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    Three trains passengers into one

    I notice today that due to Engineering Work between Gloucester and Bristol Parkway, XC services are being diverted via Chepstow and Newport (reverse and also advertised to call). The services are reduced from 2 trains per hour to 1 between Birmingham and Bristol and I accept extended journey...
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    Collision Llanboidy Crossing 27/07/12

    I am surprised no mention has been made on any Forum yet although the incident occurred at approx 1600. Following the collision in December last at Llanboidy Crossing near Whitland, a further one occurred today when a train struck a small lorry. I don.t know and "railway" details of the...
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    ATW Delays Thursday 26/07

    Currently several speed restrictions have been imposed on Heart of Wales, Cambrian, between Shrewsbury and Gobowen and Safety checks between Shrewsbury and Crewe resulting, of course, in delays. Obviously heat precautions.
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    ATW Engineering work Marches Line

    Engineering Work is taking olace this week end with bustitution between Newport and Shrewsbury. This is an awfully long distance for bustitution with a journey time of 3hrs 25 mins. Surely Network Rail could have planned work better so that the route was closed either between Shrewsbury and...
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    Passengers Engineering Work

    Currently on Sundays, Cardiff to Portsmouth services are starting/terminating Bristol Parkway with connecting buses between there and Newport. The mode of travel between Cardiff and Newport is to travel on existing services, South Wales to Paddingtons for example. I was wondering if any...
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    ATW Lack of Information

    This Sunday,February 12th Wales play Scotland in Cardiff in the 6 Nations Championship. The only information publicised by ATW is on their Website which states extra capacity is being provided. For people travelling to the game for train times you are directed to ATW Website (Timetablex)...
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    Allocation of FGW Units

    Can anybody confirm the Depot allocation of FGW 153s. The Junction site states PM but AB Rail state EX with an odd one or two at the other Depot. I believe they are all EX. There is mention on another Forum of a transfer of 150s from PM to EX but nothing has yet appeared on the fore...
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    New Years Day - South Wales Valleys

    Once again I ambracing myslf ready to read the annual letters of complaint in the local press about this topic which raises it's ugly head each year. This actually goes back to BR Days when the decision not to run services was taken at a time when not many shops were opening on New Years Day...

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