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Through trains between Cheltenham and London are further reduced from the existing 3 at 10.47, 15.00 and 17.00 to just a single working at 10.47, the other two workings terminating at Swindon.
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9. Tallinn - specifically Balti jaam tram stop.

Those Bristol - London trains are packed on a half hourly schedule on a Sunday. As is the afternoon service from Cheltenham. Wow.

Meanwhile the DfT have had GWR’s seven day railway proposals since August with not a dickie bird heard since, so god knows if that’s happening.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) advised the public to report any materials found

Warnings have been broadcast to ships in the Solent after 16 containers, mostly containing bananas, fell overboard off the Isle of Wight.

HM Coastguard is closely monitoring the situation after the containers came off cargo ship the Baltic Klipper near the Nab tower lighthouse, off Bembridge, on Saturday, at about 18:00 GMT.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said no crew members were injured and that the containers were carrying "non-hazardous cargo". Two containers have so far come ashore at Selsey, West Sussex.

The incident has disrupted some shipping movements, with the P&O Cruises ship Iona delayed in departing from Southampton because of the obstruction.

Eight containers were carrying bananas, two have avocados, another plantain, and five others are empty.

A cordon has been put in place in Selsey, where West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, Sussex Police, and local coastguard rescue teams are in attendance where boxes and bananas have been spotted washing up on the shore.

The MCA said: "HM Coastguard is closely monitoring the situation and working with the relevant authorities, including the vessel's owners, who are responsible for recovering the containers. Broadcasts are being sent to warn local shipping, and Selsey Coastguard Rescue Team is on patrol."


The 16 containers were being shipped on the Baltic Klipper

The MCA advised the public to avoid the area and that "all wreck material found in the UK has to be reported to HM Coastguard's Receiver of Wreck".

"Those who fail to declare items within 28 days are breaking the law and may have further action taken against then," it said.


The drifting containers include various fruit

Steve Wenham, from Portsmouth, who has worked on ferries in the Solent, said the Baltic Klipper was a refrigerated vessel specialising in soft fruits, and was a "regular visitor" to the area. "She normally does a round-robin trip every month from the Caribbean or West Africa," he said. "If any containers have sunk they're not going to be a problem, but it's the ones that are still afloat, they're the hazard." He said the drifting containers were a "massive issue" because they could float into the shipping lanes and "cause a great deal of damage".

Iona, which has a capacity of 5,200 passengers, had been due to set off on Saturday for a 14-day trip to Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands. It was eventually given clearance at about 13:00 GMT on Sunday.

Meanwhile the DfT have had GWR’s seven day railway proposals since August with not a dickie bird heard since, so god knows if that’s happening.

And the picture is of ...

There are about 30 stations in here - 25 of the with a connecting theme.   Can you spot the theme?  Post up the place you find to help others know whet they're looking for.   Some stations have long names that don't fit it and you'll find that some stations are only here in parts - Bow Brickhill might have been there as Bow or Brickhill for example.

Train services between Didcot Parkway and Reading may be running non stop between Didcot Parkway and Goring & Streatley. Cholsey will not be served.

I have oft wondered about Cheltenham Spa, and the somewhat convoluted route by train to London with a reversal at Gloucester. The closure of Eastgate Station must have added time to the journey, and routes via Honeybourne and via Andoversford are both closed.  Does a change a journey with a change at Worcestershire Parkway make any sense at times?

From Gloucestershire Live

4 Santorini.  It's a very long climb up the stepped path from the quay to the town.  On a darker note, I have read of concerns for the welfare of the donkeys.

I wonder if they will open up the restricted diameter section which was installed as a repair for bomb damage in WWII▸