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today - BRTA Westbury
today - Model Railway Show, Calne
13/05/25 - Melksham TUG / AGM
14/05/25 - West Wiltshire RUG

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News: the Great Western Coffee Shop ... keeping you up to date with travel around the South West

Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Looking for members to set quizzes next month	grahame	0	955	November 27, 2020, 19:43:41 by grahame
Single vehicle passenger trains from .... « 1 2 3 »	grahame	32	5497	November 26, 2020, 18:51:33 by eightonedee
Went for a walk this afternoon.................... « 1 2 »	Clan Line	16	5633	November 20, 2020, 19:33:22 by southwest
Two two two to Tooting?	grahame	9	1964	November 17, 2020, 20:09:19 by rogerw
And what has been changed here?? « 1 2 »	grahame	16	3452	November 12, 2020, 16:25:16 by grahame
What a difference a "not" makes	TonyK	14	3598	November 11, 2020, 19:50:39 by stuving
Horley - Horsley	eightf48544	5	1725	November 11, 2020, 13:54:59 by Fourbee
Where did I take this from	TonyN	7	1780	November 11, 2020, 11:37:09 by johnneyw
Slow News Day?	Surrey 455	2	1119	November 11, 2020, 08:55:28 by grahame
ScotRail train ruins view of Harry Potter 'Hogwarts Express'	Lee	5	2232	November 10, 2020, 19:00:16 by grahame
Spot the difference	grahame	9	2007	November 10, 2020, 01:32:02 by grahame
What three words can lead you to!	grahame	8	2399	November 05, 2020, 20:04:15 by bobm
Stopping trains that overshoot ... « 1 2 »	grahame	19	3533	November 03, 2020, 17:13:07 by TonyK
Unique words - "You have said ziss only once"	grahame	6	1738	November 03, 2020, 06:36:07 by froome
Add a fourth to these groups of three - Coffee Shop Only Connect? « 1 2 3 »	grahame	40	5480	November 01, 2020, 13:02:12 by grahame
Did they say that on purpose?	stuving	1	1073	October 30, 2020, 19:55:14 by grahame
Eight of the best - or perhaps the most obvious « 1 2 »	grahame	22	3861	October 30, 2020, 19:25:00 by stuving
Japenese Wolf Whistles	eightf48544	5	1877	October 27, 2020, 16:45:57 by Worcester_Passenger
Where was I today and when did travel on it by train?	ellendune	4	1906	October 23, 2020, 16:33:02 by smokey
Where was I this week?	bobm	9	2035	October 18, 2020, 22:04:00 by JontyMort