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I have no issue with fares not being integrated. When I travelled in the Netherlands I was able to look up fares for different modes/operators and use the universally accepted ov-chipkaart on any of them which was of far greater benefit to me.

That is subjective. For many the train will be better but there are many reasons why, for others the coach may be better. It is about the most appropriate mode for the person travelling.

In the Netherlands on board catering is done from a tray and rucksack combination as can be seen in this clip.

Cardiff managed without one till 1954. Bristol till 1958. That said I do like a bus station as it saves wandering the streets and hopefully would have information and facilities.

It must also be remembered how many towns were being choked as the aspirational car had become a reality for many. With hindsight some lines/stations perhaps shouldn’t have been closed, but there were other factors involved that would make them now potentially viable. The brief was to “Make...

I think it was in connection with Filton Abbey Wood opening (1996) and ran until to the separation of Wales and West into Wales and Borders and Wessex Trains in 2001. 0712(?) Highbridge and Burnham to Haverfordwest. This ran non stop from Highbridge to Worle avoiding Weston-super-Mare.

Browsing this thread I tried to recall when, if ever I have seen a set of golf clubs on a train, and if they were permitted. A search took me to this thread. https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/golf-clubs-on-trains.87596/ Others have seen them and they are a discretionary chargeable item.

I don't recall non Eurostar travellers being barred, at least for the South Wales and West services. Other TOCs may have had their own conditions. The 0600 Carmarthen - Waterloo had compulsory reservations east of Bath Spa and was set down only at stations from Salisbury. The return at 1818...

When I caught the 701 Traws Cambria Cardiff - Holyhead service in the mid nineties the route was operated by National Welsh and Crosville Cymru. While the timetable showed a through journey we had to change vehicles between operators at Aberystwyth. We also had an unscheduled change of vehicle...

Express West was a coach service that ran in the early eighties from Bristol to Haverfordwest. It was operated jointly by South Wales Transport, National Welsh and Bristol Omnibus, with Crosville joining later with services to Cardigan and Aberystwyth. According to Jonathan Isaac's book on...

The Traws Cymru T2 from Aberystwyth -Bangor serves 2 places called Minffordd. One between Porthmadog and Penrhyndeudraeth and one between Corris and Dolgellau. Both in Gwynedd and on the A487. Both used to appear on the PDF timetable but the southerly one now only appears if you use the...

The Panther at Aberystwyth last week ready to run to Cardiff and (Lloyd's) T2 Bangor - Aberystwyth meets (Richard Bros)T5 Fishguard - Aberystwyth. My trip to Bangor was not as smooth as I had hoped as the bus would not start. Full marks to Lloyd's putting passengers on the next X28 to...

While not knowing the arrangements I doubt very much that SNAP were paying the full market price you or I would be charged to hire a coach to London for the day. More Trade price than Retail. Possible options are SNAP having a price and the operator deciding whether to work for that amount...

https://www.traveline.cymru/disruptions/1387/ This is on Port Road East in the vicinity of Tesco. Seems odd to list it under "Disruptions."

To pay towards my PSV training I did some yard duties such as cleaning and fuelling. I remember a Shearings Leyland Tiger on tour had come in on fumes and I filled its 100 gallon (454 litre) tank with a standard flow pump and nowhere to rest the nozzle with the filler cap just too low for...

If I recall correctly the renewal needs to be done by the expiry date of the stafftravel card. I had mine done back in April. From the Rail Delivery Group site https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/rst/travel-on-tfl.html

Local buses in Utrecht also have a symbol. There was definitely a bridge and a tower among them. The numbers were also different colours depending on destination. With route specific liveries and branding such as "excel" in North Somerset I think the operator name/logo would be quite useful...

Last weekend I had a return trip between Minehead and Lynmouth on a 1950 Leyland PS2/1 Tiger originally operated by Birmingham City Transport as shown having a short breather before returning back up Countisbury Hill with its 1:4 gradient. There have been a number of threads about the...

Accessibility legislation does mean increased capacity but fewer seats. A 9.1m (30') Bristol LH with ECW body of 1980 had 43 seats, 8 standing. Looking online it appears that Arriva are using Optare Versas. 10.3m or 11m long with seats for 36 - 40 people. Standing capacity in excess of 30 +...

Grade II listed and hurrah for the powers that be for recognising the historical significance of at least one of the stations from the 1955 West Coast Main Line Modernisation Plan.