Coffee Shop - railway news
Public topics from 1 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
Public topics from 1 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
| Fare's Fair | Re: Rail fare action against inflated fares runs out of "steam" - or electricity | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Buses and other ways to travel | Re: Loganair to axe Isle of Man-London City route | 1 Oct 2026 |
| - | Re: Stagecoach, Exeter - The good, the bad …… | 1 Oct 2026 |
| London to the Cotswolds | Re: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, Salisbury | Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Bristol and Bath (WECA, now WEMCA) | Re: Passenger Assist to Stapleton Road | 1 Oct 2026 |
| - | Re: Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts) | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Oxford, Didcot and Reading from the West | Re: New Oxford - Bristol direct service, ongoing developments and discussion | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and South | Re: Barnstaple to Exeter overcrowding, September 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Across the West | Re: Rail passenger numbers and crowding published | 1 Oct 2026 |
| - | Re: Class 175s to Great Western Railway (GWR) | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Campaigns for new and improved services | Re: Hereford / Ross on Wye / Gloucester - new campaign for re-opening | 1 Oct 2026 |
| News, Help and Assistance | Coffee Shop (and some personal) review, end of September 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| - | Re: Also available on the Coffee Shop secure (https) server | 1 Oct 2026 |
| The West - but NOT trains in the West | Re: To 'stockpile food' is now our Government's official policy, apparently | 1 Oct 2026 |
| - | Re: Weston-super-Mare - Birnbeck Pier restoration: ongoing developments and discussion | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Looking forward - the next 2, 5, 10 and 20 years | Re: Project Churchward - future regional fleet for the West, new rolling stock to replace DMUs | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Cross Country services | Re: Cross Country Trains - incidents, services and shortage of drivers - ongoing issues | 1 Oct 2026 |
| The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom | Curves, loops, avoider lines | 1 Oct 2026 |
| - | Re: Two East Midlands Railway trains collide near Bedford, 19th June 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| - | Re: HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) - Government proposals, alternative routes, discussion | 1 Oct 2026 |
Topic count 21 of which 2 are new
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