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It wouldn’t be helpful to have the train arrive at Blackheath as ‘Cannon Street’ only for it to run for over an hour via Barnehurst, Slade Green etc rather than the quick 15/20 minute run via Lewisham. Loop services often advertise the half way point (see services from St Albans to St Albans...

The problem I have with 700’s, is they are so cramped, my laptop doesn’t fit and the screen has to be tilted down, so I can’t use it for work. It’s fine for drinks/snacks. I think they all should have them. I don’t use them all the time, but it’s pennies compared to say, deciding to fit toilets...

I think it’s widely assumed and accepted that stopping running plays a big part in the thinking. But things like glare for drivers in specific locations or maybe selling for advertising space could also play parts.

I mean, ‘Oyster’ doesn’t scream public transport. My understanding is it was a play on ‘the world is your oyster’ idea/phrase and I’m pretty sure it borrowed the idea from Hong Kong’s equally maturely named ‘Octopus’.

As someone who was born and raised in London and has moved slightly outside into the heart of the South of England, I don’t think that’s the case. Whilst I do believe London should have large portions of money spent on transport (the population is vastly larger than anywhere else in the UK), I...

Modest, maybe, but I agree they’re potentially massive. But consistent colour and branding goes a long way to helping passengers know where they are. It stops ‘oh, is my bee ticket/card/whatever valid here’, but when the whole station and trains has that branding, clearly, yes, it is valid. The...

Not a station I’ve frequented more than a handful of times so I can’t picture it, but I can understand the frustration. East Croydon is one of my most used stations and it irritates me.

I agree. I will run for trains. Sorry, but I will. By blocking my view I don’t know if the 19:21 is about to leave, so I won’t run or if it’s just pulling in and a light jog will get me onboard. Therefore i’ll run just in case. Do I ignore the no running signs? Yeh course. I’m not perfect. But...

It’s some harmless marketing designed to promote something. It’s got you talking, so clearly it’s had the desired effect… Why does this bother you so much? If an individual wants to say ‘hello/yellow’ to a train, let them. It’s no weirder than enthusiasts personifying locos and units or...

Yeh I think that sums it up quite well.

I think people might consider it a ‘small terminal’ as it mostly serves local metro stuff (apart from a couple of peak bits, I know). It doesn’t have the ‘grandeur’ of being the Eurostar terminus or the gateway to an airport or big long distance weekend away destinations, nor does it have a...

I did think Japan was unlikely but crazier things have happened hah!

Yes, I was certainly aware that T22 certainly was the most SPADed signal and if it still wasn’t, is certainly up there.

True, but maybe if the damage is unique or incredibly specific then Hitachi might want to use it as a learning curve/teaching lesson themselves. Unlikely I agree, and surely cheaper to fly Hitachi staff to look at the unit in the UK, but the railway works in mysterious ways.

The blockade at Bo Peep tunnel means London - Bexhill services return from Bexhill as Brightons. The interworking means 8 carriages are being used for the Brighton services in order to be 8 for the London run. Plus today was a football day as mentioned.

Not my patch, so some educated guessing here. But I know TFW are replacing all their stock, so you will get nicer trains soon. As for 1tph, there will be a reason, even if it’s not blatantly obvious to the untrained eye. It could well be something like signalling limiting it.

That’s not what they’re suggesting. When you join the railway, you get your account and you can choose where your discounted PRIV ticket is sent (when buying through the website), if you don’t want to open your work emails when you’re not at work, then don’t put your work email in, use your...

I wouldn’t say it’s mismatched or disjointed. Yes, if you get the wrong end of a train it could be the difference between missing a connection due to the added gap from the London/Brighton ends of the platforms being so far apart, but I think the layout is quite logical. Two lines on each plus...

I’ve always enjoyed how spaghetti like Clapham Junction is visually, and yet operationally, it’s actually quite simple. Three virtually separate routes with a depot/sidings in between. Unlike Birmingham New Street where things come in one way, reverse, then cross tracks to head out, then one...

This was in response to someone saying they thought stations are one operating unit throughout GTR. They aren’t. SNGX, TL and GN stations are all separate in terms of staffing and operation. Rolling stock is a different section.