News from the Coffee Shop, updated 3rd January 2025

Ready for 2025
We have understaken a major restructure of the Coffee Shop Forum in the final days of 2024. The Forum is up and running again for 2025 with the same familiar look and feel, and databases too. You will find that there are a few internal changes and things still to be checked out / debugged in the new structure - please report these is not already noted on the forum. The biggest change you'll see is that we're now using secure (https) protocols.

Station Usage Estimates to 3.2024 as released Nov 21, 2024
https://www.greatwesternrailway.info/statnav.html

West Wiltsire Rail User Group Meeting in Trowbridge Nov 27, 2024
https://wwrug.org.uk/flyer.html

"TravelWatch SouthWest" General Meeting in Taunton Oct 11, 2024

Government changes to transport: find out what's in it for the passenger.

Curious about the latest updates in transport policies and the next best steps your community should be taking to make journeys better? Then join us at the Somerset Digital Innovation centre to learn about the government's changes from the best in the business. Get insights, ask questions, and stay informed so you can be prepared for opportunities and challenges which will arise in this new era for connectivity.

In frank discussion, TravelWatch SouthWest brings together those who have led some of the schemes most celebrated for delivering better passenger experience including Nigel Blackler; Giles Fearnley; Dan Okey; and "Keynote speaker", Melanie Watson. These speakers and panel members will provide incite into the kind of choices decisionmakers will be facing, and consider the value and mechanism for the continuing dialogue with communities in future.

As always, the event provides a unique networking opportuntiy for all those interested in stakeholder views aroung bus, rail and other public transport journey issues, and an opportunity to share best practice.

Read more at https://www.greatwesternrailway.info/28977

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"Meet the Manager" with Daryn McCombe of GWR, Time: Oct 3, 2024 14:30

We were online on the interactive Coffee Shop at http://worker.firstgreatwestern.info/b48 and you can visit there and read back and continue discussions on six major topics.