? Still open: London Victoria Manchester Victoria - though a shadow of its former self Southend Victoria Closed and long gone: Norwich Victoria...

Was watching an episode of Law & Order last night. Someone had driven onto a railway line attempting suicide; some 15 were killed in the resulting crash. But there was no involvement (or mention) of the British Transport Police. I'd have thought they'd be involved quite extensively in such a case.

There were only two loaded wagons on this train today. Was this train the last of this current traffic flow?

Just wondering, as I've see a few recently. Have they been brought in from another operator as I've not noticed any branding on them?

66001 is 25 this month - delivered on 18th April 1998. Is it possible to track the moves of one loco in a month? Here it is in Westbury Down yard on 23rd April. Then it attached itself to the rear of 66120+66041 working 0V14 2004 Eastleigh - Margam. Does anyone know its moves from 18th and...

Anyone know when Britannia is due to leave Swanage now that the Steam Gala has finished? Thanks.

Stainless steel drums of waste (each weighing around 1 tonne) are being railed from Dorset to Cumbria. They travel from the Winfrith Magnox site to Drigg, via Crewe. A number of such runs were made last year, with the wagons TNT by 68s; the train running down in the morning with empty wagons and...