Low passenger numbers due to train unreliability

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Low passenger numbers due to train unreliability

« on: May 01, 2025, 19:07:30 »

From Powys County Times and full story here

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'I have to warn my guests that more often than not there will be a bus replacement. It’s not reliable.'

Some horror stories, comments about infrequent services being a problem too, and that there has been engineering so trains not running anyway (and no trains running does, of course, mean low numbers on no trains Grin

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