It’s time GTR got rid of First Class

Tuesday 12th August 2025 Chiltern did it in January 2003. Greater Anglia did it (except Norwich/London) in January 2020. c2c did it in July 2021. Southeastern did it in December 2022. London NorthWestern did it in May 2023. The Overground has never had it. The Elizabeth Line has never had it. It's about time GTR... Continue Reading →

25 places with two stations: 1 Hertford

Saturday 11th January 2025 Welcome to a new blog series featuring towns and cities around Britain which, by a quirk of history, are blessed with having two railway stations on different lines serving completely different destinations. To kick things off I've been to Hertford and had a look at that town's contrasting pair of stations:... Continue Reading →

K is for King’s Lynn

Sunday 12th May 2022 King's Lynn lies south east of The Wash in the Fenland area that connects East Anglia with Lincolnshire. It's the western most sizeable town in Norfolk with a population of 43,000 falling within the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Nearest large towns include Spalding around 25 miles west,... Continue Reading →

Turnback Stevenage

Monday 3rd August 2020 It was pats on the backs all round at Network Rail and GoVia Thameslink Railway (GTR) this morning as although operational problems a plenty caused by damaged overhead lines near Farringdon meant disruption for Thameslink services across the network, the opening of Stevenage’s new ‘turnback’ platform 5 was rightly being celebrated... Continue Reading →

Blog at WordPress.com.

Up ↑