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As per the strong rumours, Abellio will take over from NXEA in February for 29 months - with a 15 year contract to be awarded after that. Oyster PAYG to be extended to Shenfield and Hertford East, and the TOC to take over the station leases from Network Rail. DfT press release...

I've just come across the proposed Nightstar timetable for international sleeper services from London, as planned in 1989. There would have been five trains a night from Waterloo International departing as follows: 20.00 to Turin (arr 07.30) and Milan (arr 09.00) 21.00 to Narbonne (arr...

In a pub quiz last night one of the questions was: at which railway station were six different electric traction power systems used in the space of 50 years? I got the answer after a few minutes, but thought it might be a nice puzzler for a wider audience!

Re-reading some old issues of Modern Railways I came across the wonderful news that in 1987 a variety of companies in France, Britain and Belgium were nominated by their national railways as potentially having the expertise necessary to build part of the TMST, later known as Class 373. These...

A letter in Modern Railways May 1987 issue: "Sir, Yesterday I took a day trip from London to Huddersfield. Armed with my Annual Season Ticket Holder's Railcard and an appreciation of BR's fare structure I purchased a Saver Return from St Pancras to Sheffield for £12.85 and a Day Return from...

Just been watching questions on the Transport Investment Statement in the House of Commons. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has said that a new bid for IEP has been received from Agility Trains and that the financial, technical and legal issues raised need to be looked at and that he expects...

With the possibility of a scaling back of the scope of the Thameslink civil engineering and rolling stock programmes because of the cost, I thought this little gem might be of interest to someone. In the January 1986 issue of Modern Railways, Roger Ford has the cost of the original Thameslink...

Noticed on the National Rail website (can't post link sorry, on my mobile) a discounted ticket special offer for Oyster card (and Freedom Pass) holders. Basically it offers Off Peak (some are Day, some are one month) Returns at around 50-75% discount from 26 June for a month, to most...

Anyone over the age of around 30 will remember that, before W H Smith became the ubiquitous newsagent on the network, John Menzies were a competitor and ran a significant number of stores at stations. I think whether a station was a WHS or JM branch was largely due to historical arrangements...

The East London line reopens next Thursday for a limited service between Dalston Junction and New Cross, prior to full opening and through running onto the Southern Region from the May timetable change. Is anyone aware of the fares, tickets and routing policy for the line? As it's part of...

I noticed on the National Rail website that Virgin Trains now offer a 10% discount on Advance fares when three to eight passengers are travelling as a group - discount doesn't apply to the first two passengers.

Noticed in another place that, according to the answers given in their recent webchat, SWT plan to replace the 1938 stock on the Island Line with 1973 stock from the Piccadilly line when that is replaced in a few years time.

just caught a brief story on the radio that a northbound train has been derailed at Dingwall - not sure if this is another LC accident or something else.

Planning a journey from Penrith to Alnmouth, and one of the tickets offered (sending me via Edinburgh - one less change of train!) is a 'Special Day Single' at £52.90, 20p cheaper than the Anytime Single. What's that about - can't see it in Avantix Traveller? The only ticket listed there is...

Below I present four railway stations in alphabetical order and four fares in ascending value order. The fares are for a CDR to Canterbury, valid on HS1, from one of the four listed stations. All fares are set by SouthEastern as shown in NFM05. Using only your powers of logic and knowledge...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_8244000/8244168.stm Interesting to see that reopening to Grangemouth is still being talked about - I believe when it was last looked at the fact that the junction at Falkirk faces the wrong way was seen as a negative factor for people wanting to...

I understand that the East London Railway will have National Rail fares applicable, as with the rest of London Overground. Does anyone have info about how the Routing Guide will be applied; whether Shoreditch High Street will be allowed as a 'London Terminal'; and what ticket issuing...

Maybe I am being dense, but my brain hurts. What are the rules on using a Boundary Zone 6 to Gatwick Airport ticket extension on the various train operators' services? On the basis that I already hold an All Zones Travelcard, the Boundary Zone 6 to Gatwick Airport CDR prices are: Any...

As it says on the tin - the ten years of work on the West Coast are finally seeming worthwhile! 1630 from Euston arrived two minutes early at Central this evening, at 2038 - first time I've seen that since the service was accelerated a few weeks ago.