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Correct me if I'm wrong because I don't know the era and area well, but my impression is that around the 1980s, Lincoln St Marks was close to becoming the main station in Lincoln: it had the London services via Newark since the traditional route to London via Grantham had closed. How did Central...

In modern business thinking, it's a standard idea that when a company division is underperforming or doesn't fit with your main business strengths you look at spinning it off or selling it to another company who might value it more, and get funding to develop core businesses where you have an...

I'm thinking of doing a trip along the whole of the North Downs line. What's the cheapest ticket(s) for doing that as a trip from a London terminal that takes me along the whole route and back to London? Details: Probably want to start before 9.30 Probably a weekday although weekend is...

The Metropolitan line crosses over the WCML at Swiss Cottage, just east of South Hampstead Overground station (51.541812, -0.175286). Both lines are in tunnel at this point, with the WCML underneath and built first, and the whole assemblage is underneath Finchley Road. I've found it...

FGW have now said it's likely that Marlow will not be electrified. It appears that the idea of electrifying Greenford have also gone, but Henley and Windsor are still going forward. Does anyone know why? This won't please commuters down in Leafy Buckinghamshire (or Theresa May), though given...