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Not completely the same situation, but a few weeks ago LNWR platform staff at Euston p. 8-11 had closed every barrier on the gateline supposedly to help with crowds while awaiting a late arriving train (this just caused more trouble as when the train arrived people couldn't leave the gateline...

A video has just been posted on the Transport Secretary's X account. https://x.com/i/status/2057762075779227930

Been announced in the business statement just now that remaining Commons stages of the Railways Bill will be on Wednesday 3rd of June.

Usually takes about a week for the whips to agree members of Bill Committees, and given Christmas recess imagine Committee will begin in the new year. The programme motion agreed immediately after second reading says "(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously...

Leader of the House of Commons confirmed at Business Questions this morning that second reading of the Railways Bill will be on Tues 9th December.

Bill has just had first reading so should be published any time now. Bill here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0325/240325.pdf

Re: West Midlands Trains their contract was recently given a 12 month extension to end September 2026, can't find anything about GA. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062949-2025

Press event it seems was yesterday with the Transport Sec at Norwich Station. Photos on DfT Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/transportgovuk/albums/72177720329557736/with/54842332422

This looks like a similar glitch showing as 16 cars. Looking at the previous services imagine 350106 and 350126 are the correct ones. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L35761/2025-09-23/detailed#allox_id=0

A water refill point has been installed this week at Bushey opposite the ticket office.

Confirmed as 1 February 2026. https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/publicownership

I think it's been used four times since the King came to the throne. Twice in 2023 and twice this year.

Telegraph are reporting that the Transport Secretary will announce tomorrow a delay to HS2 of at least two years. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/06/17/starmer-to-delay-hs2-after-report-reveals-litany-of-failure/

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-730-lnr-wmr-delivery-test-updates.215134/post-7299313

The Written Ministerial Statement from the DfT in December said that Greater Anglia would be nationalised in Autumn 2025, this is just news of an exact date.

Interesting phrasing at the start of the press release: https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/news-desk/news-articles/greater-anglia-be-nationalised-october

This microsite gives you the rail sale prices if you enter origin and destination, but you'll have to use trial and error on a booking site to see what services have the sale prices. https://greatbritishrailsale.nationalrail.co.uk/#/great-british-rail-sale

Absolutely, this is one of the biggest issues with the changes I have noticed. Because people can see the boards from that passageway they would obviously stand there as it is closer to their platform. As a result its very difficult to get past people along the passageway to the toilets for example.

Network Rail have announced that the former advertising board will now be used to show departure information. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/new-use-for-euston-advertisement-screen-as-its-turned-back-on-after-passenger-feedback

There is a bit more detail in this Written Ministerial Statement. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-12-04/hcws281