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| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365628/30730/31] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 00:23, 16th September 2025 |      |
3: From the flora and fauna, it would suggest the New Forest.
I thought members might be correctly sway-ed in that direction.
Knowing a little about horses, I discounted Exmoor ponies, then Dartmoor ponies, before wondering whether it was possibly an image from the New Forest.
Rather in the spirit of 'Who wants to be a millionaire?', I should then have 'phoned a friend' - my sister, an accomplished equestrienne.
| Re: Christian transport walk In "Diary - what's happening when?" [365625/30733/34] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 23:11, 15th September 2025 | |
Alternatively, infoman, I can do it for you.
From Christian Climate Action:
You are welcome to analyse my post here to see how I did it.
Thank you for posting, infoman, and please do enjoy the day! CfN.
| Re: A year later - my (Graham Ellis) Social Media presence In "Introductions and chat" [365622/30738/1] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:25, 15th September 2025 | |
Pictures of animals always help post visibility ... so here we go ...
Erm ... lest you be deceived, despite the rather innocent look on her face, she is the dog who chewed grahame's tv remote control and my laptop's wireless mouse, fairly recently.
| Re: A year later - my (Graham Ellis) Social Media presence In "Introductions and chat" [365621/30738/1] Posted by grahame at 22:13, 15th September 2025 | |
For the benefit of our readers, I can confirm that this is grahame posting.
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As an side, having got to know them quite well, I can tell you that the dog on the left is the noisy one and the dog on the right is the naughty one.
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As an side, having got to know them quite well, I can tell you that the dog on the left is the noisy one and the dog on the right is the naughty one.
Pictures of animals always help post visibility ... so here we go ...
| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365620/30730/31] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:12, 15th September 2025 | |
Well done, bradshaw!
| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365619/30730/31] Posted by grahame at 22:02, 15th September 2025 | |
Lydney? 5541, the number of the loco, is resident there
Yes - served by trains operated by Transport for Wales, Cross Country and Forest of Dean Railway Limited. During engineering works, Great Western Railway also pass through.
| Re: A year later - my (Graham Ellis) Social Media presence In "Introductions and chat" [365618/30738/1] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:41, 15th September 2025 | |
For the benefit of our readers, I can confirm that this is grahame posting.
As an side, having got to know them quite well, I can tell you that the dog on the left is the noisy one and the dog on the right is the naughty one.
They are both great characters - as is grahame.
| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365617/30730/31] Posted by bradshaw at 21:38, 15th September 2025 Already liked by grahame | |
Lydney? 5541, the number of the loco, is resident there
| Re: GWR - Eight years old today In "Across the West" [365616/27880/26] Posted by grahame at 21:13, 15th September 2025 | |
Ten years on - 4 cancellations out of 18 today, which is 22%. Sadly, I can't say that this sort of rate shocks me these days or is unusual. Because I quote the figure for one day, the PR team will explain why today was especially bad and for sure it was worse than many days. ...
Stop press - I wrote before the end of service - a further round trip cancelled, again because GWR didn't provide a working train and crew to run it, so we're up to 6 out of 18 cancelled, which is 33%.
| A year later - my (Graham Ellis) Social Media presence In "Introductions and chat" [365615/30738/1] Posted by grahame at 21:08, 15th September 2025 | |
Can you believe - it's now well over a year since the big old laptop that was supposed to last me through retirement got drowned at the Melksham Splash Pad ... and with it access to my old Facebook profile was lost. It was something of a struggle to establish a new profile, because so many people didn't believe that this new account really was / is me; it started with all the hallmarks of a spam / phishing account such as being very new, and with very few friends. However, the struggle is much reduced as the new profile is firmly established.
I encourage Coffee Shop members on Facebook to befriend me at
https://www.facebook.com/graham.ellis.melksham/
where the profile looks like this:
you'll find lots of posts "obviously me" there, and lots of friends - many whom are likely to be mutual
My LinkedIn profile is at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wellho/
where my profile looks like this:
My blog is at:
https://grahamellis.uk/blog.html
Email:
graham @ sn12.net
I need to catch up on Instagram and BlueSky, and I have dropped X. Various other sites and presences, but the above are the main ones relevant to friends and Coffee Shop members.
| Re: 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury In "TransWilts line" [365614/29726/18] Posted by TaplowGreen at 21:07, 15th September 2025 | |
21:16 Westbury to Swindon due 21:58
21:16 Westbury to Swindon due 21:58 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train.
22:31 Swindon to Westbury due 23:12
22:31 Swindon to Westbury due 23:12 will be cancelled.
This is due to a fault on this train
| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365613/30730/31] Posted by grahame at 20:38, 15th September 2025 | |
It's one that I expected to stick - even though I went there on a Freedom of Severn and Solent.
Well, that's a fairly wide area, from which the rest of us can only guess.
I could give further clues such as it's a town that's served by three different train operators. But you may feel mislead by that hint in due course.
| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365612/30730/31] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 20:20, 15th September 2025 Already liked by Timmer | |
It's one that I expected to stick - even though I went there on a Freedom of Severn and Solent.
Well, that's a fairly wide area, from which the rest of us can only guess.
| Re: GWR - Eight years old today In "Across the West" [365611/27880/26] Posted by grahame at 20:04, 15th September 2025 | |
Ten years since First Great Western rebranded ro Great Western Railway
It really hasn't felt so great of late ... cancellation rates up through the roof, with a service that's been so unreliable that it's been too risky to promote to new users.
It really hasn't felt so great of late ... cancellation rates up through the roof, with a service that's been so unreliable that it's been too risky to promote to new users.
Ten years on - 4 cancellations out of 18 today, which is 22%. Sadly, I can't say that this sort of rate shocks me these days or is unusual. Because I quote the figure for one day, the PR team will explain why today was especially bad and for sure it was worse than many days. Today was 22% cancellation, yesterday was 14%, day before everything ran (but we had multiple cancellations of the connections we tried to get back from Weymouth - ask Mike and Olena who were with me and also held up 2 hours!), the day before that was 11% cancellations, and so I could go on.
| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365610/30730/31] Posted by Timmer at 20:02, 15th September 2025 Already liked by Chris from Nailsea | |
12. I have no idea. I didn't do so well on part 1 of your quiz, grahame. 
That’s because none of them are Taunton Chris 
| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365609/30730/31] Posted by grahame at 19:55, 15th September 2025 | |
12. I have no idea. I didn't do so well on part 1 of your quiz, grahame.
It's one that I expected to stick - even though I went there on a Freedom of Severn and Solent.
| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365608/30730/31] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:49, 15th September 2025 | |
12. I have no idea. I didn't do so well on part 1 of your quiz, grahame.
| Re: Part 2 of "On the rails. off the rails" In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365607/30731/31] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:43, 15th September 2025 Already liked by grahame | |
My aunt on the maternal side used to live in Tavistock - now in Lydford, Devon.
17. Tavistock Canal.
| Re: On the rails to off the rails - part 1 In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365606/30730/31] Posted by grahame at 19:28, 15th September 2025 | |
1. St Ives (Cornwall) - GBM
2. Hayling Island - Oxonhutch
3. Sway - Oxonhutch
4. Exmouth - eightonedee
5. Dorchester - Timmer
6. Netley - CyclingSid
7. Paddington - stuving
8. Totnes - AMLAG
9. Corfe Castle - Bradshaw
10. Hamble - TonyN
11. Bath - PhilWakely
12. Not yet identified
| Re: Part 2 of "On the rails. off the rails" In "The West - but NOT trains in the West" [365605/30731/31] Posted by grahame at 19:27, 15th September 2025 | |
13. Taunton (Bathpool) - stuving
14. Pilning - Western Pathfinder
15. Cardiff Bay - ChrisB
16. Oxford - Mark A
17. Not yet identified
18. Melksham - Chris from Nailsea
19. Weston-super-Mare - eightonedee
20. Dundas - John D
21. Portsmouth - Surrey 455
22. Melksham - Oxonhutch
23. Swindon - Prestbury Road
24. Plymouth (Saltram) - Chris from Nailsea
| Re: 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury In "TransWilts line" [365604/29726/18] Posted by grahame at 19:07, 15th September 2025 | |
and
18:37 Westbury to Swindon due 19:21
20:12 Swindon to Westbury due 20:56
20:12 Swindon to Westbury due 20:56 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
20:12 Swindon to Westbury due 20:56
20:12 Swindon to Westbury due 20:56 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
| Re: Britain’s 20 biggest rail operators, ranked from worst to best In "Media about railways, and other means of transport" [365603/30736/49] Posted by Clan Line at 19:02, 15th September 2025 | |
GWR 8/10 for "comfort" !! A fleet of mainly IETs, 165/6s ........................comfortable
I note the author of this article is billed as a "Destination expert" - the mind boggles at that description.
| Re: Reminder - the Melksham service IS used In "TransWilts line" [365602/30734/18] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:14, 15th September 2025 Already liked by grahame | |
...
The next five are to Bath, Westbury, Warminster, Salisbury and Weymouth. An explanation is needed for Bath being such a low number – it’s because the bus is far better for that journey – direct without a change, more frequent, and reliable.
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The next five are to Bath, Westbury, Warminster, Salisbury and Weymouth. An explanation is needed for Bath being such a low number – it’s because the bus is far better for that journey – direct without a change, more frequent, and reliable.
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Agreed: I've become something of a convert to the bus service from Melksham to Bath Spa station.
| Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness train hits van on level crossing - 13 Sep 2025 In "The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom" [365601/30737/51] Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 17:58, 15th September 2025 | |
From the BBC:
The crash happened near Braystones railway station
A crash which saw a train hit a van on a level crossing is being investigated.
It happened near Braystones railway station, between Whitehaven and Ravenglass, on the Cumbrian coast line just before 14:00 BST on Saturday.
Emergency services attended but no injuries were reported.
The train, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, was not derailed, Network Rail confirmed.
British Transport Police said inquiries into the crash, which disrupted services over the weekend, were ongoing.
The cause of the accident is being investigated and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has been informed.
The RAIB has been approached for comment.
| Re: Britain’s 20 biggest rail operators, ranked from worst to best In "Media about railways, and other means of transport" [365600/30736/49] Posted by IndustryInsider at 17:03, 15th September 2025 | |
All very subjective, but no surprises to see CrossCountry propping up the table!
| Re: 2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury In "TransWilts line" [365599/29726/18] Posted by grahame at 16:16, 15th September 2025 | |
17:35 Swindon - Westbury cancelled because of a broken down train
And the Westbury to Swindon train that forms it too ...
16:23 Westbury to Swindon due 17:06
17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19
17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19
17:35 Swindon to Westbury due 18:19 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train.
