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Monthly Magazine
As at 22nd January 2025 15:43 GMT
This month so far ...
New and continued public topics from 1 Jan 2025 to 1 Feb 2025 inclusive
Introductions and chatBath to Bridgnorth and back 4/1/25 5 Jan 2025
-Re: Travelogue observations - 23rd September 2019 - starting homewards17 Jan 2025
-Re: Newcomers start here ... and a reference for older hands15 Jan 2025
Who's who on Western railwaysThe User Group onion11 Jan 2025
-Mick Lynch announces retirement as head of RMT 9 Jan 2025
-Re: TravelWatch SouthWest - merged posts11 Jan 2025
Fare's FairSouthern (and other TOC) rail fares22 Jan 2025
-Yellow card system for first offence unticketed passengers/16 Jan 2025
-GWR free travel card - Scam?12 Jan 2025
-Millions of train tickets to be discounted next week10 Jan 2025
-Railcard Prices going up 8 Jan 2025
-Changing trains just got cheaper…on Northern 7 Jan 2025
-Eurostar flash sale - January 2025 3 Jan 2025
-Re: GWR Advance Purchase sale - January 2025 2 Jan 2025
-senior railcard 6 Jan 2025
-Re: Rail firms accused of misusing courts for ticket errors / fare evasion (merged posts) 7 Jan 2025
Buses and other ways to travelLabour backing 3rd runway at Heathrow 21 Jan 2025
-Ryanair cutting 7 destinations for 202520 Jan 2025
-Steam Ship Sheildhall - South Coast / Solent trips this summer (2025)19 Jan 2025
-Eastern Airways to start Southend - Newquay service13 Jan 2025
-one pound flat rate bus fares in Devon and Torbay area.11 Jan 2025
-Ryanair sues 'unruly' passenger over flight diversion 9 Jan 2025
-Re: Fishguard - Dublin ferry route 16 Jan 2025
-Re: Paddle Steamer Waverley - merged posts12 Jan 2025
-Lands End open top service axed18 Jan 2025
-Re: Ferries across waterways - whether by vehicle, foot or both (merged posts)12 Jan 2025
London to Kennet ValleyRe: Theale station - services, facilities / improvements, incidents (merged posts)17 Jan 2025
London to Didcot, Oxford and BanburyFatal Oxfordshire train crash remembered 150 years on 7 Jan 2025
-Re: Oxford station - facilities, improvements, parking, incidents and events - merged posts 7 Jan 2025
London to South WalesRe: Hunting Dogs on the line 2 Jan 2025
London to the WestWestminster Hall debate : Railway services to South West10 Jan 2025
-Re: Night Riviera - merged posts, ongoing discussion16 Jan 2025
Thames Valley BranchesMust be quite an eyeful !!19 Jan 2025
London to the CotswoldsNorth Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2025 1 Jan 2025
TransWilts lineMelksham Transport User Group for 2025 5 Jan 2025
-2025 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury 4 Jan 2025
-Rail Replacement bus - OK, but I prefer the train. 2 Jan 2025
-Re: Rail replacement advise - Melksham - until 23rd January 2025 2 Jan 2025
-Re: 2024 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury 5 Jan 2025
Heart of WessexHeart of Wessex - strategic mayoral authority proposed 16 Jan 2025
-GWR Train Crew Weymouth 4 Jan 2025
-Re: Weymouth - station, facilities, improvements, events and incidents - merged posts19 Jan 2025
Portsmouth to CardiffDilton Marsh - spring 2025 timetable 3 Jan 2025
-Re: Westbury - engineering works from 24th December 2024 for 30 days 5 Jan 2025
Bristol (WECA) CommutersSunday crew shortages - 202519 Jan 2025
-Why there's no Bristol Central Station13 Jan 2025
-Engineering works - shows what they CAN do! 6 Jan 2025
-Re: (Lord) Marvin Rees 1 Jan 2025
-Re: Scope to increase Bristol suburban services?22 Jan 2025
-Re: Bristol Bridge: Car ban to be made permanent20 Jan 2025
-Re: Brabazon, Bristol18 Jan 2025
Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and SouthRe: Devon delays 2024 6 Jan 2025
Shorter journeys in Plymouth and CornwallNewquay train, St Blazey photo 3 Jan 2025
-Re: Mining in Cornwall 3 Jan 2025
Across the WestTrain departed 3 minutes earlier than scheduled14 Jan 2025
-Old Oak Common Christmas Work 4 Jan 2025
-Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2025 9 Jan 2025
-Re: First Group has acquired Union Trains GWML Holdings Ltd.10 Jan 2025
-Re: New mobile Customer Assistance Team19 Jan 2025
-Re: DFT - Where is the South Devon Railway 5 Jan 2025
-Re: Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing discussion12 Jan 2025
Campaigns for new and improved servicesLight Railway and Tram associations 15 Jan 2025
-Birthday trip, Melksham to Penzance - 28th January 2025 3 Jan 2025
-Re: Bridport branch reopening proposal 3 Jan 2025
-Re: Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion22 Jan 2025
News, Help and AssistanceChanging content of the domain home page as the new Coffee Shop settles in13 Jan 2025
-The Coffee Shop, online safety and the Online Safety Act13 Jan 2025
-Outstanding server / web site issues 2 Jan 2025
-A Beginner's Guide to the Great Western "Coffee Shop" Passenger forum 1 Jan 2025
-The Coffee Shop in 2024 - review 1 Jan 2025
-Re: Server Map (mark 2) - as from January 2025 - a technical introduction 5 Jan 2025
-Re: Browsers - what are you running? Are you seeing this? 1 Jan 2025
-Re: Passenger flow data - ticketed journeys between stations 8 Jan 2025
-Re: Some Site Statistics11 Jan 2025
The Lighter SideSir Humphrey Appleby makes yet another appearance here on the Coffee Shop forum21 Jan 2025
-A significant day ... for squirrels, anyway ;-)21 Jan 2025
-Where was Oxonhutch on 15 January?18 Jan 2025
-Build it and they will come. SAY you have built it and they will come anyway! 9 Jan 2025
-Re: Thumpers for Dummies 9 Jan 2025
-Re: Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles17 Jan 2025
The West - but NOT trains in the WestThe English village with links to five US presidents - Barton St David, Somerset21 Jan 2025
Diary - what's happening when?Charfield train station plans, drop in event.22 Jan 2025
-The Community Rail Network / Rail awards 202512 Jan 2025
-Bristol Rail Campaign AGM 2025 8 Jan 2025
-Re: 'Railway 200' events and commemorations 2025 7 Jan 2025
-Re: 5th July 2025 - RailFuture AGM14 Jan 2025
-Re: Strategic Investment Plan consultation - Western Gateway - 20.12.24 to 2.2.202513 Jan 2025
-Re: Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 4 - planning until 2038 - consultation22 Jan 2025
The Wider Picture - related rail and other transport issuesMOVED: The Wider Picture - making it wider, but also clearer, hopefully16 Jan 2025
Looking forward - the next 5, 10 and 20 yearsWhy England’s public transport system could look very different very quickly16 Jan 2025
South Western servicesreport - recommendation to improve West of England line17 Jan 2025
Chiltern Railways servicesMk 5s moved to Wolverton ahead of assessment for Chiltern use 7 Jan 2025
Transport for LondonMan who died on Tube was run over by four trains - 26 Dec 202316 Jan 2025
Heritage railway lines, Railtours, other rail based attractionsTalk, 8.1.25 ENGINEERING RESTORATION & OPERATION HERITAGE GWR STEAM 5 Jan 2025
-Preserved Railway 2024: Narrow Gauge 2 Jan 2025
Media about railways, and other means of transportSunday Times Travel supplement - 14 page rail special12 Jan 2025
-Re: GNER 'Flying Scotsman' Driver's Eye View: York to Edinburgh 1 Jan 2025
-Re: I Spent Over 12 Hours on an Amtrak Train (on purpose) 1 Jan 2025
Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with themMaybe not this year, but you have to start somewhere16 Jan 2025
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomStorm Éowyn set to batter the UK with up to 90mph winds - Friday 24 Jan 202521 Jan 2025
-Man admits using walking stick to kill pensioner - Harold Wood station, Feb 202413 Jan 2025
-Views sought : how train companies give assistance to disabled passengers 7 Jan 2025
-Coastal walks - station to station 6 Jan 2025
-Greatest Gathering - 1st to 3rd August 2025 5 Jan 2025
-Update on collapsed Bridgewater Canal 4 Jan 2025
-The National Rail journey planner - 2025 edition 2 Jan 2025
-Re: Working from roam: more people logging on from UK airports and railway stations 5 Jan 2025
-Re: Warnings of snow, wind and rain across the UK for New Year 3 Jan 2025
-Re: Return of the BRUTE?14 Jan 2025
-Re: New Adlestrop Railway Atlas update 6 Jan 2025
-Re: Diary Of A Reasonably Frequent Rail User19 Jan 2025
The Wider Picture OverseasSki lift collapse in Spain injures at least 30 people - Jan 202518 Jan 2025
-Many hurt in tram collision, Strasbourg - 11 January 202511 Jan 2025
Railway History and related topicsWest Highland Railway 1960, A Day In The Life - BBC Archive20 Jan 2025
-England's Best Loved Lost Railway: The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway14 Jan 2025
-The Cheddar Valley Lost Railway - the 'Strawberry Line' from Yatton14 Jan 2025
Pen and Quill (and keyboard)Getting to Bristol by public transport from Melksham20 Jan 2025
-A welcome to the Pen and Quill19 Jan 2025

 
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