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    Trivia - RT3187 Traksy Code?

    Trivia - does anyone know what the code RT3187 on 'Traksy' at Salfords yard today means? If I didn't know better I'd say an old London bus had been parked there!
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    Redhill Trespass Incident - GWR Forgotten Again (23/03)

    A BBC News report of a trespassing incident at Redhill mentions all the trains disrupted, except, as usual, the GWR North Downs line, which is usually forgotten about! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c724089m8qvo
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    Another Train Hits Objects On Line

    Couldn't see this one so far. This one relates to trees dumped on the line near Penkridge. Fly-tipping reaches a new low... "Rail travel between Stafford and Wolverhampton has been disrupted due to a train hitting illegally dumped trees on the line near Penkridge, according to Network Rail...
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    Southern Warning of Weather-Related Service Disruption

    Southern are warning that trains may be disrupted because of the weather on 8 and 9 February. They cite strong winds and heavy rain as the issues. However, with about 10mm of rain and generally relatively light winds (here in Surrey it has been calm and the coast is breezy), there is...
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    North Downs Line Today - No Trains?

    RTT shows no trains through Dorking Deepdene today, despite there being no industrial action on GWR today and the engineering work being between Reading and Blackwater only, with an hourly service supposed to be running from Blackwater to Gatwick. Any ideas why the whole line appears to be...
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    How to mitigate the effects of stranded trains in future incidents

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/gwml-elizabeth-line-disruption-due-to-ole-down-near-paddington.258947/#post-6531712 With the number of overhead line equipment (OHLE) failures on the Great Western Main Line (GWML), perhaps the case for a 'Thunderbird' stationed...
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    Another landslip on the SWML (01/12/23)

    BBC News is carrying a story about large and deep cracks and some movement in the cutting slope just east of St. Johns road bridge at Woking. I think this slope was denuded of trees some time back (I might be wrong, but it's certainly oddly bare). Two of the four lines are reportedly going to...
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    Tree 'Punctures' Train Near Arrochar (23/11)

    This looks as if it could have been much nastier than it was. Not far from the driver... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-67508781
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    First class provision on the North Downs Line.

    mods note - split from this thread Despite Mark Hopwood's assurance to me months ago that the NDL's first class provision and enforcement was being sorted out - nope, this was 165105 yesterday (just one example of the daily failures). The guards have given up and it's a free-for-all. I've...
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    NRE - North Downs Line November Closure.

    Another National Rail Enquiries web site error, where it states that the North Downs line will have buses instead of trains between Guildford and Redhill on Saturday 11 November AND Friday 17 November when it is actually the whole week! Not a difficult thing to get right, but sloppiness wins...
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    Mind the...Stop?

    Seen at North Camp today - a stencil, but a terrible one, that appears to read "Mind the Stop". It would have been better to paint it on by hand! My question - do individual TOCs/contractors not use a standard stencil for this sort of thing?
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    Egham level crossing - increased road delays?

    This is on the BBC News pages today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-67058152 Extract from item: Residents of Egham are having to wait up to 20 minutes for level crossings to open to reach parts of the town, a councillor has said. Alex Balkan, a member of Runnymede Borough...
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    Great Northern vs. Shopping Trolley

    Don't know if this is already a thread - BBC reporting a train hitting a shopping trolley. Rear four cars "separated" - technically, yes, but 'uncoupled' would be better. Presumably not a 717, as shown in the picture, though! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g3891dgp5o
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    Brighton Trespasses - Trains At A Standstill (12/08)

    At least two trespass incidents have brought the railways around Brighton to a halt, with the power off. Trains caught up include the Hastings DMU on a tour, which is stuck near Newhaven, running an hour late already!
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    Amusing Railway Scenes In TV Series 'Hannibal'

    'Hannibal' is a psychological/serial killer thriller TV series based around the characters in 'The Silence of the Lambs' and is extremely gruesome. Heavy watching, but a couple of amusing scenes emerged recently, when a shot of a station with two GWR HSTs at the platforms was supposed to be...
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    Trivia - Has The Chilworth Topiary Been Abandoned?

    On the North Downs line near Chilworth there is a large topiary bird which commemorates the site of an accident from, I think, the late 19th century or early 20th. Passing today I noticed it is overgrown and, more significantly, has clearly been sprayed with weedkiller from a train, bearing a...
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    Betchworth Level Crossing Failure

    Chaos on the North Downs line today owing to a failure of the level crossing at Betchworth. However, NRE makes no mention of it, despite numerous severe delays and cancellations. My train from Gatwick got to Reigate and sat there for about 15 minutes, despite a train making it through in the...
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    3-6 Car boards on Guildford 'New' Line

    I was at Horsley and Clandon stations this morning and noticed that the platforms have stopping boards for 3-6 cars. Have I missed something - since the days of the 3 SUBs, what 3 car stock is expected (to be stopping at stations) on this route?
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    GWR First Class signage (or lack of) on the North Downs Line

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/autumn-refresh-for-gwr-class-165-166-turbos.222366/ This was the 'first class'(!) section of 165103 yesterday. I don't think it is acceptable for GWR to have abandoned providing any first class attributes and labelling for its...
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    What Does This Engineering Train Do?

    This working ran from Tonbridge West Yard (3Q00) over the North Downs Line last night and I'm wondering about its purpose. There appears to be a spray from the lit van so I'm thinking weedkilling, but it seems unlike other weedkilling workings. I caught it passing my local station Betchworth...

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