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I was going to take the 15:30 from Basingstoke to Waterloo. There was severe disruption around Raynes Park and trains were being delayed and cancelled. However the 15:30 arrived on time and so I boarded it. It was then announced that the train would now divert to Reading and terminate there. At...

This photo was posted on a Facebook group and supposedly shows the a train on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway near Winchester. However it looks like diesel train which seems to early for the year it was supposed to have been taken. Any ideas?

So I was waiting at Basingstoke platform 3 yesterday for the 17:35 to London Waterloo, a train arrived at 17:25 which I first assumed must be a different train but the departure board was saying the 17:35 was due next. Sure enough it was my train and this made be wonder how it made up so much...

There looks to be a developing issue at Newark, a Grand Central train (1N95) to Sunderland seems to have stopped on the down line at Newark. The up line wasn't affected as Kings Cross trains were passing OK. Then during a lull on the up a following LNER unit (1S21) was crossed over to the up to...

Just saw the Avanti class 390 "City of Chester" pass through Crewe. Of course it can't visit Chester (unless dragged by a diesel), any others?

Anyone know why there is a single SWR evening service that originates in Salisbury and after stopping at Basingstoke then goes non-stop to Reading (and returns later)? I thought the only TOC's using the Basingstoke/Reading line were GWR and XC. It's unlikely that it is required to add capacity...