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So it seems work has started on the Clapham Junction overbridge and part of it is halved in width. And in true UK railway "you couldn't make it up" style, two hi-vis operatives have been assigned to shout at people to keep left - and they're standing in the reduced width section, thus blocking...

As a passenger, I'm interested in announcements about trains - the next train, cancelled trains, delayed trains, just trains. I'm much less interested in announcements about smoking, yellow lines, slippery surfaces, engineering works, scooters, see it sod it or rugby. I just want to get home...

I should have guessed that my first venture into SWR Delay Repay territory would not go smoothly. I can only describe the experience as utter stupidity. I mean, they offer me Contactless as a ticket type - I select it, I upload a screenshot of the contactless journey transaction showing tap in...

Is it possible to load/use Boundary Zone singles and returns on an SWR smartcard, where the named station is an SWR smartcard enabled one? My concerns are: does it cope with such journeys having only 1 tap (at the named station only, either as destination or starting point)? And if there was a...

Moderator Note - split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/swr-%C2%A31489-fine-for-expired-railcard-%E2%80%93-seeking-advice.283103/ Perhaps the reform needs to be against TOCs speculatively trying to extort money out of their customers with threats of legal action for which they have no...

Does anyone know why Windrush Line services at Surrey Quays announce that you can only alight from the front 4 coaches, when in fact all doors on coach 5 open?

Last Saturday, 21st September 2024, was the first opportunity to see the results of Phase 1 of the restoration project of the Grade II listed Crystal Palace Subway. Originally built in 1865, it provided access from the High Level railway station to the Crystal Palace. Hopefully all the hoardings...

As we were making a school holiday plane spotting trip to Heathrow yesterday, we decided to split up and compare the cheap route vs the expensive route by train from Crystal Palace to T5. I took the £3.70 avoiding Zone 1 route - four trains - whilst the others took the £13.30 Elizabeth Line -...

I'm planning a weekend trip from Norwood Junction with my son to check out the refreshed Gatwick Airport station. I could use Oyster PAYG and try the East Croydon split, so £13 there and back for me. I'm guessing my son needs a £3.80 Coulsdon South - Gatwick return to cover the non-free part...

I wanted to drop my other half's car at the station today so it's there for when she gets back from a trip, so was looking at the charges yesterday. There are TfL signs up about a new provider taking over, but it's still "£4 daily" although the payment machine is no longer in use so it's a...

I'm sure there's only one Canary Wharf!!

I've had my first experience of London Victoria's new departure screens this week and think they're excellent. I like the fact that they show the arrival time at every stopping point, which is kept updated if the departure is delayed. Sadly, I can't find a Network Rail press release for this...

Looking at my Oyster history, I travelled on a Thursday afternoon (16:48 - 17:38) from Crystal Palace to Vauxhall (changing at Clapham Junction) and was charged £2.50. According to the TFL Single Fare Finder, the Off Peak fare is £2.50, but I should have been paying the Peak fare of £2.90...

Looking at the Avanti timetables page, there's nothing covering 8th - 15th May. Any ideas where one gets such a thing?

moderator note : posts #1-#7 originally in this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/quarantine.207488/ I think you'll find that our voting system always gives a government for whom the majority didn't vote.

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/face-coverings-compulsory-on-public-transport-in-england-from-15-june.205120/ But at least with less visits to Gregg's we've perhaps made a small improvement in the real issue slowly crippling the NHS - obesity.

I've had a couple of Thameslink meltdowns recently that entitled me to delay repay. But as the journey was a relatively cheap one on Oyster it didn't seem worth the effort to claim just over £1. However, I saw on Thameslink's delay repay page that you can donate your refund to one of their...

This Twitter thread makes for depressing reading, I wonder how many more people just give up ? https://twitter.com/EilishGregory/status/1114426590006530049 (Edited to add a quote - a bit jumbled though as the conversation got a bit multi-threaded!)

Does anyone have any idea what was being filmed at St Pancras today? Appeared to be a significant event with stacks of crew and quite a few extras. They were up by EMT platforms when I saw them this afternoon.

Whilst researching some split ticketing travel for tomorrow, I noticed that Crayford to Feltham tickets are available in both "Not Underground" and "Not Via London" guises. I shall be using the former to travel via Waterloo/Waterloo East, but what route would I be expected to take on a "Not...