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2.8.2025 (Saturday) 14:24 - All running AOK
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Calling for an election - Melksham Town (South Ward)v or ^
Last 7 days
Joint Melksham Neighbourhood Plan 2 - through to 2038v or ^
More than 12,000 back Cornwall as fifth nation v or ^
21st Century Folk Celebrates Railway 200v or ^
Pups on paddleboards for annual surf competition - Poole, Dorset, 27 July 2025v or ^
Bus in flames in central London - Great Portland Street, 31 July 2025v or ^
Fourth operator to be renationalised is chosen - West Midlands Trains, Feb 2026v or ^
Odd advertv or ^
An example of timetable planing from the north of Norwayv or ^
All outbound UK flights hit by air traffic control 'technical issue' 30 Jul 2025v or ^
South Western reduced timetable august '25.v or ^
Up to 40,000 homes to be built on disused railway landv or ^
Man killed on Tube track during police search: Colindale, north London, May 2024v or ^
Gulls (but not Minehead) and railsv or ^
Lelant Saltings, twinned with Pilning?v or ^
Arrest after girl raped in train toilet - Woolwich Arsenal, 19 July 2025v or ^
Man in life-threatening condition after bus crash - Regent Street, 28 July 2025v or ^
Road and Rail sharing a bridgev or ^
Several reported killed in German train derailment - 27 July 2025v or ^
MOVED: Pensford viaductv or ^
New night routes and earlier starts for city's buses - Bristol, from 31 Aug 2025v or ^
Sunday service and connections, Swedish Stylev or ^
Teen (female, 18) suffers 'life-changing' injuries at steam fair - Netley Marsh, 26 July 2025v or ^
Canal has 80 tonnes of duckweed removed - Stourport Basin, July 2025v or ^
Where am I? - 26th July 2025v or ^
Low water levels causing canal network closures - West Midlands, July 2025v or ^
GWR train manager jailed for 7 years for sexual assault - 22 June 2024v or ^
Police hunt for woman who sexually assaulted male train worker - 31 May 2025v or ^
Up to a month ago
Bath/Paddington out and backv or ^
Power assisted and small electric vehicles - the UK "legality" issuev or ^
Solo travel (more significant journeys than to work!)v or ^
Samaritans to close more than 100 branches v or ^
Berth Maps - more accurate train movement data with Exeter area demonstrationv or ^
Town's buses get £900k to improve services - Slough, July 2025v or ^
Warning of train disruption on Weymouth line due to staff shortages 27 July 2025v or ^
Ferry disruption continues after breakdown at sea - Southampton, 24 July 2025v or ^
Obstruction on the track - Bath, 23 July 2025v or ^
Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh rail line closed after tracks flooded - 22/7/2025 v or ^
Trains not calling at Crewkerne from 28 Jul 25v or ^
'French infantry at Waterloo' - caption for an imagev or ^
Fifteen hurt after double-decker bus hits bridge - Eccles, Manchester, 21/7/2025v or ^
"EU sets start date for UK travellers system as Etias visa price trebles"v or ^
The next adventure ... and a comparison between passenger experiencesv or ^
London Waterloo 21/07/25 DO NOT TRAVELv or ^
GWR Passenger Assist experience July 2025.v or ^
Kent and Sussex rail lines to close for half-term: 25 October to 2 November 2025v or ^
Weekend Trip - gremlins at work (11-13 Jul 2025)v or ^
Timetable coloursv or ^
Rolling stock swap?v or ^
C2C Nationalised - 20th July 2025v or ^
Gunnislake services cancelled Sat July 19 2025v or ^
Vietnam - Dozens dead after tourist boat capsizes - 19 July 2025v or ^
Snake Pass - A57 road between Sheffield and Manchesterv or ^
Man dies after car crashes onto railway tracks - Harrogate, 18 July 2025v or ^
The variety that is rail travel. v or ^
Words fail me, or a sense of humour failurev or ^
New rolling stock order to replace DMUsv or ^
School trip coach involved in a collision, Wheddon Cross, Somerset 17/07/2025v or ^
Flash flooding sweeps through New York City subways - July 2025v or ^
Hidden cost of flying - airport drop off feesv or ^
Westbury - use like Malton, not done at Pilning. Robustness issues.v or ^
Witchcraft can't help with these ;-) v or ^
Cancellations 28 July - 29 Augustv or ^
Bath and Wiltshire Metrov or ^
Home again - 14th July 2025v or ^
Royal Welsh Show 2025v or ^
Limpley Stoke B3108 bridge damage repair - 21 July to 31 August 2025v or ^
Plane crashes at Southend Airport - BBC News 13/07/2025v or ^
Amazon delivery driver dies as train strikes van - BBC News 13/07/2025v or ^
"More trains than usual needing repair"v or ^
Pictures through the train windowv or ^
Cancellations to services between Bournemouth & Southampton Central 11/07v or ^
Disruption 10/07/2025v or ^
Seen in France - July 2025v or ^
'Jersey Metros'v or ^
I didn't imagine itv or ^
didn't think being a Transport minister was this dangerous v or ^
Felletin - last throws? ... lessons??v or ^
Locomotives on Bank Notesv or ^
Man arrested at Oxford Station 3/7/2025 for making bomb threat on board trainv or ^
Realtime Ticketsv or ^
"Off on my travels again"v or ^
Swindon-Gloucester closed 26-30 August 2025v or ^
Welfare Reform bill protest at Liverpool Lime Street - July 2025 v or ^
Royal train to be cut in Palace cost-saving measure - June 2025v or ^
Over a mile of countryside set on fire by historic steam locomotive - Chinnorv or ^
Tidal public transportv or ^
London to Brighton line faces delays in heatwave - 30 June 2025v or ^
Freshford vehicle collides with bridge Monday 30 June v or ^
Glastonbury exodusv or ^
How long does it take to nationalise a railway (and other public transport)?v or ^
Car crashes through railings at Keynsham station - 29 June 2025v or ^
Hawk used to deter pigeons at Euston Stationv or ^
Parking a bus on your drivewayv or ^
Excursions in the other direction ...v or ^
Cancellations between Westbury and Portsmouth 29/06v or ^
9.08 Bristol to Weymouth 29/06 Fresh Air Expressv or ^
Melk to Melksham - 1000 miles (mostly) by trainv or ^
The Wave - inland surfing facility near Pilning Stationv or ^
How do the costs of delay/repay compare to the cost of reducing delays?v or ^
Where was I yesterday, 27 June 2025?v or ^
Birnbeck Pier plan 'in jeopardy' as RNLI pulls out - June 2025v or ^
Animals on Railway Tracksv or ^
France, out-of-use route back in service: Montréjeau–Luchonv or ^
Missing from "Putting the customer first"v or ^
GWR PAYG Accounts Deleted - Compensation being paid v or ^
Inspector rules in favour of heritage railway (Ffestiniog / Beddgelert)v or ^
Swans versus Avocet v or ^
Eurostar wide spread disruption Wednesday 25 June 2025 v or ^
A.I. vs single interest communitiesv or ^
Plan C - Makovv or ^
Bridgwater Train Station: Bus issues to be resolved - June 2025v or ^
Lappa Valley railway, Cornwallv or ^
Connections, engineering works, delays and substitution - Slovak stylev or ^
Weymouth SWR services 23/6/25v or ^
Day trip to Southampton 23/06/25v or ^
Person found dead on the tracks at Highbridge and Burnham station - 23 June 2025v or ^
Major fire sees buildings evacuated and trains halted - Manchester, 23 June 2025v or ^
Modern Day Problemsv or ^
Fallen tree on tracks at Portchester halts trains - 23 June 2025v or ^
Meeting people on trains v or ^
A summer Saturday in Polandv or ^
Thameslink train passengers evacuated as temperatures soar - 21 June 2025v or ^
Brazil - At least eight dead in hot air balloon accident - 21 June 2025v or ^
Somebody has probably been here beforev or ^
Where were JayMac & Finn today, 21st June 2025v or ^
Split topic re Melkshamv or ^
Thousands of pieces of Tube graffiti removed daily - June 2025v or ^
Basingstoke this morningv or ^
Main line steam in Poland - anyone have a status?v or ^
Melksham to ... where? ....v or ^
Secure Connectionv or ^
ITV: ten years of the Scottish Borders Railwayv or ^
Delay repay questionv or ^
Where's GrahamE today - 21st June 2025v or ^
'Smoke' smell on plane from Cyprus to Bristol forces emergency landing in Turkeyv or ^
trespassers on line near Bath this morningv or ^
Donated Pacer train 'valuable resource' to SEN school in Blyth, Northumberlandv or ^
Northamptonshire passengers urged to plan ahead for railway works - June 2025v or ^
Lower Thames Crossing, between Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kentv or ^
Bed and Breakfast with public transport from bed to breakfastv or ^
Liverpool estate where 'some kids have never been on a train' - June 2025v or ^
Bristol Rail Campign - to Lydney on 21st Junev or ^
Where was Finn today, 15th June 2025.v or ^
Tube driver knitting and watching TV v or ^
Gone to the dogs? A look at greyhound racing's future - June 2025v or ^
Bus Service 205v or ^
Weymouth - Westbury cancellations, 14 and 15 June 2025v or ^
Heathfield Tunnel reopens to walkers for 60th anniversaryv or ^
Paddington Stationv or ^
TransWilts CRP Annual meeting - 16th July 2025v or ^
Tech arms race erupts in bid to beat fare-dodgersv or ^
RMT to ballot GWR Gateline staff over lone staffing plans - June 2025v or ^
Air India flight to London Gatwick crashed in Ahmedabad - 12 June 2025v or ^
HMS Bristol: Last Falklands warship given send-off by veterans - 11 June 2025v or ^
Daredevils to 'fly' over Bristol harbour in new contest - Sunday 15 June 2025v or ^
Edinburgh Airport fined after man, 81, dies following fall from lift - Nov 2023v or ^
Rail trail proposals in Gloucestershirev or ^
Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UK - June 2025v or ^
Coldstream Guards making their way to Berwick from Kings Cross train stationv or ^
Children to get free bus travel for the summer - Bristol, 2025v or ^
Cross Country Voyager refurbs / the cycle viewv or ^
Melksham (Wiltshire) and Nailsea (North Somerset) - a comparisonv or ^
Over a month old
'The Day of the Jackal', by Frederick Forsyth v or ^
Paddington to Reading line shut, 9 June 2025v or ^
Guest locomotive / running on the wrong linesv or ^
Britain's Five Best Slow Train Journeysv or ^
Tywi Valley Pathv or ^
 
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