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I travelled today on Southeastern service from Hastings to London Charing Cross, which due to engineering possesion on the mainline, was diverted via Beckenham Junction and the Hayes line to Lewisham. This got me wondering is this a common diversionary route? and did Southeastern struggle to...

According to Southeastern website a non HS1 ticket with destination as London terminals is valid on any reasonable route to; Victoria, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Blackfriars, City Thameslink, London Bridge, Waterloo East, Waterloo mainline and Vauxhal. Why do they include Waterloo and...

Travel a lot on Southeastern and the 375s have a lot of problems with air con not working or struggling in the heat. Making for some extremley uncomfortable traelling conditions. Given the 375 fleet has all undergone a refurbishment programme in the last 3 years, would have thought this wouldn't...

Whilst waiting approx halfway along platform 2 at London Bridge for the arrival of train. I noticed on the live rail it had another section of rail painted yellow laid alongside the shoe ramps either side of a section gap. On this piece of yellow rail was written "short circuiting bar must not...

Travel on Southeastern coastbound at Chatham on a 395 HS1 on the aproach to Chatham the automated annoucement always says now aporoaching Gillingham! Causing confusion amongst passengers. This happens on every service i have been on using a 395 unit, since last December when the new station...

As a regular commuter from London St Pancras to kent coast via HS1. The last 2 weeks everyday our train has been overcrowded due to short formation only 1 x 6 car unit instead of usual 2 units being available. Southeastern have blamed a shortage due to a unit out for repairs. Does anyone have...

Hi I am currently researching Southern region 4epb and 2epb unit formations. It would appear a number of units were reformed during the early 1970's possibly as a result of accident damage. Does anyone have any details? Particularly unit 5103, 5112 and 5769 which were withdrawn / reformed c1971.

Does anyone have any up to date infomation on what 375 units have now been completed. Peferably with dates of when they returned to traffic. As weĺl as which ones are planned next. I am assuming all the 3 car units now complete? Have they started on any of the 6xx units yet? Thanks.

Always wondered how electric trains work, they take power from either a live rail or overhead line. However to complete the circuit a return current path is required. I understand this is done via the wheels and running lines but can anyone explain exactly how this works? If the running lines...