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05/05/25 - Walk to Pilning
10/05/25 - BRTA Westbury
10/05/25 - Model Railway Show, Calne
13/05/25 - Melksham TUG / AGM

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1st May (1851)

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Next departures • Bristol Temple Meads • Bath Spa • Chippenham • Swindon • Didcot Parkway • Reading • London Paddington • Melksham
Exeter St Davids • Taunton • Westbury • Trowbridge • Bristol Parkway • Cardiff Central • Oxford • Cheltenham Spa • Birmingham New Street

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
0.125 of a 125?	grahame	4	4644	June 09, 2010, 18:24:55 by slippy
Fans fear rip-off over rail prices from Swindon to London (26 May 2010)	Chris from Nailsea	6	4290	May 26, 2010, 19:56:28 by JayMac
Line problem between Reading and Didcot Parkway (14 May 2010)	Chris from Nailsea	2	3413	May 15, 2010, 10:48:34 by Chris from Nailsea
Level Crossing Mayhem at Gloucester	G.Uard	9	6759	April 22, 2010, 16:54:47 by Chris from Nailsea
Lack of Buffet Cars « 1 2 »	John R	16	8937	April 01, 2010, 20:08:39 by mjones
Travelling Chef from Temple Meads? « 1 2 »	JayMac	16	9697	March 19, 2010, 18:58:55 by JayMac
10:30 BTM - Didcot Sat 13 Feb	The Grecian	13	9496	February 14, 2010, 18:33:57 by Chris from Nailsea
RE: HST Speed	pullman	11	9506	January 28, 2010, 21:45:26 by The Grecian
Honey I shrunk the 1st Class	John R	4	4038	January 12, 2010, 22:47:46 by inspector_blakey
Gas explosion near Bristol Temple Meads - 7 January 2010	matt_splatt	9	9212	January 12, 2010, 22:22:14 by Chris from Nailsea
"MP Michael Wills pays back expenses" - Swindon Advertiser (29/12/2009)	Lee	0	3958	December 29, 2009, 16:21:21 by Lee
Journey times between London and Bristol were shorter 20/30 years ago!	XPT	8	10731	October 15, 2009, 21:26:13 by stebbo
Wierd noises between Parkway and Swindon	JayMac	8	6562	October 11, 2009, 19:02:31 by Electric train
Breakdown delays	willc	5	4435	July 18, 2009, 20:35:59 by smithy
Peak Time CIS Failure @ Bristol Temple Meads 19/05/09	thetrout	4	5110	May 21, 2009, 00:46:57 by Chris from Nailsea
HST seens to be changing	Sion Bretton	14	7733	April 20, 2009, 23:40:56 by willc
Freedom Travelpass	Sion Bretton	0	3297	March 24, 2009, 19:59:15 by Sion Bretton
Will I get a seat from Bristol Parkway in the morning?	scoop	3	4293	March 03, 2009, 12:52:51 by scoop
Line problem between Reading and London Paddington	Timmer	1	3772	February 02, 2009, 11:03:24 by grahame
Line problem between Bath Spa and Swindon/Westbury	Timmer	0	2964	February 02, 2009, 07:05:23 by Timmer