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I used to use Reading to New St several times a year in the early/mid 80's for pay negotiation meetings of indeterminate length. The morning and late afternoon/evening return service frequency certainly improved when New St to Pad trains ran as well as the South Coast trains. There was no...

Yateley's main claims to fame are that it is the largest town in Hampshire without a railway station and it was mentioned by David Brent in an episode The Office I thought about applying for a senior bus pass but when I looked at what was on offer, in relation to journeys to Farnborough Main...

I think its 142.6 miles On the theme of travelling to Paddington the fastest Bmth to Waterloo is around 1hr 50 with five stops and the fastest 'advertised' Bmth to Paddington is 1hr 54 with six stops and a change at Reading. Long gone are the days, post electrification to Bournemouth in...

I once spent a week in nearby Mountain Ash with a local, my take would be Pen-hreeyew-ky-ber. Another poster mentioned Chi ( Chye ) for Chichester which is obviously quicker than the old localism 'Chidester' , with the middle e hardly enunciated. Most towns with three or four syllable...

As a southerner can I add Whalley (Lancs). Our friends up north took us there recently and assured us it was pronounced wall-e.

Templecombe Lower had one platform on the up (west) side of the S&D single track.

This for me too. Return trip Pines Express, Bournemouth to Bath. Ten minute late departure from Bath on the return, get to Poole with a few minutes to make up, blast up Parkstone Bank, forcing anyone on the platform at Parkstone to cower in the waiting rooms. Pete Smith mentioned this in one of...

Speedway, greyhound racing and formerly football at Poole Stadium. I don't think you could see any action from the tracks

Bournemouth West - Branksome Bournemouth West Junction - Gasworks Jcn Poole - Templecombe ( I have not forgiven myself for not going on to Bath Green Park ) Yeovil Jcn - Yeovil Town Broadstone - Salisbury West Moors - Brockenhurst Oxford - Bletchley Kew - South Acton on the short lived...

Hi all, first post. How about Broadstone near/in Poole ? Four platforms, junction for Somerset & Dorset and services to Brockenhurst via Ringwood and Salisbury via junction at West Moors, southbound, main route to Poole/Bournemouth West and also to Hamworthy Junction. For many years there...