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South Wales 'Metro' Fares to Cardiff Bay are the same as those to Queen Street and Central for all but the shortest journeys yet it is thought that ATW try to make passengers holding tickets to/from the two latter stations travelling to/from the former buy additional tickets rather than issuing...

We've all read about wheel flats in the leaf fall season but I for one have never seen a video of a wheel lathe in action. Scotrail have tweeted such a video as part of an explanation of short-forms. If only the railway industry as a whole was this good at communication...

Anyone fancy this? Best discussed in the existing Wales & Borders thread I think Keolis/Amey to take over Wales and Borders

We're familiar with rail replacement buses, but this is the first time I've heard of a bus replacement walk. https://twitter.com/stagecoachwales/status/1036164774655078400?s=21

A friend is trying to trace luggage lost on a London-Cardiff Megabus service a few weeks ago but isn't having much luck. Does anyone have any contact numbers for the depot(s) which operate this service?

The ORR have today tweeted a link to the following statement http://orr.gov.uk/rail/consumers/what-we-do-for-consumers/ticket-machines Has anyone tried getting a refund under the guarantee? If so, how did you get on? If, say, one bought an Anytime ticket expecting to travel back on a peak...

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The London Ambulance Service offer the following advice in a recent Tweet https://twitter.com/ldn_ambulance/status/1013721124666871814?s=21 A train had to be terminated at Abergavenny the other day due to the guard being taken ill, reportedly because of the heat.

http://tfw.gov.wales/news-events/transport-wales-strengthens-board-appointment-three-new-non-executive-directors Nick Gregg is, among other things, Managing Director, Local Government for Amey (no conflict of interest there then). Martin Dorchester is the only one with transport experience...

Yesterday I was at Newport station and heard, for the first time I remember, automated announcements for the replacement buses to Bristol Parkway. They were in the same English and Welsh voices as the train announcements and were obviously linked to the timetable as they referred to specific...

Am I alone in seeing a certain irony in cyclists who extol the environmental friendly virtues of their chosen mode of transport generating all those coach journeys by having a day out at the seaside and only riding one way?

Stagecoach subsidiary Red & White and family firm Anslow’s have been in dispute over the use of the limited number of stands at Cwmbran bus station in South Wales for some time know and the matter has now reached the courts. The outcome could have ‘far reaching effects’ apparently. The bus...

Two mentioned in the First South West thread are Muller Road depot in Bristol (now demolished) and Badgerline Depot in Weston-super-Mare (now First). I’m sure there are many more.

Ive just booked on Charity Railtours Magnificent Severn in August, which will be my first since I went to Weymouth Quay back last century! I'll be joining at Newport and leaving at Reading for an HST or IET home. http://www.charity-railtours.co.uk/Mag_Severn_Brochure_Form_MAR6.pdf Can any of...

We've discussed Contactless and other payment technologies recently, but the two remaining municipal companies in South Wales, Newport Transport and Cardiff Bus, do not give change if you want to pay cash. NT don't do Contactless either, though CB will do so very shortly. Are there any other...

The other day I was travelling on the return half of a Cardiff Queen Street to Bridgend ticket. I alighted at Cardiff Central and on leaving the barrier swallowed my ticket. I expressed surprise to the man supervising the barriers who advised me to show my ticket to staff next time if I wanted...

1C01, the 0519 Paddington to Swansea via Bath and Bristol Temple Meads calls at the suburban station Filton Abbey Wood even though a Taunton-Cardiff local is just five minutes behind. Are there other examples of calls you wouldn't expect?

I live in Newport and am thinking about doing some HST bashing before it's too late, as well as checking out the IETs and Turbos. Obviously the latter two are less important as they will be around for years to come. What is the best ticket to get? A Severn and Solent Rover is the obvious one...

It appears we are going to get five Cl319 Flex electro-diesels, and further unspecified stock http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/class-319-flex-electro-diesel-multiple-units-for-wales.html

The One Show tonight on BBC One had a feature on the Birmingham Outer Circle route. It probably didn't contain anything we didn't already know but it was interesting to see it on a mainstream TV show. It should appear on iPlayer soon and starts about twenty minutes in...