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From a post from the Spa Valley GM on National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/spa-valley-railway-latest-news.201786/page-88#post-2977850

The crossings on the Waterloo-Staines-Reading route were often cited as an argument against the 'AirTrack' scheme for Waterloo-Staines-Heathrow and Heathrow-Woking-Guildford. Getting rid of these could open up opportunities for services to Heathrow and other improvements on the 'Windsor lines.'

No notification of the changes from the forum, and they went in a couple of days after I booked the ticket. Journey info for the ticket still says this: [Shows direct train from Wolverhampton to Tywyn] Clicking on Details shows only the Machynlleth to Tywyn train, with a schedule change on 17th...

Sorry, couldn't think of a more concise thread title: On 15th April, I booked an Advance ticket (via the Forum site) for Monday 11th May for the 1441 Wolverhampton to Tywyn direct train, arriving 1725 Since then, engineering work has been announced on the Cambrian and this train now terminates...

GWR North Downs trains terminating at Shalford vs Guildford. Used to be a regular thing but now only one train a day. Bedwyn vs Newbury/Hungerford.

If you arrive at London Bridge you could potentially pick up a Thameslink train from there to Farringdon, and then tube to Edgware Road or Baker Street. Might be quicker than going all the way around the Circle line. Obviously subject to any time restrictions and your willingness to carry your...

The 'non-stop' trains run directly between Leamington and New Street, and from experience, tend to be less overcrowded than the Manchester trains, which tend to get overwhelmed with local passengers between New St and Coventry. Therefore, in theory, there should be *more* room for Banbury...

The Banbury MP has now taken up the case regarding the Banbury non-stopping XC services https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17e2Y4w942/ Personally I think it's ridiculous that Banbury doesn't get a half hourly fast service to its nearest major city. Hopefully he can get them to back peddle in...

There's a 2339 WM Trains service from Moor St to Leamington on Saturday nights, if you had a coach connection from there to serve Banbury/Oxford, it could well benefit late night passengers. However, I'd imagine trying to find a willing coach supplier and driver might be a challenge (especially...

Have been told whenever I've asked in the past that this is because Saturday nights are the only time they can do extended engineering work on the Leamington-Banbury-Oxford axis, due to it being required for freight the rest of the week. Although Chiltern run a 2220ish from Moor St as far as...

The Ffestiniog Gala last June was very impressive with the loco cavalcade across the Cob. Sadly it was dampened by poor weather (too hot for the first couple of days, causing a fire risk, then windy and wet on the day of the cavalcade when everyone was at the lineside!)

Many thanks, that's what I was hoping to find. From an initial skim, doesn't look like a huge increase, guess we'll have to see what appears in the actual proposed timetable.

Thanks all, was hoping there might be a bit more detail floating around about the exact Track Access Application from Chiltern, as it doesn't appear on the ORR website at https://www.orr.gov.uk/rail-guidance-compliance/network-access/regulated-networks/network-rail/current-applications Hopefully...

Well I got this one bang on! https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/engineering-works/aberystwyth-14-may-20260513/ Perfectly timed to disrupt travel to the Talyllyn Railway Gala!

I note that engineering works are taking place on the Cambrian from 13-22 May. https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/engineering-works/aberystwyth-14-may-20260513/ Are these related to 197 introduction, or some other infrastructure work? Annoying as it's the one week this year I needed to use it!

There's an article from Rail Magazine stating that Chiltern have applied to run more London-Birmingham services from December 2026. However, the rest is paywalled so can't read the full details, and I can't find any equivalent press release on the Chiltern website or elsewhere. Does anyone...

They are offering them for a 1hr round trip on their normal diesel days for £59 (including day rover), however it seems they've already sold out! https://www.chinnorrailway.co.uk/product.php/509/diesel-cab-observer-experience-on-diesel-days

I've done Churnet Valley in a day by public transport, it's not as simple as some lines, but perfectly doable. No 16 bus from Hanley Bus Station in Stoke On Trent to Station Road in Cheddleton, then a pleasant stroll along the canal to the station itself. Hopefully will be easier when they...

As a regular user of these, I often encountered passengers who thought they'd accidentally stumbled into First Class, or thought it was a brand new train. That's why the Mk5s are such a letdown in comparison. In my opinion, the Chiltern 168s are some of the best 'older' stock around, with good...

I would love to ride the Ravenglass and Eskdale. I've been past on a railtour, but never had a chance to actually visit. However it's a long trip to a part of the country I rarely get to, and it'd need to be a gala or similar to make it worth the trek. Bure Valley Railway is also on my to-do...