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    £33.4 million for next batch of ticket gates

    That is correct re Wickford. They have just been installed on the London bound entrance in the new glass structure. (Photo attached). The main station is still being rebuilt, so it will be good to see how the new barriers are fitted on that side. Wickford has the old railway club inside the...
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    Heathrow reverse working - 04/07/2026

    SN336 (Up Airport - at T2/3) is currently booked off due to a lamp fault with reversible bi-directional working in place. Should be fixed overnight tonight.
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    rovers and rangers: new interactive map

    A good map - thank you. A couple missing from Greater Anglia. https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/tickets-fares/discounts/rangers-rovers - Sunshine Coast Ranger - Mayflower Line Ranger Also the East Suffolk Line Ranger isn't defined on the map. (In terms of stations).
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    2026 Pay Award

    Just to clarify, 2027's increase is February 2027's RPI figure capped at 4.7%. If it is above that level, negotiations recommence.
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    Trivia: Services with Unusual Calling Patterns

    There is also the 0400 Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street which also calls at Seven Kings Monday to Saturdays. (Headcode 1K01).
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    Elizabeth line core ticketing

    Yes! I did this the other day. Elizabeth Line to Central Line. I was sitting at the rear of a Paddington bound train and the signs directed me up the escalator, through the barriers and down the Central Line escalator. To the OP - do you hold an PAYG Oyster card and can be near selected EL...
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    Increasingly sad state of London Underground trains - graffiti and disrepair

    It looks like trackside graffiti is also now being dealt with. I noticed the stretch from Upminster pretty much down to Bromley by Bow had been dealt with, including the North Circular spans at Barking. Also the bit of the Central and District Line which run next to the Elizabeth Line...
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    Stations with lifts but not to all platforms

    At Goodmayes the Up Main Platform 1, currently does not have lift access. However, work is underway to install them.
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    Project Oval: TfL win DfT contract to expand contactless system to 233 rail stations by May 2024, Railcards coming to contactless payment cards

    The Greater Anglia website has been updated to confirm their contactless area will be extended from Sunday 8th March 2026. This is for the 20 stations where the extension was postponed last December. https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/contactless Link above to GA website confirming extension to...
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    London season ticket advice

    I don't want to encourage you getting into debt, but have you considered a 12/24 month zero % interest credit card? You could purchase a travelcard, put the card in a drawer, then pay off an equal amount each month on pay day? I notice there are some 24/25 month cards so would cover 2 years...
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    Remaining Railway Social Clubs?

    Wickford Railway Club. Membership now open to everyone. Entrance is on the London bound platform 3.
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    Elizabeth Line vs Overground as a driver?

    For us in the East, we were told that there were not enough jobs going out to Maidenhead or Reading. Quite a few East drivers did learn the route, but it was abruptly stopped a few years ago. We were told that Maidenhead drivers were going to learn out to Stratford and Liverpool Street high...
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    GA 1tph at Romford?

    It is so random now. You really have to check just before you travel currently. I hope they return to some uniformity soon.
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    Liverpool Street platform screen door failure

    It was most disconcerting "driving" into the platform this morning and noticing that platform edge door open. I believe they have put a 30mph speed restriction in place whilst the door remains open. Regarding passengers running onto trains. At almost every station, people run from the side...
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    Thameslink Core Major Power Failure 28/8/25

    Very few driver changes en route. Also have standby drivers at key locations such a Ealing Broadway, Stratford and Shenfield. A few at Gidea Park, where, as you say, trains can be put into the yard.
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    Bi directional platforms

    Seven Kings P3 Gidea Park P4
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    Restaurants with table service on active GB stations

    London Liverpool Street has a sushi restaurant called Moshi Moshi Sushi which sits above Platform 1 giving views over the Western side of the station. http://www.moshimoshi.co.uk Link above for the restaurant.
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    What are the widest and narrowest station platforms?

    I think platforms 5 and 8 (Elizabeth Line) at Stratford are way too narrow for the volume of passengers they deal with these days, not helped by the stations buildings taking up a lot of space.
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    Set Annual Leave for Traincrew – Is There a Real Reason or Just Tradition?

    At my place, (former Great Eastern), we have a system where we work for 8 weeks and get 2 weeks off. Plus we get 10 days to take off on top. Our new pay deal also allows us to work upto 5 rest days and bank them to take off at another time and if you can find someone to do RDW you are guaranteed...
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    Commute to Bond Street and best reasonably priced safeish places to live?

    Abbey Wood / Woolwich areas? Direct via the Elizabeth Line. Otherwise Southall / Hayes? Just an idea.

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