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18/05/24 - BRTA Westbury
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17/08/24 - Bus to Imber

On this day
3rd May (2018)

~ Just one working lower quadrant distant signal left (link)

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Banned driver missed train by 8 seconds as he fled from police	bobm	3	3254	June 13, 2017, 21:06:14 by SandTEngineer
Cancellations 1G14 and 1W01	want2workrail	3	2722	August 19, 2018, 16:30:25 by CMRail
Platform 2 at Swindon	Railfriend	3	4053	March 17, 2010, 20:08:36 by John R
Bizarre News Report on Gloucestershire Live	PhilWakely	3	3360	February 27, 2018, 11:55:09 by ChrisB
Gloucester: Great Western Railway & Arriva Trains Wales worst for delays	Chris from Nailsea	3	12405	August 08, 2016, 10:21:17 by Charles T
Non Passenger Train Derailment Between Gloucester And Stonehouse (19/09/2008)	Lee	3	4853	September 19, 2008, 22:21:46 by Lee
SWT 158 Golden Valley	phile	4	7375	January 20, 2019, 19:08:36 by phile
Swapping Platforms at Swindon	ellendune	4	4250	August 15, 2011, 15:21:27 by bobbyorson
Short train (Feb 14)	Worcester_Passenger	4	2581	February 14, 2012, 20:40:42 by fatcontroller
ITV west news on Thursday about Stonehouse	infoman	4	2258	December 30, 2021, 22:09:32 by johnneyw
More disruption in the Gloucester area. 17th October 2013	JayMac	4	3807	October 17, 2013, 19:42:23 by AMLAG
Stroud train station gets ^150,000 upgrade	Chris from Nailsea	4	3490	June 07, 2012, 17:38:31 by 81F
Stroud route half-term closure	willc	5	5160	October 25, 2009, 20:44:00 by Chris from Nailsea
Sad news from Kemble - death of Malcolm Van Nuil	dog box	5	5289	January 31, 2010, 22:40:52 by Chris from Nailsea
Train Manager last to know	bobm	5	5763	April 13, 2011, 09:52:42 by ChrisB
Swindon shambles - it's cancelled, then it isn't, then it is again!	quedgeley2002	5	5871	September 09, 2011, 19:47:15 by ChrisB
Station improvements at Stonehouse	bobm	5	7446	September 30, 2018, 17:15:03 by Bmblbzzz
The Cheltenham Spa Sprinter	grahame	5	3599	February 26, 2018, 20:55:00 by rogerw
05:40 Cheltenham Spa - London Paddington cancellations	martyjon	5	6684	September 03, 2007, 17:25:02 by Timmer
Platform work to delay Paddington to Cheltenham trains	Andypandy	6	6297	April 13, 2013, 21:27:42 by Chris from Nailsea