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Coffee Shop - railway news
Public topics from 1 Aug to date
Public topics from 1 Aug to date
Introductions and chatAir conditioning on trains - apparently excessive sometimes - if working at all?14 Aug 2026
-Coffee Mugs - how would you choose your favourite?10 Aug 2026
-Homeward bound - thoughts at the end of an Interrail pass, 6 Aug 2026
-Hastings diesel on the Bluebell - August 2026 - visit and report 1 Aug 2026
-Re: Interrail trip 4 - the journey continues 3 Aug 2026
Smoke and MirrorsDelay Repay bouncing around 5 Aug 2026
Fare's FairMelksham to Bristol Parkway - no fare, mis-advertised, mis-sold, not corrected21 Aug 2026
-Inflation rate announced - a portent of next year's trains fares?19 Aug 2026
-Disabled bus pass hours to be extended to 24/7 from 1/4/202718 Aug 2026
-Burnham urged to extend railcard discounts to over 30s15 Aug 2026
-Online buying pitfalls12 Aug 2026
-'Surveillance pricing'. 9 Aug 2026
-16-17 Railcard - validity extension for 18 year olds 4 Aug 2026
-Off peak ticket, travel involves a connection, peak time services 1 Aug 2026
Buses and other ways to travelBath. Northgate Street / Broad Street changes from 202719 Aug 2026
-Melksham to [West/Market] Lavington and back by bus - user report, 15.8.2616 Aug 2026
-Electric Taxis - early ideas ahead of their time12 Aug 2026
-If you are rail staff, can you rely on the train to get to work? 9 Aug 2026
-Not just trains that suffer due to infrastructure issues 8 Aug 2026
-Bath to Melksham on a Sunday 3 Aug 2026
-Re: Electric Buses for Wiltshire18 Aug 2026
-Re: Caledonian MacBrayne ferries in Scotland18 Aug 2026
-Re: Bristol Airport - proposals for expansion, bus services and infrastructure - ongoing discussion 8 Aug 2026
-Re: 15th August 2026 - Buses to Imber, Wiltshire 9 Aug 2026
-Re: Ferries across waterways - whether by vehicle, foot or both (merged posts)23 Aug 2026
Your rights and redressIET's question 23 Aug 2026
-Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say11 Aug 2026
London to Swindon and Bristol29th Nov 2026 - GWR trains to/from Euston via East West Route12 Aug 2026
-2U14 1043 Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central 8th August 2026 8 Aug 2026
-Re: Paddington <-> Bristol: service updates and amendments - ongoing discussion 3 Aug 2026
London to South WalesLineside fire 01/08/2026 1 Aug 2026
-Re: Line closure Swindon - Bristol Parkway 6 July - 2 August & 8-9 Aug 3 Aug 2026
London to the WestTrack safety inspection between Pewsey and Westbury 12th August 202612 Aug 2026
-Re: Lifts at Swindon 6 Aug 2026
London to the CotswoldsRe: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026 3 Aug 2026
North Downs LineCrowthorne Station restoration project 6 Aug 2026
TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, SalisburyFrom around Europe - some lessons for Melksham and other towns?13 Aug 2026
-Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2026 2 Aug 2026
-Southampton Airport - flight changes 8 Aug 2026
Heart of WessexRe: Weymouth line cancellations 9 Aug 2026
-Re: Castle Cary station - services, incidents, facilities, car parking and awards (merged topic)21 Aug 2026
Portsmouth to CardiffThinning in hot weather13 Aug 2026
-Re: 2 car trains (again)17 Aug 2026
-Re: Cardiff -Portsmouth Engineering work 202613 Aug 2026
-Re: Dilton Marsh - platform, services and incidents (merged posts) 6 Aug 2026
Bristol and Bath (WECA, now WEMCA)An example that perhaps Bristol and Bath should follow? 2 Aug 2026
-Re: Buses in Bristol will no longer stop in Broadmead shopping area - 30 Aug 2026 1 Aug 2026
-Re: New station at North Filton - now named as 'Bristol Brabazon' - ongoing discussion14 Aug 2026
-Re: Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts)20 Aug 2026
Oxford, Didcot and Reading from the WestRe: New Oxford - Bristol direct service, ongoing developments and discussion12 Aug 2026
Shorter journeys in South and West WalesRe: The Railway network in Wales as it might have looked21 Aug 2026
-Re: Global Centre of Rail Excellence11 Aug 2026
Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and SouthPerson struck by train 1st August 2026 Devon 1 Aug 2026
-Re: Station fire at Paignton. Footbridge? 2 Aug 2026
-Re: Okehampton 1 Aug 2026
Shorter journeys in Plymouth and CornwallRTT blaming Europe?10 Aug 2026
-Railway Hotels, including Tregenna Castle, opened 5.8.1878 5 Aug 2026
-Re: Cornish mainline and branch line delays - ongoing discussion 8 Aug 2026
-Re: Newquay Line - services, incidents and improvements (merged posts)17 Aug 2026
Across the WestGWR IEP buffet trolley drinks question22 Aug 2026
-Cancellations today - what proportion of services?16 Aug 2026
-The Adelante fleet - what if they had remained in the South West?14 Aug 2026
-Hot weather - changes for 13th August 202612 Aug 2026
-Solar eclipse 12/08/2026 8 Aug 2026
-Re: 14 coach IET 1 Aug 2026
-Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026 4 Aug 2026
-Re: Class 175s to Great Western Railway (GWR) 6 Aug 2026
-Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion16 Aug 2026
-Re: Great Western Railway: on-board catering, buffets, Travelling Chef, Pullman - ongoing discussion 8 Aug 2026
-Re: Volo TV HST carriage18 Aug 2026
Campaigns for new and improved servicesMOVED: Virgin Cross Channel?17 Aug 2026
-Very Light Rail being looked at for disused Telford/Ironbridge line. 7 Aug 2026
-Re: What might have been - Westbury to Brussels and Swindon to Paris22 Aug 2026
-Re: Reopening former rail line between Hythe and Totton - ongoing discussion, merged topic 3 Aug 2026
News, Help and AssistanceOn this day in my younger years20 Aug 2026
-Impersonation scams14 Aug 2026
-On this day - August has been quieter times - anything to report? 2 Aug 2026
-Re: Espresso - undiluted monthly compendia22 Aug 2026
The Lighter SideRiver Bann: Is it a bus? Is it a boat? The former Citybus taking to the water23 Aug 2026
-Out of office replies18 Aug 2026
-Interesting "What3Words" 4 Aug 2026
-Looking and learning - but where? 1 Aug 2026
-Re: Cornwall - Trelawney, Trevithick, the miners and many others - Will Keating 7 Aug 2026
The West - but NOT trains in the WestThe unlikely vineyard inside a London railway station23 Aug 2026
-Education gap - South West England 6 Aug 2026
-The Second Severn Crossing's monorail: main span walkway + a pylon. 3 Aug 2026
-Room tax? Proposed by the new government plans 3 Aug 2026
-Re: Michael Bond CBE - 1926 -201723 Aug 2026
Diary - what's happening when?West Wilts Rail User Group - 16th September 2026 2 Aug 2026
-Re: Call for volunteers - 18th July 2026 - Walkers for Melksham Carnival 7 Aug 2026
-Re: 1st August 2026 - direct train Avonciff to Weymouth 2 Aug 2026
-Re: The People's Emergency - film, free, 27.5.2026 2 Aug 2026
Looking forward - the next 2, 5, 10 and 20 yearsNPPF revisions - more homes can be built near stations?19 Aug 2026
-Air conditioning at stations - what for the future?17 Aug 2026
-Wales 10 year tax exemption for EV chargers11 Aug 2026
-Re: Friday 28th February 2020 - Greta Thunberg in Bristol.14 Aug 2026
-Re: Virgin's rail involvement after their franchises end15 Aug 2026
South Western servicesDiesel trains at Woking to soon be replaced by electrics? 2 Aug 2026
-Re: West of England Line - Soil Moisture Deficit Update - 10 October 2025 6 Aug 2026
Cross Country servicesSunday 23/08/26 - No Crosscountry services23 Aug 2026
Chiltern Railways servicesRe: East West Rail Timetable 1 Aug 2026
Transport for LondonThe night tube, from 19th August 201619 Aug 2026
-Animals on the line on the Circle/District line17 Aug 2026
-10th August 2026 - Heathrow train reductions due to flooding11 Aug 2026
-[otd] 8th August (1898) - opening of the Waterloo and City line 1 Aug 2026
Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractionsLeighton Buzzard Railway told to replace 'flagmen' at road crossings17 Aug 2026
-Platform 24 3 Aug 2026
-Re: How do steam railways tackle lineside fire risks?19 Aug 2026
-Wilts & Berks Canal Trust - White Horse Reservoir Fighting Fund19 Aug 2026
-Re: Brighton Belle - Victoria Station in London to Brighton22 Aug 2026
-Re: Severn Valley Railway - heritage line, Worcestershire and Shropshire - merged posts 5 Aug 2026
Media about railways, and other means of transportMeet the Manager BBC Radio Cornwall 11th August 2026 11 Aug 2026
-Michael Portillo - live across the south and west - autumn 2026 and spring 2027 7 Aug 2026
Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with themRe: Walking - and the right to roam. 1 Aug 2026
-Re: Chippenham Railway Station and cycle parking 9 Aug 2026
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomBTP Officers referred to to Watchdog over Levy case22 Aug 2026
-Virgin Cross Channel?17 Aug 2026
-Kings Lynn - Ely Track circuit failure 14th August 202614 Aug 2026
-Two people dead after light aircraft crash - Gwynedd, 14 August 2026 14 Aug 2026
-Derailment, Wickford,14th August 202614 Aug 2026
-Lewes, East Sussex - derailment of train, 20 injured, 13 August 202613 Aug 2026
-Re: Basingstoke Canal dries up during drought - ongoing issue and discussion12 Aug 2026
-Birmingham Airport baggage issues leave hundreds without luggage - 8 August 2026 8 Aug 2026
-Newry - passengers 'stranded' at locked train station, 8 August 2026 8 Aug 2026
-Six-hour train services between London and Stirling running with no toilets 7 Aug 2026
-Major disruption on railways in northern England after Manchester power failure 6 Aug 2026
-Defining the Intercity brand 5 Aug 2026
-West Midlands boaters race against clock as drained canals close - August 2026 2 Aug 2026
-Re: Network Rail press release: passengers and luggage 1 Aug 2026
-Re: ScotRail apology as passengers unable to book tickets in app launch chaos 5 Aug 2026
-Re: Pigeons at railway stations causing problems 8 Aug 2026
-Re: RMT union plans rail strikes over train safety concerns at East Midlands Railway23 Aug 2026
-Re: Weather updates from across the UK and implications for infrastructure - 202610 Aug 2026
-Re: Shrewsbury train station bus stop suspended over safety concerns 5 Aug 2026
-Re: Inspiration Train - travelling exhibition marking 200 years of railways23 Aug 2026
-Re: Ryanair - routes, schedules, incidents and issues (merged posts)14 Aug 2026
-Re: WH Smith: their presence in railway stations and other locations - merged topics21 Aug 2026
-Re: Road markings and signs - various errors causing confusion, mirth and some concerns - merged pos 7 Aug 2026
-Re: Scottish Borders Railway - rebuilt Waverley Route link to Edinburgh18 Aug 2026
-Re: HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) - Government proposals, alternative routes, discussion12 Aug 2026
The Wider Picture OverseasJapan: Four workers dead after being hit by train, 20 August 202620 Aug 2026
-Twelve killed as Polish bus veers off Hungarian motorway - August 202616 Aug 2026
-A special Dutch problem on the line between Groningen and Zwolle 15 Aug 2026
-Would YOU ride a train from Istanbul to El Paso? 9 Aug 2026
-question how much damage was done to German rail stations in WW2? 6 Aug 2026
-To the Furthest Corner of Europe - By Interrail 3 Aug 2026
-Indonesia - Five dead, 41 missing, after ferry catches fire - 2 August 2026 2 Aug 2026
-Re: Finland - railway issues and developments - merged topics10 Aug 2026
Railway History and related topicsOld Wiltshire pictures19 Aug 2026
-[otd] 18th August 1911 - Industrial action by rail workers / Llanelli18 Aug 2026
-Railway Accident Photography 12 Aug 2026
-On This Day - 10 August - Hastings Cliff Railway opened 8 Aug 2026
-OTD - On This Day, 1 August (1925) - Wantage Tramway closed to passengers 1 Aug 2026
-Re: Cannington Viaduct visit weekend 1 Aug 2026
-Re: Flooding incident near Taff’s Well 30/07/2026 1 Aug 2026
 
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