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That strikes me as a curious sentence…

Where is Henbury station being built if not next to the existing track? Is there a plan somewhere that shows the detail of this spur?

I keep a Traksy page permanently open on my iPhone (iOS 26) and when I return to it after not using it for a day or two, it’s a white page with the URL...

Typically same day but occasionally a different day, thanks 1758021915 Thanks for your detailed response, it sounds like I've not missed some kind of trick and will have to grin and bear it. I should have said that I want to travel into Paddington, I value the speed of that route, especially...

The cost of leisure travel from Bristol to London is reaching eye watering levels, this weekend I paid £78 for a super off-peak return. When living in Bath in the past I used to split at Didcot for what I remember being a significant saving but looking at it now, this only gets it down to...

Perfect, thanks! I even found a rare direct Paddington-bound Plymouth to Bristol service tomorrow which will be fast and comfortable.

I’m forever spending too much effort avoiding Crosscountry when planning trip from Bristol towards Plymouth. I normally use Railboard on iOS but that doesn’t allow you to filter by TOC. Are there any iOS apps or website that do? Thanks

Thanks for explaining, I probably wouldn’t have spotted that. That wait’s not so attractive but neither is Crosscountry!

In April I travelled from Bristol TM to Plymouth direct on a stopping GWR service and I think I departed Bristol TM around 9am. Has this service not survived the timetable change as I can no longer see direct GWR options. I remember that it was a very pleasant journey which isn’t a memory I...

That’s very interesting, as per other comments my experience has been the ‘Faraday cage’ type for years. I’ve been on different networks over that period and have had quite a few phones. I’d been led to believe it was because of the metallic solar glazing film. It also extends to GPS reception...

That’s what I was trying to establish by starting this thread https://travelwest.info/projects/henbury-rail-line-metrowest-phase-2/ suggests it will be 1 tph which is the frequency of the current Bristol Temple Meads to Filton Abbey Wood shuttle that’s being extended to North Filton and...

Does anyone know what progress has been made on the construction of North Filton / Brabazon station? Also, I see in recent news about the chancellor’s announcement for money for local transport that it includes “funding to support WECA’s ambitions for increased frequency of services between...

I see that’s it’s all ‘subject to availability’ at https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/tickets/ticket-types/first-class

I recently used Seatfrog to upgrade myself and my 1 year old daughter to first class for a Plymouth to Bristol trip with CrossyCountry, in order to have a more comfortable experience (I’m really not a fan of CrossCountry). There was no catering offered which was disappointing. We had enough food...

I’m contemplating a trip to Switzerland, probably in the winter, to see some of the mountain railways. I’ve just started researching it and wondered if there are common itineraries to save me reinventing the wheel. I’m considering the Bernina Express, the Glacier Express and Jungfraujoch. I...

When will such numbers be available? My personal anecdata is about 10 people per train during the day time which feels healthy…

How complete / accurate is the May ‘25 timetable as per Realtime Trains? I’m comparing Ashley Down to Bristol Temple Meads on Sundays now and after the May timetable change and it looks like it’s reduced from an already meagre 6 per day to a pretty useless 3 per day with the first service at...

I’ve been using it occasionally in the day time and there’s often 10+ people waiting to go to Temple Meads or getting off a train from from Temple Meads, it feels like a strong start given the infrequent service…

Has there been any news of progress on Portishead in the chancellor’s speech today? I assume that is where any such progress would have been announced?

The BBC yesterday mentioned an ambitious plan to improve the west and south Wales’s rail provision: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vd1yv0lj5o.amp Looking at Western Gateway Partnership’s “Rail Deal” document , it looks like a very serious plan with lots of data and a lot of involved...