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31355,[34] 21:13, 2nd JanWeather updates from across the UK and implications for infrastructure - 2026
31378,[31] 20:01, 2nd JanDefective track near Pewsey - 2 January 2026
31163,[29] 14:12, 1st JanThames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026
26929,[26] 16:10, 1st JanEurostar - merged posts, ongoing discussion topic
31359,[24] 13:59, 2nd JanSwindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion ...
31370,[20] 01:04, 1st JanHappy New Year for 2026 to all of our members, readers and guests!
31376,[17] 11:25, 2nd JanPoint to point passenger numbers since the pandemic
31357,[14] 10:39, 1st JanProblems with Hitachi Intercity Express Trains - discussions from 1 January 2 ...
31311,[10] 08:53, 2nd JanChristmas and New Year holidays 2025/26 on the Coffee Shop
31377,[9] 11:42, 2nd JanOut with a Wales Explorer ticket, 2 January 2026
18525,[9] 18th Aug 2025Paddington to Bristol <-> service updates and amendments - ongoing disc ...
31293,[8] 20:32, 21st DecBus and train timetables for Melksham to May 2026
28355,[8] 16:19, 2nd JanNew Oxford - Bristol direct service, ongoing developments and discussion
31299,[8] 08:29, 1st JanNew year - day out by train and bus to Wells, Glastonbury or Street
31375,[7] 11:20, 2nd JanHarwell laser event
31369,[7] 21:39, 31st DecGreat British Rail Sale 2026
2688,[6] 23rd Oct 2025West Somerset Railway - Bishops Lydeard to Minehead (merged posts)
31331,[6] 13:02, 26th Dec2026 predictions
16547,[5] 20:30, 26th DecWeston-super-Mare - Birnbeck Pier restoration: ongoing developments and discu ...
31342,[5] 13:48, 29th DecWork to start on new transport hub in January - Pill
31336,[5] 22:07, 26th DecCrewkerne Gates crossing to be improved
31343,[5] 14:55, 29th DecCornwall a place to avoid Wednesday 12 August 2026?
31372,[5] 14:06, 1st JanFive major changes planned for Bristol in 2026
20019,[5] 15:40, 30th DecSwindon bus station, bus services and new interchange - merged topics
31017,[4] 01:43, 18th DecMultiple stabbings on a London bound train in Cambridgeshire - 01 Nov 25
31365,[3] 18:45, 31st DecTweet for '26
31348,[3] 21:16, 29th Decmansplaining - you are welcome to fill in other readers, even if I know already
5560,[2] 13th Oct 2025Squirrels - red or grey, on the railways or otherwise: merged topic
29726,[2] 09:36, 31st DecSwindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion ...
31332,[2] 19:19, 30th DecHitachi Intercity Express Trains (IETs): problems with them, ongoing discussions
28556,[2] 08:26, 30th DecCornish mainline and branch line delays - ongoing discussion
31349,[2] 10:23, 30th DecParallel lines - how the UK might have been IF ...
31284,[2] 09:56, 30th DecWhat is happening at Dilton Marsh? Key service reduction!
31289,[2] 03:42, 20th DecKing Charles pours 'perfect pint' at new Guinness brewery in London - Dec 2025
569,[2] 12:53, 30th DecLooe Branch Line - timetables, cancellations, engineering work, closures and ...
28330,[2] 30th Dec 2023Liverpool Overhead Railway 6 March 1893 to [otd] 30 December 1956
12340,[2] 12:49, 26th DecPlymouth's lost railways and branch lines, then and now - merged topics
31350,[2] 05:35, 30th DecNew Years honours - 2026 - "railway" people
5138,[1] 14:42, 29th DecHS2 - Government proposals, alternative routes and general discussion

 
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