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today - West Wiltshire RUG
17/05/25 - Summer Timetable Starts
18/05/25 - Portishead RNLI 10 anniversary
23/05/25 - Go-op Crowd Funding closes

On this day
14th May (1951)

first Tal-y-llyn trains run under preservation (link)

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Weird fares to west Wales...	inspector_blakey	7	5900	October 31, 2011, 14:21:21 by inspector_blakey
Mile for Mile	bigdaz	2	3725	October 30, 2011, 21:10:00 by bigdaz
Absurb Fare	eightf48544	4	4670	October 28, 2011, 09:27:44 by eightf48544
^2.50 cashback available on most train ticket purchases	Brucey	3	8178	October 25, 2011, 17:28:37 by JayMac
Penryn Truro Season Ticket	LiskeardRich	14	8933	October 24, 2011, 20:13:25 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Private Eye « 1 2 »	D	20	10034	October 18, 2011, 17:03:03 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Penryn to Manchester Airport	LiskeardRich	11	7140	October 13, 2011, 12:38:25 by standclearplease
Buy at the station, or upgrade onboard? « 1 2 »	thetrout	15	7489	October 10, 2011, 00:26:08 by Chris from Nailsea
Discounted tickets but no railcard « 1 2 »	Brucey	15	11728	October 08, 2011, 11:29:12 by Brucey
Any additional ideas for Oxford to Birmingham Snow Hill splits...?	inspector_blakey	5	4636	October 07, 2011, 05:28:33 by ChrisB
One for the Fare wizards ;-) « 1 2 »	bigdaz	19	8138	October 05, 2011, 19:42:04 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Quick Question	eightf48544	6	4158	October 04, 2011, 11:35:50 by paul7575
No off peak fares between FGW-land and west of Cardiff « 1 2 »	Trowres	15	7208	October 02, 2011, 19:00:49 by Brucey
Trainline website down (PM 27/9/11) « 1 2 »	Phil	16	10956	October 01, 2011, 12:38:59 by Btline
Pyle To fishguard fare query	anthony215	2	3965	September 28, 2011, 19:41:28 by Brucey
Remind me - add ons to Rovers	bigdaz	7	4676	September 27, 2011, 21:25:23 by Chris from Nailsea
National Rail Conditions of Carriage updated October 2011	JayMac	5	6882	September 25, 2011, 17:45:32 by ChrisB
GroupSave - discussion of apparent anomalies	Trowres	1	3828	September 24, 2011, 21:42:26 by Trowres
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super off peak tickets « 1 2 »	LiskeardRich	15	12776	September 23, 2011, 23:15:39 by old original