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Saw this is Shropshire Star - the content is not critical Edmund King moans about Govt spending too much on rail but not on road. BUT it seems on a quick Google search only the Star has bothered to print the AA's uttering - a sign of the times that they have to resort to press releases that...

I'm planing to park the car at Wolverhampton on the 16th & 17th April due to the Shrewsbury to Wolves engineering work. Virgins website say the car park (all 804 spaces) is fully booked for those days and I cant pre book it. Anybody know if this is right and can i just turn up on the day and...

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-billed-more-600-not-12714189 Obviously this is the offenders version this is what ATW's website says

1643 Euston to Edinburgh via Birmingham weekdays.

Round up of recent Magistrates fines for fare dodging in South Wales mainly focusing on pregnant women who got on at Grangetown going to Cardiff Bay who says TVM was broken. Not enough detail on exact circumstances though it looks like she rode through to the Bay hoping to buy on-board rather...

Newtown to Telford Off Peak Day Return has just gone up from £15.30 to £21.40 which is close on 40%. Anybody seen any bigger increases? The Anytime Day Return is £23.30 up from £22.90.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/ed-sheeran-songwriter-amy-wadge-12274511 Some sensible comments on the comment section on Walesonline. Its another case of the passenger not looking to buy ticket at interchange station with buying facilities but continuing journey.

First DOWN from Machynlleth found flames coming off timbers on Barmouth Bridge at Morfa Mawddach end this morning. Fire Service in attendance cancellations and disruption on Cambrian.

Advice/ comments appreciated, I booked a Ticket on Departure Sales foe one of my regulars. Several Advance Purchase Tickets with free cycle reservations on each leg. All booked OK through STAR machine via Journey Planner as per normal if I was issuing them in office.I noticed the TOD Receipt...

Shropshire to London traffic up 19% since VT service introduced 2 years ago and 40% of traffic travelling on VT. http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2015/12/14/video-and-pictures-shropshire-to-london-direct-rail-service-celebrates-first-anniversary/ Worth more trains or not?

Members may recall that when the additional services on the Cambrian were looked at again by the current Welsh Government there was talk of "tourist trains" but no one seemed to be able to pin down any scope or detail. Stakeholders on the Cambrian Coast now are saying they've been told diesel...

Did my first trip over the branch on Tuesday evening. Stations were packed tightly and progress very slow, 27 minutes to do 8 and a bit miles from Bridgend. A couple of stations in the "suburbs " of Bridgend and almost no view apart from overgrown hedges until Tondu was reached, there we had...

According to RTT there's a west coast light loco running down Cambrian on the 18th. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R40058/2015/08/18/advanced Presumably this is a proving run for their etcs fitted 37's. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Turned out to be NR 97 doing run...

I've heard that Bob who has not posted for some time sadly passed away on July 18th.

Welsh Government to fund £30k study into re opening Bow St station (Ceredigion) http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/i/49381/ Well I think we know what the result is already firstly NR will come out with a cost in £ millions making any BCR figure unfavourable, and secondly arriving trains at...

Saw a GBRF train unloading?? aggregates at Coton Hill sidings Shrewsbury today. Noticed theirs something in RTT most days this week running inbound from Tinsley. Anybody got any idea what this is for and how long it will last?

Well it seems to have started well today with 1G18 the 1030 Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury running to time and arriving Shrewsbury one minute early. Tomorrow will see more trains and I notice on RTT that theirs a tamper drag from Coleham to Tywyn that will test things out in addition to the extra...

Shropshire Star says so http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2015/02/14/virgin-bosses-pleased-with-passenger-figures-on-shropshire-to-london-rail-link/

Found this CGI clip from NR on how Pontypridd station should look later this year thought I'd share it. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w8y_fw9UAB0 w8y_fw9UAB0 --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Just watched it again struck by number of young professional types NR seem to think...

From http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/future-wales-borders-rail-service-8230827 This was suppose to have gone off the boil with advice taken from Scottish a government of the problems of finding someone to run the not for profit franchise the biggest stumbling block.