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New and continued public topics from 1 Feb 2020 to 1 Mar 2020 inclusive
Who's who on Western railwaysHeroes of WW2 to be honoured in train namings 9 Feb 2020
-Re: ACoRP rebranding to the "Community Rail Network"17 Feb 2020
Smoke and MirrorsDelay Attribution codes11 Feb 2020
-Re: Trains reversing beyond the station21 Feb 2020
Fare's FairWhat's the difference "Any Time ticket" and "Peak ticket"29 Feb 2020
-Random Ticket question19 Feb 2020
-Delay repay with Freedom Travelpass?19 Feb 2020
-Mobile ticket app no longer stays open 7 Feb 2020
-Railcard website failure left / leaves people without the ability to renew 5 Feb 2020
-Re: Contactless Payment on GWR services to Reading 4 Feb 2020
-Re: What counts as PM off peak?18 Feb 2020
-Re: Some thoughts on Delay Repay 9 Feb 2020
-Re: And the best of luck to the Williams Fares Review…22 Feb 2020
-Re: London to Amsterdam from £35 ... but more expensive to come back 5 Feb 2020
Buses and other ways to travelHeathrow expansion27 Feb 2020
-Melksham to London for free - but taking how long?24 Feb 2020
-Somerset Transport Campaigners - help needed24 Feb 2020
-Could Calne, Malmesbury and Marlborough become "transport deserts"?20 Feb 2020
-22 miles, up to 2 hours. Multiple providers with no common timetable or fares17 Feb 2020
-Vision for the next decade(s) - Melksham14 Feb 2020
-Somerset Climate Emergency - info on transport ideas needed14 Feb 2020
-Bristol Airport11 Feb 2020
-BA Flight beats transatlantic record10 Feb 2020
-Trolley buses 8 Feb 2020
-"A better deal for bus users" - DfT 6 Feb 2020
-Railway Station bus stops ... but with no or few buses 4 Feb 2020
-Re: Changes to bus services – Bath to Melksham and Melksham area 3 Feb 2020
-Re: Accessible travel during rail replacement services (buses and coaches) 1 Mar 2020
-Re: Severn Bridge tolls12 Feb 2020
Your rights and redressRail Replacement bus services27 Feb 2020
-it’s everyone’s journey’26 Feb 2020
-Re: Not happy with Heathrow Express... 6 Feb 2020
London to ReadingSecret Reading Timings - Why?24 Feb 2020
-"Treated worse than cattle"20 Feb 2020
-Another bridge strike - this one at Burnham19 Feb 2020
-Re: 7.01 from Maidenhead to Paddington 3 Feb 2020
London to Kennet ValleyMidgham Station20 Feb 2020
-But all Newbury trains USED to stop at Theale!16 Feb 2020
-Cancellation of Semi-fasts affecting Pewsey, Westbury, Castle Cary10 Feb 2020
-Re: Devizes 52-year wait for train station could end 5 Feb 2020
London to Didcot, Oxford and BanburyCar parking at Tilehurst19 Feb 2020
-Re: 0740 Reading to Oxford - timekeeping since 15/12 change 7 Feb 2020
-Re: Trimode cl 769 to operate Reading to Oxford and Gatwick.13 Feb 2020
London to Swindon and BristolGeneral Information - London to Swindon and Bristol (2.2020 refresh)25 Feb 2020
-Tree on OLE - Wooton Bassett to Chippenham 20 Feb 202020 Feb 2020
-Re: London to Swindon and Bristol - General Information25 Feb 2020
London to South WalesRe: Extra Stop at STJ 7 Feb 2020
London to the WestNight Riviera23 Feb 2020
-Worcester to Taunton 3 Feb 2020
-Person hit by a train 3rd February 3 Feb 2020
-Re: Dawlish - permanent resilience work - ongoing discussions22 Feb 2020
Thames Valley BranchesReading - Basingstoke 20/02/202020 Feb 2020
London to the Cotswolds Bad business at EVesham Signalbox13 Feb 2020
-Re: Report backs £200m Cotswold Line upgrade 1 Feb 2020
-Re: Cotswold Line - 2020 cancellation and amendments log 2 Feb 2020
-Re: Worcestershire Parkway Station project - ongoing discussion 4 Feb 2020
North Downs LineThe Chilworth Chicken27 Feb 2020
-Delivery of 769s13 Feb 2020
-Re: Works at Sandhurst station from November 2019 5 Feb 2020
TransWilts lineDILTON MARSH - train services while Salisbury to Romsey line is blocked27 Feb 2020
-13th May 1985 to 13th May 2020 - Melksham Station reborn 6 Feb 2020
-Re: 2020 - TransWilts cancellation and amendment log 1 Feb 2020
-Re: What a difference a decade makes12 Feb 2020
-Re: Looking ahead - public data from TransWilts meeting earlier this week 1 Feb 2020
Heart of WessexWeymouth tramway-the final curtain?15 Feb 2020
-Re: Passengers to get faster journeys between Somerset and Dorset 6 Feb 2020
-Re: Parry people mover for Pen Mill To Yeovil Junction tains23 Feb 2020
Portsmouth to CardiffLandslip between Salisbury and Romsey18 Feb 2020
-Is this really the same train any longer??16 Feb 2020
-Re: Brightons gone again 19 Feb 2020
Bristol (WECA) CommutersAccessibility improvements26 Feb 2020
-Not much left17 Feb 2020
-WECA considers tolls14 Feb 2020
-WECA Bus Strategy Consultation 3 Feb 2020
-Re: Bristol Underground System. Still on the cards?18 Feb 2020
-Re: Petition - Reopen Pilning Station's 2nd platform and make it a request stop13 Feb 2020
-Re: Bristol Clean Air Zone proposals 2 Feb 2020
-Re: Temple Quarter, Bristol 9 Feb 2020
-Re: 6th April 2019 - RailFuture Severnside AGM 1 Feb 2020
-Re: Severn Beach Line; trains, performance, tickets and usage 9 Feb 2020
-Re: Metrowest Status20 Feb 2020
-Re: Four track for Filton Bank - ongoing discussion25 Feb 2020
-Re: Bristol Temple Meads Station redevelopment 5 Feb 2020
Wales local journeysMore seats for 3 years, but then fewer - Welsh Valley Trains.23 Feb 2020
-Welsh stations - Railway passenger growth reaches 11-year high23 Feb 2020
-Re: Electric buses: Why were trolleybuses ever scrapped?28 Feb 2020
Shorter journeys in DevonRe: Review of new Barnstaple line trains 1 Feb 2020
Plymouth and CornwallTruro - Penzance and St Erth - St Ives, trains replaced by buses, 15-23 Feb 2020 9 Feb 2020
-Re: Please assist with despatch.18 Feb 2020
Across the WestCrystal ball - will coronavirus effect our travel (public and private)?24 Feb 2020
-Senior manager convicted of fraud 18 Feb 2020
-Storm Dennis - 15th/16th Feb 202013 Feb 2020
-How long does it take to fix?11 Feb 2020
-Storm Ciara -Sunday 9th Feb. 8 Feb 2020
-Snagging - where are timetable tweaks needed? 4 Feb 2020
-Re: My final ride on a full length HST? 6 Feb 2020
-Re: Brizzle Arenal....where to mi babber ?13 Feb 2020
-Re: IETs into passenger service from 16 Oct 2017 and subsequent performance issues 1 Feb 2020
-Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway since September 2017 - ongoing discussion 8 Feb 2020
-Re: GWR Performance Figures14 Feb 2020
-Re: Problems with the Night Riviera sleeper - December 2014 onwards10 Feb 2020
-Re: Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption elsewhere - ongoing, since Oct 2014 5 Feb 2020
-Re: Reading Station improvements 1 Mar 2020
Campaigns for new and improved servicesRunning a meeting? 16 Feb 2020
-Re: Radstock to Frome (and Westbury?) Railway news26 Feb 2020
-Re: Minehead Rail Link Group21 Feb 2020
-Re: Reopening former rail line between Hythe and Totton - ongoing discussion, merged topic21 Feb 2020
-Re: Heathfield Branch Line - freight use and campaign to restore passenger services29 Feb 2020
-Re: Reopening Cullompton and Wellington stations (merged topic)23 Feb 2020
-Re: Okehampton-Tavistock. Discussion on reopening and potential use as a diversionary route 6 Feb 2020
-Re: East - West Rail update (Oxford to Bedford) - ongoing discussion 4 Feb 2020
-Re: Campaign for Tavistock reopening 9 Feb 2020
-Re: Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion 2 Feb 2020
News, Help and AssistanceEspresso - undiluted monthly compendia 1 Mar 2020
-Every cloud has a silver lining16 Feb 2020
-Red Squirrel joins the admin team 6 Feb 2020
-Publications - mirroring dated and line specific materials 6 Feb 2020
-Re: Quick Win outcomes - Coffee Shop AGM 6 Feb 2020
-Re: Server issues 3 Feb 2020
-Re: Some Site Statistics 1 Mar 2020
-Re: Cancellation map - what it's showing15 Feb 2020
The Lighter SideSome light mental exercise for a wet Thursday morning27 Feb 2020
-Not the "Course of old railway" that you would use for a ramble22 Feb 2020
-Where was Red Squirrel 197621 Feb 2020
-Chickens at Montpelier, cats at Huddersfield, ...19 Feb 2020
-Are you suffering Rolling Stock-holm syndrome?13 Feb 2020
-Who said what?13 Feb 2020
-Another delay in availability ... 9 Feb 2020
-Re: Stations with inappropriate names18 Feb 2020
The West - but NOT trains in the WestTransport focus wants bad road signs24 Feb 2020
-Unexpected traffic chaos near Melksham – what it costs, and how to deal with it19 Feb 2020
-Bath - Cleveland Bridge, Clean Air Zone, Diversions and effect14 Feb 2020
-Your home town as others really (really?) see it. 1 Feb 2020
Diary - what's happening when?Final Furlong Rail Tour - Saturday 28th March 202027 Feb 2020
-27th March 2020. Public Health + Sustainable Transport Summit, Bristol22 Feb 2020
-Network Rail sea wall model in Plymouth15 Feb 2020
-21st March 2020 - West Wilts Rail User Group, 30th Anniversary Dinner13 Feb 2020
-Railfuture Severnside - evening meeting, 4th June 2020, Westbury13 Feb 2020
-National Rail Awards - entries by 27.3, awards 17.9.2020 7 Feb 2020
-11th and 12th June 2020 - GWR Community Rail Conference 6 Feb 2020
-Extinction Rebellion UK - May 2020 1 Feb 2020
-Railfuture Severnside general meetings - 2020 1 Feb 2020
-Re: Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways - AGM13 Feb 2020
-Re: TravelWatch SouthWest - general meeting, 18th October 201929 Feb 2020
-Re: Imber bus day, Salisbury Plain15 Feb 2020
Looking forward - after Coronavirus to 2045Prediction of passenger numbers - train journeys to and from Melksham Station24 Feb 2020
-Friday 28th February 2020 - Greta Thunberg in Bristol.22 Feb 2020
-FirstGroup and Blu Wireless partnering to provide superfast 5G Wi-Fi on trains 20 Feb 2020
-Climate change survey, Somerset. Figures highlight TRANSPORT as main emitter20 Feb 2020
-Which projects in GWR land should apply for part of the £500 million?20 Feb 2020
-WECA Joint Local Transport Plan17 Feb 2020
-Electrification - even of thin long lines 8 Feb 2020
-Bristol City Centre to North Fringe Rapid Transit 2 Feb 2020
-Re: Derogations - allowing uncompliant stock still to be used in 2020 1 Feb 2020
-Re: WECA Alphabet Soup 1 Feb 2020
South Western servicesRomsey26 Feb 2020
-SWR forming independent customer council20 Feb 2020
-Easter 2020 work10 Feb 2020
-Improvement plan 5 Feb 2020
-Two metres too short 4 Feb 2020
-Commuters quit jobs as chaos on South Western Railway becomes too much for them 4 Feb 2020
-Re: Freightliner off the rails at Eastleigh. 1 Feb 2020
-Re: Planned Industrial Action24 Feb 2020
Cross Country servicesMOVED: Storm Ciara -Sunday 9th Feb. 9 Feb 2020
-Re: Scrapping HSTs instead of relieving voyagers 6 Feb 2020
Transport for LondonHump, but not quite Harrington13 Feb 2020
-Are London's railways falling apart? 4 Feb 2020
-Re: CrossRail 2 5 Feb 2020
-Re: Crossrail/Elizabeth Line. From construction to operation - ongoing discussion 7 Feb 2020
Heritage railway lines, Railtours, other rail based attractionsImagine you are responsible for a heritage railway - poll23 Feb 2020
-Bristol Harbour Railway 2 Feb 2020
-Re: Dartmoor Railway - Okehampton to Meldon Viaduct 7 Feb 2020
-Re: West Somerset Railway - heritage line, Bishops Lydeard to Minehead - merged topic, ongoing discu21 Feb 2020
Meet the ManagerUpcoming "Meet the Manager" sessions 6 Feb 2020
Media about railways, and other means of transportBBC live from Manchester Birmingham and Leeds 11 feb11 Feb 2020
-Walking Britain's Lost Railways 9 Feb 2020
Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with themRe: Unhappy of Melksham20 Feb 2020
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomWhite diesel to be required for railway use ?27 Feb 2020
-Level Crossing Collision on Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway 24/02/202024 Feb 2020
-Current unplanned service changes longer than a week20 Feb 2020
-UK’s most hated trains to run on Waverley route 9 Feb 2020
-"Distracted" Network Rail staff working from home caused rail near-miss 6 Feb 2020
-Government unveils £50m plan to create first all-electric bus town 6 Feb 2020
-Better ways of spending the HS2 money? 5 Feb 2020
-Re: Unreliable trains sap passenger satisfaction - Transport Focus 9 Feb 2020
-Re: Airport stations - a bus ride too far from the away? 1 Feb 2020
-Re: Arriva to lose Northern Franchise16 Feb 2020
-Re: Toilets on local trains - Liverpool discussion24 Feb 2020
-Re: Diary Of A Reasonably Frequent Rail User13 Feb 2020
-Re: HS2 - Government proposals, alternative routes and general discussion 3 Feb 2020
The Wider Picture OverseasTGV 01 retires27 Feb 2020
-Derailment near Melbourne, Australia 20 Feb 202020 Feb 2020
-USA / Railroad death rate18 Feb 2020
-Italian high-speed train derails near Livraga 6 Feb 2020
-Re: all Luxembourg public transport to become FREE 29 Feb 2020
-Re: Last stop for Philadelphia train station's flipping departures board26 Feb 2020

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