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Coffee Shop - railway news
Public topics from 1 Jan to 1 Feb 2026
Public topics from 1 Jan to 1 Feb 2026
Introductions and chatBurns Night in Scotland - topical military music, related post26 Jan 2026
-First-ever UK Town of Culture competition launched14 Jan 2026
-Cribbs Causeway bus station 12/01/2612 Jan 2026
-Wales explorer 4 in 8 part 410 Jan 2026
-Images that I post on the Coffee Shop - copyright issues 9 Jan 2026
-Wales explorer 4 in 8 ticket: trip 3 7 Jan 2026
-Swansea and back: 6/1/26 6 Jan 2026
-New Year's Day - journey log and "State of transport" observations 3 Jan 2026
-Out with a Wales Explorer ticket, 2 January 2026 2 Jan 2026
-Re: Happy New Year for 2026 to all of our members, readers and guests! 1 Jan 2026
-Re: Specialist shops - maps, books, models & stationery - ongoing discussion26 Jan 2026
-Re: Fifteen years old site - and still current28 Jan 2026
Who's who on Western railwaysWebinar/Seminar - Great Western Railways Developments 2025-26 as GBR approaches17 Jan 2026
-Re: New Years honours - 2026 - "railway" people 1 Jan 2026
-GWR passenger representative forum??11 Jan 2026
-Re: Who are the key players in the UK passenger railway industry?12 Jan 2026
-Re: Sir Andrew Haines, CEO of Network Rail - merged historic posts, for continuity / clarity12 Jan 2026
Fare's FairTrain passengers missing out on £80 million a year in compensation30 Jan 2026
-UK Rail Industry to Expand Eligibility for Disabled Persons Railcard26 Jan 2026
-Serial rail fare evader sentenced over 112 unpaid tickets - Jan/Feb 2615 Jan 2026
-Re: BTH to Carshalton, or Clapham Junction, or Waterloo with added engineering works 5 Jan 2026
-Re: Contactless - not always the cheapest 3 Jan 2026
Buses and other ways to travelM5 at the Avonmouth bridge closed.30 Jan 2026
-Glastonbury - Castle Cary bus link trial ambition29 Jan 2026
-Alfie rides his unicycle to school in Darlington every day25 Jan 2026
-New builds.Getting to work - 15 mins by car, 115 mins by public transport.22 Jan 2026
-Lancashire bus fare increases 'taking the mick', says MP Oliver Ryan20 Jan 2026
-Rise in some North East bus fares 'unwelcome' says users' group18 Jan 2026
-Protecting children (and others) in taxis (and other modes of transport)15 Jan 2026
-North Sea ferries - case for re-opening routes?11 Jan 2026
-Road safety strategy - 2026 7 Jan 2026
-South Yorkshire Supertram network fares capped at £3 for 2026 1 Jan 2026
-Re: Compulsory eye tests for drivers over 70 years old? 6 Jan 2026
-Re: Holyhead - Dublin ferry route 7 Jan 2026
-School bus incidents - merged posts, ongoing discussion 7 Jan 2026
-Re: Slough bus station, badly damaged by fire, now to be sold off17 Jan 2026
-Re: Bristol Airport - proposals for expansion, bus services and infrastructure - ongoing discussion 2 Jan 2026
-Green Party calls for free bus passes for under-22s17 Jan 2026
-Re: 16th August 2025 - Buses to Imber 1 Jan 2026
-Re: Buses and coaches bursting into flames - why are they apparently so combustible?18 Jan 2026
London to ReadingHuge new Wetherspoons planned for Paddington30 Jan 2026
-Re: Twyford parking rules could change as Elizabeth Line route opens21 Jan 2026
London to Didcot, Oxford and BanburyClosure between Didcot and Oxford 1-8 February 202612 Jan 2026
-Re: Oxford station - facilities, improvements, parking, incidents and events - merged posts31 Jan 2026
London to Swindon and BristolRe: Paddington <-> Bristol: service updates and amendments - ongoing discussion 1 Jan 2026
-Re: Box Tunnel portal at risk?24 Jan 2026
London to South WalesRe: Hunting Dogs on the line 3 Jan 2026
London to the WestRe: Night Riviera Sleeper train - between Paddington and Penzance - ongoing discussion 8 Jan 2026
-Defective track near Pewsey - 2 January 2026 2 Jan 2026
-Re: Person hit by train, Taunton 24/10/2025 - Harry Basham, age 17, walking to work 9 Jan 2026
-Re: Dawlish - permanent resilience work - ongoing discussions21 Jan 2026
Thames Valley BranchesRe: GWR's Battery Electric Train - ongoing discussion29 Jan 2026
London to the CotswoldsNetwork Rail gets go-ahead to make city railway station more accessible25 Jan 2026
-Hanborough - plans to build 600 new homes by Hanborough station22 Jan 2026
-North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026 1 Jan 2026
North Downs LineEngineering overrun - to Gatwick, 19th January 202619 Jan 2026
TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, SalisburyMelksham Station - "InfoStation" / loos / snack bar / info point opportunity?25 Jan 2026
-Gains, Losses, Trials, Risks over the years 8 Jan 2026
-Re: Swindon <-> Westbury service updates and amendments, ongoing discussion - 2026 1 Jan 2026
Heart of WessexCancellations to services between Salisbury and Romsey27 Jan 2026
Portsmouth to CardiffRomsey Signal Box Museum open on Sunday 1st and Saturday 21st February 202631 Jan 2026
-New brown retro signs at Bradford on Avon station 29 Jan 2026
-Cardiff -Portsmouth Engineering work 202613 Jan 2026
-Re: What is happening at Dilton Marsh? Key service reduction! 6 Jan 2026
Bristol and Bath (WECA, now WEMCA)Bristol and Bath Railway Path - incidents14 Jan 2026
-Free visitor parking could end in Bristol's residents-only zones14 Jan 2026
-Five major changes planned for Bristol in 2026 1 Jan 2026
-Re: MetroWest services begin 8 Jan 2026
-Re: WECA becomes WEMCA in December 2024 and ongoing political issues (updated title) 9 Jan 2026
-Re: Bristol Temple Meads - station, facilities, incidents and events (merged posts) 5 Jan 2026
Oxford, Didcot and Reading from the WestRe: New Oxford - Bristol direct service, ongoing developments and discussion 2 Jan 2026
Shorter journeys in South and West WalesTfW: carriage washing.11 Jan 2026
Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and SouthDerailment at Goodrington, Paignton - 16 January 202616 Jan 2026
-Line closure Exeter - Barnstaple / Okehampton, March 202611 Jan 2026
-Re: Delays on Devon services - merged posts, ongoing discussion20 Jan 2026
-Re: Tarka Line - Exeter to Barnstaple: services, facilities, incidents and events30 Jan 2026
Shorter journeys in Plymouth and CornwallStorm Goretti 'weather bomb' to hit South West England 8 Jan 2026
-Re: Travel disruption likely after weather warnings issued for Devon & Cornwall 4 Jan 2026
-Re: Cornish mainline and branch line delays - ongoing discussion 6 Jan 2026
-Re: Newquay trains cancelled because of flooding25 Jan 2026
-Re: Tamar Crossing tolls may be increased 6 Jan 2026
-Re: Looe Branch Line - timetables, cancellations, engineering work, closures and incidents 4 Jan 2026
Across the WestThe little-known £40 upgrade to enjoy a 1st class train journey and meal17 Jan 2026
-GWR online survey 17/01/2617 Jan 2026
-Realtime trains14 Jan 2026
-Delivering South West England’s New Economy - Greengauge21 Report 7 Jan 2026
-Re: Problems with Hitachi Intercity Express Trains - discussions from 1 January 2026 onwards 1 Jan 2026
-Re: How far from the station is the rail replacement bus stop?10 Jan 2026
-Re: Thames Valley infrastructure problems causing disruption elsewhere - 2026 1 Jan 2026
-Re: Class 175s to Great Western Railway (GWR) 6 Jan 2026
-Re: Samaritans are asking us to talk to one another more19 Jan 2026
Campaigns for new and improved servicesPortishead Line - possible meeting of forum members to explore the route?21 Jan 2026
-Direct London trains from Shropshire 'could start in 2026' 6 Jan 2026
-Re: East - West Rail update (Oxford to Bedford) - ongoing discussion12 Jan 2026
-Re: Portishead Line reopening for passengers - ongoing discussion22 Jan 2026
News, Help and AssistanceCopyright on the Coffee Shop [reference thread]21 Jan 2026
-Test thread13 Jan 2026
-Copyright of images - do you need to check your old posts? 7 Jan 2026
-Re: Christmas and New Year holidays 2025/26 on the Coffee Shop 2 Jan 2026
-Re: Some Site Statistics 2 Jan 2026
The Lighter SideIKEA discussion28 Jan 2026
-British military traditions in London maintained - from YouTube28 Jan 2026
-Man who blamed dog for crash handed driving ban28 Jan 2026
-We have photos out of place - now prose too!26 Jan 2026
-Bus station the most feral part of any town26 Jan 2026
-Devon to Africa three-wheeler record attempt bid paused after engine 'exploded'23 Jan 2026
-Day out - 20th January 202623 Jan 2026
-No, not THAT sort of EMU ... ;-)22 Jan 2026
-Multi garden miniature railway - is this a first (and other spoofs)12 Jan 2026
-The Two Ronnies, London Rail Stations10 Jan 2026
-Lorry stuck on slope after smashing through fence in Nottingham - 7 Jan 2026 7 Jan 2026
-PeeCam, PooCam 4 Jan 2026
-Re: The Two Ronnies, The Little Trains of Wales26 Jan 2026
-Re: Coffeeshop Map 4-12-2515 Jan 2026
-Re: Squirrels - red, grey or albino, on the railways or otherwise - ongoing discussion21 Jan 2026
The West - but NOT trains in the WestNumber of police forces in England and Wales to be cut in major shake-up24 Jan 2026
-Forty places to go by public transport (and Shank's Pony) in Wiltshire19 Jan 2026
-Harwell laser event 1 Jan 2026
-Re: Winterstoke Road Bridge, Weston super Mare - closed for two years10 Jan 2026
-Re: Recycling rubbish and charity shops - something of a minefield? Ongoing discussion 1 Jan 2026
-Re: Cotswold villages - residents' concerns over tourist numbers 1 Feb 2026
-Re: Driving road vehicles into floodwater - merged topics and posts, ongoing discussion 1 Feb 2026
-Re: The Red Arrows - RAF display team, popular with members on the Coffee Shop forum (merged posts)13 Jan 2026
Diary - what's happening when?19th March 2026 - Community Rail Awards, Derby30 Jan 2026
-Rail Data Marketplace - Hackathon 2026 - call for participants 19 Jan 2026
-Customer and Community Improvement Fund (CCIF) 2026/2711 Jan 2026
-BRTA, Westbury Forum, 9th May 202610 Jan 2026
-Coffee Shop forum 'Calendar' facility 4 Jan 2026
-Re: West Wiltshire Ramblers - walks from Stations 4 Jan 2026
-Re: New year - day out by train and bus to Wells, Glastonbury or Street 1 Jan 2026
-Re: TravelWatch SouthWest General Meeting, Friday 6 March 2026 4 Jan 2026
-Re: Pewsey Vale Railway Society - dates25 Jan 2026
Looking forward - the next 2, 5, 10 and 20 yearsThousands of Network Rail redundancies under Labour's GBR plans15 Jan 2026
-Survey - Making a success of rail reform - Campaign for Better Transport11 Jan 2026
-Possible - "Inspiring Climate Action" 8 Jan 2026
-Re: Railways Bill 2025: introducing and designing Great British Railways - general topic31 Jan 2026
-Re: Project Churchward - future regional fleet for the West, new rolling stock to replace DMUs22 Jan 2026
South Western servicesSignalling problem at Tisbury 29 Jan 2026
-SERUG agm Wednesday 21 January20 Jan 2026
-Landslip west of Axminster - message from SWR13 Jan 2026
-South Western Railway confirms plans for first new timetable since 200410 Jan 2026
-Earley Station, Reading - facilities, footbridge, improvements 5 Jan 2026
-Re: Brockenhurst to Lymington Pier: trains cancelled on day of rail line's reopening12 Jan 2026
-Re: South Western Railways Waterloo - Bristol services axed 1 Jan 2026
Cross Country servicesCommuter was left traumatised after trapped inside a train toilet for almost two30 Jan 2026
Chiltern Railways servicesRe: East West Rail Timetable 3 Jan 2026
-Re: East-West Rail: Bicester residents call for rail crossing update 3 Jan 2026
Transport for LondonLondon bus driver sacked after chasing and punching thief - 25 June 202429 Jan 2026
-Splitting the Northern Line into two26 Jan 2026
-Indra Group to take over operation of ticketing and access control systems26 Jan 2026
-Police raid home to arrest suspected Tube graffiti vandal17 Jan 2026
-Elderly may lose free travel over Sadiq Khan’s fare rises 6 Jan 2026
-Re: Mobiles on the London Underground - ongoing developments14 Jan 2026
-Re: Man who died on Tube was run over by four trains - 26 Dec 2023 6 Jan 2026
Heritage railways, Railtours, buses, canals, steamships and other public transport based attractionsHastings Diesel - 202627 Jan 2026
-Re: Travelling to see an old train - why not travel there on a current train? 2 Jan 2026
-Re: London Transport Museum Depot - Acton Town27 Jan 2026
-Re: Belmond Britannic Explorer13 Jan 2026
-Re: Volunteering on heritage railways 9 Jan 2026
-Re: Epping Ongar Railway30 Jan 2026
-Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (KWVR)17 Jan 2026
-Re: Paddle Steamer Waverley - merged posts 1 Jan 2026
-Re: East Lancashire Railway - Heywood to Rawtenstall, 12 mile heritage line22 Jan 2026
-Re: West Somerset Railway - Bishops Lydeard, near Taunton, to Minehead30 Jan 2026
Media about railways, and other means of transportDevizes station29 Jan 2026
-BBC breakfast News reporting LIVE from Dawlish27 Jan 2026
-Mark Hopwood interview to appear on Green Signals You Tube channel, 27 January22 Jan 2026
-Jet Lag The Game, YouTube. 21 Jan 2026
-13th [and 15th] January 2026 / West Wilts Radio12 Jan 2026
-Britain's Favourite Railway Stations - Channel 4, from 8th January 2026 5 Jan 2026
Active travel: Cyclists and walkers, including how the railways deal with themBrompton Bicycle puts £100m factory on ice as bosses blame weak economy27 Jan 2026
-Shocking behaviour by two walkers rescued from Scafell Pike - January 202624 Jan 2026
-Speed cut approved for walking and cycling route13 Jan 2026
-Cyclists concerned about 'slippery' new cycle lane causing accidents - Jan 2026 9 Jan 2026
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomMilton Keynes residents 'cut off by lack of transport links' 1 Feb 2026
-Horse on tracks causes disruption to train services at Albrighton - 1 Feb 2026 1 Feb 2026
-Can you find the 40 British railway station names hidden in our puzzle?31 Jan 2026
-Fire halts West Coast Main Line trains from Euston30 Jan 2026
-Preaching in quiet carriage sparks passenger debate29 Jan 2026
-Child-free train carriages: has push for adults-only spaces gone too far?29 Jan 2026
-Standedge railway tunnel: fire26 Jan 2026
-Canals and Narrow Boats on the Inland Waterways in the UK26 Jan 2026
-The most annoying habit for UK train passengers revealed25 Jan 2026
-Interstation connecting tunnels25 Jan 2026
-Council proposal to build bridge over Aberystwyth school prompts safety fears24 Jan 2026
-'Platform slip shows issues for blind rail users'24 Jan 2026
-Killer who stabbed grandmother at north London bus stop detained indefinitely23 Jan 2026
-Train nearly hit blind man after station staff failed to meet him22 Jan 2026
-Off-duty police officer saves man's life at Salford railway station22 Jan 2026
-Rail travel 'anxiety inducing' for blind passengers, Crowborough campaigner says22 Jan 2026
-Hampshire County Council plans charges for roadwork lane closures21 Jan 2026
-Alex Gordon - former RMT President leads the British Communist Party20 Jan 2026
-Protest held against 'short-sighted' Queensbury tunnel plan18 Jan 2026
-St Albans cable theft causes major delays for train travel18 Jan 2026
-Nottingham - Platform access from footbridge to stop at weekends17 Jan 2026
-Roger French Zoom Seminar - How to (a) encourage and (b) discourage passengers17 Jan 2026
-New Forest trainline closed for emergency repairs after landslip17 Jan 2026
-Government announces stations to progress in Access for All programme17 Jan 2026
-Trip Report: 08-11/01/26 European Rugby In Paris Part 213 Jan 2026
-Harlington, Bedfordshire: New station footbridge to last more than a century13 Jan 2026
-Bottle attacker jailed for 12 years for attempted murder on train12 Jan 2026
-Commuting to Uni - not so new, or was I ahead of the times?11 Jan 2026
-Dartford Junction, Kent: plan ahead for nine-day closure - 14 to 22 Feb 202610 Jan 2026
-Hot air balloon passenger suffered electric shock in crash: Essex, 10 April 2025 9 Jan 2026
-Network Rail staff hailed heroes after rescuing woman in snow - Insch, Jan 2026 9 Jan 2026
-Best & worst railway stations (Telegraph piece) 9 Jan 2026
-ScotRail investigating claims of staff accepting gifts for contracts 8 Jan 2026
-Metro Mayor defends Merseyrail performance in cold snap - Jan 2026 8 Jan 2026
-School coach crash with bus leaves 18 injured in Reading - 7 Jan 2026 7 Jan 2026
-Rough sleepers outside Eastbourne station moved on, says council - January 2026 6 Jan 2026
-Birmingham trains delayed after wartime bomb found - 6 Jan 2026 6 Jan 2026
-Trip Report: 29/12/2025 - 02/01/2026 New Year In Yorkshire 5 Jan 2026
-Binned sausage rolls served to rail passengers 4 Jan 2026
-Point to point passenger numbers since the pandemic 1 Jan 2026
-Clitheroe 1/1/26: services passing but not stopping. 1 Jan 2026
-Re: Weather updates from across the UK and implications for infrastructure - 2026 1 Jan 2026
-Re: Llangollen Canal - Whitchurch, Shropshire canal breach: 22 Dec 2025 4 Jan 2026
-Re: 07:00 Manchester - Euston21 Jan 2026
-Re: Gritting lorries, their names and their drivers 2 Jan 2026
-Re: Church Fenton residents fear being stranded if bridge demolished 5 Jan 2026
-Re: Weather updates from across the UK, with implications for infrastructure - ongoing discussion, 221 Jan 2026
-Re: Construction completed on new £60m Penrith M6 rail bridge 5 Jan 2026
-Inspiration train, winter of 2026 - first South West venue announced13 Jan 2026
-Re: Landslips and landslides on the transport networks20 Jan 2026
-Re: Public asked to vote on name for new Liverpool railway station 7 Jan 2026
-Re: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire - HST derailment: three dead - 12 August 202026 Jan 2026
-Re: Driving licences and tests - ongoing discussion 3 Jan 2026
-Re: Defibrillators on the railways - at stations and on board trains (merged topics)11 Jan 2026
-Re: Railway bridges struck by road vehicles - many incidents, ongoing discussion18 Jan 2026
-Re: Preventing suicide on the railways21 Jan 2026
-Re: HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) - Government proposals, alternative routes, discussion13 Jan 2026
The Wider Picture OverseasHS2 and UK are not unique30 Jan 2026
-Plane crashes in Colombia, killing all 15 on board - January 202628 Jan 2026
-Ukraine train service fired on in drone attack - five dead - 28 January 202628 Jan 2026
-Dreaming of place to go on longer trips in more clement weather26 Jan 2026
-Spain - recent railway incidents (merged posts)18 Jan 2026
-Crane collapses onto train, Thailand.14 Jan 2026
-Re: Somerset to Sydney without flying11 Jan 2026
-Re: Eurostar - merged posts, ongoing discussion topic 1 Jan 2026
Railway History and related topicsThe Railway Conversion [League / Campaign]29 Jan 2026
-"Stone-roads" Weedon Bec26 Jan 2026
-Heighington Station plans to excavate 'world's oldest train platform'18 Jan 2026
-Model railways - marshalling your train for the right time in history14 Jan 2026
-Bath Spa: postwar rail ambitions13 Jan 2026
-Why survey for bats?11 Jan 2026
-Beeching v Marples 5 Jan 2026
-Re: Junction Railwayana - Collectors' fairs 202625 Jan 2026
-Re: Why can't we have trains at Christmas? 3 Jan 2026
-Re: OTD - 1st February (2003) - Space Shuttle Columbia breaks up killing 7 1 Feb 2026
-Re: OTD - 31st January (1953) - Loss of Princess Victoria off Stranraer31 Jan 2026
-Re: OTD - 24th January (2007&8) - Unrest at First's franchise performance24 Jan 2026
-Re: OTD - 23rd January (1947) - Start of the big freeze23 Jan 2026
-Re: OTD - 4th January (1954) - Portishead new station opens 4 Jan 2026
-Re: Travelling Post Office and Royal Mail trains - merged topics10 Jan 2026
-Re: Hixon Level Crossing accident - Staffordshire, 6 January 1968 (merged topics) 6 Jan 2026
 
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