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31964,[97] 17:22, 2nd MayPersonal - Coffee Shop update and review / 2nd May 2026
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31961,[20] 01:34, 1st MayAsh from historic steam railways used to seal leaky canal lock gates
18525,[20] 15:18, 30th AprPaddington <-> Bristol: service updates and amendments - ongoing discus ...
31951,[17] 15:36, 29th AprWhy some trains will not be stopping at Banbury
10737,[16] 14:35, 29th AprBristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts)
16895,[16] 18:13, 29th AprThomas the Tank Engine and the Rev W Awdry - ongoing discussion
231,[16] 16:37, 1st MayPortishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion
1219,[13] 14:26, 29th AprEast - West Rail update (Oxford to Bedford) - ongoing discussion
31600,[9] 21:00, 13th FebMousehole, Cornwall: a bus route change (for the worse)
24876,[9] 9th Apr 2021Wider than Swanage - Looking after preserved stuff so that it really IS prese ...
9998,[8] 1st Sep 2014Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) - merged posts
31887,[8] 18:47, 16th AprManvers Street, Bath, disrupted for reconstruction works for 6 months from May.
31906,[7] 11:34, 1st MayDifficulty of booking international rail tickets
31905,[7] 10:59, 28th AprApril 2026 - Melksham Public Transport news and new timetables
31929,[7] 20:29, 27th AprLine description - Reading to Westbury
31948,[7] 14:30, 29th AprGWR website limited to one journey (single or return) per transaction
28982,[7] 09:55, 1st MayClass 175s to Great Western Railway (GWR)
31934,[6] 10:34, 29th AprBath Spa to Bradford and back
29972,[6] 10:52, 15th AprPaddington bear on a bench: they are vandalised and repaired
31957,[5] 15:26, 30th AprOxford to Didcot quad tracking
22213,[5] 09:50, 30th AprStoring petrol
20826,[5] 14th Dec 2018Brighton Belle - Victoria Station in London to Brighton
31925,[4] 11:42, 23rd AprYour pint could come with a surprising health benefit ...
31950,[4] 14:02, 29th AprSwarm of 10,000 bees settles on bike outside Metro Station at Louvre in Paris
31938,[4] 19:25, 27th AprLines I travelled on but are no longer available (GB Version)
16956,[3] 06:24, 26th AprSouthern / Govia Thameslink Railways - ongoing disputes
31939,[3] 20:26, 26th AprChurnet Valley Railway - heritage line, Kingsley & Froghall to Ipstones, ...
31446,[3] 20:25, 28th AprCardiff -Portsmouth Engineering work 2026
31949,[2] 18:12, 28th AprCalls for 'neglected' Barrow-in-Furness railway station buildings to be saved
30951,[2] 22nd Oct 2025Kew woman now not fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond - Oct ...
31946,[2] 21:35, 27th AprGlorious photo of Severn Beach line
31863,[2] 07:39, 13th AprLost waterway of Melksham - Wiltshire & Berkshire Canal Trust
31943,[2] 19:15, 27th Apr"more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time"

 
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