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Coffee Shop - railway news
Public topics from 1 Apr to 1 May 2025
Public topics from 1 Apr to 1 May 2025
Introductions and chatExplanations - beginner's guides of why trains are not running to timetable30 Apr 2025
-Penryn to Melksham - summary and some pictures from 25.4.202525 Apr 2025
-Spreading wings for a few days10 Apr 2025
-Modern English Usage, but not as Fowler might think 5 Apr 2025
-Re: A quick hello. 15 Apr 2025
Who's who on Western railwaysContact points / methods for GWR as at 23.4.202523 Apr 2025
-Re: English Regional Transport Association (ERTA) - now BRTA18 Apr 2025
-Re: Brunel & Betjeman, and Eric Ravilious - merged topics21 Apr 2025
Smoke and MirrorsFortuitous connections ... and an App which fails to offer the best journey20 Apr 2025
Fare's FairCash payments for transport services30 Apr 2025
-What and why - on the platform29 Apr 2025
-Taplow-Hassocks 27 Apr 2025
-Destination: London Travelcard Zones 1-618 Apr 2025
-Too young to travel on that ticket?16 Apr 2025
-[OTD] Senior Railcard launched 1st April 1975 1 Apr 2025
-Re: Ticket offices - changes afoot? 7 Apr 2025
-Re: GWR Rewards fares - launching March 202526 Apr 2025
-Re: Freedom of Severn & Solent (FOSS) and Freedom of South West (FOSW) - validity quirks 9 Apr 2025
Buses and other ways to travelFlixbus launch new services from Swindon26 Apr 2025
-Bus Cornwall - and the environment for a cross Cornwall train service24 Apr 2025
-Every way to travel between Devon/Cornwall to London rated21 Apr 2025
-Man distraught after late wife's bus pass seized - Devon, April 202517 Apr 2025
-New British airline opens first transatlantic flight sale15 Apr 2025
-4,800 miles for a kebab? 6 Apr 2025
-Bath's three park and ride services 4 Apr 2025
-[OTD] 2nd April 1962 - First Panda Crossing 2 Apr 2025
-Re: Easyjet (re)opens Southend Airport operation 1 Apr 2025
-Re: Extreme Day Trips 1 Apr 2025
-Re: A36 Closed Limpley Stoke August to Spring 202512 Apr 2025
-Government approves Luton Airport expansion 3 Apr 2025
-Re: Wiltshire Day Rover - new multi-operator bus ticket18 Apr 2025
-Re: Isles of Scilly sea ferry and air services - merged posts15 Apr 2025
-Re: Cambridge Guided Busway - ongoing discussion and updates16 Apr 2025
London to ReadingHappy 185th birthday, Reading Station! 2 Apr 2025
London to Didcot, Oxford and BanburyRe: Oxford station - facilities, improvements, parking, incidents and events - merged posts17 Apr 2025
London to Swindon and BristolSkew Bridge, Bath: reactive repair under way14 Apr 2025
-Chippenham this evening - empty trains10 Apr 2025
-Shortage of Stock 2nd April 2025 ? 2 Apr 2025
-Re: Box Tunnel, east of Bath, on the Great Western Main Line - moved topics, merged posts 9 Apr 2025
London to South WalesNo trains Cardiff to Swansea 24/4/25 23:00 to 25/4/25 07:0024 Apr 2025
-Passengers stranded after being let off train for fresh air: Swindon, April 202517 Apr 2025
London to the WestRe: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance - ongoing discussion12 Apr 2025
Thames Valley BranchesMaidenhead to Marlow line to close!!! 8 Apr 2025
-Re: GWR's Battery Electric Train - ongoing discussion 8 Apr 2025
London to the CotswoldsNorth Cotswold line - driver route knowledge15 Apr 2025
-Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 1 Apr 2025
North Downs LineGrand Central applies for Newcastle–Brighton via North Downs25 Apr 2025
TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, SalisburyMelksham's rail service - where are we, on the anniversary of being Beechinged?18 Apr 2025
-Fifteen years of the Transwilts CRP17 Apr 2025
-Melksham Transport User Group AGM - 13th May 202513 Apr 2025
-The importance of reasonable connections 9 Apr 2025
-Re: It's not the train that's the problem... 2 Apr 2025
-Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2025 1 Apr 2025
-Re: [otd] 17th April 2010 - foundation meeting of TransWilts CRP17 Apr 2025
Heart of WessexStop orders as cover for cancelled services27 Apr 2025
-MOVED: Fratton to Bristol Temple Meads 3 Apr 2025
-Re: Celebrating 30 years of Wessex Wanderers Railway Walks 5 Apr 2025
-Re: Weymouth - station, facilities, improvements, events and incidents - merged posts26 Apr 2025
Portsmouth to CardiffFratton to Bristol Temple Meads 3 Apr 2025
-Re: Melksham to Salisbury via Devizes - moved topic, now the original quiz has been solved 9 Apr 2025
Bristol and Bath (WECA, now WEMCA)Points failure Bristol parkway area29 Apr 2025
-Bus gate fines make council £2.5m in 15 months - Cumberland Road, Bristol22 Apr 2025
-Headline - help is always available, 24 x 7 ... 10 Apr 2025
-First Bus announces 'phenomenal' new fleet around Bristol - April 2025 8 Apr 2025
-Thoughts on person being taken ill near (Trowbridge) Station 8 Apr 2025
-Re: Nailsea & Backwell station - access issues 4 Apr 2025
-Re: March 27th 2pm - Better Rail for Less Congestion and New Housing: MetroWest 2 Apr 2025
-Re: WECA becomes WEMCA in December 2024 and ongoing political issues (updated title) 3 Apr 2025
-Re: New station at North Filton - now named as 'Bristol Brabazon' - ongoing discussion 4 Apr 2025
-Re: Press release from Pilning 1 Apr 2025
-Re: Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts) 9 Apr 2025
Oxford, Didcot and Reading from the WestRe: New Oxford - Bristol direct service, ongoing developments and discussion12 Apr 2025
Shorter journeys in South and West WalesLow passenger numbers due to train unreliability 1 May 2025
-GWR services to Cardiff - slashed for the day / urgent bridge repairs20 Apr 2025
-did any one attend this rail event in Cardiff 3 Apr 2025
-Re: South East Wales Transport Commission 4 Apr 2025
Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and SouthRe: Delays on Devon services - merged posts, ongoing discussion12 Apr 2025
Shorter journeys in Plymouth and CornwallService reduction - Coombe Junction 1 May 2025
-Gunnislake branch shut 15/04/202515 Apr 2025
-Thank goodness for a kettle!12 Apr 2025
-Re: Cornish mainline and branch line delays - ongoing discussion18 Apr 2025
-Re: St Erth station - facilities, footbridge, improvements, incidents and awards (merged posts)15 Apr 2025
Across the WestMay Timetable Change 1 May 2025
-Station car parks full.30 Apr 2025
-Experiences of a newcomer(?) to rail travel25 Apr 2025
-Across the South West over Easter - trains in pictures19 Apr 2025
-Firstgroup's rail division trading 'ahead of expectations'15 Apr 2025
-More than half of train travellers now use the railway for leisure14 Apr 2025
-are you uder 25, or know some who is under 25?12 Apr 2025
-Nottingham to Bristol TM open access service proposed 2 Apr 2025
-Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2025 1 Apr 2025
-Re: Problems with Hitachi Intercity Express Trains - ongoing discussion since 202223 Apr 2025
-Re: When will all stations be "fully accessible"?11 Apr 2025
-Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion12 Apr 2025
-Re: Great Western Railway: on-board catering, buffets, Travelling Chef, Pullman - ongoing discussion13 Apr 2025
Campaigns for new and improved servicesShipping services across the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel28 Apr 2025
-Idea(s) for 1st April ... 1 Apr 2025
-Re: Northumberland Line - reopened December 2024, further developments possible12 Apr 2025
-Re: Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion 9 Apr 2025
The Lighter SideWhere was I today 22.4.25?22 Apr 2025
-The ladies plus Dave13 Apr 2025
-Probably one of the ugliest dolls I have seen around12 Apr 2025
-Can a penguin fly a helicopter? 10 Apr 2025
-What an odd time. 6 Apr 2025
-Re: Jethro14 Apr 2025
-Re: Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles 9 Apr 2025
-Re: Most remote stations.... 3 Apr 2025
-Re: Squirrels - red, grey or albino, on the railways or otherwise - ongoing discussion 1 May 2025
The West - but NOT trains in the WestWhat do people think about Grand Pier price rise? Weston-super-Mare, April 2025 6 Apr 2025
-Re: Paddington bear on a bench: they are vandalised and repaired 7 Apr 2025
-Re: Golfing by Train10 Apr 2025
-RNLI station celebrates 10 years of saving lives - Portishead, April 202519 Apr 2025
Diary - what's happening when?Walk to Pilning and return by train - 3rd May 202529 Apr 2025
-Heritage railway exhibition visits Bristol Temple Meads 9 Apr 2025
-MOVED: did any one attend the Metro west event in Chippenham 2 Apr 2025
-Re: West Wiltshire Rail User Group - provisional meetings for 2025 9 Apr 2025
-Re: Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 4 - planning until 2038 - consultation30 Apr 2025
Swindon to Gloucester / CheltenhamGloucester station needs an east-facing bay platform25 Apr 2025
Looking forward - the next 2, 5, 10 and 20 yearsRe: Open consultation - A railway fit for Britain's future - closes 15th April 202517 Apr 2025
-Re: Project Churchward - future regional fleet for the West, new rolling stock to replace DMUs 1 Apr 2025
-Re: 10 Reasons that rail investment should continue18 Apr 2025
South Western servicesSalisbury Station, 2025 edition20 Apr 2025
-New Sunday and Bank Holiday buses Axminster station - Seaton - Beer 16 Apr 2025
-Re: 25th May 2025 - SWR Franchise expires and services Nationalised12 Apr 2025
-Re: South Western Railways Waterloo - Bristol services axed 8 Apr 2025
Cross Country servicesDelays because of a points failure between Bristol Parkway and Yate 30/04/202530 Apr 2025
-Crosscountry axe UK's longest direct rail route10 Apr 2025
-How do I reserve a seat on a Cross Country train with an Interrail pass? 6 Apr 2025
Chiltern Railways servicesChiltern Railways: an update on rolling stock / services28 Apr 2025
Transport for LondonPriority seats redesigned for London transport - April 202528 Apr 2025
-Doublebagging, Rawdoggers, Barebackers28 Apr 2025
-Intoxicated person plan needed on Tube - coroner, April 202525 Apr 2025
-Single scheme needed? So people know to show xtra consideration14 Apr 2025
-Woman punched on Tube 'failed by emergency system' - Victoria Line, 27 Mar 2025 3 Apr 2025
Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractionsSteam excursion - except there's much more diesel than steam! 1 May 2025
-Heritage v national network - some personal thoughts22 Apr 2025
-Yeovil Railway Centre - South chord project21 Apr 2025
-Re: Steam trains now not to return at Severn Beach - updated topic, Nov 202518 Apr 2025
-Re: Bath Two Tunnels Greenway 6 Apr 2025
-Re: Brighton Belle - Victoria Station in London to Brighton30 Apr 2025
-Re: "Save the Last Remaining British Rail Hovercraft from Destruction" 1 May 2025
-Re: Plym Valley Railway - Marsh Mills to Plym Bridge - merged posts13 Apr 2025
-Re: West Somerset Railway - Bishops Lydeard, near Taunton, to Minehead15 Apr 2025
Media about railways, and other means of transport Twyford to Bucklebury - a "quick carriage ride"? And Reading taxi fares.28 Apr 2025
-Re: Rail programmes, Sunday 3 May 2020 9 Apr 2025
-Re: BBC TV Licensing - ongoing discussion25 Apr 2025
Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with themLonger distance canal walks - public transport for one way section returns29 Apr 2025
-Re: Daily Mile - coming to Melksham for April 3 Apr 2025
-Re: Changes to the Highway Code 1 Apr 2025
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomRe: Weather updates from across the UK, with implications for infrastructure - ongoing discussion, 202529 Apr 2025
-Nantwich footbridge to be restored, not replaced - Network Rail confirm25 Apr 2025
-Routing / Any Permitted / Easements25 Apr 2025
-Eyesight rules for motorists unsafe, says coroner 19 Apr 2025
-Easter travel disruption expected on rail and roads - April 202518 Apr 2025
-The importance of reliability13 Apr 2025
-Light aircraft crashes into Isle of Wight holiday park - 12 April 202512 Apr 2025
-Children on railway tracks prompt safety review - Ferring, West Sussex, Apr 202510 Apr 2025
-Lake District plan for small waters motorboat ban - April 2025 9 Apr 2025
-London Liverpool Street Station revised planning application 8 Apr 2025
-Mum run over trying to get on bus that left early - Nottingham, 22 October 2024 7 Apr 2025
-Gordon Pettitt 12/04/34 - 31/03/25 3 Apr 2025
-Train missed staff by seconds after location mix-up - Alfreton, 27 Nov 2024 3 Apr 2025
-Man shot dead by police at Milton Keynes Railway Station - 1 April 2025 1 Apr 2025
-Three die in west London crash between car and bus - Feltham, 31 March 2025 1 Apr 2025
-Re: Spare parts issue stops trains 1 Apr 2025
-Re: 3 people, including a child, die in house fire at converted rail station, Rushton, Kettering - March 2025 1 Apr 2025
-Re: Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal - water shortage, March 2025 5 Apr 2025
-Re: "Long Products"... Steel Rail.12 Apr 2025
-Re: Collision between two trains at Llanbrynmair, in Powys, Wales - 21 October 202430 Apr 2025
-Re: Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill12 Apr 2025
-Re: Driving licences and tests - ongoing discussion24 Apr 2025
-Re: Beggars on the railways27 Apr 2025
-Re: HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) - Government proposals, alternative routes, discussion25 Apr 2025
The Wider Picture OverseasThree people killed after shooting in Sweden - April 202529 Apr 2025
-Spain / Portugal power outage - 28 April 202528 Apr 2025
-Czech Catering. 27 Apr 2025
-Four dead in cable car crash south of Naples, Italy - 17 April 202517 Apr 2025
-Frecciarossa929614 Apr 2025
-Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hours 8 Apr 2025
-[otd] 8th April 1982 - High Speed Train enters traffic in Australia 8 Apr 2025
-Re: Solar panels between the rails in Switzerland26 Apr 2025
-things that annoy passengers in Queensland,Australia 5 Apr 2025
Railway History and related topicsInaugural nonstop run Kings Cross to Edinburgh - 1st May 1928 1 May 2025
-[otd] 22nd April 202522 Apr 2025
-Boxford station/bus shelter - Lambourn Vally Railway 5 Apr 2025
-Blue plaque for GWR's first locomotive driver. 4 Apr 2025
-185 years of Reading Station 3 Apr 2025
-On this day. South Australia's triple decker train experiment. 1 Apr 2025
-Re: Standardisation of Time and the Railway Clearing House25 Apr 2025
-Station Jim’s whereabouts28 Apr 2025
-Re: New board - for history and models23 Apr 2025
-Re: The Cheddar Valley Lost Railway - the 'Strawberry Line' from Yatton to Cheddar and beyond15 Apr 2025
 
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