Heart of Wessex

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20/06/26 - Hastings Diesel at Paignton ?
04/07/26 - Railfuture AGM
09/07/26 - Melksham TUG
29/07/26 - TransWilts AGM

On this day
18th Jun (1958)

Transport Users' Consultative Committee members revealed (link)

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Heart of Wessex line - General Information	Phil	1	26864	September 03, 2020, 11:02:46 by grahame
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Castle Cary station - services, incidents, facilities, car parking and awards (merged topic) « 1 2 ... 5 6 »	Lee	82	117181	April 28, 2026, 19:38:06 by Chris from Nailsea
Frome station - facilities, services, improvements, events and incidents - merged posts « 1 2 ... 10 11 »	Lee	151	210363	April 02, 2026, 15:26:58 by John D
Yeovil - Weymouth closure Feb-March 2026	John D	1	4851	February 14, 2026, 05:31:44 by JayMac
Cancellations to services between Salisbury and Romsey	JohnM	0	1825	January 27, 2026, 06:19:45 by JohnM
Death of teenager on track between Weymouth and Dorchester, 23 March 2023	ChrisB	11	15832	December 05, 2025, 18:45:22 by Chris from Nailsea
Travel disruption warning amid Frome railway bridge work - 1 to 2 November 2025	Chris from Nailsea	1	3930	October 31, 2025, 21:07:56 by Clan Line
December 2025 timetable	John D	2	2829	October 16, 2025, 10:14:15 by Timmer
Visually-impaired woman 'had to cross track alone' at Yeovil Pen Mill - Aug 2024	Chris from Nailsea	8	3400	October 13, 2025, 16:02:53 by grahame
Work to repair Weymouth's 'failing' harbour walls begins - October 2025	Chris from Nailsea	0	693	October 12, 2025, 12:28:50 by Chris from Nailsea
Public comment on staff shortages	grahame	1	1354	October 10, 2025, 00:07:01 by grahame
South Wessex CRP (Heart of Wessex Line) seeks new chair	grahame	0	1720	September 21, 2025, 10:22:11 by grahame
9.08 Bristol to Weymouth 7/9/25	Timmer	1	2866	September 07, 2025, 07:26:17 by grahame
A look around Frome with bias toward the station - 11/9/2025	grahame	0	1640	September 02, 2025, 14:48:34 by grahame
Cancellations 14/08/25	rogerw	0	4999	August 14, 2025, 12:59:10 by rogerw
Warning of train disruption on Weymouth line due to staff shortages 27 July 2025	Chris from Nailsea	4	11127	July 27, 2025, 08:04:32 by Timmer
9.08 Bristol to Weymouth 29/06 Fresh Air Express	Timmer	10	6403	July 10, 2025, 09:53:51 by grahame
Weymouth - Westbury cancellations, 14 and 15 June 2025	Timmer	11	6651	July 04, 2025, 21:26:40 by John D
Excursions in the other direction ...	grahame	1	1920	June 29, 2025, 19:39:56 by ChrisB