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what do people think about the increase in rail fares. my train fare has risen by about 6 % so i am taking teh bus tommorow although i goes all over the dam place it is still 2 pounds cheaper

I am currently doing an assingment on rail services in the uk . I ahve decided to have a loo at the FGW Oxford to bristol service which FGW used to operate using class 165's a few years ago. has anyone got a timetable or timing points for this service of tell me ruffly how long were...

just read on the bbc new website about a DFT idea to make all vehicles be fiited with speed limiters. i am sure taht trains are fitted with limiters and i know for sure that the busses i drive are limited to 60mph. so the question is should, speed limiters be fitted to vehciles and can...

i am planning to go to london on 27th january 2009. i want to get there early so as to have a full day out but rather than pay for a taxi to my local station at 03:30 in the morning i might travel from bridgend to taunton via cardiff the night before and time myself to arrive there at 01:12 and...

just like to know what people views are aon whether there should be more trains services or bus services operating on boxing day etc. i do know that bus operators will need to find staff to operate services, but this could be doen if they are paid fairly. i will be out and about driving...

I have just uploaded most of the images i collected today with shots including class 57, 57314 and the 2 class 67's being operated by FGW. First Great western Class 67's: http://anthonyjohn550.photoblog.me.uk/c1625265.html arriva trains, Holyhead to cardiff express...

can anyone tell me if the ATW bubble car has been put back into service as i havent heard any reports about it since the begining of november.

Just read a article in the Mail on sunday newpaser, (something i dont normally read) about problems with some railway fans acting like yobs by yelling out of trains and drinking. There was a brief discussion about this topic this morning on the BBC news. Another question which i would like...

Just read in my copy of Rail magazine which i purchased this morning that First Great Western are planning on introducing loco hauled trains between Taunton & Cardiff to replace some DMU'S. they are stll awaiting approval from the DFT, but proposed timings are: 07:29 Taunton - Bristol...

just finished uploading the images from my trip yesterday to Cardiff & Newport. Managed to get some photos of the class 170 turbostars operated by crossocuntry I did notice yesterday however that a lot of the cardiff to portsmouth harbour services were either very late or cancelled, did...

Spent most of this morning at Newport/Cardiff Central getting some train phots. I Photographed a class 57 at cardiff central & A class 08/09 running through Newport. my fotopic site is: http://anthonyjohn550.photoblog.me.uk please have a look at leave soem feedback

i am planning to go out and spend a good day, getting some images of trains in november/december. i have been to london cardiff etc but can anyone suggest some stations that would be ideal. i should be going around the end of november hopefullyif anyone wahts to meet up and tag along.

I have just uploaded all the images from my trip with freinds to london yesterday, a very nice trip including a run via the leckwith Loop @ Cardiff on the morning run to london. (ddint realise this until we passed ninian park station!!!) we just mist the sleeper by less than 5 minutes as it...

me and a few freind's from uni are planning on traveling to london this thursday and we are leaving on the 04:30 train from bridgend , hoping to get into paddington around 07:30. the question i want to ask if what time does sleeper stock shunt out of platforms at paddington as someone told me...

Just an article in Rail express magazine suggesting that the Welsh assembly have found the money to allow re-singnalling work to be carried out at newport to allow a hourly ebbw vale to nwport train service to start operating from 2010. Supposed to be opened before the ryder cup starts, so...

i am going to London this thurdays (O9th october) however in order to get very cheap fares it have meant that i have to tarvel from Bridgend to swindon get off at swindon adn wait for 45 minutes for another train to london, i know that the fgw service from south wales to london stop at swindon...