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I was wondering whether it is possible to travel from Fenchurch Street to Stratford (and beyond) on a direct service, using the connection between Gas Factory Junction and Bow Junction? I assume the line is only used for freight / ECS, if at all.

What is the impact on services likely to be during this period? I am due to travel Liskeard -Gloucester on Thursday 6th 10.19 Liskeard - Bristol Temple Meads, local train onwards, to return on Saturday 8th 08.04 Gloucester - Bristol Temple Meads, then 09.55 Bristol Temple Meads - Liskeard. Being...

I recall a time when certain services were timetabled as ‘Reservations Compulsory’ or ‘Reservations Recommended’. I assume that, post-privatisation, all services were ‘de-classified’ as no TOC would want to minimise passenger traffic and therefore profit. I’m wondering whether a...

Travelling PLY - LSK yesterday on the 15.11 ex-PAD, a very busy service on summer Fridays. It departed full and standing, not unusual, but an announcement was made that there were a number of seats free in First Class and those standiing were invited to take the opportunity to use them. Nothing...

Just tried to book LSK to PAD outward on 12/06 return 14/06 only to find out that there will be major disruption on those dates around EXD. Plenty of info on the FGW website: diversionary routes, planned frequency of trains, explanation of work being undertaken, BUT NO TRAIN TIMES! All regular...

Cycling around Berkshire as I do, frequently wishing that so-called 'heritage diesels' were still in operation, I have been pleasantly surprised twice recently: First, having just got off at Bramley (Hants) to cycle back to Reading, the level crossing gates remained down and I waited to see...