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Historic railway signal box transported 300 miles from Wye Kent to Helston Railway in Cornwall
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/historic-railway-signal-box-transported-102321802.html

#ukRailway #ukRail #wyeKent #kent #cornwall

Historic railway signal box transported 300 miles from Kent to Cornwall

The 130-year-old signal box was due to be demolished, but after months of negotiations it will become part of a thriving heritage railway instead.

Yahoo News

New online departure board for DB services in Europe, by @maartje

The DB Lounge departure screen right on your own device, featuring live data from NMBS/SNCB and De Lijn

RIS at Home - Belgium Edition
https://ris.maartje.dev/

RIS at Home - Belgium Edition

Gravesend to Tilbury Ferry: Consultation launched over service

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-67925007

What's the rail connection?

This ferry, like several others, are in the Rail Timetable because they used to be part of the network.

The rail station on the north end closed in 1992 but a bus service has run at the same times since then.

Hence on many systems you can get the ferry timetable by looking at the old Tilbury Riverside Station

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/reopening-tilbury-riverside-railway-stations-booking-hall-three-decades-after-it-closed-67906/

#ukRailway #ukRailways #ukferry #ferry

Gravesend to Tilbury Ferry: Consultation launched over service

The Gravesend to Tilbury Ferry service has operated with support from the local councils since 2000.

BBC News

Eurostar services to and from London St Pancras International have been cancelled due to flooding in a tunnel as festive disruption continues.

At least 14 services have been cancelled so far. Eurostar said it was "working hard" to ensure later trains could run, but warned of severe delays.

Southeastern's high-speed services to Ebbsfleet have also been cancelled until the end of the day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67846863

#euroStar #southEastern #ukRailway #ukRailways

Eurostar cancels all trains after Thames tunnel floods

New year plans for thousands are ruined after all 41 trains are cancelled to and from London.

BBC News

There's lots of rail disruption out there this morning due to Storm CiarĂ¡n

There are no GWR services in Cornwall and their other lines have blocages due to trees.

Southeastern are advising passengers not to travel before 09:00

LNER are asking passengers not to travel, expecting disruption until Saturday

Here a trampoline is blocking platform 4 at Hastings this morning

#storm #ciaran #ukRailway #southEastern #gwr

via ScotRail - Ayr Station Hotel Fire

Trains will not be able to serve Ayr for several weeks while South Ayrshire Council completes work to make the damaged hotel safe.

Network Rail also need to inspect the tracks, signals & overhead wires before the line can reopen.

Buses will continue to replace trains between Prestwick Town & Ayr and Girvan & Ayr.

Also 2 trains are stuck south of Ayr so Ayr to Girval has reduced service until further notice

#ukRailway #ayr #girval #scotRail

Sheerness line in Kent closed due to a burst water main near Kemsley station earlier this morning.

Video from Network Rail Kent & Sussex

#kemsley #ukRailway #ukRailways

The world's longest rail tunnel has been shut to passenger services after a derailment in Switzerland causing damage that will take months to repair.

Swiss authorities said there was "no indication" when the Gotthard Base Tunnel would reopen.

Sixteen wagons derailed and are still stuck inside, a week after the derailment on 10 August.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66530480

Gotthard: World's longest rail tunnel shut for months after freight crash

National Swiss rail operator SBB said a derailed freight train caused severe damage to tracks.

BBC News

TfL "lost" a Jubilee train earlier after it left Green Park and arrived at Charing Cross instead of Westminster.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c10z76m1mg0o

Passenger services stopped using that branch in 1999 but it's still used for non-pax services & filming.

London Tube passengers baffled as train pulls into abandoned station

A Jubilee line train stopped at a station which has not been used by passengers for 25 years.

BBC News