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Christmas and New Year holidays 2025/26 on the Coffee Shopv or ^
Settle Carlisle Railway - developments, events and incidents: ongoing discussionv or ^
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway - Caernarfonv or ^
West Wiltshire Rail User Group AGM 2026, and spring meetingv or ^
Melksham Transport User Group - meetings for 2026v or ^
New Towns - suitable stations? - AQ21/2025v or ^
Tributes paid to 16-year-old after Loughton Underground Station incidentv or ^
The Two Ronnies, The Little Trains of Walesv or ^
Last 7 days
MOVED: Gone to the dogs? A look at greyhound racing's future - June 2025v or ^
In and around Cardiff - capital of Wales since 20 December 1955v or ^
New year - day out by train and bus to Wells, Glastonbury or Streetv or ^
Naming of gritter lorriesv or ^
Contactless - not always the cheapestv or ^
Walking between stations - AQ20v or ^
Bristol Rail Campaign (FoSBR) AGMv or ^
Bus and train timetables for Melksham to May 2026v or ^
19th Advent Quiz - Old Pictures - where are they?v or ^
Information - What's Going On?v or ^
MOVED: King Charles pours 'perfect pint' at new Guinness brewery in London - Dec 2025v or ^
King Charles pours 'perfect pint' at new Guinness brewery in London - Dec 2025v or ^
“Neither Place Is Worth Visiting”: Government Defence ... project cancellationv or ^
Comparing my local (GWR run) station with stations in other regionsv or ^
What is happening at Dilton Marsh? Key service reduction!v or ^
Burst water main shuts Rye House railway station for two days - Dec 2025v or ^
You're in the wrong placev or ^
OOO - Odd One Out - which, and why? AQ18/25v or ^
Temple Meads station approach roadv or ^
MOVED: London Bridge Bufferstop collision 13 December 2024 - report v or ^
Trip Report: 13-15/12/25 European Rugby In Parisv or ^
Malaysia: 12/12/25 Electric Trains Finally Reach Johor Bahruv or ^
New West Yorkshire bus fleet criticised over single-door accessv or ^
AQ17 - where would you of within a daytime journey from Amsterdam?v or ^
M20 in Kent: Operation Brock could be scaled back by governmentv or ^
Boston Tea Party - 16th December 1773v or ^
Train unreliability forces college to reduce timetables and fuels deprivationv or ^
TfW: the fares structure for bus travelv or ^
Liverpool to Carmarthen - help needed.............v or ^
Flooding - general topicv or ^
Should I add kisses to my posts to make me more likeable?? xxv or ^
New timetables - but from where to where? AQ25 - 15thv or ^
Disruption likely after weather warning issued for Devon & Cornwall, Dec 2025v or ^
Up to a month ago
Making sure the information you might need is easily availablev or ^
Disused rail viaduct over the Spey at Garmouth failsv or ^
14.12.2025 Where is this? Guest questionv or ^
Eddystone v or ^
"Rails into Ghost Town"v or ^
05:40 Edinburgh to Kings Cross cab ride in real timev or ^
Candidate for redoubling? AQ 13.12.2025v or ^
Bollards ...v or ^
Interlude at Warminsterv or ^
(Duke of ?) Mayflower v or ^
Marazion Floodingv or ^
Bath Spa - call for electrification.v or ^
Scotty quiz - 12th December 2025v or ^
OTD - 12 December 1988 Clapham Junction rail crashv or ^
How ‘The Flying Banana’ became a British railway iconv or ^
Capital Quiz - 11th December 2025v or ^
Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock - OTD 11 Dec (1620)v or ^
Active travel: Extra £81m to boost walking and cycling routesv or ^
Warning as drivers seen queuing on level crossing near Willingtonv or ^
Social media check before you travel?v or ^
Chance meeting on a trainv or ^
North Somerset free bus route to North Bristol v or ^
AQ10 - "Pilning" - West Country Mornington Crescentv or ^
First Group win concession to operate London Overgroundv or ^
Luxury night bus company redefining overland travel across Europev or ^
Newquay trains cancelled because of flooding 9 December 2025v or ^
AQ9 - What has changed?v or ^
SWR improvements under GBRv or ^
R A Cooke Track Layout Diagramsv or ^
Listening to the customers and potential customersv or ^
Only Connect - Lion Wall - AQ 8.12.2025v or ^
Solent - Banana containers cause shipping disruption, Dec 2025v or ^
AQ - Sometimes there are no trains ... 7.12.2025v or ^
Comedian Dom Joly rants about poor rail service between Cheltenham and Londonv or ^
Greenwich foot tunnel to get 'full regeneration'v or ^
Tree blocking line at Avoncliffv or ^
Millions could be spent on Wiltshire bus shelter repairsv or ^
Elizabeth Line - most used National Rail stations v or ^
Station Searchv or ^
Three year settlement for Local Transport Authorities for busesv or ^
Cheltenham Road reopens after lorry got stuck under Honeybourne Railway Bridgev or ^
Crosscountry and TfW Christmas restrictions 2025v or ^
Oswestry Cambrian Railway building restoration wins national awardv or ^
AQ - 5.12.25 - A year in the lifev or ^
Ferry officer jailed over Jersey fatal fishing boat crash - December, 2022v or ^
Plane crashed at Staverton in Gloucestershire after 3D-printed part collapsedv or ^
Gales to cause Friday Isle of Man ferry passenger disruption - December 2025v or ^
Estimates of station usage 2024-2025 - North Cotswolds linev or ^
Looking to reopen the spur to Falmouth docks v or ^
Two Swindon Borough Council-owned vans clamped in £138,000 permit mix-upv or ^
with a Melksham bias - Office of Road and Rail - station use stats 2024/5v or ^
ORR station usage datav or ^
John Ingram - chair of WWRUG, 2008-2010, RIPv or ^
The Challenge of Public Transportv or ^
Passengers locked inside Hartlepool stationv or ^
Coffeeshop Map 4-12-25v or ^
AQ - Which is next in the sequence?v or ^
South Western Railway train farewell tour sold out in just 15 seconds - Dec 2025v or ^
Children hurt as school bus roof ripped off by bridge - Lancashire, Dec 2025v or ^
Naming - appropriate?v or ^
Lengthy train, 03/12/2025v or ^
Hull bus ticket discount for city travel over Christmas 2025v or ^
Traffic delays in Bristol as bus gets stuck on tight bend - December 2025v or ^
'Beetle and Wedge Boathouse' at Moulsford, on the River Thamesv or ^
Historic black and white pictures - where were they taken? - 3.12.2025 v or ^
AI videos simulating railway accidentsv or ^
Suffolk MP's call for Essex station platform lifts at Marks Tey turned downv or ^
MP bemused by lack of Ely North rail junction upgradev or ^
A rare bird indeed !!v or ^
Failed Train at Bruton 2 Dec 2025v or ^
Engineering changes - 8th to 14th December 2025v or ^
Advent Quiz - 2nd December 2025v or ^
That Flanders and Swann song...v or ^
Rail Usage figures by station - due out 4.12.2025v or ^
LNER passengers injured as speeding train 'lurched' - 26 September 2025v or ^
04:50 Fratton - Bristol Temple Meads cancelled v or ^
Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour - closed, 1.12.2025v or ^
Coffee Shop / Advent Quiz 2025. Introduction and first day questionsv or ^
'We want Tramtown to preserve Blackpool's history'v or ^
Police probe death of woman at Preston train station - 29 November 2025v or ^
ScotRail - which trains will be operating over Christmas and New Year?v or ^
Longer rail journeys warning due to 'vital' work in Cornwall - December 2025v or ^
Tributes to boy, 14, who died after being hit by train - Nottinghamshirev or ^
Car driver crashes into caravan after drinking on train - Newark, 2 May 2024v or ^
07:00 Manchester - Eustonv or ^
Stranraer-Ayr rail line closes for £1m upgrade to cut flood risksv or ^
wide spread air plane disruption forecast weekend 29/30 november v or ^
Floods, power cuts and travel risk amid heavy rain warning for Walesv or ^
Bus routes costing more than £100 a passenger are to be axed in 2026v or ^
Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026v or ^
Cheltenham Road Viaduct - scope for possible redoubling (split topic, ongoing discussion)v or ^
Full and standing 27 November 2025v or ^
Belgium public transport issues Wednesday 26 November v or ^
The Inspiration Train at the West Somerset Railway, November 2025v or ^
Man dies after being hit by car on walk to station - Maghull, 22 October 2025v or ^
Shrewsbury train station bus stop suspended over safety concernsv or ^
Historic Ayleston Old Mill canal bridge in Leicester to close for repairsv or ^
Omagh rail tragedy victims remembered 75 years onv or ^
Winterstoke railway bridge, Weston super mare closed for two years.v or ^
Caersws railway bridge that keeps being driven into 'has cost taxpayers £50k'v or ^
Girl, 13, released after murder arrest as woman who died named - November 2025v or ^
Donations sought to set up Nottingham late night Safe Busv or ^
The dog bus whose pawsengers raise a smile in the communityv or ^
North York Moors - Moorsbus success could see service return in 2026v or ^
On this day: up sleeper derailment across Paddington station throat 23/11/83v or ^
Paignton faces big changes as council unveils 'vision' - November 2025v or ^
Regulated rail fares frozen in England until March 2027v or ^
First murder on the railways - 1864v or ^
Interrail Black Friday Sale - 25/11 to 17/12/2025 (for use in 2026)v or ^
GWR Black Friday salev or ^
Working on the server todayv or ^
York train driver commended for saving passenger's life at Redcar station v or ^
Meeting over 'what went wrong' with tree felling along Midland Mainline - 5/2025v or ^
First Bus pulling out of Cornwall, 14.2.2026v or ^
Uber train tickets promotion - % reductionv or ^
Gritting lorry overturns on Dartmoor as icy night expected - 20 November 2025v or ^
Deleting posts from the Coffee Shop forum, if appropriatev or ^
Next to Safety, Punctual Running of Trains is Most Importantv or ^
Travelling to see an old train - why not travel there on a current train?v or ^
Dilton Marsh - request stop and statusv or ^
Fuel for rail: taxation: electricity versus dieselv or ^
Tiverton parkway parkingv or ^
Track defect at Plymouth - November 2025v or ^
Show unread posts since last visit - MARK ALL MESSAGES AS READv or ^
Fallen Tree delay - 19/11/25v or ^
Split ticket - what are the rules if a stop at the split point is withdrawn?v or ^
Closure proposal - five intermediate stations on Marston Vale linev or ^
Advertising of misleading minimum pricing which is scarcely availablev or ^
Bristol car park nightmarev or ^
Inspiration Train at Paddington from 8th to 13th December 2025v or ^
 
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