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It certainly looks better, in my opinion, than what was there before: a rather windswept short stay car park; closed Red Star office; and a couple of dumped GUV vehicles used for storing station cleaning equipment.

Presumably platform 5 at West Drayton, although it remained intact, hasn't been used by passengers since the lines to Staines West/Uxbridge Vine Street closed and the track through it was designated a goods loop?

I took these pictures in Oxford last Monday. They show the new gateline, and the new building that has been built to house them. As can be seen, it is right next to the two bay platforms where Chiltern's services from London Marylebone terminate.

Further to my own post, here are the signs at Southall pictured at the beginning of this week. Note the still extant Thames Trains era version in their house colours; and the new TfL Rail all blue version.

You can't install ticket gates at a station without doing lots of pedestrian modelling first. So someone -Network Rail or Northern- will have to have "bothered" as you put it.

I remember doing the night boat over to Dieppe a few times too. Slamdoor EMU from London Victoria, non-stop -at least in theory- if I recall correctly. Loco hauled train on Corail coaches on the other side of the channel, with the diesel coming off in favour of an electric loco somewhere -...

I did the same at Paddington one evening. If I remember correctly, a letter posted on a Travelling Post Office had to have a first class stamp.

I was surprised to see the the ECS heading up through Dawlish on Monday just before midday; now I know why!

Interesting, the first I've heard of Eupen - Raeren - Stolberg reopening. Is it funded or just a proposal? When would it reopen? By the way, I do miss the through Oostende - Brussel - Koeln Inter City trains. So much better - if slower - than the current confusing mix of Thalys & ICE's with no...

One direct train every two hours will continue to run between Paddington to Plymouth via Yeovil Pen Mill & Junction during the closure of the line via Cogload Junction. Otherwise it's road coaches between Castle Cary & Tiverton Parkway, and in addition, some direct coaches from Bristol...

No, I've bought safeguarded staff rate from Rail Canterbury over the phone, they just needed my staff travel card numbers; presumably the others will be the same too.

The Rail Delivery Group website gives the following phone numbers to order tickets on its staff travel pages. Booking fees apply. International Rail Ltd. 0333 003 0423 Rail Canterbury 01227 450088 Ffestiniog Travel 01766 515630 Two different levels of discount apply for staff travel on...

Firebuckets. These are at Washford on the West Somerset Railway by the way.

I made the mistake of travelling to Sheerness on a Network Day.

Can anyone remember back to 1980 and why the old station was closed in the first place? I have travelled on the line through from Belfast; but a few years ago now, before the new CAF rolling stock. The train terminated at the "new" 1980's, i.e. now closed station. I didn't know about the...

I've been in the one at Exmouth a few times, always seems to have 3 or 4 real ales on; and in good form too. It's right next to the Exe with a view over the estuary. Oddly, it's a GW club rather than Southern. Turn right out of Exmouth station, about 3 mins walk away.

Personally, I think this is a great shame; and a change that will make Eurostar a less attractive option in future. I've only occasionally paid for the upgrade, but it's nice to have the option to spoil yourself sometimes!

The rotten nameboards at Kingham were replaced by new matching copies in Thames Trains days.

Quote: "It doesn't help that they"...... unquote. "They" of course being the DfT, not the TOC.