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Coffee Shop - railway news
Public topics from 1 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
Public topics from 1 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
Fare's FairRe: Rail fare action against inflated fares runs out of "steam" - or electricity 1 Oct 2026
Buses and other ways to travelRe: 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 CotswoldsRe: North Cotswold line delays and cancellations - 2026 1 Oct 2026
TransWilts line - Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, SalisburyRe: 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 WestRe: New Oxford - Bristol direct service, ongoing developments and discussion 1 Oct 2026
Shorter journeys in Devon - Central, North and SouthRe: Barnstaple to Exeter overcrowding, September 2026 1 Oct 2026
Across the WestRe: 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 servicesRe: Hereford / Ross on Wye / Gloucester - new campaign for re-opening 1 Oct 2026
News, Help and AssistanceCoffee 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 WestRe: 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 yearsRe: Project Churchward - future regional fleet for the West, new rolling stock to replace DMUs 1 Oct 2026
Cross Country servicesRe: Cross Country Trains - incidents, services and shortage of drivers - ongoing issues 1 Oct 2026
The Wider Picture in the United KingdomCurves, 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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