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22/05/24 - WWRUG / TransWilts update
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17/08/24 - Bus to Imber
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On this day
28th Apr (1996)

GNER franchise (Sea Containers) starts on ECML (*)

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Is the current London-South Wales timetable peculiarly inefficient?	jamestheredengine	8	3809	December 20, 2021, 10:55:46 by grahame
'As new' ^7.5m upgrade to Arriva Trains Wales fleet (BBC News 02/08/2010)	JayMac	10	8481	January 09, 2011, 23:25:40 by devon_metro
What's next for the Welsh bid for high-speed rail? (Guardian 04/08/10)	JayMac	4	3900	September 18, 2010, 10:51:14 by Rhydgaled
Cardiff Central is ^not worthy of a capital city^ (South Wales Echo 24/01/2011)	JayMac	10	6702	January 25, 2011, 08:28:12 by Jez
Shocking levels of crime at Wales^ railway stations (WalesOnline 25/07/2010)	JayMac	4	4546	July 25, 2010, 21:23:41 by Chris from Nailsea
Train driver forgot to stop at Didcot Parkway. (BBC News 12/03/2010) « 1 2 »	JayMac	21	12549	April 12, 2010, 21:15:05 by ChrisB
A bit of 'outside the box' thinking to avoid cancelling a service. « 1 2 »	JayMac	19	9613	February 26, 2010, 09:35:57 by readytostart
Story behind the 'shortcut to Wales' (Bristol Evening Post 19/08/2010)	JayMac	6	4536	August 21, 2010, 10:07:57 by smokey
2330 London Paddington to South Wales 02/11/2011. Reason for delay?	JayMac	2	3601	November 03, 2011, 18:08:54 by JayMac
Severn Tunnel problems 30th November 2011	JayMac	5	5623	December 02, 2011, 15:40:21 by phile
Collision between train and engineering trolley at Challow, 21st October 2021	JayMac	0	3776	November 19, 2021, 20:52:04 by JayMac
Flooding between Swindon and Bristol Parkway (30/04/2012)	JayMac	3	7516	July 18, 2017, 22:53:43 by martyjon
Bristol Parkway. 50 years young.	JayMac	10	4865	May 01, 2022, 10:48:34 by bobm
Cardiff Central to Ealing Broadway. National Rail & Red Spotted Hanky disagree	jdw.wor	2	5737	May 20, 2013, 19:43:12 by John R
Chaos at Cardiff this afternoon	Jez	3	3108	December 08, 2009, 21:01:49 by Jez
Chaos	Jim	0	3518	April 25, 2007, 07:25:34 by Jim
Cancelations due to Signal problems at Pad	Jim	0	3218	June 11, 2007, 16:00:19 by Jim
Major disruption tonight between Newport and Cardiff	John R	2	3015	November 28, 2009, 08:45:59 by John R
Severn Tunnel diversions eastbound	John R	0	2636	November 11, 2008, 16:03:56 by John R
Cardiff Bay Sunday service	John R	0	2651	November 20, 2008, 21:26:10 by John R