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Greater Anglia has been in severe disruption since about 0900, reports of a complete loss of signalling in the Chelmsford & Ingatestone area. As you can see they’ve put out a Do Not Travel notice, so disruption expected most of the day. There was a big blockade over the Xmas period in...

This is more of a hypothetical question but it came up in a discussion and I’m keen to hear the forums’ views. In a previous timetable change some peak GWR trains from Paddington changed into Elizabeth Line services that start from Abbey Wood (and vice versa in AM from Reading / Maidenhead)...

BBC reporting an attempted murder investigation after someone was nearly pushed in front of a train at Leicester Square. Two bystanders intervened. Obviously such incidents are very rare, but I imagine hard to completely stop. Unfortunately mental illness seems to be a factor after...

In lots of threads regarding post-Covid recovery and passenger numbers and overall revenue, a lot has been made about what sort of impact the Elizabeth line has made on overall numbers. It appears the DfT has now released this and it appears to be an almost 15% impact. The data is from April...

GTR have tweeted there will be a very reduced service on Monday - this was at 2300 on Sunday, so probably most people are asleep. https://twitter.com/tlrailuk/status/1670551791287558145? What’s gone so badly wrong? I presume there is some issue in the core section to have such an impact and...

This thread is intended to be used for any forum users to discuss assessments and medicals, including (but not limited to): OPC Assessments Job-specific assessments Practice material for jobs The medical process Questions about what happens at a medical. The link to the test Group Bourdon...

It seems like C2C had a massive issue with vandalism yesterday at the station. Poster boards trashed, all sorts of stands knocked over, gatelines kicked in. Apparently a suspect has been arrested, but you wonder how they got into the station (or whether it happened with minimal staffing at the...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published some interesting data on home-working characteristics. https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/characteristicsofhomeworkersgreatbritain/september2022tojanuary2023 Some headline...

A list of all details from each of the TOCs regarding their strike timetables between 21st to 26th June 2022, 27th and 30th July, 18th and 20th of August, 15th, 17th and 26th September. Avanti - https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/avanti-strike-timetables.233119 C2C -...

There are now some general details about this here - https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tube-strike In brief on the 21st / 23rd / 25th: 2 trains an hour to Heathrow & Reading 2 trains an hour Liverpool Street to Shenfield Services to run ~0700-1830 Full service of 12tph Paddington - Abbey Wood but...

As discussed at length, the new Tube Maps are sponsored by IKEA and as a result little IKEA blobs have appeared on the Tube Map. My question is would anyone actually do these in reality? Putting aside the argument of trying to lug new furniture onto public transport, some of the options appear...

Spotted that £95mn has been granted for redevelopment in the area in partnership with multiple bodies, but also with commitments to redevelop the station. https://www.bristoltemplequarter.com/95-million-boost-to-transform-bristol-temple-quarter/

Crossrail has now been built and is running as the Elizabeth line in passenger service. Upon looking at the maps, the line passes practically right underneath Limehouse station, albeit on a curve. Was any consideration ever given to building a station here and/or could one ever be built in...

Not seen it posted yet but from the 24th January - 17th March, the GWR Night Riviera will not run Monday-Thursday whilst the DfT have approved additional access to keep strengthening the Dawlish Sea Wall. Additional class 57 moves will run between Penzance (Long Rock) & Reading to keep up...

There have been several posts crop up over the past few weeks regarding emergency timetables at various TOCs due to ongoing staff absence with Covid being a major factor. Many TOCs will be implementing emergency timetables in the next few weeks, some of which have already been well discussed...

Vacancy is located below, qualified drivers only but might be suitable for those currently at other TOCs in South East London. https://jobs.mtrel.co.uk/jobs/vacancy/holding-pool---qualified-train-driver-at-abbey-wood--0537-abbeywood-depot---se18-7ea/555/description/

The journey is a single from North Camp to Ealing Broadway on the 27th. This an alternative origin station than normal due to SWR engineering works (which may be relevant) The natural option at the time of travel is with 1 change at Reading. This price defaults to £24.90 and is set by GWR (link...

Hi all, We get this question quite a lot and there is often confusion about it. Therefore I thought it would be best to make a thread on it to which can be referred to in future. A very brief discussion as provided by @whoosh is below Outside, Voluntary (NO): Sundays are overtime outside the...

At the moment Paddington has 13 platforms, 2 of which in the off-peak are used solely by TfL Rail. It is obviously the terminus of the GWML although some would argue its one of the most distant London termini compared to the centre. It was the 11th busiest London station last year (although...

https://news.arriva.co.uk/news/arriva-group-awarded-national-rail-contract-for-chiltern Also includes promises to introduce battery trains and plans for “decarbonisation”. Contract starts on 31st December.