Currently I don't need to use National Rail, but it's very handy to know that you can find out about current major disruptions via twitter.

For up to the minute information affecting individual Train Companies on the National Rail network, simply follow one or more of the following profiles:

• Arriva Trains Wales -ﾠ@NRE_ArrivaWales
• c2c -ﾠ@NRE_c2c
• Chiltern Railways -ﾠ@NRE_Chiltern
• Cross Country -ﾠ@NRE_XC
• East Midlands Trains -ﾠ@NRE_EastMids
• First Capital Connect -ﾠ@NRE_FirstCC
• First Great Western -ﾠ@NRE_FirstGW
• First Transpennine Express -ﾠ@NRE_FirstTPE
• Gatwick Express -ﾠ@NRE_GatwickExpr
• Grand Central -ﾠ@NRE_Grand_Centr
• Heathrow Express -ﾠ@NRE_Heathrow_Ex
• Hull Trains -ﾠ@NRE_Hull_Trains
• Island Line -ﾠ@NRE_Island_Line
• London Midland -ﾠ@NRE_LondonMid
• London Overground -ﾠ@NRE_LndnOvergnd
• MerseyRail -ﾠ@NRE_MerseyRail
• NX East Anglia -ﾠ@NRE_NXEA
• NX East Coast -ﾠ@NRE_NXEastCoast
• Northern Rail -ﾠ@NRE_Northern
• ScotRail -ﾠ@NRE_ScotRail
• South West Trains -ﾠ@NRE_SWT
• Southeastern -ﾠ@NRE_SouthEastrn
• Southern -ﾠ@NRE_Southern
• Stansted Express -ﾠ@NRE_StanstedExp
• Virgin Trains -ﾠ@NRE_Virgin
• Wrexham and Shropshire -ﾠ@NRE_Wrexshrops

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