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Coffee Shop - railway news
Public topics from 1 Mar to 1 Apr 2026
Public topics from 1 Mar to 1 Apr 2026
Introductions and chatA personal update - a.k.a. why I have not checked the TVM at Melksham30 Mar 2026
-A very inconsequential chat: Nailsea & Backwell to Bath Spa, return, today26 Mar 2026
-Dogs became man's best friend far earlier than thought, scientists find25 Mar 2026
-Looking for Wiltshire (Unitary) numbers21 Mar 2026
-A day in London (14.3.2026)15 Mar 2026
-Re: Cornish pasty - is it a proper one? Merged posts, ongoing light-hearted discussion 1 Mar 2026
Who's who on Western railwaysRe: Community and Rail - how they work together16 Mar 2026
Smoke and MirrorsRail Industry double speak 8 Mar 2026
Fare's FairGWR no longer doing reservations for other TOCs?31 Mar 2026
-GWR Weekend Upgrades30 Mar 2026
-Where have all the cheap "Advanced Fares" gone?25 Mar 2026
-Blue badge holders and others can now get a Disabled Person's Railcard16 Mar 2026
-Spring (March 2026) Interrail Global Pass sale - rail ticket across 33 countries11 Mar 2026
-Fuel tax - freeze, and should it have been frozen in the first place?10 Mar 2026
-Bus fares - when is a senior pass accepted in YOUR county?10 Mar 2026
-Splitting at Dilton Marsh 9 Mar 2026
-Southampton to Twickenham - fare advice sought 8 Mar 2026
-Ticket Booking sites 5 Mar 2026
-Why are train tickets so much more expensive in London than Berlin? 5 Mar 2026
-Travelling on invalid ticket - what should the operator do? 1 Mar 2026
-Re: National Rail Conditions of Travel - changes from 1 April 2026 (merged topics) 7 Mar 2026
-Re: Plus bus plus Rover10 Mar 2026
Buses and other ways to travelReading / learning a bit more into coach travel30 Mar 2026
-Ferry crosses the Mersey on final voyage after 66 years in service29 Mar 2026
-'Our daughters got on a school bus and never came home'28 Mar 2026
-Electric Buses for Wiltshire25 Mar 2026
-RailAir and GBR22 Mar 2026
-New electric buses to help cut carbon emissions in Surrey21 Mar 2026
-National Car Parks (NCP) goes into administration16 Mar 2026
-Rumours of a new ferry service 7 Mar 2026
-Cardiff woman dodges flight luggage fee by posting her clothes 3 Mar 2026
-Re: Why has the world's first hydrogen double-decker fleet failed? 1 Mar 2026
-Re: First Bus pulling out of Cornwall, 14.2.2026 4 Mar 2026
-Re: Caledonian MacBrayne ferries in Scotland 4 Mar 2026
-Re: Bus services Calne/Marlborough16 Mar 2026
London to ReadingRe: Twyford parking rules could change as Elizabeth Line route opens31 Mar 2026
London to Didcot, Oxford and BanburyRe: Oxford station - facilities, improvements, parking, incidents and events - merged posts26 Mar 2026
London to the WestRe: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance - ongoing discussion17 Mar 2026
-EasyJet starting Gatwick - Newquay26 Mar 2026
-Train fire at Newton Abbot 22 March22 Mar 2026
-Re: Dawlish - permanent resilience work - ongoing discussions22 Mar 2026
Thames Valley BranchesRe: GWR's Battery Electric Train - ongoing discussion14 Mar 2026
London to the CotswoldsRe: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026 2 Mar 2026
- 1726 Worcester Foregate Street to London Paddington w/c 9 March12 Mar 2026
North Downs LineRe: Plaque marks place in history for 1880s listed footbridge at Wokingham Station10 Mar 2026
TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, WestburyMelksham to Bristol - the commute by train25 Mar 2026
-Horace Prickett15 Mar 2026
-Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2026 1 Mar 2026
-Re: Melksham Transport User Group - meetings for 202611 Mar 2026
-Re: Bath and Wiltshire Metro31 Mar 2026
-Re: TransWilts Anniversary - formed 14 years ago - 26th March 201026 Mar 2026
-who recalls David de Costa? 8 Mar 2026
Portsmouth to Cardiff1 hour 20 minute gap at Warminster in the peak ...30 Mar 2026
-Re: Cardiff -Portsmouth Engineering work 2026 7 Mar 2026
-Re: What is happening at Dilton Marsh? Key service reduction!29 Mar 2026
Bristol and Bath (WECA, now WEMCA)Re: Children get concessionary bus travel in Bristol23 Mar 2026
-Re: WESTlink Demand Responsive Transport services31 Mar 2026
-Re: WECA becomes WEMCA in December 2024 and ongoing political issues (updated title)20 Mar 2026
-Re: Bonaparte's at Bristol Temple Meads17 Mar 2026
-Re: New station at North Filton - now named as 'Bristol Brabazon' - ongoing discussion20 Mar 2026
-Re: Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts)20 Mar 2026
Oxford, Didcot and Reading from the WestOpen access Bristol - Oxford - Nottingham proposal dropped30 Mar 2026
Shorter journeys in South and West WalesMOU from the UK government on Wales and Borders services31 Mar 2026
-Where in Wales? Quiz! 2 Mar 2026
-Re: Transport for Wales train fares to be frozen for a year, from 1 March 2026 1 Mar 2026
-Re: South Wales Metro Electrification 23 Mar 2026
-Re: Cardiff Bay Station branch17 Mar 2026
Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and SouthTorbay - usage metrics 7 Mar 2026
-Re: Plymouth: River Plym railway bridge work - 21 Feb to 9 Mar 2026 7 Mar 2026
Shorter journeys in Plymouth and CornwallRe: OTD - 2nd March 1908 - Opening to Kelly Bray / Callington 2 Mar 2026
-St Ives Station - GWR unveils statue of mythical Mermaid of Zennor23 Mar 2026
-Re: Looe Branch Line - timetables, cancellations, engineering work, closures and incidents 6 Mar 2026
Across the West[OTD] 1st April 2006 - Greater Western Franchise takes over our trains 1 Apr 2026
-Powered wagons on stone trains 1 Apr 2026
-Request stops - GWR list25 Mar 2026
-Retiring on-train trolleys 4 Mar 2026
-Passenger Growth - railway termini of the South West 1 Mar 2026
-Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026 1 Mar 2026
-Re: Class 175s to Great Western Railway (GWR) 4 Mar 2026
-Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion 7 Mar 2026
Campaigns for new and improved servicesRe: Direct London trains from Shropshire 'will not start in 2026' 3 Mar 2026
-Re: Shipping services across the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel13 Mar 2026
-Re: Northumberland Line - reopened December 2024, further developments possible21 Mar 2026
-Re: Go-Op Cooperative - proposals for additional rail services19 Mar 2026
-Re: East - West Rail update (Oxford to Bedford) - ongoing discussion28 Mar 2026
-Re: Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion13 Mar 2026
News, Help and AssistanceServer was down from 12:00, back around 13:30. Here is why 9 Mar 2026
-Image - most recent topics for use by TWSW 7 Mar 2026
-Re: Copyright of images - do you need to check your old posts?20 Mar 2026
-Re: Server slow ... 2 Mar 2026
The Lighter SideIt's all going bananas in the Orkneys ...30 Mar 2026
-Topic going to the dogs ... (split posts)30 Mar 2026
-Dog finds Canadian message in a bottle on Aberdeenshire beach21 Mar 2026
-Out and about, 21.3.202621 Mar 2026
-Bet on how late your train will be? 20 Mar 2026
-Inside the 'chaotic' world of the UK Wife Carrying Race - Surrey, 8 March 2026 7 Mar 2026
-Re: Bank Notes - themes for images to be used in the future11 Mar 2026
-Re: RAF Lancaster bombers - merged posts25 Mar 2026
-Re: Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles 2 Mar 2026
-Re: Squirrels - red, grey or albino, on the railways or otherwise - ongoing discussion21 Mar 2026
The West - but NOT trains in the West'Fabulous' market town named best place to live in Wales21 Mar 2026
-'Absolutely buzzing town is voted best place to live' in the south-west20 Mar 2026
-Where are people going - top tourist attractions in 202520 Mar 2026
-The sounds of a sleeper18 Mar 2026
-a day time talk on the piers of the U.K. 18 Mar 2026
-Former Great Bourton village pub 'The Bell Inn' saved from house conversion14 Mar 2026
-Re: Recycling rubbish and charity shops - something of a minefield? Ongoing discussion12 Mar 2026
-Re: More than 12,000 back Cornwall as fifth nation 5 Mar 2026
-Re: Stonehenge - National Monument in Wiltshire: merged posts, ongoing discussion18 Mar 2026
-Re: Decarbonisation - ongoing discussion25 Mar 2026
-Re: Seagulls: particularly in Bath, Bristol, Cornwall and Minehead - ongoing discussion 2 Mar 2026
-Re: Weston-super-Mare - Birnbeck Pier restoration: ongoing developments and discussion13 Mar 2026
-Re: Sharp Brewery's Doom Bar from Rock, Cornwall? Apparently not! 1 Mar 2026
-Re: Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) - merged posts12 Mar 2026
Diary - what's happening when?Re: 19th March 2026 - Community Rail Awards, Derby20 Mar 2026
-Re: West Wiltshire Rail User Group AGM 2026, and spring meeting17 Mar 2026
-Re: Bristol Rail Campaign (FoSBR) AGM 2 Mar 2026
-Re: TravelWatch SouthWest General Meeting, Friday 6 March 2026 1 Mar 2026
-Early days of coffee shop 8 Mar 2026
Swindon to Gloucester / CheltenhamTrespasser at Gloucester causes major rail delays for Cheltenham racegoers10 Mar 2026
Looking forward - the next 2, 5, 10 and 20 yearsConnectivity Tool - Department for Transport website25 Mar 2026
-Secretary of State State to chair of DfTO - priorities to train operarator26 Mar 2026
-Network Rail Enhancements plan (what is being done and target date)24 Mar 2026
-GWR Growing places report March 202623 Mar 2026
-International Energy Agency recommends public transport20 Mar 2026
-Addressing Information - cost - connectivity - comfort - frequency - reliability15 Mar 2026
-Re: Railways Bill 2025: introducing and designing Great British Railways - general topic10 Mar 2026
-Re: Project Churchward - future regional fleet for the West, new rolling stock to replace DMUs 3 Mar 2026
South Western servicesBizarre routing ...........15 Mar 2026
Transport for LondonMost expensive per-mile fare?31 Mar 2026
-Re: London Tube strikes by RMT - ongoing issues and updates12 Mar 2026
Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractionsEast Somerset Railway - visiting by public transport. Sensible / practical?22 Mar 2026
-'All hands on deck' for SS Great Britain museum fundraiser21 Mar 2026
-Faulty lock gates in Bristol 'threaten future' of historic ship The Matthew 2 Mar 2026
-Re: [otd] 1st December 1933 - first GWR diesel railcar22 Mar 2026
-Re: Paddle Steamer Waverley - merged posts16 Mar 2026
-Re: Avon Valley Railway - heritage line, based at Bitton, Bristol, towards Bath 8 Mar 2026
-Re: West Somerset Railway - Bishops Lydeard, near Taunton, to Minehead26 Mar 2026
-Re: Swanage Railway - heritage line, Norden to Swanage, Dorset13 Mar 2026
-Re: Helston Railway 15 Mar 2026
Media about railways, and other means of transportSwindon Railworks - Hooter to sound to mark 40 year rail anniversary26 Mar 2026
-Jago Hazzard visits St Ives 22 Mar 2026
-Re: European Rail Timetable - ongoing discussion and updates16 Mar 2026
Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with themFewer cycling to stations - or are more taking cycles on the train? 4 Mar 2026
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomHighest earning public servants 1 Apr 2026
-Traveline New look website31 Mar 2026
-Easter bank holiday weekend set to be busiest on roads in four years - 202630 Mar 2026
-Rail external communications: setting the tone.29 Mar 2026
-Transpennine Express train from Manchester to Glasgow hits fallen tree on track25 Mar 2026
-Croydon rail upgrade delay may impact Gatwick Airport and Universal Studios park24 Mar 2026
-Birmingham woman wishes she had become a train driver years ago21 Mar 2026
-Rail worker killed in the Radlett area dealing with sinkhole - 15 March 202620 Mar 2026
-King Charles III opens world's longest coastal path around England19 Mar 2026
-Scotrail contract for 22 5car 222 (ex EMR)19 Mar 2026
-DfT Connectivity tool for England and Wales18 Mar 2026
-Communications expert, ordered to pay £1.5k for foul-mouthed tirade @ staff16 Mar 2026
-Parking at Westbury Station15 Mar 2026
-Historic Borders bridge near Eckford secures £250,000 for restoration project15 Mar 2026
-Peterborough, Helpston level crossing near-miss caused by signaller: RAIB report12 Mar 2026
-Glasgow Central Station closed by fire in adjoining building - 8 March 2026 9 Mar 2026
-Tamworth: Woman arrested after man found dead at railway station - 8 March 2026 8 Mar 2026
-Person killed by Ickenham Tube was blocked from safety spot - 28 March 2025 7 Mar 2026
-Station advertising - does it "improve efficiency and convenience"? 5 Mar 2026
-Re: Weather updates from across the UK and implications for infrastructure - 202611 Mar 2026
-Re: Manchester Piccadilly station to shut for upgrade - February / March 202620 Mar 2026
-Re: Passenger numbers up 7% Spring 2025 on Spring 202419 Mar 2026
-Re: Birmingham's new railway stations on Camp Hill Line16 Mar 2026
-Re: Inspiration train, winter of 2026 - first South West venue announced23 Mar 2026
-Re: 60 years since the publication of the Beeching Report27 Mar 2026
-Re: Storing petrol 4 Mar 2026
-Re: 'World's oldest underwater tunnel opened to public' - Thames Tunnel, Rotherhithe25 Mar 2026
-Re: HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) - Government proposals, alternative routes, discussion23 Mar 2026
The Wider Picture OverseasWorld wide measures as war pushes up fuel prices - 202629 Mar 2026
-Two pilots killed in collision with fire truck at LaGuardia Airport: 22 Mar 202623 Mar 2026
-Weather updates from overseas and implications for infrastructure - 202620 Mar 2026
-Container shipping: March 202612 Mar 2026
-Electric Ferries12 Mar 2026
-Switzerland - At least six dead in bus fire - 10 March 202611 Mar 2026
-Rail replacement Germany/ Czechia 3 Mar 2026
-Barriers to bus and tram travel - lessons from Florence 1 Mar 2026
-Re: Travel to the USA - risks of being detained, even as a tourist 5 Mar 2026
-Re: Spain / Portugal power outage - 28 April 202524 Mar 2026
-Re: Eurostar - merged posts, ongoing discussion topic19 Mar 2026
-Re: China - railway incidents and infrastructure developments (merged topic) 7 Mar 2026
-Re: India: railway services, incidents and rules (merged posts) 7 Mar 2026
-Australian question 6 Mar 2026
Railway History and related topicsTfL museum auction, 12th to 17th March 2026 8 Mar 2026
-On this day - 4 March 1890 - Forth Rail Bridge officially opened 4 Mar 2026
-On This Day - Italy, Balvano train disaster, 2-3 March 1944 - 517 dead 2 Mar 2026
-Re: Junction Railwayana - Collectors' fairs 2026 8 Mar 2026
-Re: Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway - merged topics 7 Mar 2026
-Re: OTD 21st February (1967) - Shunting with horses 7 Mar 2026
-Re: Severn Railway Bridge disaster - 25 October 196011 Mar 2026
-Re: OTD- 11th March (1893) - Opening of Clifton Rocks Railway11 Mar 2026
Topic count 194 of which 111 are new
 
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