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Wondering if anyone had heard any rumours about possible new flows. I would assume that there will be new services from London Gateway on an ongoing basis. I have also seen talk of services into and out of Royston Coke works. I also saw mention of a new aggregate flow from Lydd and one from the...

I was just wondering if anyone can update me on the following stations which are being redeveloped (photos possibly?) or which have had plans in palce for awhile. Crewe - what is the scope of work here?It seems to be getting done up piecemeal. Wakefield Kirkgate - how far along is this...

I am doing some general research on the various FOC's with a view to applying for positions at one or two of them. I am trying to find some information on the businesses such as financial returns and market share. I know that they are not all independent companies having being bought out but is...

Can anyone confirm exactly what is the scope of works currently being undertaken at Crewe station. I have seen various photos showing bits of the station being done up and the new entrance. This does seem to be being done in a fairly piecemeal fashion. Is there an overall plan of any sort - will...

Just a query which maybe someone can help with. Network Rail seem to have split much of their haulage work between the main FOC's with DB Schenker being the main loser. I have seen mentioned in several places that DBS actually gave up much of the work (or didnt actually tender for it). Does...

The last two control periods have seen massive investment being made into stations - both to revamp them and to expand their facilities. Much of this has come through schemes such as NSIP and Access for All. There have also been large individual schemes such as Kings Cross, Waverley and New St...

Based purely on anecdotal evidence and with no real statistical backup it does seem that we may be at a stage where there is less slack and spare capacity in both the freight and passenger fleets. This in turn has led to re-use of assets which might otherwise have gone to the scrapyard. Allied...

I have noticed a step up recently in the amount of times Railfreight has been held up as a one of the successes of privatisation. On the face of it this does seem to carry some water as some of the main aims of privatisation such as competition, innovation and a more adroit customer focus does...

I am a little interested in the science of station building and operating and more particularly on what makes a good or well run station. In pinpointing what constitutes a favourite station or one I consider to be fit for purpose I sometimes try and identify those features or factors which annoy...

One on going debate that has rumbled on for some time has been the state of the lineside and the appearance of the railway in general. I was wondering if with the advent of NR's recycling yard at March and a higher concentration on value for money is there now a greater emphasis on collecting...

The following report has appeared on Network Rail's website. Just wondered if it is an unfunny April Fool or is the network really improving so rapidly? If it is a serious comparison then the total subsidy figures make for interesting reading (esp Germany)...

I am not in the UK and use forums such as this one to keep abreast of developments on the network. It strikes me that we are in a bit of a 'golden' age for stations with massive investment being made across the board. Some of these are for huge sums of money over several years. It is hard to...

Whilst watching the "Railway" series recently it mentioned that Merseyrail issues 15,000 penalty fare notices per year. This made me wonder how much revenue is being generated by penalty fares, out of court settlements and fines in general by the TOC's over the course of a year. From reading...

With Db actively looking at running international trains through the Tunnel asap a thought did strike me with regards to St Pancras and capacity at our end of the link. We do suffer from currently only having one terminus where all Eurostar services terminate whilst the services can arrive at...

I see that coal traffic has dipped alarmingly recently and that some of the new railfreight terminals are dormant or being used as storage areas. Allied to this the general economic malaise and things dont look too bright for the FOC's. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what can...

It seems that we are at a crossroadswith regards to our railways and now would seem to be an opportune moment to review the way we do things in the Uk and to maybe come up with some radical changes so that we can ensure the continued growth and prosperity of our railway network. With NR facing a...

With the change in Govt there seems to be a prevailing feeling that things are going to change for the worse due in no small part to the loss of a very pro-rail transport minister. With a view to the pot being half full rather than half full I was hoping that we could maybe find some solutions...

In the light of the reductions in Network Rails fudning for CP4 and in particular the withdrawal of cash for the 10 worst intermediate stations can anyone shed any light on nthe current status of the NSIP. During CP4 this amounted to some serious cash and I was wondering if this cash is still...

It struck me that with the new lot now in power and a new direction seemingly in order that all bets might be off for decisions made by Labour and by Adonis in partcular. The Tories seem to be saying that everything is under review and that budgets are going to be cut. With this in mind I was...

In light of the recent open letter from the TOC chairmen and also Network Rail's generous CP4 settlement i was wondering what we all thought about how the rail budget is spent in this country. It strikes me that we may be spending too much on the infrastructure of the network and not enough on...