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31108,[42] 11:53, 1st JunIET wi-fi upgrades - pilot scheme on West of England trains
32079,[33] 10:50, 30th MayThe People's Emergency - film, free, 27.5.2026
32092,[20] 13:03, 1st JunPossible Launceston/Okehampton (- maybe Bodmin) Railway bypass
32087,[20] 11:42, 31st MayMay is the new August
11448,[19] 20:03, 28th MayWokingham station - improvements, resignalling and siding - merged posts
31163,[16] 09:16, 1st JunThames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026
28982,[16] 15:58, 29th MayClass 175s to Great Western Railway (GWR)
32077,[15] 17:28, 27th MayBridge hit - again "Freshford" = Limpley Stoke?
31031,[15] 12:48, 28th MayOverhead Line Equipment - ongoing discussion
32084,[14] 07:26, 29th MayA train trip in the Alps, with some examples of excellent practise.
18719,[14] 07:14, 30th MayShortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion
32062,[12] 00:45, 28th May[otd] 24th May 2002 - opening of Falkirk Wheel
32090,[11] 14:49, 1st JunWhy are these people travelling by train?
27482,[11] 13:17, 1st JunProject Churchward - future regional fleet for the West, new rolling stock to ...
32081,[8] 10:56, 28th MayWapley Common Inland Sorting Depot: who knew?
32089,[8] 11:22, 1st JunTrial for new hovercraft route welcomed
28355,[8] 09:34, 28th MayNew Oxford - Bristol direct service, ongoing developments and discussion
29537,[8] 07:54, 30th MayDual Nationality, Electronic Travel Authorisation and Border Control delays
32086,[8] 16:37, 30th MayTrain Failure on Dutch HSL between Rotterdam and AMS - YouTuber driver record.
32088,[6] 21:50, 30th MaySimon Calder the travel journalist signs off with a retrospective
27102,[5] 16:54, 29th MayMid Cornwall Metro - Newquay, St Austell, Truro & Falmouth
27229,[5] 17:13, 27th MayMore 4 car 158s for Portsmouth services
32080,[3] 10:03, 28th MayFrom Tilehurst to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford - an excess of planning
31359,[3] 03:39, 28th MaySwindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion ...
32073,[2] 12:11, 27th MayJourney Log - and some lessons to learn - Melksham to Harwich
32072,[2] 12:13, 25th May'Guardian' article on the nationalisation progress with South Western Railways
3861,[2] 18:48, 23rd MaySevern Tunnel - engineering improvements, events, incidents and history - mer ...
21539,[1] 08:05, 24th MayTorbay Airshow - ongoing discussion

 
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