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    Special Offers Discussion

    if you are making more than one journey in a month on atw network then the 10 year anniversary offer for season ticket holders is cheaper,if you buy a monthly season from say Wrexham General to Central it entitles you to a ten pound return ticket anywhere on atw network,and you can take another...
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    ATW Club 55

    club 55 returns in a few days however in most cases if you are making more than one journey on atw network before end of March then the arriva 10th anniversary ten pound offer for season ticket holders is cheaper, monthly season wrx to Wrexham central anyone?
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    Special Offers Discussion

    starts in a couple of days anyone with a monthly or longer season ticket between any two atw stations can buy a ticket to any atw destination for ten pounds , as many journeys as you like within the validity of the season,no time restriction and valid for eight days to return , offer on for...
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    Welsh rail network is worst in Britain

    most journeys to Filton Abbey Wood are easier via Newport so they would use a Cardiiff train
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    North Wales Coast Line closed for immediate future

    Network rail say Conwy Valley line will reopen at 0530 tomorrow morning
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    North Wales Coast Line closed for immediate future

    yes the 2035 Holyhead to Crewe is cancelled between Llandudno Junction and Chester and the 2145 Llandudno to Crewe does the same.down line services unaffected,when I passed last night staff were working on Mostyn wall in three different locations under floodlights,one part in particular looks...
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    Does the Marches need a thunderbird locomotive

    there were two freight train failures last night,the colas loco on the Baglan Bay to Chirk failed between Abergavenny and Pontrilas and the wag was 3 hours late at Chester after single line working was implemented,rescue loco was another Colas 56 all the way from Chirk.Meanwhile at the same time...
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    North Wales Coast Line closed for immediate future

    there are two voyagers at Holyhead and at least two 158s and a three car 175,2 150s one for Llandudno service shuttle and the other is trapped at North LLanrwst until further notice, --- old post above --- --- new post below --- coast on course to re open tomorrow morning at 0400 journey times...
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    Train hits platform buffers at Chester

    yesterday afternoon Nr staff were busy removing the buffers from the disused tamper siding by Chester power box, I assume these have been re-used at Platform 1
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    Train hits platform buffers at Chester

    in all probability this will mean new style buffers will be installed at platform 1 at Chester, set back from the current set it raises doubts as to whether a five car voyager will fit in platform 1 in future.
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    Caernarfon to Bangor

    starting at the Menai Bridge end of the line,once you have climbed the bank towards Treborth there is a small overbridge which needs to be replaced over the narrow road that leads to the tube,then a dive under for the Bangor bypass that leads to the brittannia bridge,vaynol tunnels may need...
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    ATW Club 55

    atw club 55 back on 1st October 2013 23 quid not Friday 28 quid on Friday .add ons for Northern, Merseyrail,Chiltern and London Midland again,should be on atw website anytime in next 24 hrs.
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    North-South Wales services

    so now prominent members of rail user groups are complaining that cheap fares are available....whatever next:roll:
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    North-South Wales services

    top 10 as i was told but not in order as I cannot recall the order llandudno junction, rhyl, chester , Liverpool, Manchester ,London Euston, Birmingham new street, Cardiff central, Holyhead and colwyn bay, Llandudno surprisingly not on list as there is a direct bus every 15 mins and no direct...
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    North-South Wales services

    If you define a North - South journey as any journey that crosses Shrewsbury (eg, Gobowen to church stretton would be included), then excluding the two quiet trains - 0425 Hereford (HDD) to Cardiff Central (CDF) and 05xx CDF to Llandudno - then reservation lists show between 30 and 60...
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    Extra Virgin West Coast services rejected by NR

    I don't see any problem with just two platforms at telford, ecs central rivers to wolves to pick up catering staff then ecs to telford down platform to form eus via shrewsbury service then in the opposite direction terminate at up plat at telford and ecs to madeley junction for reverse movement...
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    Extra Virgin West Coast services rejected by NR

    it ought to be still possible to provide shrewsbury and telford with a token London service by starting at telford then calling at shrewsbury and attaching at crewe to a chester or Holyhead starter.some of the chester services are only one set so it would double capacity on existing services and...
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    Long distance commuting to London

    there are at least 10 season ticket holders from Chester to London not all travel daily as season discounts on long distance journeys mean that you would only need to make the journey 3 times a week in the peak hours for a season to be worthwhile
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    Stations that ought to be closed down.

    the usage stats for Ty Croes are incorrect as due to a fares anomaly the fare to Bangor (the main destination for Ty Croes passengers) the Rhosneigr to Bangor fare is cheaper than Ty Croes to Bangor so passengers ask for Rhosneigr to Bangor day returns and therefore stats for Rhosneigr are...
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    11-12 station usage: Welsh context

    most of the increase at LLandudno Junction and LLandudno can be attributed to local journeys between the two places since the service frequency was upped to minimum of 2 tph,also train fare about fifty per cent cheaper than arriva buses since bus company withdrew return tickets.Bangor doing well...

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