Shorter journeys in South and West Wales

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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

On this day
1st May (1971)

Amtrak founded (*)

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Quarter of Welsh trains out of service, TfW admits in apology « 1 2 »	grahame	20	11429	March 20, 2019, 17:14:59 by TonyK
Network Rail launches sale of Cardiff Valley Lines	grahame	10	8361	March 20, 2019, 17:12:33 by TonyK
Trains full into Cardiff this morning - wonder how it will be on way home	grahame	7	7258	March 18, 2019, 14:45:43 by welshman
Class 175 fire Pontrilas 15 February 2019	SandTEngineer	10	8943	February 16, 2019, 16:11:34 by TonyK
Bristol Temple Meads special train to Swansea	infoman	1	1488	February 01, 2019, 13:16:39 by grahame
Valley lines - a journey report from recent days « 1 2 »	grahame	25	12214	January 28, 2019, 11:25:46 by stuving
St Mellons Station A Step Closer	Lee	3	5889	January 24, 2019, 12:18:55 by Celestial
Tempting fares (not) on TFW website	Celestial	3	5303	December 13, 2018, 19:53:06 by TaplowGreen
Extra Network Rail maintenance funding - Wales and Borders	grahame	1	4651	November 19, 2018, 08:39:21 by SandTEngineer
Change of franchise - Wales. 13 to 14 October	grahame	7	6553	November 18, 2018, 20:43:12 by phile
Wales and Borders rail franchise 2018: devolution agreements	Lee	1	4459	November 18, 2018, 19:30:07 by Adrian
RAIB Report - Serious Incident at Ferryside 30/10/2017	SandTEngineer	1	4260	October 16, 2018, 20:50:55 by ellendune
Boat train	welshman	1	4401	October 12, 2018, 20:29:39 by SandTEngineer
Warning - pedant alert	grahame	1	2214	September 28, 2018, 17:59:06 by Phil
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Crewe to Cardiff 24/08 at 15.08	basset44	3	2564	August 24, 2018, 20:02:35 by stuving
Letting of the next franchise for trains in Wales « 1 2 3 »	grahame	32	33010	August 13, 2018, 21:26:18 by SandTEngineer
Any electric freight haulage on the GWR lines?	grahame	9	4743	May 30, 2018, 17:37:30 by Electric train