Search results

First seen on X, it appears as though 195 working 1Y14 had been incorrectly routed onto the line from Barrow Hill, whilst 4099 consisting of Class 66 on an Intermodal service service was directly in its path. Thankfully, the 66 was sat at a red signal, just ahead. Credit to the original poster...

With the Midland Mainline electrification ‘paused’ indefinitely, I can’t help but feel that now is the perfect time to tackle one of the biggest pinch points on the Midland Mainline. That being the section between Syston and Wigston. This part of the route has several conflicting moves...

Hi all. I’ve been advised 800104 is to work a round trip from Leicester LIP to Leicester LIP via Kettering and Bedford tonight. Does anyone know what the purpose of this move is? Part of me is assuming it is some sort of route clearance test, should LNER divert into St. Pancras at some...

91107 has failed just outside of Knebworth Station with a loss of power. This happened around 13.38, according to RealTimeTrains. I’ve been told conditions onboard were extremely uncomfortable, as loss of power had caused the aircon so stop working, on a sealed train with no openable windows...

Good evening. I have seen in person and heard reports of the New Measurement Train, which is operated by a HST, has now relocated to Leicester LIP as its home base. Reports say that Colas Rail have a new contract, to work out of Leicester LIP. Does anyone know why is has moved from the...

Does anyone know what is/has happened on the ECML today, which has caused such significant disruption? I understand there is a broken rail on the southbound line(s) between Peterborough and Stevenage, however are there other issues affecting other parts of the line as well? LNER have sent...

Should the electrification had continued for a few more miles into Leicester (3 miles from Wigston South Jn to Leicester station), then I think it would have been a good idea to introduce a Leicester to London shuttle service. This would be ran be refurbished Class 360s, running every 30 or 60...

There is a fault with the signalling system at Leeds, causing major disruption. It looks like ‘most’ lines are blocked, with there being a significant amount of delays. Looking at Open Train Times signalling map, some services are able to depart, albeit with delayed starts and alterations.

South Western Railway has recently introduced new voices for their station announcements at Basingstoke. These voices being Phil Sayer and Elinor Hamilton. This change has replaced the previous voices, Anne and Rodger. With Phil no longer being around to make ‘new’ announcements, AI(?) has...

Train Operating Companies are now currently rolling out last-minute alterations for train services tomorrow ahead of Storm Claudia, which will bring strong winds and copious amounts of rain - particularly over parts of South Wales, the Home Counties, the Midlands and the North West. 40-60mm of...

Avanti West Coast have just announced a 'Do not travel north of Preston' message, for passengers travelling tomorrow, Friday the 3rd, after 17:00, as well as all-day on Saturday the 4th. No further information apart from a banner at the top of Avanti's website, at the time of this thread creation.

There has been a considerable amount of disruption today towards EMR’s Intercity services, due to a total of five Class 222s failing whilst in service throughout today. The last London St Pancras service from Sheffield has been cancelled, due to so many sets out of use. There are also a...

I’ve been on a number of Cross Country services which have been formed of a double Voyager, however, more recently, there has been an increasingly common occurrence of where the rear set has been locked out of use, due to lack of train crew. For Southbound services, it’s usually after...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/mml-electrification-progress-updates.110445/ Hopefully the Spending Review on June the 11th will be good news for further electrification of the Midland Mainline.

I’ve noticed this new path which has been added, which was added a few days ago on the 20/05. None of the paths have been utilised thus far, but what would the purpose of this train be for, as Leicester Power Box (Leicester LIP?) seems a bit of an odd place for ‘building materials’ to be...

I’ve noticed there have been daily workings of a short round circuit from Mountsorrel Sidings to Mountsorrel Sidings vis Leicester LIP. This evening I saw it shunt into Leicester LIP as I alighted my train. It consisted of a light engined Freightliner Class 66. The question is, what is the...

Currently at Preston and all AWC Anglo-Scot services are spinning around here, failing to call at stations north of Preston. TPE are also cancelling all services north of Preston at the time of this post. From AWC X:

The effects of Storm Herminia are now starting to be felt as there are reports of flooding and trees blocking the railway across various part of the country. The South West of the country is the first to take the brunt of the storm. Strong winds and further heavy and perhaps torrential rain...

Hi all. Amongst the usual intermodal flows, I’ve noticed a few ‘new’ flows through Leicester, which aren’t/haven’t in the past been routed this way, usually. This includes Ditton to Felixstowe North, Felixstowe North to Garston, as well as East Midlands Gateway to Felixstowe South flows. Is...

I’m currently on 1Y84 to London Kings Cross. The train manager has just announced that there may be some disruption near Stevenage due to a train fault, though they say we should be fine. However, looking at Open Train Times maps and observing it for the past hour or so, trains are being...