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    why dont wsmr stop at birmingham international.

    wikipedia states they are allowed to stop there. can anyone comment further please. im sure there must be high demand from shrews/powys to international. or is it because atw only have the rights to go from shrews to international.
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    My trip on WSMR

    It was really great, sausage batch was the best ive ever tried, the journey was smooth. however, Ibought an underground zone 1 and 2 ticket on the train but it never worked at any underground ticket barrier, I had to be let through the barrier by a member of staff each time. A member of...
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    whats new on the heart of wales

    im going to be travelling on this line a lot between now and easter because its meant to be quiet. does anyone have any news on how the line is progressing regarding how the passing loops and the 5th proposed service in concerned. Plus any other news regarding the line. I think that there...
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    routing guide

    can som1 please post a link to a still open site, not 1 that has an error 404. i want to know how many ways i can travel to london form chester with just a normal day return ticket, costing £66.60 i think it is.
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    chester to crewe line upgrade

    local chester paper stated that plans have been made to upgrade this line and electrify it. wow, we may see the return of the pendolinos in chester, woooo.
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    No real changes to the new ATW timetable

    apart from a train leaving chester going to manchester airport in the middle of the night, that is a waste. no new aberystwyth service to london, no changed to the heart of wales line. arriva are aware that people dont use the heart of wales line because of the timings. some people dont have...
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    chester to manchester airport

    how many direct trains will there be. i can only find a 03.36 from chester.
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    WSMR online ticket booking booking

    Why can I only book tickets for next 4 weeks, usually they have tickets available for the next 8 weeks or so.
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    This is a waste of time.

    people on here and train operating companies come up with ideas and proposals, but nothing is ever done, i would like things done now, why did we have to wait ages for an hourly train service from london to chester, regardless of timeing and line speed etc.
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    arriva trains wales december 09 timetable

    does anyone know what arriva trains wales have planned for the next timetable change. i know work is due to start on upgrading the chester to wrexham line to allow for trains every half hour in november, not sure if that would be ready for 2010. trains to liverpool from wrexham were...
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    open electrified line in sections

    i think it would look better if the line would be done in sections and opened up so it looks better. and people can see the timetable gradually improve each year. for example london - bristol to open in 2015 london - cardiff to open in 2016 london - swansea to open in 2017
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    what is the most centre station in the uk?

    we have talked about most northern and southern etc and longest platform etc. so how about using geography and working out which station is nearest the centre of the united kingdom, now this is gonna be tricky. u can use england, scotlnd and wales seperatly aswell or as a whole for uk.
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    cambrian railways trust

    what is the progress on this railway, last i heard they had leased gobowen to blodwell and were refurbishing oswestry station
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    Chester to London ticket

    Can anyone tell me the cheapest available route for a day return please, the only one i could think of is chester to crewe, then crewe to euston/london midland only ticket. I'm sure there must be restrictions.
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    conwy valley line

    Why does the train take an hour to travel 27 miles?
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    Cambrian Cost timing problems

    People have told me that they have had problems sometimes getting back home from the cambrian cost because for some strange reason the 20.00 from Pwllheli and the 22.12 from barmouth both do not connect into shrewsbury, does anyone know why they they dont. Im sure it would be easier if they...
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    Llandrindod Could soon start overcrowding

    Passenger usage at this station has gone up by a considerable amount, I know this because I looked at Wikipedia. 2006/07 = 38,000, 2007/08 = 50,000. When they fix the passing loops on this line will they be adding extra trains on this route, even if its an extra evening service from llandrindod...
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    breaking your journey

    i have seen people talk about breaking their journeys, can you only do this if you are splitting your ticket. so i couldnt buy a return from chester to conwy and stop at rhyl on the way back or something like tht.
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    wrexham and shropshire cuts services.

    i am very surprised at this, can anybody please tell me why they have done this. but i do know they might be adding a sunday service in may. i was hoping to be using this service a lot in may between wrexham and london marylebone in the summer.
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    Chester to Loughborough tickets

    Coming back the same day aswell. If I bought a ticket from Chester to Loughborough it would cost me about £30.60. But if I did, chester-crewe, crewe-derby, derby-loughborough it would cost me £25.60. Does anybody have any ideas of a Cheaper way of doing this journey, including, advane...

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