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Coffee Shop - railway news
Public topics from 1 Apr to 1 May 2026
Public topics from 1 Apr to 1 May 2026
Introductions and chatBath Spa to Bradford and back26 Apr 2026
-Questions asked by Jo Public - passenger information still needed16 Apr 2026
-Aberystwyth cafe asks laptop users not to 'hog' tables13 Apr 2026
-Melksham to Melksham via Alton and Southmapton 8 Apr 2026
-A holiday in Scotland - Azumas, HSTs and reflections on places visited. 4 Apr 2026
-Portmeirion, the Welsh village with a riviera touch, turns 100 4 Apr 2026
-Re: A personal update - a.k.a. why I have not checked the TVM at Melksham 4 Apr 2026
-Re: Specialist shops - maps, books, models & stationery - ongoing discussion19 Apr 2026
-Re: A welcome to lurkers, guests and newly registering members on the Coffee Shop forum (merged post12 Apr 2026
Who's who on Western railwaysJools Townsend, Chief Executive, Community Rail Network23 Apr 2026
-Re: Heidi Alexander, Transport Secretary16 Apr 2026
Fare's FairGWR website limited to one journey (single or return) per transaction28 Apr 2026
-Seatfrog Upgrades22 Apr 2026
-Appealing against rejection of Delay Repay payment22 Apr 2026
-A tale of (four) cities: comparisons in ticket pricing22 Apr 2026
-Difficulty of booking international rail tickets21 Apr 2026
-Rail fares heat map?18 Apr 2026
-Ticket Types - Traditional card; Paper; or Mobile 3 Apr 2026
-Government announces joined up travel - for towns and cities 2 Apr 2026
-Re: National Rail Conditions of Travel - changes from 1 April 2026 (merged topics) 1 Apr 2026
Buses and other ways to travelBike path - but not for those bikes!23 Apr 2026
-Should finding your bus be easier? Better local information?22 Apr 2026
-City Police issue more than double red-light tickets to cyclists19 Apr 2026
-Brighton-based Coventry fan flies via Barcelona instead of taking train17 Apr 2026
-Bath - Bristol Parkway number 19 bus.17 Apr 2026
-Manvers Street, Bath, disrupted for reconstruction works for 6 months from May.16 Apr 2026
-Swindon to Trowbridge - the bus alternative14 Apr 2026
-Free veteran bus travel scheme launches in Worcestershire - April 202612 Apr 2026
-Two in hospital after bus crashes down embankment on A9 near Aviemore: 12/4/202612 Apr 2026
-'Vital' Fleetwood - Knott End ferry service across River Wyre estuary to stop11 Apr 2026
-Driverless vehicles: Consortium wins grant to design self-driving bus 9 Apr 2026
-Birmingham tram extension welcomes first passengers 5 Apr 2026
-Nottingham tram fare dodge penalty to increase to £120 4 Apr 2026
-Bus or Lime bike? New subscription joins the race for a cheaper commute 4 Apr 2026
-Re: Reading / learning a bit more into coach travel 1 Apr 2026
-Re: Mousehole, Cornwall: a bus route change (for the worse)21 Apr 2026
-Re: North Sea ferries - case for re-opening routes? 2 Apr 2026
-Re: Cars getting bigger - is this a concern?11 Apr 2026
-Re: Extreme Day Trips 8 Apr 2026
-Re: Caledonian MacBrayne ferries in Scotland 4 Apr 2026
-Re: Cross-Solent ferries, between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 9 Apr 2026
-Re: Bristol bus on test18 Apr 2026
-Re: Motability - merged posts, ongoing developments and discussion 4 Apr 2026
-Buses from Chippenham to Trowbridge, 11 years after end of evening service17 Apr 2026
Your rights and redressRe: Delay repay on multi leg journeys15 Apr 2026
London to ReadingShops closing at Reading Station - Spring 202625 Apr 2026
-Re: Twyford parking rules could change as Elizabeth Line route opens 6 Apr 2026
London to Kennet ValleyTrain ride to the Sky" near Kintbury25 Apr 2026
-Line description - Reading to Westbury24 Apr 2026
-Electrifications comes to the London to Frome train 7 Apr 2026
London to Didcot, Oxford and BanburyRe: Oxford station - facilities, improvements, parking, incidents and events - merged posts17 Apr 2026
London to Swindon and BristolPaddington to Weston Super Mare 20:30 07/04/26 7 Apr 2026
-Spur and sidings east of Swindon? 5 Apr 2026
-Re: Paddington <-> Bristol: service updates and amendments - ongoing discussion30 Apr 2026
-Re: Swindon's Mechanics' Institute saga drags on10 Apr 2026
London to South WalesLineside fire at Bristol - 22 April 202623 Apr 2026
London to the WestRe: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance - ongoing discussion21 Apr 2026
-Re: Person hit by train, Taunton 24/10/2025 - Harry Basham, age 17, walking to work30 Apr 2026
-Re: Taunton station - services, facilities, improvements, events and incidents 2 Apr 2026
London to the CotswoldsRe: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026 7 Apr 2026
-Re: Worcester Foregate Street station - services, facilities and improvements, ongoing discussion 1 May 2026
North Downs LineNew overnight train service at Gatwick to launch 3 Apr 2026
TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, SalisburyMelksham News - Love Letter to Melksham27 Apr 2026
-Why is Melksham Station so small?27 Apr 2026
-April 2026 - Melksham Public Transport news and new timetables21 Apr 2026
-Parliamentary drop-in report from our MP 3 Apr 2026
-Re: Melksham Station - "InfoStation" / loos / snack bar / info point opportunity?20 Apr 2026
-Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2026 2 Apr 2026
-Re: Melksham's rail service - where are we, on the anniversary of being Beechinged?17 Apr 2026
-Re: An honourable and much-appreciated retirement for Save the Train 2 Apr 2026
Heart of WessexRe: Castle Cary station - services, incidents, facilities, car parking and awards (merged topic)28 Apr 2026
-Re: Frome station - facilities, services, improvements, events and incidents - merged posts 2 Apr 2026
Portsmouth to CardiffRe: Cardiff -Portsmouth Engineering work 202620 Apr 2026
Bristol and Bath (WECA, now WEMCA)Glorious photo of Severn Beach line27 Apr 2026
-Tower blocks to be built on site once set aside for Bristol arena 2 Apr 2026
-Re: Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts) 2 Apr 2026
-Re: Rhubarb Curve, or Loop, Bristol - merged topics, ongoing discussion 2 Apr 2026
Oxford, Didcot and Reading from the WestRe: New Oxford - Bristol direct service, ongoing developments and discussion11 Apr 2026
Shorter journeys in South and West WalesLlandrindod - Heart or Wales line, and the signal box. 9 Apr 2026
-Tenby Station stabbing leaves four injured and two arrested - 7 April 2026 8 Apr 2026
Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and SouthExeter to Okehampton line closed after train hit deer22 Apr 2026
Shorter journeys in Plymouth and CornwallDockyard - by request only? 1 May 2026
-Re: Mid Cornwall Metro - Newquay, St Austell, Truro & Falmouth 9 Apr 2026
-Re: St Ives Station - GWR unveils statue of mythical Mermaid of Zennor 9 Apr 2026
-Re: Calstock, on the Gunnislake Branch Line 3 Apr 2026
-Re: Looe Branch Line - timetables, cancellations, engineering work, closures and incidents18 Apr 2026
Across the West"more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time"27 Apr 2026
-New rail trail explores globally significant sites18 Apr 2026
-'Faulty' GWR surveys17 Apr 2026
-Network Rail worker wins racial harassment case in Southampton 8 Apr 2026
-Catering - thinking of the single traveller 5 Apr 2026
-[OTD] 1st April 2006 - Greater Western Franchise takes over our trains 1 Apr 2026
-Powered wagons on stone trains 1 Apr 2026
-Re: GWR web app update: be aware 1 May 2026
-Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026 2 Apr 2026
-Re: IET wi-fi upgrades - pilot scheme on West of England trains22 Apr 2026
-Re: Class 175s to Great Western Railway (GWR)16 Apr 2026
-Re: Problems with Hitachi Intercity Express Trains - ongoing discussion since 202213 Apr 2026
-Re: BITE card - discount card for use at railway station outlets, discontinued 29 Jan 202626 Apr 2026
Campaigns for new and improved servicesRe: Portishead Line - possible meeting of forum members to explore the route?15 Apr 2026
-Re: Go-Op Cooperative - proposals for additional rail services15 Apr 2026
-Re: Reopening former rail line between Hythe and Totton - ongoing discussion, merged topic20 Apr 2026
-Re: East - West Rail update (Oxford to Bedford) - ongoing discussion29 Apr 2026
-Re: Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion14 Apr 2026
News, Help and AssistanceRe: A.I. vs single interest communities26 Apr 2026
-Re: Server slow ... 5 Apr 2026
-Re: Data Managers - a new role with the Coffee Shop. Seeking knowledgable volunteers17 Apr 2026
The Lighter SideWhere was PhilW - many moons ago!23 Apr 2026
-Your pint could come with a surprising health benefit ...23 Apr 2026
-Indeed, 'the lighter side': Ideal conditions to see peak of Lyrid meteor shower22 Apr 2026
-Northampton couple who met on bus take double decker to wedding21 Apr 2026
-Rude names, railways and mass trespass - how Peak District became tourist site21 Apr 2026
-Somerset lighthouse has been the wrong colour for 160 years15 Apr 2026
-UK trains best enjoyed four beers in15 Apr 2026
-Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026 3 Apr 2026
-The history of London's cable cars. Jago Hazzard YouTube 2 Apr 2026
-Re: It's all going bananas in the Orkneys ... 1 Apr 2026
-Re: Topic going to the dogs ... (split posts) 1 Apr 2026
-Re: Some pictures off the old computer - Bank Holiday Quiz19 Apr 2026
-Re: Should fish eaters be given more room in Taunton?18 Apr 2026
-Re: Where could it be better??10 Apr 2026
-Re: Thomas the Tank Engine and the Rev W Awdry - ongoing discussion29 Apr 2026
-Re: Squirrels - red, grey or albino, on the railways or otherwise - ongoing discussion12 Apr 2026
The West - but NOT trains in the WestBLB Solicitors, based in Trowbridge, ceases trading from midday on 30 April 202629 Apr 2026
-Time to Moove on ? 14 Apr 2026
-Street Art - South West England and some further afield14 Apr 2026
-Truro Cathedral Choir sings on after Isles of Scilly ferry delays13 Apr 2026
-Tourism number down? 9 Apr 2026
-Concerns over Newquay airport viability after London service axed 5 Apr 2026
-Re: Aberfan disaster - 21 October 1966 (split topic from another discussion) 2 Apr 2026
-Re: Winterstoke Road Bridge, Weston super Mare - closed for two years26 Apr 2026
-Re: Recycling rubbish and charity shops - something of a minefield? Ongoing discussion26 Apr 2026
-Re: Cotswold villages - residents' concerns over tourist numbers 4 Apr 2026
-Re: Paddington bear on a bench: they are vandalised and repaired14 Apr 2026
-Re: Seagulls: particularly in Bath, Bristol, Cornwall and Minehead - ongoing discussion19 Apr 2026
-Re: Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) - merged posts14 Apr 2026
-Re: Kennet & Avon Canal - ongoing discussion, anniversaries and incidents10 Apr 2026
Diary - what's happening when?Re: Customer and Community Improvement Fund (CCIF) 2026/2710 Apr 2026
Swindon to Gloucester / CheltenhamTravel warning in Gloucestershire as works take place on railway line - April 12 Apr 2026
Looking forward - the next 2, 5, 10 and 20 yearsOn the train - You Can. 21 Apr 2026
-What new towns built in Britain must deliver in addition to new homes 7 Apr 2026
-Re: Addressing Information - cost - connectivity - comfort - frequency - reliability 5 Apr 2026
-Re: Project Churchward - future regional fleet for the West, new rolling stock to replace DMUs 1 May 2026
South Western servicesWe are in the money, or the story of the Southampton lifts12 Apr 2026
-Re: Earley Station, Reading - facilities, footbridge, improvements 2 Apr 2026
-Re: South Western Railways Waterloo - Bristol services axed27 Apr 2026
Cross Country servicesWhy some trains will not be stopping at Banbury29 Apr 2026
-Re: Cross Country HST refurbishments and modifications - merged topics27 Apr 2026
Chiltern Railways servicesRe: East-West Rail: Central Section Bedford - Cambridge14 Apr 2026
Transport for LondonFourteen treated after 'chemical smell' at Farringdon station - 30 April 202630 Apr 2026
-Jews "not safe" on the Bakerloo Line21 Apr 2026
-Re: Most expensive per-mile fare? 1 Apr 2026
Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractionsAsh from historic steam railways used to seal leaky canal lock gates 1 May 2026
-Gateshead railway says visitors want more hands-on experience - 25 April 202626 Apr 2026
-Churnet Valley Railway - heritage line, Kingsley & Froghall to Ipstones, Staffs 26 Apr 2026
-Boys arrested after windows smashed at Somerset coach park18 Apr 2026
-Re: North Somerset Council hope miniature railway could return to Clevedon in 2026 2 Apr 2026
-Royal Scotsman and Belmond Britannic Explorer14 Apr 2026
-Re: Spa Valley Railway - Royal Tunbridge Wells to High Rocks, Groombridge, and Eridge26 Apr 2026
-Re: Wilts & Berks Canal - merged posts, ongoing developments and discussion11 Apr 2026
-Re: West Coast Railways and ‘Hogwarts Express’ trains - ongoing discussion10 Apr 2026
-Re: Bodmin & Wenford Railway, Cornwall12 Apr 2026
-Re: Brighton Belle - Victoria Station in London to Brighton26 Apr 2026
-Re: Coal, for use on steam hauled heritage railways - merged posts 4 Apr 2026
-Re: Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) - heritage line12 Apr 2026
Media about railways, and other means of transportGreat Japanese Railway Journeys16 Apr 2026
-Independent ad-free activity and how it's supported15 Apr 2026
-Re: Photographers asked to tell story of rail travel 1 May 2026
Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with them10 of the best hikes in Britain, each starting at a railway station28 Apr 2026
-Denbighshire cyclists and wheelchair users can't access £1m path23 Apr 2026
-New rural greenway plans14 Apr 2026
-Belfast Bikes see drop in rentals after price hike 4 Apr 2026
-Climate change and voluntary organisations 2 Apr 2026
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomWoman and child in near miss at level crossing - Tutbury and Hatton, 25 Apr 202630 Apr 2026
-Urgent repairs needed to Cambridge railway station pub29 Apr 2026
-'Battery Bill': UK's first electric quarry loco named by pupil29 Apr 2026
-Victorian bridge reinstalled at Castlerock, County Londonderry29 Apr 2026
-Southampton road shut and ferry delays as pedestrian trapped under lorry24 Apr 2026
-Doncaster-Sheffield trains hit by 213 hours of cable theft delays22 Apr 2026
-Govia Thameslink Railway17 Apr 2026
-Network Rail issues warning over Featherstone level crossing17 Apr 2026
-Swan hit by train near Windsor rescued by rail staff16 Apr 2026
-Darlington train derailment prompts enhanced track monitoring16 Apr 2026
-The dangerous things that we do that can injure us at railway stations15 Apr 2026
-Windscreen cleaning on high speed trains14 Apr 2026
-Bletchley train derailed on 26 June 2025 due to gap in staff training, says RAIB13 Apr 2026
-Manchester Oxford Road station to become a 'canvas' for new artwork13 Apr 2026
-Commuter thanks stranger who did CPR after cardiac arrest at Liverpool Street 6 Apr 2026
-Backlash over Birkenhead's 'Wotsit Street' scheme prompts review 5 Apr 2026
-More trains to be added in two Southeastern timetable boosts, from 17 May 2026 5 Apr 2026
-New road in Collingham, near Newark, to allow closure of level crossing 5 Apr 2026
-Stations vs development 3 Apr 2026
-Highest earning public servants 1 Apr 2026
-Re: Easter bank holiday weekend set to be busiest on roads in four years - 2026 4 Apr 2026
-Re: Harlington, Bedfordshire: New station footbridge to last more than a century18 Apr 2026
-Re: Weather updates from across the UK and implications for infrastructure - 2026 2 Apr 2026
-Re: Llangollen Canal - Whitchurch, Shropshire canal breach: 22 Dec 2025 4 Apr 2026
-Re: Shrewsbury train station bus stop suspended over safety concerns 4 Apr 2026
-Re: Gritting lorries, their names and their drivers28 Apr 2026
-Re: Birmingham's new railway stations on Camp Hill Line 7 Apr 2026
-Re: Scarborough Station - facilities, improvements and events 2 Apr 2026
-Re: Cumbrian Coast Line: Bransty Tunnel woes at Whitehaven, until Easter 202613 Apr 2026
-Re: Inspiration train, winter of 2026 - first South West venue announced 8 Apr 2026
-Re: South Bank railway station footbridge - near Middlesbrough11 Apr 2026
-Re: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire - HST derailment: three dead - 12 August 2020 2 Apr 2026
-Re: Storing petrol30 Apr 2026
-Re: Driving licences and tests - ongoing discussion 8 Apr 2026
-Re: Southern / Govia Thameslink Railways - ongoing disputes26 Apr 2026
-Re: Railway bridges struck by road vehicles - many incidents, ongoing discussion10 Apr 2026
-Re: Settle to Carlisle Railway: developments, events & incidents, ongoing discussion 1 May 2026
-Re: Scottish Borders Railway - rebuilt Waverley Route link to Edinburgh10 Apr 2026
-Re: HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) - Government proposals, alternative routes, discussion16 Apr 2026
The Wider Picture OverseasTrainee driver crashes bus into River Seine - 30 April 202630 Apr 2026
-Swarm of 10,000 bees settles on bike outside Metro Station at Louvre in Paris28 Apr 2026
-At least four killed and dozens injured in Indonesia train crash27 Apr 2026
-Denmark: Two trains collide head-on, leaving five critically hurt, 23 April 202623 Apr 2026
-India has splurged billions on metro trains. But where are the commuters?20 Apr 2026
-Fans feel 'gouged' by £111 World Cup train tickets from Manhattan to New Jersey17 Apr 2026
-Alex Manninger - Ex-Arsenal goalkeeper dies after car hit by train near Salzburg16 Apr 2026
-Man dead after bus carrying British tourists crashes in Canary Islands10 Apr 2026
-Re: Dual Nationality, Electronic Travel Authorisation and Border Control delays12 Apr 2026
-Re: Heavy road vehicles on railway level crossings - various incidents 7 Apr 2026
-Re: Sweden reopens to the Finnish border14 Apr 2026
Railway History and related topicsOxford to Didcot quad tracking30 Apr 2026
-Blackpool's Tramtown museum shuts as building deemed unsafe29 Apr 2026
-Calls for 'neglected' Barrow-in-Furness railway station buildings to be saved28 Apr 2026
-Historic railway bridge attraction opens in Mountsorrel - 26/27 April 202626 Apr 2026
-Lines I travelled on but are no longer available (GB Version)26 Apr 2026
-Lines I wish I had experienced25 Apr 2026
-Dodsdown brickworks tramway from Grafton & Burbage Station20 Apr 2026
-"Powerstock Station - All Change" by Diana P. Read.14 Apr 2026
-Hastings diesel on tour 11/4/2611 Apr 2026
-How was the building of Britain's original railways funded? 6 Apr 2026
-Lydbrook Bridge over the River Wye to remain closed as temporary fix too costly 5 Apr 2026
-Singleton, South Downs - the railway station that 'burned brightly' but briefly 5 Apr 2026
-Re: Atmospheric Railways26 Apr 2026
Topic count 236 of which 131 are new
 
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