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Big problems for Chiltern this morning, with a fire damaging cables near Kilburn Tube station. Disruption expected for the rest of the day today. No details yet on what will happen for the next few days. Picture of the burning cable has gone out to the media...

There's a chance to see Turbos working through Swindon, Stroud and Cheltenham today with transfers between Reading depot and Worcester to swap over the sets that are working between Worcester and Hanborough/Oxford during the Hinksey blockade. 10.33 from Reading...

From gwr.com https://www.gwr.com/about-us/media-centre/news/2016/july/bristol-passengers-learn-more-about-benefits-of-new-railway-alliance Also gives detail of trials of a couple of additional gate lines at Temple Meads in the peaks over the past couple of weeks.

A GWR HST will be visiting Weymouth on a September Saturday after the end of the seasonal Bristol-Weymouth service, with the CLPG's 2016 charter train heading to Dorset. Tickets now on sale to all-comers for the train, on Saturday, September 24. It will run outward from Oxford up to...

From the Derby Telegraph Full story http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/electrification-rail-line-bristol-15-years/story-29357271-detail/story.html Though it doesn't say much more on the subject of XC wiring than what I have quoted above

From the Wilts & Glos Standard http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/cotswolds/14479243.Plans_in_motion_to_bring_new_trainline_to_Cirencester/

Story from the Oxford Mail showing designs submitted by architects for a new station for the city centre, which will be on show tomorrow and Friday. There is a link given in the story for a consultation on the concepts, but the city council hasn't activated it yet...

Announced this morning. LM press release http://www.londonmidland.com/about-us/latest-news/#/pressreleases/london-midland-welcomes-new-contract-award-1266147 DfT announcment: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-contract-to-make-journeys-better-for-west-midlands-rail-passengers

May be of interest if anyone is in York From BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34333684 http://www.nrm.org.uk/PlanaVisit/Events/destination-stations.aspx

Mod note Split from a thread about new TPE DMU's. He probably didn't realise you could even get a train from his constituency into Manchester, as opposed to jumping on the first thing from Wilmslow back to London - always assuming he remembers to have the right type of ticket to sit in first...

Anyone still thinking of going on this train on Saturday September 26 might want to get a booking in sharpish, as there are now fewer than 50 standard class seats still to be sold. Train will be worked by a specially-formed eight-coach FGW HST with 2.5 first class coaches. As well as serving...

The Oxford Mail is reporting that the whole project could slip back well into the 2020s as a result of Network Rail's problems Full story here: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/13370499.New_Oxford_station_could_be_delayed_due_to_Network_Rail___s_failings/ Previous thread about this project is...

Anyone have any further thoughts on the mention in Hitachi's announcement today of an option for 30 more (train length unspecified) of the souped-up IEPs that now look to be almost nailed on for Paddington-Plymouth-Penzance...

Rail-related announcements in the Budget Red Book: Full document: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413949/47881_Budget_2015_Web_Accessible.pdf Selby to Hull electrification – The government will, subject to an acceptable contribution from Hull Trains...