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New and continued public topics from 1 Nov 2024 to 1 Dec 2024 inclusive
Introductions and chatMembers from Plymouth 2 Nov 2024
-Re: What is the "Coffee Shop"24 Nov 2024
-Re: Topic no. 20,00010 Nov 2024
Who's who on Western railwaysHeidi Alexander, Transport Secretary29 Nov 2024
-Louise Haigh, Transport Secretary until 28 Nov 202428 Nov 2024
-Beeching and Benson 8 Nov 2024
-Kemi Badenoch to lead Conservative Party. 2 Nov 2024
-Re: Peter Blackburn, RIP 6 Nov 2024
Smoke and Mirrorslies, damned lines and ontimetrains20 Nov 2024
-Re: How passengers can improve the railways - the Boris Johnson way22 Nov 2024
Fare's FairGWR Christmas 2024 restrictions29 Nov 2024
-Black Friday Interrail sale26 Nov 2024
-Off peak tickets for today valid on all trains tomorrow?25 Nov 2024
-Is this OK?19 Nov 2024
-c2c crack down on fare dodgers12 Nov 2024
-Make no mistake, the great train fare robbery is under way11 Nov 2024
-RMT v Trainline 7 Nov 2024
-Platform tickets 7 Nov 2024
-Railway Regulation Act, 1844 (1st November) - Parliamentary fares (and trains) 1 Nov 2024
-Re: BBC Breakfast news feature credit card size train tickets26 Nov 2024
-Re: Ticket Office Closure Consultation18 Nov 2024
-Re: GWR Smartcard - purchase non-season tickets? 1 Nov 2024
-Re: A Fare Comparison - Liverpool and Manchester Railway 183114 Nov 2024
-Re: Ticket Barrier accepting invalid ticket12 Nov 2024
-Re: Rail firms accused of misusing courts for ticket errors / fare evasion (merged posts)12 Nov 2024
-Re: Petition for mileage based fares22 Nov 2024
Buses and other ways to travelBath Bus Station christmas 2024 1 Dec 2024
-Set down only / pick up only stops27 Nov 2024
-Three arrested in Glasgow bus station evacuation - 20 Nov 202420 Nov 2024
-Two in hospital after bus roof 'taken off by tree' - Dagenham, 20 Nov 202420 Nov 2024
-Two more public transport studies for someone normally a car driver15 Nov 2024
-Six children rescued after bus crashes into ditch - Cambridgeshire, 14 Nov 202415 Nov 2024
-First Bus and FlixBus strike deal to expand services across South West11 Nov 2024
-A study of using public transport for someone newly arriving in Wiltshire 9 Nov 2024
-Double-decker bus crash leaves 13 people injured - Manchester, 9 Nov 2024 9 Nov 2024
-'Ghost buses' and cut services: Passengers complain as bus cap rises 9 Nov 2024
-Edinburgh - man killed in collision with bus, Saturday 2 November 2024 7 Nov 2024
-Bus firm defends officers after woman 'humiliated' 7 Nov 2024
-free bus travel for service personal 10/11 November 2024 6 Nov 2024
-Leeds City Bus station bosses apologise for 'terrible' smell 3 Nov 2024
-Re: a bus scam from Suffolk,think we had a similar one in the West country area 2 Nov 2024
-Re: Megabus launch new Plymouth - London route 4 Nov 2024
-Re: Ministers urged to extend £2 bus fare cap after refusing to commit to move19 Nov 2024
-Re: Isles of Scilly sea ferry and air services - merged posts19 Nov 2024
-a new green use for Bath bus station info desk? 6 Nov 2024
-Re: Ferries across waterways - whether by vehicle, foot or both (merged posts)18 Nov 2024
Your rights and redressAsk for Angela: Staff had no clue, says pub worker18 Nov 2024
-Passenger Charter - what I want 9 Nov 2024
London to ReadingElizabeth line operator loses bid to renew contract19 Nov 2024
-"Elizabeth Line Reading celebrated by adding £42bn to economy"19 Nov 2024
-Re: Reading station praised by commuters 19 Nov 2024
London to Kennet ValleyNewbury / flooding 25 Nov 2024
London to Didcot, Oxford and Banburyincident at Banbury station 7 Nov 2024
-Re: Oxford station - facilities, improvements, parking, incidents and events - merged posts12 Nov 2024
London to South Wales03:46 from Swansea to Paddington not running? 4 Nov 2024
London to the WestRe: Night Riviera - merged posts, ongoing discussion 1 Nov 2024
Thames Valley BranchesNew Marlow Branch video from Geoff Marshall18 Nov 2024
London to the CotswoldsRe: North Cotswold Line delays and cancellations - 2024 1 Nov 2024
-Evesham Station Footbridge14 Nov 2024
-Re: Cotswold Line Promotion Group (CLPG) - merged posts16 Nov 2024
North Downs LineRe: Advert - take the train to Gatwick. ALL the way from home to Gatwick!! 8 Nov 2024
TransWilts lineMelksham Transport User Group - Committee Plus - 19th December 202430 Nov 2024
-Christmas Light Switch on and Bus Stop Stall - Melksham, 7th December30 Nov 2024
-Wiltshire and nearby estimates of station usage from April 23 to March 2421 Nov 2024
-35 years since fall of the Berlin Wall ... and street art, and the A350 subway 9 Nov 2024
-Thingley Junction: how does it work? 8 Nov 2024
-Re: 0635 Salisbury - Worcester Foregate Str thru Melksham keeps running late 4 Nov 2024
-Re: Melksham Transport Group - rebirth, 25th October 2024, 14:30 and 18:3025 Nov 2024
-Re: Tues 17th to Thurs 19th September engineering works 8 Nov 2024
-Re: 2024 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury 1 Nov 2024
-Re: Go-Op Cooperative - proposals for additional rail services (merged posts)15 Nov 2024
Heart of WessexHeart of Wessex timetable 6 Nov 2024
-Re: Death of teenager on track between Weymouth and Dorchester, 23 March 202320 Nov 2024
-Heart of Wessex problems 21st November 202422 Nov 2024
Portsmouth to CardiffThe last 5 weeks24 Nov 2024
-very heavy loadings on Portsmouth bound services Saturday 7th December 2024 10 Nov 2024
-Re: Unisex (?) toilets at Southampton Central. 1 Nov 2024
-Re: West Wiltshire Rail User Group, 27th November 2024, Trowbridge 5 Nov 2024
-Re: Westbury - engineering works from 24th December 2024 for 30 days 6 Nov 2024
-Should Dilton Marsh be a request stop? Are the stopping stats "real"? 3 Nov 2024
Bristol (WECA) CommutersIn celebration of Scotland's patron saint30 Nov 2024
-Extra trains between Bristol and Bath for Bath Christmas Market this year?18 Nov 2024
-Rail replacement bus allegedly refused to take man in wheelchair 3 Nov 2024
-Re: Rail and road disruption warning due to works 3 Nov 2024
-Re: New station at Ashley Down, Bristol 1 Nov 2024
Oxford, Didcot and Reading from the WestLeaflets for the BRI-OXF service?29 Nov 2024
-Re: New Oxford - Bristol Service Starting Sept 14th 202416 Nov 2024
Shorter journeys in South and West WalesThe Railway network in Wales as it might have looked28 Nov 2024
-Virtual Quarry27 Nov 2024
-South Wales Valleys, 196325 Nov 2024
-New timetables - Transport for Wales - from 15th December 202420 Nov 2024
-756 Stadler Flirt tri-modes in service17 Nov 2024
-The passengers are revolting14 Nov 2024
-Re: 197s now in service16 Nov 2024
Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and SouthGuardian article including the Avocet line.28 Nov 2024
-Equipment Failure and Snow closure of EXD - Barnstaple and Okehampton 21112024 21 Nov 2024
-Re: Rails to Lyme Bay - just a single survivor28 Nov 2024
Shorter journeys in Plymouth and CornwallBallast slip at St Blazey extends closure of Newquay Line. 29 Nov 2024
-Are GWR HST's definitely finishing on Saturday 14th December?12 Nov 2024
-Mining in Cornwall 4 Nov 2024
-Is this Scilly? 1 Nov 2024
-Re: Mid Cornwall Metro - APPROVED 14 Nov 2024
-Re: St Erth station - facilities, footbridge, improvements, incidents and awards (merged posts) 4 Nov 2024
Across the WestLong Marston and IEPs30 Nov 2024
-Storm Conall to bring more rain to parts of England and Wales - 26 Nov 202426 Nov 2024
-Rain event 24/11/24 (Storm Bert)24 Nov 2024
-Winter timetable starts on 15th December 2024, summer on 17th May 202522 Nov 2024
-MOVED: 0635 Salisbury - Worcester Foregate Str thru Melksham keeps running late21 Nov 2024
-How would you like GWR to handle their inability to crew all trains timetabled?17 Nov 2024
-Poppies to Paddington - 11 Nov 2411 Nov 2024
-poppy wreaths to be place on London bound trains Monday 11 November 202410 Nov 2024
-Re: Bad weather warning, from the BBC, for this weekend26 Nov 2024
-Re: Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill 7 Nov 2024
-Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2024 6 Nov 2024
-Re: 175s to GWR28 Nov 2024
-Re: Old Oak Common/Paddington blockade, December 2024. Service changes, diverts, engineering etc17 Nov 2024
-Re: Live trackers28 Nov 2024
-Re: Aberthaw Power Station and Decarbonisation 9 Nov 2024
-Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion 1 Nov 2024
-Re: Conversion of the first composite Mk 3 3 Nov 2024
Campaigns for new and improved servicesAlong the corridor - Swindon to Bath - seeking inputs 8 Nov 2024
-Re: East - West Rail update (Oxford to Bedford) - ongoing discussion 1 Nov 2024
-Re: Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion, latest update 4 Nov 2024
News, Help and AssistanceTiger has indigestion - use lion, puma or cheetah instead! 1 Dec 2024
-Blue Sky - @greatwesternrailway.info and @passenger.chat16 Nov 2024
-Re: Coffee Shop forum Server load - ongoing issues, being resolved by grahame 17 Nov 2024
-Re: Server Outage - during the night until about 08:00, 18.1.202416 Nov 2024
-Re: Some Site Statistics 1 Nov 2024
The Lighter SideAQ01 - Multiple vehicles, mass transit 1 Dec 2024
-São Bento railway station (Portugal)29 Nov 2024
-Where was PhilW on 22/11/2422 Nov 2024
-Where was Red Squirrel 18/11/202420 Nov 2024
-Out and about today - 13th November 202413 Nov 2024
-Cycle jam in China, breakfast dumplings, wild haggis shooting, a scarlet tanager & fake zebras (renamed topic)11 Nov 2024
-"I'm singing on the train" - Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and TfL10 Nov 2024
-AI Generated Images 7 Nov 2024
-Re: Where was JayMac today, 30th October 2024? 1 Nov 2024
-a Christmas HST as a present? 3 Nov 2024
-Re: Clocks Back Quiz 1 Nov 2024
-Re: First it was squirrels.....19 Nov 2024
-Re: Five Go on A Great Western Adventure16 Nov 2024
-Re: RAF Lancaster bombers - merged posts 9 Nov 2024
-Re: Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles 6 Nov 2024
The West - but NOT trains in the WestRe: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm?27 Nov 2024
Diary - what's happening when?MOVED: Melksham Transport Group - rebirth, 25th October 2024, 14:30 and 18:3022 Nov 2024
-Re: Reimagine Travel in the West of England, 23 Nov 202422 Nov 2024
-Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 4 - planning until 2038 - consultation20 Nov 2024
-Travelling home for Christmas - and getting back afterwards! 7 Nov 2024
-Re: 21st November 2024 - publication date for rail usage stats21 Nov 2024
Looking forward - the next 5, 10 and 20 yearsETCS - European Train Control System26 Nov 2024
-08 shunting engine fuel conversion 10 Nov 2024
-RSSB - Sustainable Rail Blueprint 7 Nov 2024
-Population growth / Wiltshire. Do we need the extra uplift? How will we cope? 2 Nov 2024
-Re: Restoring Your Railway - Why cancel it, and should I sign a petition? 7 Nov 2024
-Re: Great Storm, 1703 - worse than today, or an event we need to plan for again26 Nov 2024
-Re: Rail franchise schedule update22 Nov 2024
South Western servicesRe: Salisbury Exeter Rail Users Group AGM November 202430 Nov 2024
-Brockenhurst to Lymington Pier: trains cancelled on day of rail line's reopening 4 Nov 2024
-Re: 28th November - Windsor Lion Auction24 Nov 2024
-Re: SWR's new Class 701 trains28 Nov 2024
-Re: Network Rail plan to close Tan Hill crossing and replace it with a footbridge27 Nov 2024
Cross Country servicesDirect Cardiff to Edinburgh service from 15th December12 Nov 2024
Transport for LondonTotal signalling and control systems failure on the Elizabeth Line 26/11/2427 Nov 2024
-London Overground lines to be given names and colours from Wednesday (20/11/24)19 Nov 2024
-Lord Blunkett injured in Tube platform gap fall - October 202417 Nov 2024
-More toilets for London 7 Nov 2024
Heritage railway lines, Railtours, other rail based attractionsBritannia...................30 Nov 2024
-Claughton Brickworks Ropeway12 Nov 2024
-Swanage steam railway to trial wi-fi service11 Nov 2024
-Tintern Station 1 Nov 2024
-Re: Bath Spa to Broadway and back 1 Dec 2024
-Re: Fancy dress / impersonation of staff / disability issues.22 Nov 2024
Media about railways, and other means of transportAI-Assisted Reporter30 Nov 2024
-Media news items where the presenter doesn't really understand the issue10 Nov 2024
-AI and images 5 Nov 2024
-Re: Least Used Station - London18 Nov 2024
Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with themTransport Secretary wants end to "perverse half cycle lanes"13 Nov 2024
-Problems on Bristol & Bath Railway Path13 Nov 2024
-APPGCW launches inquiry to help identify barriers to wider participation13 Nov 2024
-Shepton Mallet cycle rail bridge official opening day 8 Nov 2024
-Re: Cyclists - death toll on our roads30 Nov 2024
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomTrain derails 'inches from family's garden' - Kent, 28 Nov 202429 Nov 2024
-Electronic Travel Authorisation if coming in to the UK 27 Nov 2024
-Eurostar ski train26 Nov 2024
-Ticket machines - travel in the peak - grace periods24 Nov 2024
-Not quite ... misreporting of quietest stations24 Nov 2024
-Service running 30+ minutes early23 Nov 2024
-BTP phone number: changes to call charges22 Nov 2024
-Bridge bash statistics, from Network Rail - November 202422 Nov 2024
-ncredible new Thameslink 3D maps created showing London, Sussex and Bedfordshire19 Nov 2024
-Three Silly Bridges - East Croydon, Pilning, Patney and Chirton19 Nov 2024
-De-icer and empty trains to tackle snow disruption, North West England - November 202418 Nov 2024
-Walk to school over field and railway 'safe route' - Redhill, Surrey (Nov 2024)13 Nov 2024
-Passengers cannot consistantly rely on help points at stations, says ORR12 Nov 2024
-Train performance data to be displayed at stations12 Nov 2024
-Oral statement to Parliament11 Nov 2024
-Preparatory work underway for new Portadown to Derry train line 7 Nov 2024
-Platform 1 3 Nov 2024
-All train doors to close 40 seconds before departure at New Street 3 Nov 2024
-Catering for people travelling - 65 years since first motorway service area 2 Nov 2024
-Re: Collision between two trains at Llanbrynmair, in Powys, Wales - 21 October 2024 5 Nov 2024
-Re: Crackdown on traditional carriages threatens ‘Hogwarts Express’ trains24 Nov 2024
-Re: Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson forced to crawl off a train 7 Nov 2024
-Re: Railways: the use of social media11 Nov 2024
-Re: West Sussex: Railway worker plans to visit all Britain's stations in six weeks 7 Nov 2024
-Northern Rail - ongoing issues (merged posts)20 Nov 2024
-Re: Storing petrol24 Nov 2024
-Re: Helping staff to know who may need a bit of extra help16 Nov 2024
-Re: Not closed but strangled - Polesworth, Pilning and now Teeside Airport24 Nov 2024
-Re: Diary Of A Reasonably Frequent Rail User21 Nov 2024
-Re: HS2 - Government proposals, alternative routes and general discussion 7 Nov 2024
The Wider Picture OverseasDude - where's my bus - the Ottawa story30 Nov 2024
-Project bringing trains back to Navan before 2035 to begin25 Nov 2024
-Man has 500 bikes for Africa refused at port - Scotland, November 202423 Nov 2024
-A new Park and Ride Station for the Bernese Oberland, and other works. 12 Nov 2024
-... and you thought HS2 was difficult10 Nov 2024
-Pakistan railway bomb blast kills at least 25 - 9 Nov 2024 9 Nov 2024
-"13 dead" in rail station roof collapse, Serbia. 1 Nov 2024
-Re: Various high speed rail closures in Spain. 1 Nov 2024
-Missouri, USA - Line be open again by Monday ??? (July 2019)22 Nov 2024
-Re: Holding the handrail - advisory, or requirement?14 Nov 2024
Railway History and related topicsO. Winston Link and the 'Red Dragon' at Badminton11 Nov 2024
-[otd] 9th November 1839 - death at Box Tunnel 9 Nov 2024
-MOVED: Shepton Mallet cycle rail bridge official opening day 8 Nov 2024
-GCRailwayana Auction - 7th December 2024 7 Nov 2024
-GW Railwayana auction - 16th and 17th November 2024 7 Nov 2024
-Euston Arch and Great Hall, demolished 1961 (from 6th November) 6 Nov 2024
-On this day - Remembering one of the UK's worst rail crashes 6 Nov 2024
-When Bath Spa was mixed gauge... 5 Nov 2024
-MOVED: Members from Plymouth 2 Nov 2024
-Re: Longmoor Military Railway - to 31st October 1969 1 Nov 2024
-Re: Model Railway News - a closure and a cutback17 Nov 2024
-Re: Pilning Low Level to Severn Beach - closed 23rd November 196423 Nov 2024
-Re: [otd] 31st October 1980 - last run of night ferry 1 Nov 2024

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