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Great Western Coffee Shop
As at 31st March 2025 01:56 BST
31.3.2025 - All running AOK
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Last 24 hours
London's first electric bus?v or ^
three people including a child, died in a house fire at a converted rail stationv or ^
Last 7 days
Where was johnneyw yesterday 28 March 2025?v or ^
2 X 37 = 74 ??v or ^
Daily Mile - coming to Melksham for Aprilv or ^
Catalogue of "Items displayed on station platforms on the national rail system".v or ^
Bike paths and bus lanes approved by Bristol City Councilv or ^
WH Smith name to disappear from high street but retained at stationsv or ^
new plans for North of England rail systemv or ^
did any one attend the Metro west event in Chippenhamv or ^
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal - water shortage, March 2025v or ^
"Long Products"... Steel Rail.v or ^
did any one attend the modern railways fourth friday club?v or ^
interview with new boss of Elizabeth line v or ^
Thousands of jobs ‘could go as part of UK government’s rail shake-up’v or ^
Around London - can you name the line and station?v or ^
Where was Red Squirrel 25/3/2025v or ^
Light-controlled foot crossing near Midgham Station (Woolhampton)v or ^
Bristol to London - via Trowbridgev or ^
Which part of the train for Exmouth?v or ^
Coffee is back - now to work on the cream and sugarv or ^
any one attending this event in Bath 25 March?v or ^
MOVED: Class 769s entering servicev or ^
Melksham to London - 24th March 2025v or ^
Up to a month ago
Airline industry - 2% cancellation "dreadful". So how do you describe 9%? 43%?v or ^
Poole Level Crossingv or ^
Extreme Day Tripsv or ^
A woman said she had to abandon her vehicle as she needed the loo urgentlyv or ^
Taunton Station and headed north - not cleverv or ^
Bristol and north Somerset Railway remains from the bus...v or ^
Heathrow Airport closed all day Friday 21 March 2025 v or ^
Everything Electric London, 15 to 17 April 2025v or ^
Celebrating 30 years of Wessex Wanderers Railway Walksv or ^
Suitable train setsv or ^
WW2 steam train built by women takes to the tracks again after restorationv or ^
Friday 21st March 2025 - still happy to chat about buses in Taunton v or ^
Steam engine 92220 'Evening Star'v or ^
Wales and Borders on the upv or ^
ASLEF call strikes for April and May (Hull Trains)v or ^
Kerne Bridge Station on TVv or ^
Bath to Ciren and back: 8/3/25v or ^
20th March 2025 - Melksham Transport User Group / new Committeev or ^
Fatal collision at a level crossing near Arras 17 March 2025v or ^
Photo enquiry: Abingdon Branch: pannier tank engine + canvas kayak.v or ^
Over a month old
Caledonian MacBrayne ferries in Scotland - split topic, merged postsv or ^
Sad death of Shirley Pope, 82, and her dog, hit by train on foot crossing at Pewsey, Feb 2025v or ^
Great British Railwaysv or ^
Work starts to remove sunken boats from River Avon - Bath, March 2025v or ^
Callers queue to save under-threat red phone box - Sharrington, Norfolkv or ^
It goes wrong on Decent railways as well. v or ^
March 27th 2pm - Better Rail for Less Congestion and New Housing: MetroWest v or ^
Where would be on your GWR Monopoly board?v or ^
Extra trains for the six Nations, 15.3.2025v or ^
"Bath Abbey" loco nameplatev or ^
GWR responds to concerns over rising rail fares in North Devonv or ^
13th March 2025 - Community Rail Awards, Newcastlev or ^
Upcoming closure consultation - Bordesley Stationv or ^
Transport focus passenger survey vs train operating companyv or ^
Images show £140m revamp plan for Cardiff Centralv or ^
First Bus cuts through buses from Falmouth to Newquayv or ^
Engineering Work Swindon area weekends of 22/23 and 29/30 Marchv or ^
Pakistan army says 300 hostages freed from train - 11 March 2025v or ^
Small rise in crime at Melksham Stationv or ^
Dangers of the undergroundv or ^
Met PC sacked for avoiding train faresv or ^
A move to longer trains?v or ^
Check ahead to see if your trains is cancelled - officialv or ^
Daffodilsv or ^
"Mysterious" tunnels at Salisbury Stationv or ^
Drivers carrying passengers who are travelling when they should notv or ^
Grotty Scotty Picciesv or ^
30,000 threads - the Coffee Shop v or ^
21st March 2025 - TravelWatch SouthWest General meetingv or ^
Watch: Man survives being run over by trainv or ^
Train fare dodger told to pay nearly £1,000v or ^
Taxi access to stationsv or ^
Cirencester branch: Thames bridge questionv or ^
Did Melksham have trams?v or ^
Summer Sunday 2025 service reductions - Bristol to Salisburyv or ^
25th May 2025 - SWR Franchise expires and services Nationalisedv or ^
Rail Fares - some bargains (and one free) across Europev or ^
Campaign for Better Transport - new chief executivev or ^
'Not all train drivers are blokes with big beards'v or ^
When is a window seat not a window seat?v or ^
Canal waterways experience - split topicv or ^
The importance of a RELIABLE servicev or ^
all Paris to London eurostar trains suspendedv or ^
Australia: Teen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane; Mar 2025v or ^
Road closure as new speed limit signs introduced - A46, Cold Ashton, Bristolv or ^
The LNER Azuma experience v or ^
"Worst railway stations named and shamed for first time"v or ^
Coffee Shop offline early on 19th March 2025v or ^
Over the country towards Skyev or ^
Study of disused railways in England and Walesv or ^
UK's deepest canal lock gets spring clean - West Yorkshire, March 2025v or ^
Rail service resumes after borehole discovery at Grange-over-Sands, 1 March 2025v or ^
Connectivity - north to south Walesv or ^
Travelogue by an observing passenger - Melksham to quite far away.v or ^
Paddington bear stolen from Newbury in Berkshire, now recovered - March 2025 v or ^
Buses (and trains) in the Wessex - looking forward v or ^
Why no London trains from Bath Spa 2/3?v or ^
Wheelchair users / Southern / SWR now taxied as standard from smaller stations?v or ^
Request to members - please make subject lines read as good headlines!v or ^
PAYG Smartcard Offer - March 2025.v or ^
Ticket offices - changes afoot?v or ^
Ash level crossingv or ^
any one attending this event in Manchester?v or ^
MOVED: Wokingham level crossing closures to cause Reading to Bracknell disruptionv or ^
Network Rail fined £3.41m over track worker's death on tracks in Surbiton, 2021v or ^
RMT balloting for Industrial action on GWRv or ^
Better Links - Midsomer Norton and Radstock to Bath and Bristolv or ^
GP found guilty of obstructing the railway v or ^
UK Rail Summit, 3 March 2025 - is any one attending this event?v or ^
Integrated Transport meeting Tuesday Bristol 25 Februaryv or ^
Advice please, railway embankment repairs and restoring the ecology/replanting.v or ^
Some pictures from my feed of how they do things different in other countriesv or ^
Missing servicev or ^
Parliamentary Constituency Statisticsv or ^
Jeremy Clarkson working on 60163 'Tornado' - funny ;-)v or ^
Vintage coaches mark centenary of intercity route - Bristol to Londonv or ^
Line reopens between Castle Cary and Yeovil - 17th March 2025v or ^
Petition for drivers to be "presumed liable" for cyclist collisions.v or ^
Timetable change?v or ^
Railway station could get 300 extra trains a week thanks to £1.75billion projectv or ^
Base data for TravelWatch SouthWestv or ^
Heritage rail locations across the areav or ^
Is it April 1st already ?? v or ^
St Pancras plans for direct trains from UK to Germany - Feb 2025v or ^
The cost of driverless tube trainsv or ^
100 years of coach travelv or ^
Under-21s get £1 bus fares in £100m budget deal - Wales, Feb 2025v or ^
Bentley Model Railway Exhibition, Calne, 10th and 11th May 2025v or ^
Brighton's last 1900s tram could return to service in 2025v or ^
TravelWatch NorthWest - general meetings, June and September 2025v or ^
Defibrillators on trains v or ^
End of horsedrawn service - Wadworth Brewery, Devizes - Feb 2025v or ^
5 Retailers - 5 different fares for same journeysv or ^
SWR cancels - "that will be £10 please to refund" if you want your money backv or ^
You thought UK train ticketing was a mess? Try booking one in Europev or ^
Proposed further redoubling (England's Economic Heartland report)v or ^
On difficulties obtaining the fares that are in the system v or ^
MOVED: Planning permission needed to use a residence as a holiday home or letv or ^
Old bus converted into 'exciting' school play space - Bristol, February 2025v or ^
Open consultation - A railway fit for Britain's future - closes 15th April 2025v or ^
All passengers and crew survive plane crash at Toronto airport - Feb 2025v or ^
Bus crash in Bolivia kills at least 30 people - Feb 2025v or ^
Artificial daftness? (things found online that are suspiciously iffy)v or ^
Ski lift collapse in Spain injures at least 30 people - Jan 2025v or ^
Winter Tour - Melksham to Inverness - 3rd to 6th March 2025v or ^
27th February - day out in Portsmouthv or ^
Planning permission needed to use a residence as a holiday home or letv or ^
Not getting email notificationsv or ^
Tickets (and fines) for touristsv or ^
The Lost Stations of..........Oxfordv or ^
A tough test for Heidi Alexander: just make our railway services reliablev or ^
Do my eyes deceive me?v or ^
Eighteen killed in New Delhi railway station crush - 15 Feb 2025v or ^
GWR Twitter reduced servicev or ^
Adventurous cat takes train into London v or ^
In the spirit of 'Desert Island Discs' (BBC Radio 4 series) ... v or ^
How many countries have you visited? Used a train in?v or ^
Woodhams Scrapyard, Barry - a historyv or ^
For Valentine's Dayv or ^
Renaming Stations [OTD, 14 Feb 1889 and 2014}v or ^
Tickets Please !v or ^
Elizabeth Line Industrial Action - 2025v or ^
First Bus and passenger space heatingv or ^
Incident at Trowbridge station - 13 February 2025v or ^
Fatal crash of ICE at level crossing near Hamburgv or ^
"Old Worse and Worse"v or ^
First Bus in Bath, first quarter 2025: struggling to run the timetablev or ^
Most journeys in Wales made on new and improve trainsv or ^
Preston Road - built for the Olympicsv or ^
Bristol Bus Electrificationv or ^
MOVED: Portishead Line Re-Opening confirmed ?v or ^
Plymouth Argyle 1 - 0 Liverpoolv or ^
Firstgroup: article in the Times newspaper.v or ^
 
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