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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Smoke and mirrors - circular referrals where everyone passed you on.	grahame	0	8465	July 29, 2018, 10:42:34 am by grahame
Disruption to rail replacement bus services	stuving	12	3770	October 05, 2022, 11:10:39 pm by Ralph Ayres
Marvellous what a rebrand can do ...	grahame	1	2327	July 18, 2022, 01:02:56 pm by eXPassenger
How much longer???	grahame	3	7311	February 25, 2022, 08:43:53 pm by IndustryInsider
Railway staff pawning people off with nonsense	Robin Summerhill	8	2928	January 29, 2022, 09:31:51 pm by Robin Summerhill
"Leisure Passenger - you don't matter"?	grahame	3	9149	October 25, 2021, 01:10:02 pm by ChrisB
"Check before travelling" they say - but where is best for that?	grahame	4	7317	September 06, 2021, 02:09:39 pm by ChrisB
Loading & ticketing. Suppress travel by making it *** to book with confidence « 1 2 3 »	grahame	35	18253	August 17, 2021, 06:24:23 pm by Sixty3Closure
A consultation (to tick boxes) or a consultation (to learn public views)?	grahame	0	2509	July 16, 2021, 04:03:18 pm by grahame
Thirty Six years on from George Orwell and Doublespeak	grahame	4	17828	December 19, 2020, 11:12:45 pm by REVUpminster
When should we stop analysing and do some doing?	grahame	11	12548	November 27, 2020, 06:10:55 pm by Bmblbzzz
Network Rail fined for allowing trains to use storm-damaged viaduct	grahame	6	3569	November 25, 2020, 07:08:53 pm by stuving
Open Windows on Trains to Stop Covid	eightf48544	12	7399	November 04, 2020, 09:17:33 am by grahame
Trains cancelled - why not catch the bus that was withdrawn in April?	grahame	0	7382	August 22, 2020, 09:20:07 am by grahame
Network rail switch to immediate payment terms	grahame	3	14014	April 03, 2020, 11:33:33 am by Electric train
GWR closing their contact centre	grahame	5	5746	March 29, 2020, 02:33:53 pm by Sixty3Closure
"Do not travel" say the providers of travel, and wanderings to lemon curd	grahame	0	4487	March 24, 2020, 02:47:36 pm by grahame
Accuracy of real time data « 1 2 »	grahame	19	7107	March 23, 2020, 10:45:58 am by Robin Summerhill
Trains reversing beyond the station « 1 2 3 4 »	grahame	45	28193	February 21, 2020, 01:36:31 pm by PhilWakely
Delay Attribution codes	grahame	1	5576	February 11, 2020, 05:46:49 am by TaplowGreen