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can't get the link to copy on my phone but there seems to be the potential for another virus to grow into a pandemic in china. Did manage to get this screenshot Mod Edit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53218704

Article in local newspaper about plans by Swansea city council to re-open the station at Landore as a means of reducing the traffic congestion around the area especially with the parking on match days at the liberty. I do think a station could work in this area if its possible to put platforms...

A question for those of you based in the south of England does anyone know if the varios that were operated by first cymru are still around or have they all been withdrawn/scrapped.

Today First Midland Red held an event at the raceourse in Worcester to offically launch the two memebers of the Worcester fleet in red heritage livery. Dennis Enviro 300 67664 and Dennis Trident no. 33404 have both been painted in 1960's and pre war mindland red liveries and will be out and...

Ok anyone here going? I will be coming down with First Midland Red's, ADL Enviro 300 mk2 no. 67699 Should arrive at around 0930 as we are leaving Worcester at 6am.

With the new recently about improvements to the services on the heart of Wales and Cambrian lines I thought about doing a thread for the Swanline service. This scheme was set up by the local councils as well as BR with a intention to eventually get it up to a 30 minutely frequency. However only...

Read this last week in our staff room at the depot in Worcester. As of January the DSA are making some changes to cat A, C, D licences (bike, truck, bus) The main point, If you are a qualified truck or bus driver for any number of years (or future) and you trained and took your test in...

Right to start I decided on this trip after browsing the megabus site on sunday morning and spotting some tickets for 3.00 in each direction plus the 50p booking fee. I am currently back visiting my parents in south wales following my fathers nasty fall and my mother health. 10/3/2014...

Seeing as we have a thread for First Groups operations across south wales as well as Bristol, Somerset and Devon etc I thought I would set up a seperate thread which comes the operations around the midlands area's including Hereford. As I stated in the other First Group thread Worcester and...

Thought I would start this thread to see what others think of their experiences working during the run up to and over the christmas period. I know some of you on this forum work in retails so will have some understanding of my comments. Now as some of you know I currently work as a home...

Hi all here is the right up of my trip with friends to Birmingham & the West Midlands. The day started at 06:54 when I left my parents house and got in my Fiat Grande Punto reg TF07 DBS. I went to some of my local petrol stations trying to find the cheapest which was my local Texaco which...

Ok following on from the recent discussions on the Cambrian hourly service thread I have decided to create this sperate thread for the recent dicussions about local services in West Wales in particular the Fishguard branch. The Fishguard trial service runs only until next September I believe...

Right I have a job interview at Luton Airport Parkway on monday at 10:45. Now I have had a look online and th cheapest fare I can get with my 16-25 railcard is a £55.45 super off peak retun. r The journey check the following route: 04:30 Bridgend - London Paddington (Arr 07:32) tube...

Got a job interview at Luton Airport Parkway on monday, I am just wondering what emu's are normally used on the 08:10 departure from Farrington to Bedford which calls at Luton Airport Parkway at 08:48?

I just saw this photo link posted on WNXX so I decideded to have a look. I am not too sure of this design at the moment although I am sure it will grow on me. http://www.flickr.com/photos/31002583@N05/9723077813/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Visiting Birmingham on tuesday along with a freind. Planning on using the trams as well as local rail services and a question about this ticket has come up. Is the Network Daytripper valid on Virgin or other train companies between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street/International? I...

So this trip which I have been looking forward to since I purchased my coach ticket 2 weeks ago started off a bit wet as it was raining and I ended up walking to Pyle railway station. So I ended up drip drying as I waited for my train at Pyle station. The train I was waiting for was the...

I have just read this in the latest issue of Modern Railways that FGW have issued a notice in the "official journal of the european union" for the provision of loco hauled or alternative passenger rolling stock services. These sets are to provide additional capacity and have a minimum...

Seen this article on the internet this afternoon along with a photo on Flickr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_bus I wonder if there might be a option to develop such systems in the uk especially if they offer a tram-like experience without the need to install running rails just...

Just seen this link posted on WNXX. Certainly some preserved railways may be interested in this perhaps even a few mainline operators such as Chiltern and ATW the latter could certainly do with a 2nd bubble car. http://www.rail-restorations-north-east.co.uk/links/8/