Truly remarkable how little these (and the message) have changed over the years.

* Look here and see if there is something more appropriate before using "Across the West"
* If you are looking for a specific LINE or STATION, please use one of the ourney by Journey boards
* Away from National Rail, consider  Sideshoots - associated topics boards. Here is where we look at history, heritage lines, and new campaigns, as well as posts that give you news about the Coffee Shop itself and provide assistance here.

If you can't find something and suspect (or know) it has been covered before, put a keyword or two into the Deep Search box - a facility which my log files suggest is hideously underused!

At the time of writing we have these general public readable boards ...

Introductions and chat

Looking forward - the next 5, 10 and 20 years

Who's who on Western railways

Smoke and Mirrors

Fare's Fair

Your rights and redress

The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom

The Wider Picture Overseas

Buses and other ways to travel

Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with them

Diary - what's happening when?

Media about railways, and other means of transport

and we have a couple of "specialist purpose" boards

Meet the Manager - public readable and commentable by members, but new topics are limited to moderators and admins in the lead up to, during, and following up on the opportunities which we are delighted to host for GWR managers to meet us.

The Rumour Mill - NOT public this one.  If there's something that you are not sure of, please post it here. One of our moderator team will be able to move it to a public board should the content be confirmed / corroborated.