2720 - 18719 - Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion 2539 - 18792 - IETs into passenger service from 16 Oct 2017 and subsequent performance issues 1753 - 5066 - Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion 1541 - 489 - Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance 1361 - 818 - a talk about crossrail 1333 - 5138 - HS2 - Government proposals, alternative routes and general discussion 1273 - 5508 - Great Western Railway: on-board catering, buffets, Travelling Chef, Pullman - ongoing discussion 1169 - 18592 - Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion 1099 - 13113 - Four track for Filton Bank - ongoing discussion 996 - 13544 - Weather disruption caused in 2014, and how to prevent it happening again - ongoing discussion 945 - 14927 - Class 387 coming to Thames Valley - ongoing discussion 941 - 17049 - MetroBus 906 - 231 - Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion 904 - 10737 - Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts) 894 - 6405 - Reading Station improvements 842 - 27048 - 2023 - Train update and amendment log - Swindon <-> Westbury 826 - 19201 - Cotswold Line - 2018 cancellation and amendments log 815 - 29022 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2017 813 - 4600 - FGW 1st Class - ongoing discussion of the benefits and their apparent reduction 808 - 28340 - 2024 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury 808 - 10150 - Intercity Express Programme (IEP) - ongoing discussion 790 - 29025 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2018 738 - 24934 - Problems with IET trains from April 2021 687 - 15989 - First Great Western rebrands to Great Western Railway and related department changes 670 - 19188 - 2018 cancellation and amendment log 647 - 7794 - Member 'ChrisB' (real name Chris Bates, of Cherwell) - comments and concerns raised 647 - 28354 - North Cotswold Line delays and cancellations - 2024 595 - 11558 - Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles 590 - 14689 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2014 574 - 20898 - 2019 - TransWilts cancellation and amendments log 563 - 11526 - Railway bridges struck by road vehicles - merged topic, ongoing discussion 531 - 25368 - South Western Railways Waterloo - Bristol services axed 504 - 25821 - 2022 - TransWilts cancellations and amendments log 496 - 29021 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2016 482 - 29020 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2015 472 - 24452 - 2021 - TransWilts cancellation and amendment log 470 - 29034 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2024 428 - 27079 - 2023 Delays and Cancellations 428 - 22573 - Aberthaw Power Station and Decarbonisation 426 - 26438 - Railway union workers industrial and strike action - 2022 411 - 6584 - Member 'JayMac', previously 'bignosemac' (real name Justin McAree) - comments and concerns raise 410 - 29032 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2023 402 - 18334 - Okehampton 389 - 3098 - Dawlish Avoiding Line - ongoing discussion, merged topic 386 - 8235 - Maidenhead station - car parking issues - ongoing discussion 384 - 29726 - 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury 378 - 13635 - Daytime Traffic on the TransWilts 374 - 15817 - First Great Western - industrial action in 2015 - merged topic 368 - 2688 - West Somerset Railway - Bishops Lydeard to Minehead (merged posts) 359 - 16636 - As Flying Scotman's 100 year tour ends - what next? 356 - 29065 - Railway staff unions industrial and strike action - 2023 351 - 16288 - E-bike and E-scooter - ongoing issues and discussion (merged posts) 344 - 22685 - 2020 - TransWilts cancellation and amendment log 336 - 17915 - Metrowest Status 328 - 593 - Oxford station - facilities, improvements, parking, incidents and events - merged posts 323 - 29028 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2019 312 - 20906 - Cotswold Line - 2019 cancellation and amendments log 308 - 9825 - Chiltern Evergreen 3 project - ongoing discussion 304 - 4433 - Reading Green Park 303 - 13540 - Loadings, cancellations and other issues 298 - 29031 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2022 290 - 12646 - TGV driver's suicide in France 287 - 16825 - GWR Performance Figures 286 - 19683 - Trimode cl 769 to operate Reading to Oxford and Gatwick. 285 - 20774 - Advent quiz 2019 281 - 27645 - Ticket Office Closure Consultation 278 - 17528 - Train Operating Companies v Trade Unions dispute - ongoing discussion 275 - 4057 - Christmas and Boxing Day trains - ongoing discussion 273 - 175 - Swindon - facilities, improvements, events and incidents, including GWR history - merged posts 271 - 2338 - Okehampton-Tavistock. Discussion on reopening and potential use as a diversionary route 270 - 14258 - Thames Valley signalling problems - big delays - July 2014 266 - 17353 - More dangerous overcrowding to the Westcountry 262 - 18778 - Shortage of rolling stock since September 2017 - ongoing problems, and subsequent discussion 258 - 27351 - Black Bridge, Nuneham: southern abutment failure 254 - 18332 - Cutdown 125's to operate Penzance to Plymouth clockface service 248 - 16141 - Worcestershire Parkway Station project - ongoing discussion 247 - 24045 - New station at Ashley Down, Bristol 237 - 1219 - East - West Rail update (Oxford to Bedford) - ongoing discussion 234 - 18132 - First / MTR win South Western franchise 2017 - 2024, and CMA raises competition concerns (merged 234 - 15212 - FGW at Paddington still getting evening Off Peak validity spectacularly wrong. 232 - 17237 - Minehead Rail Link Group 226 - 18416 - Severn Beach Line; trains, performance, tickets and usage 225 - 29711 - North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 225 - 1109 - Extending Crossrail to Reading - ongoing discussion, merged topic 220 - 16022 - Island Line services, Isle of Wight. General discussion 218 - 18835 - Portway Park and Ride Station 213 - 12481 - Coal, for use on steam hauled heritage railways - merged posts 209 - 22522 - Advent Quiz - 2019 208 - 18576 - Newquay to be avoided on these date in August? 207 - 24533 - G7 Summit - Cornwall - June 2021 206 - 15578 - Easter engineering works and subsequent ongoing disruption - April / May 2015 203 - 14958 - New trains from old? 200 - 7828 - St Erth to St Ives line - ongoing discussion, including a book about the line (merged posts) 196 - 11692 - Waterloo Station - some quirks and odd facts 193 - 11010 - Go-Op Cooperative - proposals for additional rail services 192 - 551 - Bristol connections: Metro, Bus Rapid Transit, PTE, ITA and local councils - discussion 188 - 29066 - Rail unions industrial and strike action 2024 188 - 17713 - Advent Quiz ... 188 - 21343 - December 2019 timetable recast 187 - 16522 - Advent Quiz 2015 187 - 16250 - Rugby World Cup - underestimated number of fans 187 - 21635 - Could you give up flying? Meet the no-plane pioneers 186 - 20846 - Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail / Great British Railways 186 - 5560 - Squirrels - red or grey, on the railways or otherwise: merged topic 182 - 15727 - Quietest national network station in 2023 - USA style 182 - 18827 - Total Weekend Closure of Reading 14-15 October 180 - 29177 - Weather updates, from across our area - merged posts 179 - 16790 - Bicycles on trains - new policy from May? 179 - 17260 - Imber bus day 177 - 29650 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2025 176 - 17573 - 21 October 2016 - 19:03 Paddington to Penzance terminated at Reading 174 - 26027 - War in Ukraine, from February 2022 172 - 13396 - Electrification - what are the real benefits? 172 - 23891 - HST derailment, near Stonehaven, 12th August 2020 171 - 22213 - Storing petrol 167 - 25621 - Two trains collide near Salisbury - 31 Oct 21 166 - 22072 - Member 'infoman' - real name John Cosh - comments and concerns raised 166 - 19124 - SandTEngineers Spot the Railway Location Photograph Quiz 164 - 21892 - Climate protests in Bristol 163 - 17643 - Tram overturns in Croydon - 7 killed, 51 injured - 9 Nov 2016 160 - 2259 - Steam train SPAD at Wootton Bassett Junction, 7 March 2015 - RAIB investigation 159 - 26295 - Rail Strike Looming 157 - 19069 - Advent 2017 156 - 22956 - Crystal ball - will coronavirus effect our travel (public and private)? 156 - 17981 - GWR’s compensation scheme is all delay and no repay 156 - 15535 - Franchise Announcement 155 - 569 - Looe Branch Line - timetables, cancellations, engineering work, closures and incidents 155 - 21229 - My final ride on a full length HST? 154 - 17158 - Derailment of empty passenger train at Paddington causes major disruption - 16 June 2016 154 - 21434 - Climate protests in London 153 - 17941 - bignosemac has passed his driving test 153 - 26918 - Advent Quiz - December 2022 152 - 26038 - Storms Eunice, Franklin, Gladys from 18/2/2022 152 - 10105 - Lee Fletcher - Admins discussion amongst ourselves 149 - 587 - Weymouth - station, facilities, improvements, events and incidents - merged posts 149 - 15201 - Bristol's Temple Gate layout change planned in £21m revamp 146 - 17259 - An update from Chris from Nailsea, here 'behind the counter' 146 - 814 - Where was I today - 29.4.2023 145 - 22771 - Dawlish - permanent resilience work - ongoing discussions 144 - 18825 - Cotswold Line services autumn 2017 143 - 17680 - Slippery rails, flooding, landslips and other issues - November 2016 (merged topic) 142 - 3266 - Swindon to Kemble re-doubling - ongoing discussion and updates 140 - 22159 - Out of Office quiz - September 2019 140 - 19690 - Class 802s 139 - 33 - Falmouth Branch Line - stations, facilities, services and improvements 138 - 18682 - Service meltdown - advice is to use other means to travel 138 - 20864 - Westbury North Junction Renewal December 2018 - January 2019 137 - 25228 - UK government's Transport decarbonisation plan 137 - 26034 - Vivarail chosen for fast charging trial on the Greenford branch 136 - 20117 - Planned Industrial Action 136 - 6062 - Cancellation map - what it's showing 136 - 11448 - Wokingham station - improvements, resignalling and siding - merged posts 135 - 16746 - Bristol Resignalling - from Bristol PSB to Thames Valley Signal Centre 134 - 16834 - National Railcard discounts - ongoing discussion, no longer date specific 134 - 6903 - Dropping off fine, Chippenham Station Car Park 134 - 19302 - Barnstaple celebrates 170 years of trains to Exeter 133 - 15762 - Electrification work West of Bath 132 - 15741 - Network Rail industrial action 2015. 132 - 3828 - St Erth station - facilities, footbridge, improvements, incidents and awards (merged posts) 129 - 14894 - IEP - Capacity shortfall or plenty of seats? 127 - 17250 - Diary Of A Reasonably Frequent Rail User 127 - 23908 - Patterns of returning passengers? 126 - 18872 - GWR IET diagrams. 126 - 19974 - Brizzle Arenal....where to mi babber ? 126 - 21506 - GWR bans surfboards from IET services 124 - 23477 - Tuesday Club - 9th November 2021 123 - 15717 - Coffee Shop General Election 2015 Exit Poll 122 - 17921 - Great Western franchise to be broken up? 121 - 19403 - Snow in February 2018 affects services for up to 4 days 121 - 15810 - What grinds your gears? 121 - 24607 - "Climate campaigners should block road-building not HS2" 121 - 804 - Campaign for Tavistock reopening 121 - 9787 - FlyBe - gone into administration (again) 120 - 12042 - Warning - Pedant alert 120 - 20630 - Dawlish closures - November 2018 117 - 21288 - Open Access Application - London to Cardiff (28/03/2019) 116 - 16678 - St Philip's Marsh Depot Open Day and Coffee Shop forum meetup, Bristol, 2 May 2016 116 - 701 - Lynton and Barnstaple Railway - heritage line, plans for expansion (merged posts) 115 - 23305 - Planning for restoration of services 115 - 20722 - Member 'Dispatch Box' 114 - 20268 - Bank Holiday Bonanza! 113 - 22804 - BBC points west feature on wheel chair user 113 - 20754 - IETs to Bedwyn initially delayed - now running from May 2019 113 - 6042 - Great British Railway Journeys - Michael Portillo's television series 112 - 4463 - Hamburg station virus scare on high-speed train 110 - 22894 - Bristol Airport 110 - 18724 - Widespread Ryanair cancellations from September 2017 until March 2018 108 - 11044 - JourneyCheck ... reasons given 108 - 23427 - £2 billion package to create new era for cycling and walking 107 - 4901 - Members awaiting approval 107 - 19613 - Rail firms accused of misusing courts for ticket errors / fare evasion (merged posts) 106 - 886 - disruption in and around gloucester area 106 - 23371 - DfT sifts 60 new rail plans 105 - 23080 - Coronavirus: Great Western Railway reduced services 105 - 16400 - Rolling stock now oldest since 2001 ... GWR oldest diesels of the lot! 105 - 16445 - Electrification - so Cascade - so congestion easing - delayed. 105 - 1198 - Tilehurst station - facilities, incidents and improvements 105 - 21577 - Climate Change Emergency - Implications for UK Transport Strategy 104 - 13870 - 'Hedge fund manager in ^42,550 train fare dodge' - ongoing discussion 104 - 12974 - Bus discrimination case 104 - 22711 - Cotswold Line - 2020 cancellation and amendments log 103 - 13640 - DMU cascade 103 - 2350 - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) - heritage line 102 - 10851 - Incident in Slough area 102 - 1800 - New Timetable Fares Issue - Pewsey 101 - 22162 - Meanwhile in Wiltshire... 101 - 21849 - Bristol Clean Air Zone proposals 101 - 14060 - Serco and the Caledonian Sleeper franchise 101 - 23147 - Permissive path - Purley / Pangbourne AND Access bridges to farms and fields 100 - 5604 - Scottish Borders Railway - rebuilt Waverley Route link to Edinburgh 100 - 15702 - Open Train Times live signalling maps 100 - 3987 - Cambridge Guided Busway - ongoing discussion and updates 100 - 24861 - Standing for my Town Council 100 - 28810 - Get Britain Moving - Labour's plans to fix Britain's Railways 98 - 22325 - underground plans for Bristol update. 98 - 20391 - Intercity Express Train (IET) failure, near Exeter, 13 September 2018 98 - 29029 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2020 98 - 13704 - Saturday HST to Weymouth 98 - 19765 - Server issues 97 - 20644 - Bumper picture quiz - November 2018. 97 - 22947 - Friday 28th February 2020 - Greta Thunberg in Bristol. 96 - 16677 - Bakerloo Line at Paddington 96 - 6446 - New hourly Dublin-Belfast rail services 96 - 25152 - Devon and Cornwall resignalling 96 - 14313 - Didcot Power Station - events and incidents, ongoing discussion 95 - 19005 - Carillion - railway contractor / public services provider - financial concerns, 2017/18, now in 95 - 28559 - Westbury - engineering works from 24th December 2024 for 30 days 94 - 16857 - 1903 Paddington - Plymouth 24th March 94 - 28355 - New Oxford - Bristol direct service, ongoing developments and discussion 94 - 26638 - Bus fare cap - ongoing issue, merged posts 93 - 13212 - Member 'broadgage' (real name Adam Gage) - comments and concerns raised 92 - 22541 - Two Cornish rail items on BBC spotlight local news 92 - 16070 - First Great Western prosecutes 13 people for travelling without train tickets 92 - 17426 - Cornwall signalling upgrade - ongoing discussion, merged topics 92 - 20081 - Stay at home Sunday 91 - 7792 - A new Park and Ride Station for the Bernese Oberland, and other works. 90 - 18522 - Electric and autonomous vehicles 90 - 17020 - Bumper Picture Quiz May 2016 90 - 29030 - Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2021 90 - 17465 - Member 'devonexpress' - comments and concerns raised 90 - 17190 - Referendum - result of vote, and implications for transport in the UK 89 - 22850 - Extinction Rebellion UK - May 2020 89 - 18668 - Channel 5 series - Paddington Station 24/7, starting 11 September 2017 89 - 11586 - Templecombe station 89 - 17297 - Overpriced advance ticket - have I missed something here? 89 - 20156 - 165/166s on this route 88 - 18187 - Railway electrification - ongoing (sometimes very!) technical discussion 88 - 20101 - Comedian humiliated for using disabled space on train - BBC News 17th July 2018 87 - 27357 - Finn and JayMac visit the Isle of Man, May 2023 87 - 4219 - Windsor Branch line - services, rolling stock and signalling - ongoing discussion 87 - 23757 - Exeter Airport - Sat 04/07 Resumption Of Commercial Flights (COVID-19) 86 - 14459 - POLL: Scottish Independence? 85 - 28982 - 175s to GWR 85 - 29339 - Wow! - "I love that" pictures 85 - 28741 - General Election, 4 July 2024 - MP changes 85 - 16859 - Coombe Junction - passenger numbers and platform facilities - ongoing discussion 85 - 16988 - Penalty Fares 84 - 16026 - New trains for the South West - announcement. 84 - 725 - Gunnislake line suspended from 13/09/24 84 - 19314 - East Coast rail franchise - ongoing discussion 84 - 14751 - Filton Abbey Wood - a great success? Emulate it just to the north?? 84 - 1773 - TravelWatch SouthWest meetings - every six months in Taunton 83 - 961 - Cuts to Oxford to Didcot Services 83 - 10588 - Some Site Statistics 83 - 26169 - Unexpected trip up north for Finn and I. March 2022 83 - 12852 - Somerset bus partnership event 82 - 27102 - Mid Cornwall Metro - Newquay, St Austell, Truro & Falmouth 82 - 24055 - Journeys between places with similar names 82 - 19981 - Two dozen days, 24 locations to identify 82 - 14713 - Member 'TaplowGreen' (real name Neil Bennett) - comments and concerns raised 82 - 3662 - Ferries across waterways - whether by vehicle, foot or both (merged posts) 82 - 17002 - Fill in 3rd rail? 82 - 16204 - Member 'Penzance-Paddington' - real name Jordan Ball, falsely claiming to be GWR staff - concern 81 - 11098 - Isles of Scilly sea ferry and air services - merged posts 81 - 9571 - Long Rock depot, Penzance - facilities, improvements & incidents (merged posts) 81 - 17762 - Split season tickets at Didcot and the the new Conditions of Travel 81 - 16061 - Should the railways be renationalised? 81 - 15168 - Database issues - occurring occasionally - merged topic for 2015 and 2016 81 - 20849 - Government backing 2nd runway at Gatwick 81 - 16193 - Revenue Protection Officer On Train Authority 81 - 25670 - Are the railways fit for their (future) purpose? 81 - 26667 - More bad news for travellers between Salisbury and Exeter 80 - 18091 - Old Oak Common Open Day - Saturday 2nd September 2017 80 - 21076 - Rail Delivery Group's Fair Fare consultation - outcome 80 - 17345 - Simon Brown, rail enthusiast, died on Gatwick Express train, 7 Aug 2016 80 - 20855 - A (personal) Christmas message, greeting and review 80 - 18408 - Changes to Photobucket picture hosting 79 - 17475 - Disabled customer "humiliated by GWR staff" 79 - 25731 - Storm Barra 79 - 14251 - David Redgewell - veteran public transport campaigner, based in Bristol 79 - 13068 - Whiteball Tunnel blockade - January / February 2014 79 - 2353 - Swanage Railway - return of passenger services and reopening to Wareham 79 - 15598 - Potential industrial action over IEP introduction 78 - 17666 - ScotRail's plans for their HSTs. 78 - 13130 - Celeb spotting/photting on the rail network. 78 - 23230 - Significant minority find lockdown 'extremely difficult', poll suggests 78 - 26697 - New PMs and Transport Secretaries, Autumn 2022 78 - 25015 - Bonaparte's at Bristol Temple Meads 78 - 15654 - Taplow Station Footbridge Closed over Main Lines 78 - 462 - Unexploded bomb found at Kemble 77 - 21125 - New Station for Shepton Mallet? 77 - 26555 - Heatwave July 2022 76 - 15479 - Why I travel by train 76 - 18703 - We have our own stand up comedians on the Coffee Shop forum 76 - 15910 - Wetherspoons on or near stations 76 - 28378 - Delays on Devon services - merged posts, ongoing discussion 76 - 8625 - Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP) posts - combined topic 76 - 10506 - Bristol-Bath Railway Path improvement work 75 - 7528 - Bus fires 75 - 20907 - Alstom and Eversholt to hydrogenate class 321s 75 - 12559 - On train wifi with different Train Operating Companies (TOCs) 75 - 18914 - Nippy Bus (Somerset) folds? 75 - 13754 - Picture Quiz - March 2014 75 - 17048 - All Line Rover: must-see destinations? 75 - 6748 - Various 'open-top bus conversion' incidents, usually involving railway bridges 74 - 18083 - Easter 2017 travel plans 74 - 21857 - Two rail workers killed in collision with train, near Port Talbot - Wed 3 July 2019 74 - 18947 - Station Usage figures from the ORR 74 - 24784 - Inline expansion of abbreviations and acronyms 74 - 12861 - 15.51 Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill 74 - 1684 - Worcester Parkway project 74 - 22910 - Storm Dennis - 15th/16th Feb 2020 74 - 19251 - Hydrogen Trains 73 - 15649 - Cotswold Line 90% fare increases from 17 May 2015 73 - 13855 - Weekend Traffic 73 - 25879 - South Western Railways - reductions west of Salisbury 73 - 19689 - Taxis in use Clifton to Severn Beach 73 - 24247 - TravelWatch SouthWest General meetings in Taunton 73 - 26586 - Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill 73 - 16883 - Cancellations and changes this morning 72 - 10682 - BITE card - discount card for use at railway station outlets 72 - 24927 - New station at North Filton/Brabazon, Bristol 72 - 20209 - Heart of Wessex Line - service issues (merged posts) 72 - 13554 - Caption competition. 72 - 23730 - Electric trains to Exeter? How do you see it happening? 72 - 16772 - Bristol: A stupid city? 72 - 24806 - Cotham Hill opening to non-motorists 71 - 5272 - Reopening Cullompton and Wellington stations (merged topic) 71 - 15863 - Weymouth Wizard via TransWilts 70 - 20885 - Not quite Mornington Crescent... 70 - 15823 - Network Rail's electrification upgrade delayed, now restarted, by government 70 - 18867 - New Train 70 - 14930 - Train hits fallen signal between Reading and Newbury - 17 November 2014 70 - 14411 - Failed freight train, Reading West - 20 August 2014 70 - 25588 - The passengers are BACK! 70 - 15422 - Bridge strike near Hungerford - 22 Feb 15 70 - 14104 - Short formations/failed trains 70 - 2857 - Banbury - station, facilities, signalling and incidents - merged posts 70 - 26237 - Routeing query - Chippenham to Moreton in Marsh 70 - 13131 - Call for faster, non-stop expresses from Wales to London 69 - 14716 - Picture Quiz - Bumper selection. October 2014 69 - 20876 - What is there to do in Melksham? 69 - 22735 - Electric buses: Why were trolleybuses ever scrapped? 68 - 23098 - bignosemac's new job. 68 - 23855 - Marsh Barton Station 68 - 26181 - P&O Ferries 68 - 26091 - Identitrax quiz 68 - 16713 - Rumour of HSTs to operate Cardiff-Portsmouth discounted - probably Class 165/166 instead 68 - 13089 - What's going on at Dilton Marsh? 68 - 20305 - Potential new services GWR could start? 68 - 19605 - Paddington 24/7, channel 5, 21:00 tonight 68 - 17624 - Paddington Meet The Manager - 1st December 2016 67 - 28440 - Labour to nationalise railways within five years of coming to power. 67 - 19771 - Not just GWR... 67 - 20923 - Transport secretary - on subjects beyond transport 67 - 24018 - Returning to holidays and leisure trips - but UK or overseas? 67 - 13913 - Open top bus service 300 Lands End St Ives 67 - 14284 - Hot trains 67 - 247 - Frome Disruption 04/09/24 66 - 28850 - Old Oak Common/Paddington blockade, December 2024. Service changes, diverts, engineering etc 66 - 3840 - Western Rail Access To Heathrow (WRATH) - merged topics 66 - 23616 - Facemasks. Change to attitudes (passengers and staff) on public transport? 66 - 28318 - Call for rail fare simplification 66 - 2681 - Lostwithiel - footbridge, services and sidings (merged topic) 66 - 1070 - Devon Metro 66 - 21492 - “flygskam”, or “flight-shame”, movement 66 - 15627 - Reading FC at Wembley: Fans criticise First Great Western over rail fares 65 - 14359 - Odd one out? 65 - 17462 - Would full privatisation work? 65 - 18912 - Is rail electrification the future, or the past 65 - 22225 - Worst mistakes tourists can make in London? 65 - 21137 - Timetable and other upcoming changes - overview (from GWR) last Monday 65 - 16509 - Television viewing - what do you want to watch, and do you need a licence (ongoing discussion) 65 - 4291 - Tornado along the sea wall - 23 Jun 2019 64 - 28017 - Storm Babet 64 - 20239 - London to Reading, London to Heathrow, service patterns under Crossrail 64 - 17992 - The Somerset Explorer - GWR HST on West Somerset Railway (Paddington to Minehead) - 13 May 2017 64 - 19644 - Class 159 via Maiden Newton this evening - 21/9/2024 64 - 19481 - Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 March 2018 - Severe weather - advice not to travel 64 - 22921 - Landslip between Salisbury and Romsey 64 - 3172 - New railway stations proposed for Cranbrook, Newcourt and Marsh Barton (merged topic) 64 - 23348 - Cava - stock room thread 63 - 12718 - Trainspotters "banned" following vandalism at Cheltenham Spa railway station 63 - 21756 - Does anyone know of a bus station that they actually like? 63 - 24963 - Some pictures off the old computer - Bank Holiday Quiz 63 - 21961 - Thames Valley services from December 2019 - GWR press release 62 - 20067 - Brightons gone again 62 - 56 - Minister for Transport, and Ministers of State, at the Department for Transport 62 - 16475 - Reservations Enquiry 61 - 23800 - Quiz - Railways now closed for longer than they were open? 61 - 22703 - HS2 - the dissenting report 61 - 14439 - Reopening of Kemble to Cirencester Branch Line (merged topic, ongoing discussion) 61 - 18489 - The End of First class? 61 - 16962 - Electricity - an ongoing technical discussion 61 - 12268 - New design of common stock ticket 61 - 13737 - RMT to ballot for industrial action. 60 - 20082 - Melksham station - facilities, services, improvements and incidents - merged posts 60 - 26962 - Broadgage unwell. 60 - 25403 - Bridge strike Plymouth 30 August 60 - 15338 - Which political party is most pro-rail? 60 - 15912 - Prize Picture Quiz Summer 2015 *QUIZ CLOSED* 60 - 3861 - Severn Tunnel - engineering improvements, events, incidents and history - merged posts 60 - 21451 - Easter Quiz 59 - 23048 - Member Roll call 59 - 17086 - Persistent Fare Evaders 59 - 21374 - East Midlands, South Eastern & West Coast Franchise Updates April 2019 59 - 19377 - When is a short-formation not a short-formation 59 - 18639 - State of the Nation - transport, Cornwall 59 - 23593 - Future of Class 180s? 59 - 7862 - Swindon and Cricklade Railway - heritage line 59 - 16884 - Collision between two trains at Plymouth Station - 3 April 2016 - merged topic 59 - 25528 - Where were Finn and bignosemac, Autumn 2021? 58 - 23947 - Returning to work - but at home, or at the office? Effect on travel 58 - 20882 - 2019 Predictions 58 - 19986 - IET Train First Class Carriages 58 - 14788 - Chiltern plan Oxford to Cowley service 58 - 18368 - Grenfell Tower, Ladbroke Grove, 14th June 2017 58 - 17094 - Melbourne Australia free transport in central area 58 - 11917 - Hotels and B&Bs near railway stations 58 - 23091 - 4 carriages reduced to 2 - is this the end of GWR pacers? 58 - 22016 - August 2019 / Welcome to "Meet the Managing Director" 58 - 17494 - Christmas/New Year 2016 Engineering Work 58 - 20632 - IET - short form or cancel? 58 - 17951 - What makes Voyagers so inefficient? 57 - 24133 - Public transport, Climate change, Coronavirus and Brexit. Crystal Ball Time. 57 - 1714 - Avocet Line - Exeter to Exmouth - incidents and events; services, stock and related improvements 57 - 24787 - Rose tinted spectacles topics on Facebook 57 - 19160 - New Jan 2nd 2018 TimeTable 57 - 15945 - Question 2 for Ben Rule - 19.12 - Buffet cars v Trolley service 57 - 19381 - GWR - Rail Business of the Year 57 - 20342 - The Coffee Shop - planning ahead 57 - 19367 - News from TfL re: Hayes & Harlington Redevelopment 56 - 13022 - Bus services in Cornwall - route and operator changes - First Bus, Plymouth Citybus, Western Gre 56 - 28556 - Cornish delays 56 - 23364 - CrossCountry upgrade will see 25% more rail seats 56 - 17081 - Trainspotting Live - three part documentary on BBC4, 11 - 13 July 2016 56 - 19460 - The end of civilisation in Cornwall as we kernow it? 56 - 17112 - Marlow line electrification 56 - 21765 - Meet the Manager - on the Coffee Shop 56 - 16010 - Traincrew Shortages 56 - 28729 - Traditional Weekend "where's this?" Quiz 56 - 14138 - Reading Buses expand their area 55 - 19236 - Virgin Trains decision to stop selling Daily Mail, subsequently reversed 55 - 23852 - Reversing Beeching - bring heritage and freight lines into the passenger network 55 - 24687 - Trams for Bristol (again) and Bath? 55 - 25529 - Passengers "mutiny" on the train 55 - 18127 - Acceptance of new pound coins in ticket machines 55 - 18664 - Bristol Underground 55 - 20057 - Government changes 55 - 20431 - Six of the worst 55 - 28358 - Travel advice 4th January onwards 55 - 191 - Swans on the loose at Bath train station 55 - 23144 - Personal data and freedoms during current times 54 - 19016 - Learning where GWR's priorities lie ... 54 - 21049 - How do you get around if not using public transport? 54 - 18572 - Making new signage visible 54 - 25324 - Priority Boarding Trial at Paddington - August 2021 54 - 17061 - Bus Services Act 2017 - updated topic heading, ongoing discussion 54 - 13428 - Flooding Disruption January 2014 54 - 20364 - February / March 2019 engineering closures 54 - 25985 - 16th March 2022 - Where should the GBR HQ be? 54 - 15804 - Rail Travel Vouchers to be replaced by cash refunds/compensation. - BBC News 54 - 17973 - Train lines closed in 1960s under Dr Beeching report could be reopened 54 - 24375 - Rail fare rises '21 - up by 2.6% but not until March 54 - 20025 - Suddenly gone quiet ... 54 - 15443 - FGW named Rail Business of the Year in 2015 and subsequent ongoing discussion 53 - 16172 - Trapping people in their villages 53 - 26784 - As good as a rest ... perhaps more interesting? 53 - 15805 - A look forward in the South West? 53 - 16334 - Another Picture Quiz 53 - 7178 - Henbury Loop Train Service 53 - 19366 - Last KFC shuts in Cornwall as chicken crisis worsens 53 - 17880 - Cyclists don't count as road users 53 - 20215 - The Coffee Shop - looking forward 53 - 19024 - Apparently, GWR HST power cars are now Castles 52 - 14330 - Imperial and/or metric units. Discussion on the use and teaching of 52 - 17537 - Picture quiz. All north of Birmingham. 52 - 24382 - A Short Walk Advent Quiz 17th December 52 - 18110 - Freight derailment east Somerset junction 20/3/17 52 - 18400 - "Shortage of train crew" 52 - 14659 - Bristol-Oxford Direct Service 52 - 15482 - Proposal to phase out paper tickets by 2020 - ongoing discussion 52 - 17659 - Croydon tram derailment, 9 November 2016 - frequent posters' discussion 52 - 28230 - Network Rail is failing. 52 - 19298 - Devizes 52-year wait for train station could end 52 - 22381 - General election - policies on Transport - what should we look or ask for? 52 - 19107 - 5 into 10 goes once 52 - 15829 - Marks & Spencer at Paddington closed for refurbishment for nearly two years - ongoing discussion 51 - 5834 - Leadership of the RMT - Bob Crow, succeeded by Mick Cash (ongoing discussion) 51 - 14103 - The like button - what it does and does not do 51 - 21282 - Man dies at Stoke Canon level crossing and related incidents - 28 Mar 2019 51 - 18062 - New GWR wifi limits? 51 - 19851 - Through train to Corfe Castle 51 - 22152 - A new Severn tunnel - or other crossing? 51 - 14119 - Perils of ignoring Pick Up only at Reading 51 - 23819 - IRJ: £1.2bn rail upgrade proposed for southwest Britain 51 - 23611 - Are there any GWR Keilbahnhöfe? 51 - 23114 - Route Availability of GWR Steam Engines and Associated Matters 51 - 21684 - 'The Flying Banana' GWR HST charity railtour, 1st June 2019 51 - 18219 - Snap general election 8th June 2017 51 - 17549 - Speed limits on the Westbury avoider 51 - 26129 - Out and about - first week in March, 2022 51 - 15310 - Landslip near entrance to Harbury Tunnel 51 - 18339 - Childhood travel memories 51 - 7673 - Member 'SDS' (formerly 'SDS pad') - comments and concerns raised 51 - 21070 - FlyBMI - gone into administration 51 - 19425 - Stranded passengers detrain onto tracks - incident at Lewisham, 2 Mar 2018 50 - 21004 - Get your voice heard in Parliament: debate on GWR performance 50 - 19761 - Bristol Undergound 50 - 14021 - Mobile friendly site 50 - 15064 - Christmas/New Year peak restrictions 50 - 23237 - Your least used possession at present? [DotD 11.4.2020] 50 - 21250 - World's largest electric bus order 50 - 26210 - 5p cut in tax on fuel. 50 - 24728 - Regular commuters: What are your current plans and preferences after lockdown? 50 - 13578 - Future of the Railways in Global Climate Change Conditions 50 - 17422 - Tabbard colours 50 - 20914 - Smartcards - can't transfer paper ticket 50 - 27429 - Local elections, 4th May 2023 50 - 20830 - XC Dawlish cancellations now beyond a joke! 50 - 21917 - Helping to keep trains on schedule when timetables tighten up in December 2019 50 - 20827 - New Stations for Bristol Commuters 50 - 22019 - Qn.3 for Mark Hopwood: Trolley service on IETs 50 - 23875 - An image for every day of the month - can you identify the locations? 50 - 25526 - "The Waterloos" - campaign operation thread 50 - 18440 - A week to the west 50 - 16556 - bignosemac and the British Transport Police. 50 - 28421 - Car Parking, APCOA (in this case, Oriental Road, Woking) - a cautionary tale 50 - 23958 - Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests - August 2020 50 - 20091 - Tardis - the latest way to travel around Bristol?