North Downs Line

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22/05/24 - WWRUG / TransWilts update
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29th Apr (1963)

Bristol Bus Boycott announced (*)

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Train Fire on Monday 16th November	Surrey 455	9	62880	November 24, 2015, 23:49:40 by Surrey 455
Train fire between Redhill and Gatwick (23/7/2012) affecting FGW services	BerkshireBugsy	0	2682	July 23, 2012, 08:57:09 by BerkshireBugsy
Train delays after car hits bridge between Reading and Wokingham (27/10/10)	Chris from Nailsea	0	3252	October 27, 2010, 15:16:02 by Chris from Nailsea
Train Crew Shortage May Affect North Downs Line Services (26/02/2007)	Lee	0	3894	February 26, 2007, 17:53:04 by Lee
Train Crew Shortage May Affect North Downs Line (08/02/2007)	Lee	0	4318	February 08, 2007, 17:59:31 by Lee
Track problems near Earley	eightonedee	8	5753	October 26, 2018, 22:15:04 by eightonedee
The Chilworth Chicken	Gordon the Blue Engine	0	5603	February 27, 2020, 09:22:52 by Gordon the Blue Engine
Teenager's arm partly severed in fall between train and platform at Wokingham	Chris from Nailsea	0	6789	November 07, 2008, 21:44:15 by Chris from Nailsea
Strengthening Sunday services	Fourbee	2	2866	June 01, 2012, 19:20:57 by Fourbee
Staffing of late night/early morning Gatwick Services	bobm	6	5133	September 28, 2011, 03:53:31 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Some history of the North Downs line	grahame	1	5944	February 24, 2007, 10:24:30 by grahame
Slightly bizarre forward planning	bobm	3	2765	July 07, 2022, 08:42:55 by rogerpatenall
Signalling problems in the Guildford area...great..	BerkshireBugsy	0	2329	February 16, 2012, 15:40:11 by BerkshireBugsy
Signalling Problems In The Gatwick Airport Area (08/10/2008)	Lee	0	3707	October 08, 2008, 07:53:21 by Lee
siding or branch line east of betchworth on northside?	BerkshireBugsy	9	9047	December 15, 2011, 13:48:31 by grahame
Shorter trains on Reading to Shalford/Redhill services?	mjones	1	3676	September 23, 2009, 13:16:28 by coachflyer
Severe disruption - 29 Aug 20	bobm	4	4623	August 30, 2020, 14:35:08 by bobm
Services leaving 2 minutes earlier	Fourbee	6	10632	November 05, 2016, 09:31:47 by bobm
Service suspension Guildford-Redhill due to rail maintenance vehicle hitting footbridge « 1 2 »	adc82140	18	20303	December 02, 2014, 20:01:49 by stuving
Resourcing Difficulties (05/09/2007)	Lee	2	5292	September 06, 2007, 21:48:55 by Steve Bray