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31163,[50] 14:12, 1st JanThames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026
26929,[44] 16:10, 1st JanEurostar - merged posts, ongoing discussion topic
31370,[35] 01:04, 1st JanHappy New Year for 2026 to all of our members, readers and guests!
31357,[25] 10:39, 1st JanProblems with Hitachi Intercity Express Trains - discussions from 1 January 2 ...
31342,[19] 13:48, 29th DecWork to start on new transport hub in January - Pill
31336,[16] 22:07, 26th DecCrewkerne Gates crossing to be improved
18719,[15] 22:33, 28th DecShortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion
31299,[13] 08:29, 1st JanNew year - day out by train and bus to Wells, Glastonbury or Street
31369,[12] 21:39, 31st DecGreat British Rail Sale 2026
31331,[12] 13:02, 26th Dec2026 predictions
16547,[12] 20:30, 26th DecWeston-super-Mare - Birnbeck Pier restoration: ongoing developments and discu ...
31375,[11] 21:59, 1st JanHarwell laser event
2688,[10] 23rd Oct 2025West Somerset Railway - Bishops Lydeard to Minehead (merged posts)
31343,[9] 14:55, 29th DecCornwall a place to avoid Wednesday 12 August 2026?
5138,[9] 14:42, 29th DecHS2 - Government proposals, alternative routes and general discussion
31372,[9] 14:06, 1st JanFive major changes planned for Bristol in 2026
20019,[8] 15:40, 30th DecSwindon bus station, bus services and new interchange - merged topics
31017,[8] 01:43, 18th DecMultiple stabbings on a London bound train in Cambridgeshire - 01 Nov 25
6572,[6] 13:28, 29th DecSevern Valley Railway - heritage line, Worcestershire and Shropshire - merged ...
31365,[5] 18:45, 31st DecTweet for '26
28556,[5] 16:50, 28th DecCornish mainline and branch line delays - ongoing discussion
31348,[5] 21:16, 29th Decmansplaining - you are welcome to fill in other readers, even if I know already
5560,[5] 13th Oct 2025Squirrels - red or grey, on the railways or otherwise: merged topic
31332,[4] 17:23, 26th DecHitachi Intercity Express Trains (IETs): problems with them, ongoing discussions
29726,[4] 09:36, 31st DecSwindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion ...
31359,[4] 21:21, 30th DecSwindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion ...
31349,[4] 10:23, 30th DecParallel lines - how the UK might have been IF ...
31284,[4] 09:56, 30th DecWhat is happening at Dilton Marsh? Key service reduction!
31289,[3] 03:42, 20th DecKing Charles pours 'perfect pint' at new Guinness brewery in London - Dec 2025
569,[3] 12:53, 30th DecLooe Branch Line - timetables, cancellations, engineering work, closures and ...
28330,[3] 30th Dec 2023Liverpool Overhead Railway 6 March 1893 to [otd] 30 December 1956
12340,[3] 12:49, 26th DecPlymouth's lost railways and branch lines, then and now - merged topics
31350,[3] 05:35, 30th DecNew Years honours - 2026 - "railway" people
31316,[3] 20:16, 22nd DecLlangollen Canal - Whitchurch, Shropshire canal breach: 22 Dec 2025
31346,[2] 13:59, 29th DecGuildford to Reading in 1965
27018,[2] 08:48, 26th DecWhy can't we have trains at Christmas?
31197,[2] 21:43, 28th DecSouth Western Railway train farewell tour sold out in just 15 seconds - Dec 2025

 
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