A collision occurred and part of the footbridge landed on the train, which included a guard’s van carrying railway volunteers. There were no injuries.

..., then it has done its job very well.

...a railway wagon designed for that purpose...

Assume this is in addition not instead of the current GWR service that comes up the M5 corridor to Cardiff?
Is there space in the timetable for additional services?

TfW said its two-hourly service has been timed to fit between GWR trains “to maximise passenger journey opportunities over this section of the route as well as the direct connectivity for passengers travelling to/from the west of Cardiff”.

Rail magazine published an article saying TFW planning to start a 2 hourly service between West wales/Cardiff to Bristol Temple meads from September 2026.

Service will seve Newport,  Severn tunnel junction,  filton Abbey Wood and Stapleton road  using  197/0's

https://www.railmagazine.com/news/transport-for-wales-plans-new-bristol-temple-meads-service

Follow up article on the BBC

As in 'No more off-peak', apparently. LNER spokesperson pushing the principle that advance fares replace pay-on-the-day.

Telegraph article: paywalled but here's an archive dot is link.

Mark

https://archive.is/xSgqi

Boats have been left stranded due to low water levels in a canal following the summer drought.

The Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal has been closed since 16 June by the Canal and River Trust.

According to the The Aylesbury Canal Society boats have not been able to leave the drydock while others have remained stuck in the canal.

Dale Canfield, from the Canal and River Trust, said the waterway is more than 200 years old and needs more investment to keep up with maintenance.

Four reservoirs supply the Grand Union Canal but a lack of rain has left them without water, meaning the canals cannot be topped up.

Nick Coolican-Smith, the chairman of the Aylesbury Canal Society, said the business could lose at least £10,000 as a result of the closure.

He said :"We've lost probably tens of thousands: boat cancellations, about a dozen dock bookings cancelled or postponed, and then the ripple effect to guys who come and work here on the boats or paint the boats. A lot of people's holidays have gone out the window. A lot of people trying to get their boats back from holiday and are stuck in various places. In some places are rows of boats just sat on the bottom of the canal, leaning sideways... They are stuck there indefinitely. Nothing they can do."

He added that while there are usually water problems in September, it was unusual to experience issues from June. "The last time it was like this, I am told, is 1976," he said.

Mr Canfield said: "It needs a huge investment to deal with the leaks, with all the problems we have got and then to maintain keeping navigation open which we'd all love to do. But there isn't the funding and the resource currently to do that."

A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spokesperson said: "Our canals provide a wide range of benefits, such as connecting people to nature. That is why we are investing more than £480m of grant funding to the Canal and River Trust between now and 2037 to support the essential infrastructure maintenance of our much-valued waterways."

09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:28

09:46 Westbury to Swindon due 10:28 was terminated at Chippenham.
It will no longer call at Swindon.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

11:05 Swindon to Westbury due 11:47

11:05 Swindon to Westbury due 11:47 will be started from Chippenham.
It will no longer call at Swindon.
This is due to a fault with the signalling system.

Scotland scraps peak rail fares - will the rest of the UK follow?

And as shown on the last image a second IET called just over an hour later, followed by a third shortly after 7pm.  All heading towards Swindon.  One also called at Chippenham. More details on the main TW disruption thread. 

Yes, that's right, apparently: from the BBC.

The young lad should still be urgently advised not to travel on to Minehead. Lest he be met by Earl, 'a neighbour's cat' there, at least.

CfN. 

   Final plans to turn a station into an operational railway and museum have been given the go ahead.
Dorset Council has approved a change of use proposal for Shillingstone station, submitted by North Dorset Railway.
The green light for the 2.3 hectare (5.6 acre) former railway station comes after a 20-year development programme and is the final stage before it can start regular steam and diesel services.
The railway is currently only open to the public three days a week, with occasional bank holiday opening times.
Locomotive movements are currently restricted to days when rolling stock has to be moved for display purposes, exhibition, or training purposes.
The railway group hopes continued improvements to the site will increase visitor footfall in the station café and shop, which helps fund 780m (2,559ft) of track.
A statement from the group said: "Our intention through this application is to be able to run passenger services over the full length of the site.
"Over the last 20 years it has become more than just a heritage railway and museum. It is now a community-based hub in the heart of North Dorset which provides a place for young and old to meet and share interests.
"The proposed change of use would allow greater social, educational and training opportunities for all. It would enhance the railway's attraction as a visitor destination as well as giving enormous pleasure and satisfaction to its volunteers."
It is anticipated trains will run from the station platform eastwards, over the bridge and then return to the station.
The group initially plans to run a small steam locomotive, built in 1960, for passenger services and a diesel locomotive, built in 1959.

Tucked away on a watercress farm is a unique piece of history.

Dodding's Farm in Bere Regis, Dorset, is home to what is thought to be the last surviving agricultural railway in the UK.

Up until 2023, the miniature locomotive, called the Watercress Queen, had been going to-and-fro on a raised platform above the beds.

But as the train turns 100 the future of the little machine is now uncertain.