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I cannot provide a direct link yet, as a full page in the website has not yet been compiled. But... Breaking news from the BBC says there is one country that is considering mandatory vaccination! Since governments lately have been behaving like sheep, copying each other on face coverings, this...

I used the ex-Northern City Line today, to travel between Highbury & Islington Station and Finsbury Park, the first time I have made that journey since before lockdown. It was a little sad to see that all the red, white and blue NSE wall tiles are now behind a studded (plasterboard?) facade. All...

Today I had to change between West Hampstead Thameslink station and get a London Overground train from West Hampstead. Whilst on the platform at the latter, I could hear trains on the nearly Jubilee Line station arriving / departing. In normal times, certainly for the most part of the day, the...

When I was self-isolating with other mild symptoms, I experienced loss of smell/taste, in a similar way to that reported by many others

Dr Vernon Coleman thinks not... In summary, this gentleman was a regular on tv in the 70’s and 80’s, appearing on various news-related programmes to explain in layman’s terms about medical issues of the day. Those appearances started to dwindle after he wrote books criticising the medical...

It’s interesting to note that due to Coronavirus and the much-reduced tube services, there will be regular trains traversing the curve that links Rickmansworth to Croxley. I know the Croxley Line project is probably dead in the water, but I wonder if - in normal times - if there would be demand...

During today’s disruption, I wonder if this train was turned back before reaching St Pancras low level platforms. Anyone know if that was indeed the case? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/W40704/2020-02-17/detailed

Hi all I’m lucky enough to be going on a short holiday, starting this weekend, flying from Gatwick. There will, however, be no trains from Welwyn Garden City to/from Kings Cross that day, but this is not hugely inconvenient, as St Albans is a short bus ride away. My question is this: if I buy...

I didn’t realise until today that there are entries in realtimetrains for the still to be opened Crossrail station at Farringdon. I was trying to confirm what time my train from Brighton reached the existing Farringdon station yesterday, and autocomplete suggested two possibilities for...

My train was delayed by 45 minutes today, but I started thinking... if advice was DO NOT TRAVEL (despite a train service being provided), does that negate any Delay Repay claim? This was a journey I needed to make, for a hospital appointment

Whilst discussing the benefits of buying a Hatton to Lapworth season (to gain a cheap Gold Card), I told a friend they could also gain a 1/3rd discount on off-peak Oyster fares. My friend said it wouldn’t be cost-effective for them, as one leg of their Zone3 to Zone3 commute (via Zone1) is in...

A colleague of mine is travelling to Heathrow, off-peak, one weekday in February. I told her she can now use Contactless throughout, and that the single fare would be £16.10 if she uses the TfL Rail service (not Heathrow Express). Out of curiousity, as she is worried that a missed 'tap'...

The past two Saturdays, whilst engineering works on the Peterborough route are taking place, Thameslink trains from Horsham are diverted to terminate at Letchworth Garden City. On leaving Finsbury Park, they run as normal, fast to Stevenage. Oddly, in the up direction, they are booked to call...

I’ve often wondered whether the DC lines would be better served with the Bakerloo cut back to Queens Park, and maybe 4tph from Euston to Watford Junction, supplemented by additional shuttle Overground services running between Queens Park and Watford Junction? I realise this would need additional...

Just used a TVM to buy a ticket from St Albans to St Pancras international... but I received a ticket to ‘London Thameslink’. Is this ticket valid to London Bridge, also? (I’m not a regular traveler on this route, but as there is no service into Kings Cross, I needed to travel from St Albans)

Checking the departure times for the London Overground service I use between London and Stonebridge Park, I’m surprised to see the new timetable still has 3 trains per hour, but NOT at 20 minute intervals. From Euston, they’ve changed from xx17 xx37 and xx57 to a strange xx15 xx28 and xx45...

As per the thread title, I’m looking to find out if the above ticket would be valid via Brighton / Lewes, and - for the return portion - via Ashford International and St Pancras. I really need to avoid the hassle of using the tube on the return leg, but would like to admire the sea views...

Does anyone know if the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange that the then Secretary Of State Eric Pickles gave planning permission to, will ever get built? It seems to still be bogged-down in planning / housing permission issues...

I noticed today a male voice on the automated announcements for the 22:13 departure to Bognor Regis and Chichester, on Platform 13. Noticeable differences were the use of ‘where the train separates’ (as opposed to ‘divides’) and ‘passengers for Bognor Regis should travel in the back 4 coaches’...

Hi Does anyone have any idea why ALL the shops and fast-food outlets in the passageway beneath platforms 1-17 at Clapham Junction are shuttered, closed. Network Rail have posted notices stating the obvious (that ‘this retail unit is currently closed’) but no explanation is given. Power supply...