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1	All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture Overseas / Re: all Paris to London eurostar trains suspended	on: March 07, 2025, 15:34:24
Services into and out of the Gare du Nord to restart at 18.00 (French time).

2	Sideshoots - associated subjects / Campaigns for new and improved services / Re: Bridport branch reopening proposal	on: January 03, 2025, 14:36:20
If they remove the bridge, I suppose that would be the end of the proposal to reopen the railway right through to Maiden Newton.

3	All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: ‘HIF1’ relief road to Culham	on: December 12, 2024, 15:30:51
Thanks JohnD, very informative.

4	All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: ‘HIF1’ relief road to Culham	on: December 12, 2024, 15:12:16
Does anyone know where the northern end of the new road will be? Presumably it will be a junction with the A415 somewhere near Culham station? Or will Clifton Hampden get a by-pass?

5	Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: AQ09 - 52 places you may have visited - how many?	on: December 09, 2024, 14:59:28
15 for me, but not many of them by rail

6	Sideshoots - associated subjects / Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractions / Watercress Line steam gala	on: September 29, 2024, 14:49:42
https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/24611145.unlimited-rides-watercress-lines-autumn-steam-gala/ Next weekend!

7	All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Railway bridges struck by road vehicles - merged topic, ongoing discussion	on: September 13, 2024, 15:11:20
Reading Chronicle reports lorry striking bridge in Caversham Road. Bridge undamaged, apparently. https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24583008.pictures-cars-damaged-lorry-hits-central-reading-railway-bridge/

8	Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Re: Disabled access at Cholsey: time for a campaign!	on: April 29, 2024, 14:52:49
Just learned that Cholsey Parish Council is setting up a working party to investigate potential improvements to accessibility at the station. It's a start...

9	All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2024	on: April 10, 2024, 20:09:43
Agree

10	All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2024	on: April 10, 2024, 16:54:47
Newbury to Bedwyn isn't in the Thames Valley, which is the title of this thread.

11	Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Disabled access at Cholsey: time for a campaign!	on: March 04, 2024, 20:33:11
Cholsey station platforms are currently accessible by stairs only. There must be many wheelchair-using residents (like my wife) who would use the train if it were possible. What would be the chances of a campaign to have lifts installed? How would we go about it? Goring & Streatley station users' thoughts welcome, their campaign having been successful.

12	Journey by Journey / London to Didcot, Oxford and Banbury / Re: Tilehurst station - facilities, incidents and improvements (merged posts)	on: January 15, 2024, 16:09:14
And Cholsey too, where the platforms are completely inaccessible to people who can't climb stairs.

13	Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Signalling in Christmas - AQ23, 24th December	on: December 25, 2023, 10:19:19
1 looks like Didcot

14	All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Railway bridges struck by road vehicles - merged topic, ongoing discussion	on: October 10, 2023, 14:17:25
https://www.wiltshirelive.co.uk/news/wiltshire-news/live-crash-blocks-major-route-8817598 Another today in Trowbridge

15	All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: First escalators - Earls Court, 4th October 1911	on: October 04, 2023, 14:48:07
Paternoster lifts

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