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Didn’t this used to be used in BR days - back in the days the 158s were new?

To be honest in terms of connections to the ECML, Surely the quickest what not is via Stevenage, A train at least every 30 minutes from Cambridge to Stevenage then hourly services to Leeds and Newcastle. Not the most difficult interchange either over the bridge. (probably no worse the...

That is a great question, hopefully someone can answer here. https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-810-for-east-midlands-railway-construction-introduction-updates.195052/page-254

I don't want to deviate this thread off topic https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-810-for-east-midlands-railway-construction-introduction-updates.195052/page-254 But will the 810s enter service on the Lincoln route? At the moment there are 2x Lincoln - London St Pancras via Nottingham...

This very thread is discussing this topic. I am on the get rid of it and quick, the Elizabeth line is quicker for where I need to go. Changing at Farringdon (once) is better then needing to use the tube and another station.The tube isn’t good with lots of luggage, the Elizabeth line is better...

Hopefully it won‘t be that bad, however a nice Christmas possession to tick the box ;-) Joking aside what is stopping the 700s operating today? They are fitted and using it on the Thameslink core, or is it different to the Thameslink core so everyone needs training again. I assume the drivers...

Platform 9 kept open until about 1900 when the attempted to clear platform 10.

With the Engineering work between Newcastle and Edinburgh, the bi-mode trains are getting pulled to do the diversion. The London - Lincoln service is virtually all gone (a few London - Harrogate runs missing as well). What surprised me is there is no replacement transport. This means that...

I agree, as the person pushing the wheelchair the staff often don’t know which coach the hump is going to be at. You can still get a wheelchair off the door isn’t on the hump but the angle is much steeper then I like. However the humps were a challenge even in the 153 days you could only gain...

Yes. But the wheelchair space is elsewhere. This is also common problem with the 3 car 170s it could be the wheelchair space that is off the platform. On a 158 in my personal experience the guard opens the door manually. One the 170s the wheelchair is either moved the station before or put in...

EMR don’t seem to label their trains any more, not sure how much confusion reversal making in that respect. (Considering a lot of them reverse.)

I am not sure if the stopping point is always the same when the train doesn’t fit the platform, but some of the stations in Lincolnshire can only take 2 coaches so the middle may not work. I think there is one that can only take 1 coach (doesn’t have many people use it). Can’t remember if it is...

I have seen at busy stations like Market Rasen the gaurd walk down the train and open every local door on the platfrom, but that increases the dwell time.

Have the steal 15x got corrosion issues so fixing them and swapping the engine is not likely to have a strong business case.

The situation happened at Moorgate so unlikely to be a Spad or an over-run (or it would have hit the buffers)

So much for the “improving communicaction”. 6% must me a new record. Be interested if anyone can say what happened tonight. The 1827 Hertford North - Moorgate arrived into platform 10 at 1822. 4 minutes late. Its return working 1826 Moorgate to Hertford left 1h2 late.(blocking platform 10)...

I know this thread is about TfL. However at Welwyn Garden City the gates reject: Any ticket with a railcard. carnets Child tickets. All deliberate programming, which causes dangerous queues in the rush hour. As you allude in your post I suspect TfL also block a lot of valid tickets. However...

You remind me Central trains used to play that game at Newark Northgate. Helps overcrowding and delay repay if you pad the arrival time to give you a 6 minute connection. (It was done more for the overcrowding in my opinion people still took the gamble back then as super-saver tickets had a...

I suspect in reality the number of people travelling from say Enfield Chase - Kings Cross on a paper ticket is low now. My gut feeling is if you don’t have a railcard why would you. (Which actually is the only reason I buy a paper ticket now). However I can’t comment if people still prefer to...

Actually, we probably all have situations where it is the other way around. You are stood a York for example waiting for your train to Edinburgh. You see it is late but the train before hasn’t left. Knowing that by waiting for your “booked train” you will miss your connection in Edinburgh and be...