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Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/southeastern-on-site-ticketing-contract-goes-to-worldline.306128/ So does this thread mean that within GBR each ‘division’ will continue to have its own, bespoke, retailing policy? Is there no scope for ‘commonality’ (let alone a...

I have started to wonder, with the obvious need to keep a large slice of the ageing British fleet in full service for a number of years yet, despite ever-increasing challenges of obsolescence, parts shortages, climate change, need for upgrades for ETCS and so on GBR will want to bring the...

Straightforward question - does anybody else have problems with Northern wi-fi at both stations or on train? Ever since I switched to an Apple iPhone around seven years ago I have never, ever, been able to 'log on'. The 'network' usually shows but invariably stalls, usually as 'not trusted'...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/the-uks-failed-experiment-in-rail-privatisation-video.214994/ So this video is just clickbait for a company 'selling' websites?

Couldn't find a relevant thread and thought that I should share a bizarre event from today. A westbound train (formed of 150114) arrives at Hope station where an unaccompanied passenger in a wheelchair was waiting. The unit has an accessible toilet and adjacent wheelchair space and the...

Pax all being decanted from trains. Major signalling failure at Hayes. (My trip aborted.)

Services suspended due to a derailment. Perhaps this may save somebody a wasted trip this afternoon.

I don't believe it! After yesterday's problems on the Tinsley diversion, for which I started a thread, I now find myself on the northbound 1657 St Pancras to Sheffield diverted via Barrow Hill due to points apparently locked reverse just beyond Chesterfield. So, allowing for scuppered...

Heads up: Route through Meadowhall closed today for engineering work. Diversionary route via Woodburn Junction and Tinsley junctions now blocked by points failure. Trains starting to stack up...

Two southbound Virgin EC trains lost pantographs apparently. Just on Cross Country Class 221 (1508 Edinburgh-Plymouth) being set back towards Darlington prior to possible use of bi-directional working...

According to the Evening Standard on 7/11 an incident occurred at Hackney Central, with a firework thrown into a crowded carriage. A passenger apparently pulled the emergency handle, which reportedly opened the doors on the offside of the train, leading to passengers evacuating across the...