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1) This week the timetable is modified due to the Brighton mainline block, the Sutton terminators in the bay go back to the temp timetable from around the beginning of Jan
2) The trains listed are all one circuit - they form the next train listed. Hazard a guess, one of the SE services take up...
When I was going college back in the mid ‘00s, I used to love getting the Guildford service off London Bridge (sometime around 16xx?), was pretty much one of the only way for me to get on a Southern operated 319 around that time.
If I recall correctly, the Southern Guildford services were to be...
Its the crawl through South London from Clapham Junction to East Croydon which would make any extension to stations beyond East Croydon to Redhill/Reigate/Tonbridge/Gatwick Airport very unattractive.
1. (Pretty much answered by the above) Safety - How busy the station gets, the curvature of platforms (some platforms have 4 staff for a 12 car),
2. Delay Attribution - they note down when the train arrived and when the wheels start moving - if there is any delay to the dispatch of a service...
From what I can see, today the issue is something to do with congestion on the fast lines in the Three Bridges/Gatwick area.(I've got waaaay too many tabs open on my browser trying to work this out)
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Trains were delayed due to a Trespass incident at East Croydon station at around 6am (until 6:45), Fast lines were blocked for a period while some trains were talked through on Caution on the other lines
Not 100% relevant, but there was the flooding in the Clerkenwell Tunnels in 2015 caused by a burst water main that damaged several ThamesLink trains after several went through it (OHL section)
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But I guess that sort of damage could happen to any train regardless of traction (isnt a...
Various roads in Central Croydon, Tamworth Road (north of Centrale Stop) up until Station Road (junction with Wellesley Road) only northbound - no restrictions southbound
There is another small section (10m or so) of Addiscombe Road where it meets Chepstow Road (A232) in both directions (- time...
I've heard rumours that the declassification of the rear 1st Class section will soon be coming to an end come the new timetable change, anyone else heard this before?
The rear unit of the Caterham 455s will be locked out at Purley/Caterham, the 455s heading down the Tattenham Line are only going as far as Coulsdon Town (in normal service) - not sure if they'll also be locked out on the way down or not as Reedham and Coulsdon Town platforms should be long enough
For me, I always had a soft spot for London Bridge, as a kid (in the early 90s), I would travel to Victoria most Sundays with my family, so any time we went to London Bridge, it was something different (I also really dislike Victoria for some reason). Also the whole novelty of having a "Terminal...
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