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As at 23rd November 2024 22:22 GMT
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Service running 30+ minutes earlyv or ^
Man has 500 bikes for Africa refused at port - Scotland, November 2024v or ^
Last 7 days
Where was PhilW on 22/11/24v or ^
BTP phone number: changes to call chargesv or ^
Bridge bash statistics, from Network Rail - November 2024v or ^
Winter timetable starts on 15th December 2024, summer on 17th May 2025v or ^
MOVED: Melksham Transport Group - rebirth, 25th October 2024, 14:30 and 18:30v or ^
Equipment Failure and Snow closure of EXD - Barnstaple and Okehampton 21112024 v or ^
Wiltshire and nearby estimates of station usage from April 23 to March 24v or ^
MOVED: 0635 Salisbury - Worcester Foregate Str thru Melksham keeps running latev or ^
lies, damned lines and ontimetrainsv or ^
Northern's train woes won't be fixed until 2027, rail operator warnsv or ^
New timetables - Transport for Wales - from 15th December 2024v or ^
Three arrested in Glasgow bus station evacuation - 20 Nov 2024v or ^
Two in hospital after bus roof 'taken off by tree' - Dagenham, 20 Nov 2024v or ^
Where was Red Squirrel 18/11/2024v or ^
Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 4 - planning until 2038 - consultationv or ^
Is this OK?v or ^
Elizabeth line operator loses bid to renew contractv or ^
ncredible new Thameslink 3D maps created showing London, Sussex and Bedfordshirev or ^
London Overground lines to be given names and colours from Wednesday (20/11/24)v or ^
Three Silly Bridges - East Croydon, Pilning, Patney and Chirtonv or ^
"Elizabeth Line Reading celebrated by adding £42bn to economy"v or ^
New Marlow Branch video from Geoff Marshallv or ^
De-icer and empty trains to tackle snow disruption, North West England - November 2024v or ^
Extra trains between Bristol and Bath for Bath Christmas Market this year?v or ^
Ask for Angela: Staff had no clue, says pub workerv or ^
756 Stadler Flirt tri-modes in servicev or ^
Lord Blunkett injured in Tube platform gap fall - October 2024v or ^
How would you like GWR to handle their inability to crew all trains timetabled?v or ^
Up to a month ago
Blue Sky - @greatwesternrailway.info and @passenger.chatv or ^
Two more public transport studies for someone normally a car driverv or ^
Six children rescued after bus crashes into ditch - Cambridgeshire, 14 Nov 2024v or ^
The passengers are revoltingv or ^
Out and about today - 13th November 2024v or ^
Transport Secretary wants end to "perverse half cycle lanes"v or ^
Walk to school over field and railway 'safe route' - Redhill, Surrey (Nov 2024)v or ^
Problems on Bristol & Bath Railway Pathv or ^
APPGCW launches inquiry to help identify barriers to wider participationv or ^
Passengers cannot consistantly rely on help points at stations, says ORRv or ^
Train performance data to be displayed at stationsv or ^
Claughton Brickworks Ropewayv or ^
Are GWR HST's definitely finishing on Saturday 14th December?v or ^
Direct Cardiff to Edinburgh service from 15th Decemberv or ^
A new Park and Ride Station for the Bernese Oberland, and other works. v or ^
c2c crack down on fare dodgersv or ^
Oral statement to Parliamentv or ^
Make no mistake, the great train fare robbery is under wayv or ^
O. Winston Link and the 'Red Dragon' at Badmintonv or ^
Poppies to Paddington - 11 Nov 24v or ^
Swanage steam railway to trial wi-fi servicev or ^
Cycle jam in China, breakfast dumplings, wild haggis shooting, a scarlet tanager & fake zebras (renamed topic)v or ^
First Bus and FlixBus strike deal to expand services across South Westv or ^
Media news items where the presenter doesn't really understand the issuev or ^
"I'm singing on the train" - Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and TfLv or ^
poppy wreaths to be place on London bound trains Monday 11 November 2024v or ^
... and you thought HS2 was difficultv or ^
08 shunting engine fuel conversion v or ^
very heavy loadings on Portsmouth bound services Saturday 7th December 2024 v or ^
35 years since fall of the Berlin Wall ... and street art, and the A350 subwayv or ^
A study of using public transport for someone newly arriving in Wiltshirev or ^
Pakistan railway bomb blast kills at least 25 - 9 Nov 2024v or ^
Double-decker bus crash leaves 13 people injured - Manchester, 9 Nov 2024v or ^
Passenger Charter - what I wantv or ^
[otd] 9th November 1839 - death at Box Tunnelv or ^
'Ghost buses' and cut services: Passengers complain as bus cap risesv or ^
Beeching and Bensonv or ^
Thingley Junction: how does it work?v or ^
MOVED: Shepton Mallet cycle rail bridge official opening day v or ^
Shepton Mallet cycle rail bridge official opening day v or ^
Along the corridor - Swindon to Bath - seeking inputsv or ^
RMT v Trainlinev or ^
Preparatory work underway for new Portadown to Derry train linev or ^
GCRailwayana Auction - 7th December 2024v or ^
GW Railwayana auction - 16th and 17th November 2024v or ^
Edinburgh - man killed in collision with bus, Saturday 2 November 2024v or ^
AI Generated Imagesv or ^
Bus firm defends officers after woman 'humiliated'v or ^
More toilets for Londonv or ^
Platform ticketsv or ^
Travelling home for Christmas - and getting back afterwards!v or ^
RSSB - Sustainable Rail Blueprint v or ^
Heart of Wessex timetablev or ^
Euston Arch and Great Hall, demolished 1961 (from 6th November)v or ^
On this day - Remembering one of the UK's worst rail crashesv or ^
free bus travel for service personal 10/11 November 2024 v or ^
When Bath Spa was mixed gauge...v or ^
AI and imagesv or ^
Mining in Cornwallv or ^
Brockenhurst to Lymington Pier: trains cancelled on day of rail line's reopeningv or ^
03:46 from Swansea to Paddington not running?v or ^
Leeds City Bus station bosses apologise for 'terrible' smellv or ^
Platform 1v or ^
Rail replacement bus allegedly refused to take man in wheelchairv or ^
All train doors to close 40 seconds before departure at New Streetv or ^
MOVED: Members from Plymouth v or ^
Members from Plymouth v or ^
Kemi Badenoch to lead Conservative Party.v or ^
Population growth / Wiltshire. Do we need the extra uplift? How will we cope?v or ^
Catering for people travelling - 65 years since first motorway service areav or ^
Is this Scilly?v or ^
"13 dead" in rail station roof collapse, Serbia.v or ^
Tintern Stationv or ^
Railway Regulation Act, 1844 (1st November) - Parliamentary fares (and trains)v or ^
Train crash in Cornwall - but with a differencev or ^
a bus scam from Suffolk,think we had a similar one in the West country areav or ^
Various high speed rail closures in Spain.v or ^
Longmoor Military Railway - to 31st October 1969v or ^
Northern still using FAX machines v or ^
Fare and railcard increases on 2nd March 2025v or ^
Where was JayMac today, 30th October 2024?v or ^
Unisex (?) toilets at Southampton Central.v or ^
a Christmas HST as a present?v or ^
Budget 2024v or ^
Global Warming - how are we doing on call for urgent action 18 years ago?v or ^
New hourly Dublin-Belfast rail servicesv or ^
JourneyCheck - thank you for the explanation.v or ^
Like a drug?v or ^
How do we look ahead - Transport Analysis Guidancev or ^
Weca FREE Birthday bus's to be extended in year 2025v or ^
MOVED: Volunteers wanted at Congresbury v or ^
Clocks Back Quiz v or ^
Buses that go past the [station / point of interest] but [don't / won't] stopv or ^
Trainline - Strong Growthv or ^
Bath Spa to Broadway and backv or ^
Volunteers wanted at Congresbury v or ^
Trevor Beaven Station Master Pewsey QUESTIONv or ^
Last cross-channel passenger ferry from Southampton - 27.10.1996v or ^
'I married the train driver who saved my life'v or ^
"New Topic" x 8000v or ^
21st November 2024 - publication date for rail usage statsv or ^
Quietest national network station in 2023 - USA stylev or ^
Bus deregulation - on this day 26th October 1986v or ^
Elizabeth line Paddington station barriersv or ^
model of Axminster train station v or ^
Rail and road disruption warning due to worksv or ^
Article in The guardian extolling Delay repayv or ^
Finn (our Coffee Shop forum mascot) has met a new friend?v or ^
Platform 14 storiesv or ^
Rail operators stripped of profit incentive ahead of renationalisationv or ^
Points failure between Worcester Shrub Hill and Ashchurch 23/10/24v or ^
Council welcomes Wiltshire Rail Strategic Studyv or ^
Plymouth to Salisbury Plain by London bus 1914v or ^
Fares - Wiltshire to Scotland - economic suggestionsv or ^
MOVED: Collision reported between two trains v or ^
National Railway Museum at Shildonv or ^
Collision between two trains at Llanbrynmair, in Powys, Wales - 21 October 2024v or ^
GWR selling tickets to Paddington when it's closed, 28th Decrmber 2024.v or ^
The railway as a communityv or ^
Gerard Duddridge RIPv or ^
Londons burning series featuring heritage railway v or ^
Greenland - opening to mass transit (by air)v or ^
Haigh for the chop?v or ^
Cancelling trains: choices to be madev or ^
Upcoming in the diary - but no exact date yet for some of them...v or ^
Young spotters finally identified after 48 years!v or ^
I'm a Luddite - historic reference, Chris from Nailseav or ^
Bus and tram in head-on collision in city centre - Manchester, 18 October 2024v or ^
the likely lads series at Doncaster train station?v or ^
Paul Simon and the song Homeward boundv or ^
Could Wales and maybe Scotland buy its own trains?v or ^
Spot the differencev or ^
The Eritrean Railway - a report on this day (18th October) in 2003v or ^
Sabrina Bahsoon warned against filming "commercial" videos on TfL propertyv or ^
London Underground strikes in November (2024)v or ^
Newer trains and fewer cancellationsv or ^
Tonight: Paulton, Somerset: talk on the Severn Rail Bridgev or ^
Exeter points failure 17th October 2024v or ^
Travel times to railway stationsv or ^
Transport for Wales passenger numbers soar as cancellations decline.v or ^
0635 Salisbury - Worcester Foregate Str thru Melksham keeps running latev or ^
Lampo, and dogs in railway historyv or ^
Welsh alcohol ban v or ^
Schrödinger's trainv or ^
Labour agrees pay deal that gives train guards £300 bonusv or ^
Problems with vertical services as well as horizontal ones nowv or ^
 
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