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« on: December 30, 2022, 08:17:02 »

Longest interchanges in London - my London

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The 10 longest interchanges on the London Underground

Paddington - Bakerloo to Hammersmith & City - 15 minutes
Bank - Circle/District to Waterloo & City - 10 minutes
Euston - Northern to Overground - 10 minutes
Shepherds Bush - Central to Overground - 8 minutes
Baker Street - Bakerloo to Circle - 8 minutes
Kings Cross - Circle to Northern - 7 minutes 30 seconds
Charing Cross - Bakerloo to Northern - 7 minutes
Gloucester Road - Circle to Piccadilly - 7 minutes
Moorgate - Circle to Northern - 7 minutes
Highbury & Islington - Overground to Victoria - 6 minutes

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Sheffield trains: Stunned rail passenger told journey to Sheffield will take more than 2,000 years

Twitter user Alex @crudengold shared a screenshot from the Trainline website’s Live tracker service showing him that his trip would supposedly take 17,724,422 hours and 17 minutes, with just the one change, via CrossCountry.

From NewsNow - nothing specific to the South West so far today

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No trains between Crowborough and Uckfield until 10:00 ** National Rail (Press Release)07:57
In the last half-hour
Delays between Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City expected until 08:30 ** National Rail (Press Release)07:47
Disruption between Redcar Central and Saltburn until 10:00 ** National Rail (Press Release)07:37
In the last 2 hours
Disruption between Dalmuir and Westerton expected until 09:00 ** National Rail (Press Release)07:06
Disruption between Leeds and Shipley / Ilkley until 08:00 ** National Rail (Press Release)07:06
The brand new Thameslink station set to transform rundown area of North West London that's… ** My London06:57
No trains between Hunts Cross and Liverpool Central until approximately 08:30 ** National Rail (Press Release)06:56
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Gearbox predictive maintenance collaboration ** Railway Gazette05:25
New Year rail fares hike no more with potentially dramatic changes to come ** The Scotsman04:56
Blind woman calls for U-turn on cruel plan to remove train station guards and close ticket… ** Leicestershire Live04:29
Paris ticket machines to be replaced ** Railway Gazette04:24
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Rail passengers returned at Christmas - but Greater Anglia faces New Year misery ** East Anglian Daily Times03:52
Disruption between Carlisle and Glasgow Central expected until 10:00 ** National Rail (Press Release)03:22
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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2022, 12:18:25 »

Longest interchanges in London - my London

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The 10 longest interchanges on the London Underground

Paddington - Bakerloo to Hammersmith & City - 15 minutes
Bank - Circle/District to Waterloo & City - 10 minutes
Euston - Northern to Overground - 10 minutes
Shepherds Bush - Central to Overground - 8 minutes
Baker Street - Bakerloo to Circle - 8 minutes
Kings Cross - Circle to Northern - 7 minutes 30 seconds
Charing Cross - Bakerloo to Northern - 7 minutes
Gloucester Road - Circle to Piccadilly - 7 minutes
Moorgate - Circle to Northern - 7 minutes
Highbury & Islington - Overground to Victoria - 6 minutes

Underground does NOT = Overground. My London journalists are just so crap...
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