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Coffee Shop - railway news
Public topics from 1 May to 1 Jun 2025
Public topics from 1 May to 1 Jun 2025
Introductions and chatRailway Mission - Chaplains to the rail industry 13 May 2025
-Interrail, summer 2025 - daily diary thread of our travels 17 May 2025
-Interrail, Summer 2025 - my catering thread16 May 2025
-Re: Broadgage unwell.22 May 2025
Who's who on Western railwaysRe: English Regional Transport Association (ERTA) - now BRTA 6 May 2025
Smoke and MirrorsPutting a number on the effect on passengers of cancellations10 May 2025
Fare's FairFirst Class or Standard Class - Interrail pass thoughts31 May 2025
-Is playing music on public transport "Chipping away at Society"?30 May 2025
-Fare evasion rates - some Irish stats. Are there UK figures of the same sort?26 May 2025
-Some thoughts and questions on the high finances of nationslisation25 May 2025
-Staff benefits lost with nationalisation25 May 2025
-Last minute at "fill my seat" prices on Eurostar11 May 2025
-Re: Taplow-Hassocks 1 May 2025
Buses and other ways to travelSecurity - plane v train17 May 2025
-Plane caught fire as pilot confused left and right - Gatwick, 28 June 2024 9 May 2025
-Re: Heathrow Airport closed all day Friday 21 March 2025 8 May 2025
-Re: Caledonian MacBrayne ferries in Scotland 8 May 2025
-Re: First Bus and FlixBus strike deal to expand services across South West11 May 2025
London to Kennet ValleyRe: Sad death of Shirley Pope, 82, and her dog, hit by train on foot crossing at Pewsey, Feb 202530 May 2025
London to Didcot, Oxford and BanburyRe: Tilehurst station - facilities, incidents and improvements12 May 2025
London to Swindon and Bristolincident at Oldfield Park 14 May 2025
London to South WalesMajor rail disruption after blaze close to tracks between Newport and Cardiff 4 May 2025
London to the WestRe: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance - ongoing discussion 4 May 2025
London to the CotswoldsThrough Fares from Cotswold line stations to Chiltern Stations24 May 2025
-Cotswold line fares - risen in practical terms far more than inflation??24 May 2025
-Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 2 May 2025
-Re: Subtle train time changes 2 May 2025
TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, Salisbury[otd] 13th May (1985) - Melksham Station re-opened11 May 2025
-Re: Melksham Transport User Group AGM - 13th May 202510 May 2025
-Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2025 1 May 2025
-Re: How to provide capacity and increase service to hourly each way via Melksham19 May 2025
Heart of WessexAnd on a hot summer's evening ... 12 May 2025
-Day trip to Chetnole - and a walk to Maiden Newton - report and pics10 May 2025
-Is it a "train fault" when a train's in the wrong place? 5 May 2025
-Closure of Bridport branch 4 May 2025
-Re: Celebrating 30 years of Wessex Wanderers Railway Walks 7 May 2025
-Re: Heart of Wessex (from Melksham) - should I renew my railcard for this year?14 May 2025
Portsmouth to CardiffSalisbury area station disruption20 May 2025
Bristol and Bath (WECA, now WEMCA)Bath Spa station - dealing with future capacity issues - ideas? 2 May 2025
-Re: New station at Ashley Down, Bristol27 May 2025
-Pilning Station - where are we, and looking at future options (May 2025) 4 May 2025
-Re: Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts)23 May 2025
Shorter journeys in South and West WalesLow passenger numbers due to train unreliability 1 May 2025
-Re: Cardiff Bay Station branch17 May 2025
Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and SouthBridge Bash on Paignton Branch 16/05/202516 May 2025
-Arrest after rape and sexual assault of two girls at Digby & Sowton, 9 May 202510 May 2025
-Re: Delays on Devon services - merged posts, ongoing discussion 1 May 2025
-Re: Okehampton 1 Jun 2025
Shorter journeys in Plymouth and CornwallTwo plus Three seating in class 150?10 May 2025
-Service reduction - Coombe Junction 1 May 2025
-Re: Cornish mainline and branch line delays - ongoing discussion17 May 2025
-Re: St Erth station - facilities, footbridge, improvements, incidents and awards (merged posts) 5 May 2025
Across the WestAre Castle Class diagrams still available ?27 May 2025
-Station lighting hours19 May 2025
-May Timetable Change 1 May 2025
-Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2025 1 May 2025
-Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion11 May 2025
Campaigns for new and improved servicesPublic invited to try Very Light Railway in Coventry 6 May 2025
-Re: Shipping services across the Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel 5 May 2025
-Re: Northumberland Line - reopened December 2024, further developments possible27 May 2025
-Re: Minehead Rail Link Group23 May 2025
-Re: Go-Op Cooperative - proposals for additional rail services12 May 2025
-Re: Wootton Bassett station - campaign for reopening 6 May 2025
News, Help and AssistanceServer slow ... 24 May 2025
-Posting news items from the press / broadcast media on the Coffee Shop forum 8 May 2025
The Lighter SideGravel paths down the sides of Asdas...29 May 2025
-Where am I today, 17.5.202517 May 2025
-Where was Finn today, 15th May 2025?15 May 2025
-April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz 4 May 2025
-Re: Where was I? 2nd May 2022. 9 May 2025
-Re: Prince Harry to read Thomas12 May 2025
-Re: Squirrels - red, grey or albino, on the railways or otherwise - ongoing discussion 1 May 2025
The West - but NOT trains in the WestRAF Spitfire aircraft - original and replica - various incidents 4 May 2025
Diary - what's happening when?Re: Walk to Pilning and return by train - 3rd May 2025 3 May 2025
Looking forward - the next 2, 5, 10 and 20 yearsRe: Great British Railways15 May 2025
South Western servicesThe only floating train line (in the UK) under the Sun24 May 2025
-First nationalised train will be replacement bus24 May 2025
-Re: 25th May 2025 - SWR Franchise expires and services Nationalised25 May 2025
-Re: South Western Railways Waterloo - Bristol services axed25 May 2025
Cross Country servicesMay 2025 RMT Overtime and RDW ban27 May 2025
-Re: Crosscountry axe UK's longest direct rail route17 May 2025
Transport for LondonPower failure knocks out Tube and Elizabeth line - 12 May 202512 May 2025
Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractionsA trip on the Molli21 May 2025
-Champion Reflections10 May 2025
-Steam excursion - except there's much more diesel than steam! 1 May 2025
-Re: Trains on Salisbury Plain with nowhere to go 8 May 2025
-Re: "Save the Last Remaining British Rail Hovercraft from Destruction" 1 May 2025
-Re: West Somerset Railway - Bishops Lydeard, near Taunton, to Minehead31 May 2025
Media about railways, and other means of transportBBC 'Train drivers have best office in the world' - driver based in Westbury30 May 2025
-Darwin Award Hopeful?21 May 2025
-Signal Box may become micro pub/brewery 17 May 2025
-Final Destination: Riding Britain’s Trains to the End of the Line 9 May 2025
-Rediscovered Thomas & Friends pilot to be released on YouTube - 9 May 2025 9 May 2025
-Book - reminiscences of Porton Station,Wiltshire 3 May 2025
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomRe: Weather updates from across the UK, with implications for infrastructure - ongoing discussion, 202511 May 2025
-MPower Kernow CIC St Blazey23 May 2025
-Train hits tractor and trailer on level crossing, Leominster, 22 May 202522 May 2025
-Inspiration Train - travelling exhibition marking 200 years of railways21 May 2025
-Bid to reduce single-use plastic at railway station - Bristol Temple Meads, 202514 May 2025
-Nineteen injured in fatal M4 minibus crash - Reading, Berkshire, 11 May 202512 May 2025
-Trainline shares tumble amid warnings over expansion of London contactless zone11 May 2025
-New lost and found system sees more items returned11 May 2025
-Polluting older buses 'offset' green benefits - May 202510 May 2025
-New road bridge over River Clyde opens to traffic - May 2025 9 May 2025
-Edinburgh: Repairs to historic North Bridge delayed again to 2026 8 May 2025
-trainee drivers will be allowed to drive trains from age 18 7 May 2025
-Fears over Elizabeth line wraparound screen plans - May 2025 3 May 2025
-Re: Taking Train Operation into public ownership - Govt planning from 4.12.2024 9 May 2025
-Re: HOW late is your public transport journey?11 May 2025
-Re: Belfast's Grand Central station, opening on Sunday 8th September 2024 9 May 2025
-Re: Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 1810 May 2025
-Re: Driving licences and tests - ongoing discussion 5 May 2025
-Re: Diary Of A Reasonably Frequent Rail User 9 May 2025
-Re: HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) - Government proposals, alternative routes, discussion 9 May 2025
The Wider Picture Overseastravel show on BBC news featured Paris metro 31 May 2025
-A Journey in Lithuania26 May 2025
-Large knife attack at Hamburg central station.23/05/202523 May 2025
-Lessons from the line to Tessin21 May 2025
-Cable thefts leave thousands stranded on Spanish trains - May 2025 5 May 2025
-Re: Bolivia - transport related incidents 3 May 2025
-Switzerland - Landwasser Viaduct new open carriage tourist service. 20 May 2025
Railway History and related topicsTelegraph wires30 May 2025
-In memory of the Weymouth Harbour Tramway on the anniversary of last use 2 May 2025
-Inaugural nonstop run Kings Cross to Edinburgh - 1st May 1928 1 May 2025
-Re: Swindon Panel final signalled train, 20th February 2016, and ongoing Swindon Panel Society discussion23 May 2025
-Re: RAF Chilmark21 May 2025
 
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