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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Chilworth Chicken - memorial felled by accident during rail repairs	Gordon the Blue Engine	4	9703	September 29, 2025, 21:36:31 by Oxonhutch
Guildford to Gatwick no trains 14/09/25 - 27/09/25 inclusive	Fourbee	4	10227	August 03, 2025, 06:47:25 by Electric train
30 cancellations on the North Downs this morning « 1 2 »	grahame	16	5969	July 14, 2025, 15:35:06 by Fourbee
Grand Central applies for Newcastle–Brighton via North Downs	Richard Fairhurst	11	4778	April 26, 2025, 18:08:17 by Noggin
Level crossing at Ash station to be replaced by bridge	TonyN	4	11776	February 28, 2025, 05:50:31 by CyclingSid
MOVED: Wokingham level crossing closures to cause Reading to Bracknell disruption	Chris from Nailsea	0	645	February 27, 2025, 17:55:34 by Chris from Nailsea
Advert - take the train to Gatwick. ALL the way from home to Gatwick!! « 1 2 »	grahame	21	27021	November 23, 2024, 12:49:23 by TaplowGreen
Investigation after near miss at Farnborough crossing - May 2022	Marlburian	2	9240	September 27, 2024, 11:03:08 by Ralph Ayres
MOVED: A new threat to passengers....	Chris from Nailsea	0	1518	September 23, 2024, 17:47:19 by Chris from Nailsea
Monday 20th November	Fourbee	0	6280	November 20, 2023, 19:16:33 by Fourbee
Gatwick Airport railway station to get major upgrade	Chris from Nailsea	3	23353	November 09, 2023, 18:21:02 by stuving
Reading to Redhill and Gatwick - plans for 2024	grahame	1	5607	October 04, 2023, 11:24:54 by IndustryInsider
Reading: Work on 106-year-old bridge to disrupt traffic	CyclingSid	9	14075	May 28, 2023, 10:42:55 by bobm
[otd] 12 May 1986 - Opening of Winnersh Triangle Station	grahame	1	4269	May 12, 2023, 14:20:32 by nickswift99
Reading to Guildford Closed 13/02/23 - 17/02/23 inclusive	Fourbee	0	2993	January 26, 2023, 14:33:57 by Fourbee
Guildford - Gatwick Sunday 6/11	ChrisB	2	5012	November 06, 2022, 19:32:49 by stuving
"Person hit by train" - shortage of trains after?	grahame	1	4604	September 20, 2022, 06:09:01 by Ollie
July 3 - No trains - replacement buses not looking good either	TaplowGreen	9	8125	July 26, 2022, 08:37:18 by grahame
Cancellations 14 July	TaplowGreen	6	6301	July 14, 2022, 19:58:01 by stuving
Slightly bizarre forward planning - Redhill, 6 July 2022	bobm	3	5182	July 07, 2022, 08:42:55 by rogerpatenall