And how would his lordship recommend I get to the beach? Should I wait until Winter? Less chance of sun burn I suppose.

The new SoS has said that she met the unions to get a handle for herself….norhing I’ve seen about any instruction to TOCs^▸ (Train Operating Company) though.

On Wednesday, Ms Trevelyan told the BBC she wanted unions and train operators to "come together and find something that we can all live with".

She continued "nothing is ever perfect, negotiations are compromises, but what we need is for our customers, our passengers to be at the centre of everyone's decision making."

Since taking up her post last month, the Transport Secretary has met the leaders of the RMT^▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) and Aslef unions. She also told the BBC she would also meet the train companies over the next few weeks.

I'm not sure about locked - it claims content copying is allowed, but I got that to work on the phoito credits and on nothing else. I presume that the content was prepared as images and there is no text embedded at all, hence nothing to copy or search.

“We’re a different company so won’t be waiting for Scotrail to get back”.

15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58

15:14 Swindon to Westbury due 15:58 will be starting late from Swindon and is expected to be 7 minutes late.

This is due to the train departing late to maintain customer connections.

No doubt this could go on several threads, but here looks a good start. A public-spirited soul - JacobWrenn on railforums - has used FoI to get a copy of Network Rail's "Southern Region Decarbonisation Strategy" (dated August 2022). He's made it available to read on line here, but you can download the PDF from there too.

ref the June date,I presume that means June 2023?

Future of rail services between North Wales and London to be decided next week - with 'all options open'

Avanti are currently operating under Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements (ERMA) which were put in place by the Department for Transport during the pandemic. The current agreement is due to come to an end on October 16. This means a decision on the future of services on the route needs to be made by the end of next week.

UK^▸ (United Kingdom) Transport Minister Kevin Foster told MPs^▸ (Member of Parliament) that the UK Government is "considering all options" but that no final decision had yet been made. He added that Avanti is currently facing unprecedented challenges and is working to improve services for the benefit of all its passengers.

Avanti's problem stem from its reliance on workers carrying out overtime to run services. The industrial action has seen staff halt overtime which has left the company unable to staff all its routes - forcing it to cut services. The company has said that direct routes to North Wales will restart in December - when new staff complete their training

Caledonian Sleeper contract terminated after financial disagreement between operator Serco and Scottish Government

The outsourcing firm’s 15-year franchise until 2030 will be terminated in June, transport minister Jenny Gilruth announced on Wednesday.

She said she had rejected the company’s proposal to “rebase the franchise agreement” because it was not value for money.

Another tourist/heritage railway ticked off by Finn and I.

An application has been made by Grand Union Trains (GUT) for the right to operate a new intercity train service between Carmarthen and London Paddington.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR^» (Office of Rail and Road formerly Office of Rail Regulation - about)) is currently considering the application, which is for five return services each day and includes a commitment to build a new ‘parkway’ station at Felindre, north of Swansea. In February last year, the ORR rejected a proposal by Grand Union to operate a Cardiff to Paddington service.

Part 1 of the Inquiry is concerned with the investigation of the causes of the crash and the circumstances in which it occurred, lessons which should be drawn from what happened, and recommendations for the improvement of safety in the future.

This report relates to Part 2 of the Inquiry which was concerned, in regard to the railways, with the management of safety and the regulatory regime.

Lord Cullen’s inquiry report on the Ladbroke Grove rail accident in 1999 recommended the creation of an organisation to independently investigate railway accidents to improve safety. RAIB^▸ (Rail Accident Investigation Branch) became operational in October 2005 as the independent body for investigating accidents and incidents on mainline railways, metros, tramways and heritage railways throughout the UK^▸ (United Kingdom).

Given that the licence categories for these diddy-cars are derived from those for mopeds, and linked to those for heavier two- and three-wheelers, what (you may be asking) about electric motorbikes? Logically they must exist, or soon will, if not yet big sellers.

The nearest train station to Thorpe Park is Staines which is about 3 miles away from the theme park. Staines is served by regular South Western Railway services from London Waterloo and Reading.

From Staines Railway station The 950 Express Bus then operates to THORPE PARK Resort running every 15-20 minutes - details of which can be found in the Bus section below.

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15:32 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 17:05

15:32 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 17:05 will be terminated at Swindon.
It will no longer call at Chippenham, Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads.
This is due to industrial action.
Will be formed of 8 coaches. First class not available. Catering is not available.

16:33 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 18:10

16:33 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads due 18:10 will be cancelled.
This is due to industrial action.