Chiltern Railway’s last Parliamentary Train from West Ealing

Yesterday, Chiltern Railway's usually ghostly quiet West London Parliamentary train had an unexpectedly eventful day thanks to being packed full of visitors and a trespasser on the tracks.

Last chance to ride Chiltern’s parliamentary train

Once a week a train leaves a London station it shouldn't, and you have just a few weeks left to catch a ride before it stops, possibly forever.

Government plans to close Newhaven Marine rail station

One of the more delightful quirks of British Railways could come to an end, with the planned closure of Newhaven Marine station.

Riding the Parliamentary Train out of Paddington

Little known and rarely used, but those in the know who wait at Paddington Station at just the right time can take a trip one of the UK's mysterious Parliamentary Trains.

Changes Announced to London’s only Parliamentary Train Service

Regular readers may recall my rather fun little trip earlier this year on the

Taking a Private Trip in London’s Parliamentary Train Service

A mysterious train runs between North and South London during the week, direct between two stations that shouldn't be possible to travel between. Once in the morning, and once in the afternoon - and never at weekends.