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Seeking Clarification please. Pre Covid I had to go to Brighton (BTN) to see a friend in hospital on a number of occasions. On the way back I caught a GatEx branded train from BTN to VIC which stopped at various stations to Gatwick (GTW). We were then turfed off at GTW unless we had a "GatEx...

Don't worry about parking Croydon Council are so anti car/lorry/van that it will be pedestrianised by then. They have a rule that all cars with combustion engines have to pay a pollution charge, even pure electric or hybrid.

I seem to recollect that due to the lack of future funds resulting from the current pandemic situation that the Tramlink extension to Sutton was recently announced as "under threat." Was this extension ever a runner so to speak or is this TfL spin saying a non existent project was cancelled due...

What about waiting for a deep tube train and the tunnel air pressure wobbling all the green enamel lights around above track, flood gates on deep tube lines under Thames (some seem to have disappeared) being able to watch the automatic signalling room at Kennington behind a glass window with its...

As many users are being urged not to use trains, is their a likelihood of these passes being extended on expiry, by say at least 3/4/5 months, to compensate users complying with requests not to travel unless absolutely necessary? An extension would not involve cash being repaid etc.

There is a map of the 1965 Greater London Rail Network on line which shows a London Bridge to London Bridge via Selhurst service. The Crystal Palace Spur down to Sydenham is shown as limited use but there is no key to the map. I have tried to copy the link from the site...

Why not take a another approach. Rebuild all user worked gates so that they remain electromagnetically locked. A user would press a button which shows the crossing in the box. Signaller advises user to wait and unlocks gates when safe to do so. User crosses and shuts gates which allows signaller...

You need to keep in mind if you are to live near the station the sounds of the trains accelerating from a standing start. Electric motors can be noisy plus also the sounds of trains breaking which can be noisy as well. Freights can be noisy when braking as the couplings close up or stretch...

Many years ago at Clapham Jct, a Thumper rolled in on stopper from Victoria. It went all stations and I left at Selhurst whence it trundled onwards. The acceleration was a little slow but a rather splendid sound. Would anybody know why is was used on a electric duty?

Would you need to fit central locking to all doors? As long as you had say, 4 doors per carriage, 2 per side, and the rest were locked out of use with the "buget key" would this not satisfy safety? Loading pass would take longer but would that matter on rail tour duty?

Sheffield Park Station has Gas lighting

I was at West Croydon recently and someone saw I had a card and said "go for the gate" as he obviously wanted to tail gate me. I did not oblige and he just barged his way through the "pram gate". What sort of message does this send to honest passengers spending their hard earned cash on a...

Some years ago I was on an A4 hauled trip which did not receive the expected assistance and ground to a halt up Grosvenor bank and was stuck there for 50 minutes until all agreed and safety protocols were observed to allow the banker to buffer up and give it a shove. The most impressive...

Post 3272 : - "The whole HS2 business case is based on increasing travel. That isn’t good for the environment". "4 million will switch from cars." But how do you get car drivers our of cars with a walk on fares being so high? I would hope that all the trains are fixed formation of a least 12...

Would this work? Why not when recruiting new drivers state that they will have to work rostered Sundays as a normal day (no enhancements) as part of their employment contract. They would of course be paid a generous premium as part of their annual remuneration for this Sunday working which the...

I remember when in Newcastle chasing steam that the original Gresley electrics has people opened doors which you could leave open when the train went along. The bucket seats were good. On another occasion I was on a juicer from Waterloo East to Ashford pre 74 when an elderly couple were trying...

Went to above last Friday. Managed first ride behind a Warship and a 27. Various beers on one train (Green Train all Mk1's) and at Enridge and Groombridge Stns. Plus cider for the cider types, lots) Harvey's at Enridge. Good brochure. The best way to ride the trains is to leave TWW and go...

When discharge toilets were abolished it should have been written into contractual obligations that a train should not run without a working toilet. This might prompt buying of standby stock sadly lacking these days. Scenario. Turn up at a station busting for a leak, do you defer to a later...

I caught the 0605 Euston to Glasgow (Coach B) to the recent Crewe open day and can confirm that not only does the toilet smell linger in the vestibule, when the sliding door opens it wafts into the car. I will try to avoid high numbered seats to avoid this. I was in 57. Also people were in the...