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Just travelling to Bath for the first time in ages and there is a large works compound been set up in the old goods yard at Thingley. Anyone know what's happening?

I tried to buy a ticket from Bristol to Newcastle for a date in November and their own web site says reservations not available in both directions. I've also read that reservation is compulsory so what is going on? Is it simply that they are limiting the number of tickets sold for a particular...

Was the yard at South Marston just east of Swindon ever used? I saw it being built years ago but now it seems derelict and Honda logistics seem to have put lorries over the track if you look at Google maps satellite view.

Just noticed fairly major earth works on the deep cutting between thingley junction and Corsham. There has been monitoring equipment there for some time so I guess it was deemed necessary to prevent landslip. Also good to see Chippenham viaduct getting some TLC (someone must have read my...

I just wondered what the views are on passengers boarding first class carriages and walking through to standard. The reason I ask is I just attempted to board a GWR train today which was short formed and in reverse which I only discovered at the point it was arriving so I ended up by the first...

Last year Bath was closed to rebuild both platforms, reallining to reduce curvature and raising. Following this the up platform was extended by replacing the old structure that hung off the Bristol end of the river bridge. At the time there was a suggestion the down platform would also be...