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THE STATE OF OUR TRAINS! « 1 2 »	Commuting Bookworm	16	13387	September 26, 2008, 22:20:40 by Chris from Nailsea
passengers overcharged « 1 2 »	bigdaz	15	11286	October 28, 2011, 15:46:55 by hornbeam
Turbo destination screens	GWR 158	14	4991	January 31, 2022, 16:32:22 by Worcester_Passenger
Consultation: Western Rail Link to Heathrow (11/5/2018 - 22/6/2018)	didcotdean	14	10857	December 10, 2018, 23:13:48 by eightonedee
53 train stations to benefit from tap-in tap-out rollout	Red Squirrel	14	2716	July 04, 2023, 19:27:13 by ChrisB
GWR Class 387 Introduction and impact on Greenford Branch services	W5tRailfinder	14	16008	February 28, 2016, 15:45:31 by stuving
Security on the Station Platform	Commuting Bookworm	13	9645	January 24, 2011, 11:44:21 by broadgage
Slough - Windsor service disruption 11/7/19	CyclingSid	13	22293	August 18, 2019, 07:44:12 by CyclingSid
Broken down train between Reading and Basingstoke causing problems (24/4/2012)	Chris from Nailsea	12	11535	April 30, 2012, 20:47:12 by bobm
Walking between Marlow and Henley	TonyN	12	5663	June 22, 2021, 16:05:58 by froome
Irritating signalling decision	Jason	11	8029	September 26, 2018, 19:58:41 by broadgage
Thames Valley branches - are to be electrified	paul7575	11	10872	July 20, 2012, 18:54:09 by Electric train
New rail link for Maidenhead to High Wycombe	Electric train	11	11852	November 06, 2009, 19:43:17 by Chris from Nailsea
Maidenhead to Marlow - timetable and user group from 1986/7	grahame	11	6039	April 11, 2020, 10:02:08 by stuving
Another new station on the Reading-Basingstoke line?	Marlburian	10	6547	January 13, 2020, 13:09:41 by Reading General
Information updates when a train gets into difficulties	Commuting Bookworm	10	7528	November 04, 2010, 08:26:10 by Commuting Bookworm
Mortimer station works	Jason	10	11358	July 17, 2018, 12:39:00 by Jason
Henley Regatta Service - 2022	bobm	10	3914	July 02, 2022, 12:29:24 by TaplowGreen
Electrification confirmed	paul7575	9	10759	July 16, 2012, 20:48:59 by IndustryInsider
Crew shortages - Thames Valley Branches	grahame	9	7047	November 02, 2019, 23:29:12 by IndustryInsider