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Moderator note: Split from https://railforums.co.uk/threads/east-west-rail-ewr-oxford-bletchley-construction-progress.216561/ Indeed, and a bit of a pity as bi-di is always a very useful feature in the event of problems (i.e. train/signal failure, track defects etc) and the length of the route...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/list-of-published-december-2019-timetable-pdf-files.194229/ A confusing and largely pointless timetable, given it doesn't also show the GWR services from Paddington that also call at the local stations between there and Reading.

I posted over on the Coffee Shop forum an idea to improve provision for buggies, prams, pushchairs and rollators which are very badly catered for on GWR's fleet of 80x units, and it created an interesting debate, so I thought I'd post it here as well. The 5-car units have no provision for...

A little treat for all you cab video lovers (I know you're out there!), or just those that like to see what changes are made when a route is modernised. Here is a before-and-after comparison I've done of the GWML Electrification scheme between Reading and Didcot Parkway showing the vast amount...

I've spent a bit of time thinking about how further improvements could be made to the North Cotswold Line as we know the existing infrastructure is nearing capacity at certain times of the day. We have a number of forum users who have a vested interest in the line, and it would be interesting...

Many on here will know that trains that crossing over the old BR regional borders still tend to have the letter code denoting their final destination. For example, 4M52 is the 11:32 Southampton Eastern Docks to Castle Bromwich, and 1S15 is the 12:00 Kings Cross to Inverness. The full list is...