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Not sure whether this is railway related but there appears to alot of work going on north of Peterborough next to the track on the left hand side as far as the line splits for Spalding, As soon as you enter the Spalding line the work continues for a short while Looks like they are putting new...

Is the line now closed completely Was speaking to someone yesterday and they said all the track was rusty and nature has started to claim some of the track bed If that is the case its looking like the line is going to need alot of money invested to run trains again

Yes the bay platforms at Cambridge is under wires

Is there scope to have the doors removed and then add new ones where they are supposed to be if they decide having only 1 door was a mistake I know they do this type of thing with buses, when they get cascaded from London Transport duties they go back to Alexander Dennis and have the middle...

If anyone has back problems its better they stand all the way than sit down, and if they didnt have a bad back before boarding and sitting in them seats they will sure enough have a back problem when they get off

On the return journey from Yarmouth, the seats arent no good, just planks of wood with cloth over them, feels like you have a knife in your back

Bit worrying if it is down to driver availability after the first one run two days ago, mismanagement comes to mind if it is the case

Needs to be confirmed by someone but one of the new units has failed today The short set is currently back on NC37

Guess the class 37s are now 100% finished then

They have been the victim of vandalism at Dereham station a few times over the last 18 months with carriages being destroyed Also further up the line they have been suffering vandalism on a bridge near Fakenham, the support bars keep being snapped as soon as they repair them and only this...

Heard two different stories today, the short set will continue to operate until October, then heard it finishes this friday as new train enters service on Monday

Just out of interest is Platform 4 still used

A lot of the track needs lifting and relaying, the land it sits on needs work as well, there is a picture on one of the other threads at the Moira end where its like a ski slope

Odd working to Bounds Green Rake of Greater Anglia slam door carriages and DVT just went through Ely with class 37 on front http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K00109/2019/05/27/advanced

Does the East Midlands set still run the early morning Wherry Line trip, if so which one does it do Also will this still run when the new GA trains enter service

Have heard police have been boarding in recent weeks due to the problem of train spotters sticking their head out the windows

Apologies if the answer is elesewhere but wondering if the shirt set is now finished

Very often the case, from experience down south here in Cambridge its the same, those that want to fare evade find it easier as the guard/inspector wont come round between Ely/Bishops Stortford/Royston as they think people will get caught at the gates however what people do is go round Cambridge...

That's the route I normally take although the train from Leeds usually goes straight through amd stops at Preston, haven't had to change trains there unless on a replacement coach from Blackpool

Thanks, it's usually open we'll before now, anyways aren't East Coast the fare setter