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I have an annual Gold Card between Guildford and Farnborough Stations (route any permitted). It was bought at Guildford, and SWT have signed me up to their loyalty programme (6 free SWT weekend tickets- much appreciated). However the bulk of my journeys are completed exclusively on FGW services...

Hello, I've noticed recently the FGW trains (3 coaches long) at Guildford stop at different points along the platform depending on which driver you get. There is no 3 car stop board on platform 8, only a 4/5/6 car stop board. Is there official guidance for what happens in this case, or is...

Oh dear. It's all gone a bit wrong at Paddington today. Early this morning, a broken down HEx train at Ealing Broadway was delaying everything in by about 20 minutes. Tonight though, due to vandalism, the whole service has been decimated. I've just travelled back to Maidenhead, and judging by...

I travelled from Lille back to Ebbsfleet this evening by Eurostar- we were held for half an hour at Lille due to "electronic problems with the power car", and during this time, air-con etc shutdowns indicated that lots of things were being reset. Eventually we went on our way as normal, up to...

I've just renewed my annual season ticket Wargrave-Paddington with one of those new "1st class on Eastbound trains only" tickets. My previous standard class tickets always had "not Reading" in the route section, but now I have "1steastboundonly" in the route section, with no mention of...

I've noticed that there is a difference between the configuration of tracks on the Great Western mainline and the South Western Mainline (west of Earlsfield)- ie the layout on the GWML is Down fast-up fast-down slow-up slow, whereas on the SWML it's down slow-down fast-up fast-up slow. I can...

Hello! Are there any former tube challengers out there? I'm doing the all stations tube challenge in November with a colleague for charity. Whilst I'm well aware that a good tube challenger never reveals their route :) I wonder if anyone has any handy hints- like what to do about toilet...

I've noticed that FGW run an overnight train between Paddington and Reading stopping at several intermediate stations at about 3:30am, and another at about 5:30 This seems to be quite unusual- I've never seen an overnight service (other than the sleepers) listed anywhere else. Is there...

I've noticed that many of the FGW buffet cars have different interiors... So far I've travelled in- Refurbished with leather seats, unrefurbished FGW with green seats and unrefurbished MML Rio with brown seats. However tonight I travelled in one that appeared to have the MML Rio brown walls...

Hi, What's the future for the 5 class 442s not in service with/being refurbished for Gatwick Express/Southern? Four of them are still in store at Eastleigh, including I think the example with the odd air-con system. There also appears to be (according to thejunction.org.uk) one parked up...

Given the increased overcrowding on the FGW Thames Valey routes, and the fact that my travel expenses allowance has just been increased, I'm tempted to change my annual gold card from Twyford to Paddington from standard class to first class. However I'm only 4 months in to the run of the...

I was on a train tonight that failed to call at one of its booked stations- I'm not going to reveal which train, route or TOC as it's up to the TOC to sort out, but I was wondering how a TOC usually deals with this. Would I be due compensation? My journey was delayed for 35 minutes as a result...

I've noticed at Hayes & Harlington station (GWML) that the London bound stop boards are quite a way along the platform from the entrance, leading to a long walk (or run if you're late) along the platform. I was guessing there must be an operational reason for this, but I was wondering if anyone...

Hi, I've noticed today that demolition work has started on the former Red Star/Lynx parcels depot next to the 3rd (non-Brunel) arch at Paddington. What is this area going to be used for- I understood that the Crossrail station is going to be built under Eastbourne Terrace, so it can't be part...

Hi, I'm a regular traveller on one of FGW's last Class 180 diagrams, being the 08:00 fast from Maidenhead to Paddington (originating Oxford). This is formed of 2x Class 180s. According to FGW's website, each 180 has a 282 seat capacity, making 564 seats available. This train is pretty much full...

Hello, Long time lurker first time poster.... I travel daily in to Paddington on the GWML- over the last week or so I've noticed that the previously well and truely boarded up ex Eurostar depot at North Pole has had its security hoardings removed, and there appears to have been the odd...