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Why can’t we have printed timetable booklets that we have to pay a small amount for if the cost is an issue? I remember South West Trains and I think First Great Western used to do a complete booklet of all their timetables for £5 or something?

Once or maybe twice yes but not 5 times. There’s enough information, announcements, displays and staff around to ensure you don’t get on the wrong train. If you still manage to get on the wrong train I can’t really understand why unless there’s a good reason.

Couldn’t it be once just before leaving and once when it has left?

Yes please! I don’t need to be told “This is an Avanti West Coast service to London Euston” 5 times before leaving Manchester Piccadilly.

I vaguely remember this under TT, how regular was it though?

Which services operated north of Banbury before Chiltern? Did Leamington and stations north have services into Paddington?

How did he do Cheltenham??

Sure it must have been him I had on the Maesteg to Cardiff last week. He sang as we cane into Bridgend, Pencoed and Cardiff.

They ran to Poole up until 2003, however I’m not sure how frequently.

That may be the case a nd Maybe that is what I read but it was a long time ago.

If I can find it in an old magazine I have somewhere then yes.

The railways may be subsidised £7.1bn but how much do they pay back into the treasury? I know a few years back they paid more back overall than they were subsidised.

A lot better than Birmingham New Street announcing Pwllheli service and Gloucester announcing the Maesteg!

This includes the Crewe-Swansea vie HOWL and pronunciation seems pretty accurate.

Berks and Hants? (Not including Basingstoke branch)

Hpw can the driver take a wrong turn on a train? Surely it’s down to the signalman?

Left Marylebone on the 15:40 on Friday, full with a few standing. Came back on the 1146 off Leamington today which had ample capacity but the one before was very busy.

Yes I have. I was only aware of it being extended to 2019. I’m not on the ball as much as I was.

Will we have to endure another 3 years of unreliable GWR??

Thank god for that, GWR are shocking.