Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
 Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 19:55 15 Jun 2025
 
- UK advises against all travel to Israel
- HS2 reports subcontractor over alleged fraud
- Man hurt after vehicle falls from airport car park
- Seven people killed in India helicopter crash
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]		 18/06/25 - Rail Live 2025
21/06/25 - BRC to Lydney
24/06/25 - GWR Community Rail Conf
26/06/25 - TWNW conference

On this day
15th Jun (2018)
GWR Community Rail conference at Swindon (link)
Train RunningCancelled
17:09 Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Parkway
18:36 London Paddington to Plymouth
18:45 London Paddington to Bristol Parkway
19:09 Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Parkway
19:40 Gloucester to Bristol Temple Meads
19:45 London Paddington to Bristol Parkway
19:59 Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads
20:00 Cheltenham Spa to Swindon
20:16 Taunton to Bristol Temple Meads
20:26 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
20:40 Bedwyn to Reading
21:30 Swindon to Cheltenham Spa
21:45 London Paddington to Bristol Parkway
21:54 Worcester Shrub Hill to Bristol Temple Meads
Short Run
14:18 Penzance to London Paddington
16:03 London Paddington to Penzance
17:08 Exeter St Davids to Penzance
17:35 Severn Beach to Exeter St Davids
18:40 Bristol Temple Meads to Portsmouth Harbour
19:38 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Shrub Hill
20:25 Penzance to Exeter St Davids
21:55 Bristol Parkway to London Paddington
23:00 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
Delayed
18:00 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
18:55 Bristol Parkway to London Paddington
19:48 Reading to Gatwick Airport
20:16 Plymouth to London Paddington
20:20 London Paddington to Oxford
20:30 London Paddington to Weston-Super-Mare
•
PollsOpen and recent polls
Open to 16/06 11:05 Do you like the idea of guest locomotives on heritage lines
•
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
•
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
•
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
•
Train companiesSelect from:
GWR
SWR
XC
Chiltern
TfL
TfW
WMR
Southern
• Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple Meads • Bath Spa • Chippenham • Swindon • Didcot Parkway • Reading • London Paddington • Melksham
Exeter St Davids • Taunton • Westbury • Trowbridge • Bristol Parkway • Cardiff Central • Oxford • Cheltenham Spa • Birmingham New Street
June 15, 2025, 20:10:30 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[167] Looe Branch Line - timetables, cancellations, engineering work...
[114] Weymouth - Westbury cancellations, 14 and 15 June 2025
[56] HS2 - Government proposals, alternative routes and general dis...
[53] Bus Service 205
[49] Falmouth Branch Line - stations, facilities, services and impr...
[44] Storing petrol
 
News: A forum for passengers ... with input from rail professionals welcomed too
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Great Western Coffee Shop > Sideshoots - associated subjects > The Lighter Side > Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles
Pages: 1 ... 38 39 [40] 41 42 ... 53
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles  (Read 450234 times)
eightonedee
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 1816



View Profile
« Reply #585 on: June 16, 2020, 12:54:43 »
Looks like Councillor Worrall has been inspired by his namesake Sir Richard Branson in the photo opportunity stakes...l
Logged
TonyK
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 6655


The artist formerly known as Four Track, Now!


View Profile
« Reply #586 on: June 16, 2020, 17:03:22 »
Quote from: johnneyw on June 15, 2020, 22:46:19

I had no idea that Dtrain had been upgraded so massively.  Could Vivarail have a future in upgrading Vauxhall Astras for F1 teams?

Currently working on the Leyland Brexit GTf, I believe.
Logged
Now, please!
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 44246



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #587 on: October 16, 2020, 04:45:49 »
From the County Times

Quote


ESSENTIAL works to the level crossing in Llandrindod Wells will take place from 7am on Saturday, October 17, to 8pm on Sunday, October 18.

As part of Network Rail?s plans to maintain a safe and reliable railway, the works will result in the level crossing on the junction of the A4081 and the A483 being closed to vehicles for the duration they are on site. A diversion route will be fully signposted throughout the road closure.

To be fair ... the picture is labelled "Engineers undertake work to the track at Colchester. Picture: Network Rail" but one has to wonder if they could have found something closer to the story?
Logged
Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 44246



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #588 on: November 28, 2020, 20:33:05 »
From Yahoo!News



So - which is the station who's name should be changed?  Are there others that should be changed in our area?
« Last Edit: November 28, 2020, 21:40:25 by grahame » Logged
Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
TaplowGreen
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 8730



View Profile
« Reply #589 on: November 29, 2020, 09:29:16 »
No. This gets more ridiculous by the day.
Logged
Bob_Blakey
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 891


View Profile
« Reply #590 on: November 29, 2020, 09:38:40 »
While they are at it Exeter St Davids should be renamed because that is obviously going to offend those not from the Principality. Indeed my home city might even be guilty of cultural appropriation!?  Grin
Logged
TaplowGreen
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 8730



View Profile
« Reply #591 on: November 29, 2020, 09:54:21 »
Quote from: Bob_Blakey on November 29, 2020, 09:38:40
While they are at it Exeter St Davids should be renamed because that is obviously going to offend those not from the Principality. Indeed my home city might even be guilty of cultural appropriation!?  Grin

..................and as for Waterloo............. Roll Eyes
Logged
CyclingSid
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 2144


Hockley viaduct


View Profile
« Reply #592 on: November 29, 2020, 15:42:15 »
After 31st December will be able to have a Waterloo bank holiday?
Logged
Clan Line
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1001



View Profile
« Reply #593 on: November 29, 2020, 15:55:00 »
Quote from: TaplowGreen on November 29, 2020, 09:54:21

..................and as for Waterloo............. Roll Eyes

That didn't seem to bother Churchill when he was planning his funeral train !
Logged
bobm
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 10262



View Profile
« Reply #594 on: November 29, 2020, 15:59:25 »
Quote from: CyclingSid on November 29, 2020, 15:42:15
After 31st December will be able to have a Waterloo bank holiday?

We could but that is June and we already have two at Easter and two in May.   Over the years there has been a suggestion of one in October for Trafalgar Day.

Mind you tomorrow (30th November) it is a bank holiday in Scotland for St Andrews Day.
Logged
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 44246



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #595 on: November 29, 2020, 16:04:51 »
Quote from: CyclingSid on November 29, 2020, 15:42:15
.... a Waterloo Bank holiday ...

With free travel on the underground from SWR» (South Western Railway - about)'s London terminal into The City ??
Logged
Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 44246



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #596 on: November 30, 2020, 12:03:31 »
Quote from: Clan Line on November 29, 2020, 15:55:00
Quote from: TaplowGreen on November 29, 2020, 09:54:21

..................and as for Waterloo............. Roll Eyes

That didn't seem to bother Churchill when he was planning his funeral train !

That has spawned a magnificent new subject that has been spun off onto its own thread at http://www.passenger.chat/24299 .
Logged
Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
Bob_Blakey
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 891


View Profile
« Reply #597 on: December 01, 2020, 10:34:49 »
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/rail-improvement-works-to-take-place-in-west-cornwall

Lazy journalism? I would bet at least half-a-crate-of-ale that the 'stock' image is Exmouth Junction. Has Covid-19 resulted in the prohibition of photography in West Cornwall?  Smiley
Logged
eightonedee
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 1816



View Profile
« Reply #598 on: December 01, 2020, 13:49:29 »
Quote
Has Covid-19 resulted in the prohibition of photography in West Cornwall?  Smiley

Well not only do the folk the other side of the Tamar not know what to do with scones, jam and cream, but they also spread the plague.....
Logged
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 44246



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #599 on: December 01, 2020, 14:14:29 »
Quote from: Bob_Blakey on December 01, 2020, 10:34:49
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/rail-improvement-works-to-take-place-in-west-cornwall

Lazy journalism? I would bet at least half-a-crate-of-ale that the 'stock' image is Exmouth Junction. Has Covid-19 resulted in the prohibition of photography in West Cornwall?  Smiley

A degree of sympathy from me for Network Rail here ... they're looking to tell us about something that has not yet happened, and until time travel is invented there are no pictures available yet of the work they're telling us about. Hobson's choice between an picture of the right place in the wrong condition, and the wrong place in the right condition.
Logged
Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: 1 ... 38 39 [40] 41 42 ... 53
  Print  
« previous next »
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules via admin@railcustomer.info. Full legal statement (here).

Jump to top of page • Jump to Forum Home Page