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  1. Gathursty

    Where am I?

    I'll declare open floor.
  2. Gathursty

    Where am I?

    Betchworth
  3. Gathursty

    Waterbeach (Cambs) station relocation.

    Northerners don't need a waiting room, just a big coat.... (I'll not digress fully into The Yorkshiremen Sketch from Monty Python)
  4. Gathursty

    Shack Attack 2026

    8 August Cambridge South
  5. Gathursty

    Chiltern unit at Milton Keynes 28/07/2026

    Okie dokie. When will passenger trains begin serving Oxford - Bletchley - Bedford?
  6. Gathursty

    Chiltern unit at Milton Keynes 28/07/2026

    I'll hesitate over my follow-up question as I'm sure there'll be a thread somewhere on here about the situation regarding staffing holding up the beginning of passenger services on this route. Thanks for the photos.
  7. Gathursty

    Trivia: shortest train journey crossing a national border (both within the UK and abroad)?

    Monaco-Monte Carlo to Cap d'Ail in France is 0.93 miles.
  8. Gathursty

    Chiltern unit at Milton Keynes 28/07/2026

    Very fast reply thanks. Can't wait to ride the East-West route at some point.
  9. Gathursty

    Chiltern unit at Milton Keynes 28/07/2026

    On my way back from London to Wigan, I spotted a Chiltern Railways unit slowly entering Milton Keynes (or Bletchley) at about 3pm. Not the usual stomping ground for a Chiltern unit. What was happening?
  10. Gathursty

    Shack Attack 2026

    A European haul: Paris Gare Du Nord Paris Gare Du Lyon Mulhouse Ville Basel Zurich Sargans Buchs Schaan-Vaduz (Rail Replacement bus) - Gutted that Nendeln and Forst-Hilti have been bulldozed and track ripped up at the moment due to track replacement. Will return to finish off Liechtenstein...
  11. Gathursty

    Pathing: Marseille to Nice

    Both ways I've been bowled by having a stopper in front of a semi-fast service. Is this the normal way of operating on this line or is there something occurring today that my worse-than rudimentary French hasn't picked up on on signage/announcements? My regards.
  12. Gathursty

    Sink water on trains

    Thanks for the replies. You are a very knowledgeable lot!
  13. Gathursty

    Sink water on trains

    A quick question. The water that comes out of the tap in toilets on trains is labelled not drinkable so it's not from the mains. Where does the water come from then?
  14. Gathursty

    Does the UK have a "premier" main line?

    For me: The West Coast Main Line is the most important line in the country. However, I first thought of the Chiltern Main Line as I think of it as posher than the other lines. Also an honorable mention to The West Highland Line and Mallaig Extension and the major freight routes from...
  15. Gathursty

    I’m going to be the youngest person to visit all railway stations in Great Britain

    Good luck! You will be amazed at the sheer variety of landscapes in the UK. For me, seeing the Highlands, Pembrokeshire and Stratford (East London) station for the first time was fascinating. Granted I visited many for the first time by car, I have revisited them all again by train. The buzz...
  16. Gathursty

    Where am I?

    Gorebridge?
  17. Gathursty

    18/6/2026 by-elections - including Makerfield

    I live in Makerfield and have canvassed for Labour here recently. I don't care about him being a dad, in the TA or even a plumber. In fact, I dislike him using that to claim he is 'normal'. His views are abhorrent. His policies, if they are actually his and not his puppet master, are either...
  18. Gathursty

    2026 Local Elections Thread

    I was stunned by our results in Wigan but then I paused to pick my jaw up off the floor and wasn't surprised. It is very simple to repeat the mantra and campaign on it - 'Starmer out' and 'Stop the boats' - but I have no idea what Reform will do in Wigan tomorrow and the days after. Fortunately...
  19. Gathursty

    Trivia: Journeys that take the same time with different routings

    I'm planning a Wigan to Bath Spa journey and was intrigued to find that going via Birmingham or via the Marches line returned the same journey time of about 4 hours and a few minutes. Also going via London gave 4 hours and 10 minutes. I was expecting the Marches routing to be a longer journey...
  20. Gathursty

    Long or high railway bridges you can walk over

    Yes. Many of us locals hope that the recent upgrading of the Whelley Loop trail North of Whelley through Haigh Hall will continue to and cross the viaduct into Standish allowing a spectacular pedestrian route between Standish and Wigan and alternative to walking along the A49.

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