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I was travelling through Lewisham when this happened. Train was sitting at the platform, and just at about 22:20, the platforms were suddenly plunged into darkness. The service was delayed by about 10 minutes whilst they waited for the power to come back on.

Same with Southeastern's 375s. There is a place to strap in a bicycle on each PTOSL coach - adjacent to the accessible toilet. The sister 376s offer a similar facility on each DMOS (end) coach, where the fold-up seating is. It seems to be a universal feature of the Electrostars, with the...

Not too bad, but that's probably because the testing server is less than 1 mile from me.

I had a good one last summer! It was the 20:37 VIC>AFK Southeastern service - they use a "borrowed" FCC-branded Class 377 (which is sub-leased from Southern) for this service every Monday to Friday. Passengers were standing on the platform outside the train waiting for the doors to open. I...

Tube Customers - free until the end of the year (or until Virgin change their mind again). Virgin Customers - free until hell freezes over (it's a "perk" they can sell their packages with). They extended the freebie period once already - I think because the technical goings-on that allows...

I've experienced my fair share of access points - residential, public, educational and corporate. BT Openzone appears to be the least reliable out of all the popular ones; plus you need to have a BT account or be with one of BT's partners. The Cloud works as advertised when you can get it, and...

I personally don't see anything wrong with Bombardier. Now, they technically inherited the Electrostar design from ADtranz, and while the fundamentals haven't changed, it's a sound design that works - very modular, and very flexible. If it ain't broke, then why fix it? They have done things...

Here's one I haven't seen mentioned. Southeastern's flagship station, and also a DfT Category B Station: Bromley South. Even when there were ticket barriers, there were many periods where the barriers were locked open by staff at no particular pattern - peak, off-peak, lunch time, weekends...

Way to reply to a one month old message with a very sarcastic and unfriendly approach; a message that is no longer truly relevant for two reasons: 1. In a later message, I demonstrated (with a video) that the new system is unreliable, and 2. Phil Sayer has been brought back, as demonstrated...

This. Anne's VA isn't from Essex, by any chance? (I mean no offensive to anyone who is actually from Essex!) From what I hear, the new system (and VA) was specifically selected. They didn't just use a default out-of-the-box option like Anne and Roger with ATOS. Victoria now has a VA we've...

"Special Notices - Please Check Timetable for Services" I spoke to one of the NR Receptionists at Victoria today (I wasn't looking for him - he was just in the right place at the right time), and he said that it was changed to try and make the announcements clearer for passengers (Phil...

Was popping through Viccy again on Monday, and thought I'd record a quick sample. Just as I pulled the phone out, the devil himself struck - the Information System toppled-over entirely and needed a reboot. http://youtu.be/TDTq-DRQ014 New Announcer sample can be heard at 02:38 and again at...

No, it's not "Anne", thank goodness. Anne sounds quite "nasally" as well as "Chavvy". They've got her at Platforms 5 and 6 at London Bridge, and really is quite irritating, but that's just my opinion. Had another chance to listen to it today - to its credit, it is loud (but not as loud as...

I normally don't have a reason to post here, but I really am irked about this, so I thought I'd be one of the first to blow the whistle on this one, excuse the pun. I was hoping this wouldn't happen for another few years, because "If it ain't broke, don't fix it.", but it looks like 19th June...

This is a question potentially with no answer. The argument for Yes: Leave investment to the private companies and allow them to make their own improvements as they see fit. Save the government a bit of money. The argument for No: Could cause conflict between multiple TOCs and any other...

I don't normally post here, but I have to get this out in the open: Last year, I noticed something pretty interesting. It was on a Sunday - at Bromley South, I spotted a special "Bournemouth & Poole" service, calling at Waterloo. At first, I was like O.o, but then I remembered the junction...