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Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026
 
Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026
Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:43, 27th November 2025
 
I have been reminded of my original post, on another topic here - simply because of its ongoing topicality. Those major infrastructure problems won't go away with Great British Railways, nor any of Rachel Reeves' Budget announcements :

No, I haven't lost the plot!
Rather, I'm sharing member ChrisB's view that this sort of problem won't suddenly go away on New Year's Eve:
And the first for 2025....New Thread please!
I'm merely preparing the ground here, ready for member TaplowGreen to develop this topic, in due course.
CfN.

This is clearly an area of concern (understatement?) to our members and readers of the Coffee Shop forum, in terms of their experiences of travelling on the railways in our wider area.

While starting this topic (in preparation), may I also reassure all of our members that their ongoing contributions to this, and indeed any other topic, will continue to be very welcome.

Chris from Nailsea.

 
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