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That's quite impressive, especially in some areas outside of Oxford. 5 years ago there was nothing north of East Ilsley and south of Harwell, now a 7 day a week service between Didcot and Newbury. The Heyford Park changes are quite welcome for local residents too, this was another place that...

1 megawatt?

Ah, makes more sense. I get your point about journey times on the Cross City line, but I'd also highlight there's also a fair number of jobs in parts of northern Birmingham like Sutton Coldfield/Aston that might draw in commuters from places like Swadlincote and Ashby. Of course, that is very...

A bi mode diesel/battery train would be an interesting combo - battery on street, and diesel on heavy rail metals. Maybe Siemens or Stadler would build one. Tramway via Aylestone Road - Almond Road - Welford Road - Tigers Way - Waterloo Way to the station wouldn't be a bad start to a wider...

I wonder if the required north facing curve into Leicester could be funded by residential redevelopment of the industrial estate. The site is fairly large and plenty of apartments could be built in the area north of the railway line and south of Putney Road. Potentially you could also...

Perhaps ask the Guardian consumer champion to review your case? Eurostar have caved in before, due to a Graun investigation, when legally they didn't neccesarily have to - it was a matter of policy. Link below...

I won't drag this thread off topic further, but it will be interesting to see if the transit market with the Middle Eastern 3 holds up with a prolonged Iran war. I think that may affect the possibility of Gatwick and Stansted gaining market share in the medium and long haul markets (following...

This is anecdotal, but a friend booked a Flixbus to begin a Belgium holiday we went on together back in autumn 2023, and it was switched from the Channel Tunnel to the ferry at late notice - they only learnt of the change when the coach reached the port. I believe it depends on schedules - if...

Certainly unlikely, I can certainly accept that, but there's already disquiet amongst the airlines about the impact of Heathrow expansion on fees. I don't think it will take much to derail the entire scheme.

Is there a chance that Gatwick/Stansted get an opportunity to establish themselves as rival hubs in the meantime though? I am aware that they will never reach the level of Heathrow/Frankfurt/CDG/Amsterdam, but they could abstract some traffic that would make the 3rd runway development...

What about a 900m foot tunnel with on-demand travelators from the station to the airport? It could be attached to any airport planning applications as a planning condition. You wouldn't necessarily need to make it very wide too, for the volumes that would be using it.

Problem is that a lot of the areas you mention are more inclined to take a taxi direct from their door to the airport for convenience reasons, especially with large luggage. Some sort of bookable airport shuttle system covering an area within 50 miles using large minibuses operated by a...

Indeed, it should be abolished and GX retained as a brand for the rolling stock and services only (I'm aware it's already part of the TSGN franchise). So premium fares wouldn't be charged on GX from Croydon or Clapham Junction?

Say we invest in Croydon area remodelling and GatEx starts stopping at East Croydon/Clapham? What's to say that people will use it more with the premium fare?

I broadly agree, but how do we convince the DfT to allow Gatwick Express as a non-premium service? You could keep First at a higher standard than current Gatwick Express First, and entice the crowds heading for London onto GX in Standard, but would it pay the TOC bills in the same way current GX...

Sorry, I just thought that I had seen an article discussing it as an official option before.

I think this was an option studied by Irish Rail, but it was rejected for some reason.

Fair enough

Unless significant volumes of traffic transitioned to rail + public transport/active travel, instead of driving to their destination?

Yes Reigate is a relatively short platform, constrained by the level crossing to the west and sidings to the east on one side. The Gatwick comment was more about road congestion in the area due to local traffic towards Gatwick (amongst other destinations), so an improved rail service could...