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    Bluestar Discussion

    Southampton once had a bus station. Stagecoach bought Hants and Dorset, and sold off the bus station for redevelopment. The beginnings of the Stagecoach empire!
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    Sway - Issues all day

    Your RTT is for Dec 3rd. We were there for the 2208 on 2nd. There were no trains.
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    Sway - Issues all day

    I understand that the problem at Sway disrupted travel beyond Southampton, and I 'm pleased to hear Mr and Mrs Wychwood were provided with a bus, but why on earth was there no service between Southampton and Waterloo that evening?
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    Sway - Issues all day

    Utter chaos at Southampton Airport at lunchtime, and still the same at 2200 tonight. No trains, no information, PIS showing a mixture of lies and nonsense and automated announcements ditto.
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    SWML weekend closure (10 & 11 Sept) in the Woking area

    Do these trains go Waterloo Woking Guildford Havant Bournemouth?
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    The rapid decline of Bournemouth’s Yellow Buses network

    I don't understand why More are planning a route 1 from Bmth to Christchurch. Wouldn't it be more economical just to extend their existing m2? Is there some reason why their new routes have to be separate?
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    Platform numbering on SW Main Line

    At most stations, platform 1 is the up side. Nothing to do with entrances.
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    Great Ticket Sale courtesy of Grant Shapps

    1804 Birmingham to Bournemouth last Thursday was 5 cars and packed like sardines as far as Coventry. All seats full until Reading.
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    Should SWR’s class 701 Aventra order be cancelled?'

    Well, apparently the 701s open the doors before arrival!
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    Possible end to paper tickets in South East?

    Yes, I have never understood why the mobile coverage is so bad in England. I have been in the middle of nowhere in Albania and had a top notch signal. Why can't our operators provide it on a main line railway?
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    Information phrases which grate

    "The next station is Southampton Airport Parkway. Change here for Southampton Airport." Apart from the tautology, no, you get off and walk a few yards.
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    TRIVIA: Stations that used to have Excursion Platforms

    Perhaps the enormously long down platform at Bournemouth, and the clear provision for non-stop fast lines at Pokesdown.
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    Southampton to Birmingham fares on XC

    For a day trip, split at Basingstoke and Banbury, and get day returns.
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    Made to get off train at Cheltenham Spa due to ticket issue

    Or even buy a proper paper ticket!
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    Weekday engineering work taking place between Bournemouth and Southampton Central - 1st-5th November 2021

    I thought this week-long closure was supposed to deal with all the problems. So why is this line closed again this weekend?
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    Could we see an increase in services between Basingstoke & Reading?

    It would be good if all the XC Reading terminators continued to Basingstoke, to connect with the SWR services there.
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    Fast train to Weymouth?

    The MP for Weymouth is very keen to get faster trains, to London of course. He seems to fancy using the Heart of Wessex line, messing about at Yeovil, then going to Waterloo via Salisbury. It seems to me a better option might be H of W to Castle Cary, then fast-ish to Paddington, although it...
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    SWR December 2022 Timetable Consultation

    Actually New Milton can accommodate 5 cars (of a 444) and Christchurch 7, so they limited to zero or 2 cars!
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    What does “Any Permitted Route” really mean?

    Can you explain how to do this please?

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