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I suspect I already know the answer to this (TfL want you using contactless, even though it doesn't play nice with more complex situations), but figured I'd ask here anyway for confirmation and to vent a bit. :) The other day I made a trip from Brighton to Watford to meet some friends, with an...

Apologies if this has come up before...I had a quick look and couldn't see anything. Basically, at Colindale and Burnt Oak stations, the bridge over the tracks is longer than it needs to be, which feels...unusual. I noticed and have wondered about this since I was a small child, and when I was...

I've been reading a few of the threads on here about people running afoul of being able to buy a ticket bought on the train, and doing so after the train has departed their origin station, so when inspected the ticket is not valid. A (admittedly somewhat contrived, but there you go) thought has...

I was reading something about the class 730s earlier, and it got me wondering if there was a list or map somewhere that showed which routes supported vehicles of various lengths, i.e. 20m, 24m, 26m. I'm aware of things like route availability, but it is my understanding that is more to do with...

Now this appears to actually be moving forward, it reminded me of some old musing back from when it was first announced. Whilst I'm extremely sceptical of just how much rail freight this will ever actually see given how these things tend to pan out (let alone the capacity constraints on the...

Context: I was having a ponder about a reply to a thread on the MML recently, and it got me thinking about the situation with Thameslink where it runs on 125mph fast lines, but the 700s have a max speed of 100mph, costing capacity. Short of some pretty impressive infrastructure interventions...

Having taken a jaunt along the Great Western recently I took a look at the NLS to look for explanations for a few unusual things I saw on my travels, one of which was the unusual layout of Swindon station, which being one of the major hubs of the GWR, I found a bit perplexing. I read about...

More of a curiosity than anything else. I'm currently heading to London on an off-peak Thameslink service for a day out. I can use an off-peak ticket as my train reaches London Bridge at 9:45, despite starting much earlier. However, despite being shown I could use my network railcard discount...

I spotted the other day that the Bluebell have begun a consultation on their westward extension to Haywards Heath, and it got me musing again. Dusting off my very old proposal, I though it'd make for an interesting conversation if I'd gathered some more recent thoughts and opinions here. Heading...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/east-west-rail-ewr-progress-updates-not-speculation.99892/ The horrific mess that is the south London (and I guess, Manchester as well) rail network shows what happens if you try to run direct services from everywhere to everywhere...

Was there a particular reason they went with 5 & 10 rather than 8 & 4? Would give you more options (4/8/12 vs 5/10), and seems more "standard" across other lines I'm more familiar with? Surely given how busy the lines are sorting SDO or platform extensions to 12 car would make sense? Sorry if...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/stevenage-platform-5.146540/ On the upside, also means any temptation to sell off any excess land is effectively nipped in the bud, leaving more for any eventual full rebuild later.

Trying to help my mum out with some family research and wondering if anyone has any suggestions for places to dig when looking for information on very old accidents? My 2nd great grandfather James George Fisher was a platelayer, and sometime before WW2 he lost both his legs in an accident and...

Just read this in the local rag: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16359961.sacked-after-44-yearsover-taking-a-break/ I was just curious if anyone could provide a bit more context to how this sort of situation would normally be handled and if anything was handled incorrectly here? Seems strange to...

Sadiq Kahn has put the kibosh on the Metrolink Extension project and suggested a guided bus instead. http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/15896867.mayor-sadiq-khan-says-tfl-will-not-pay-for-met-line/?ref=rss Very disappointing, to say the least. Moderators note: for discussion on the...

Apologies if this has a thread elsewhere, but I couldn't find one. Once again plans are afoot to redevelop Watford Junction, which in the usual form, means little to no improvement to the railway and building lots of very profitable buildings on former railway land. My main response for...

It's known that there is some interest from stakeholders to see a service using the north curve between Rickmansworth and Croxley once the Croxley Rail Link (CRL)/Metropolitan Line Extension (MLE) opens. There are also proposals to increase London Overground (LO) services on the DC line up to...

I've been having a think over the last day or two about how Barking station might be reconfigured once the GOBLin service is extended to Barking Riverside. It's just a bit of musing about how things could change - I'm clearly not being deadly serious here. Given the platform 1 bay will get...

Does anyone know what the plan is with the class 313s? I have a couple of colleagues who use the west coastway services into Brighton and frequently the trains are so packed at times that apparently yesterday a train was sent out early from Brighton for safety reasons, (or so I'm told by my...

Over on London Reconnections I've been discussing an idea I had for implementing a metro service along the GWML. Obviously it's a bit blue-sky, but I thought I'd get some thoughts from posters over here about it. Basically, the premise is this: When Crossrail opens, the short platforms (13/14 -...