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    WCRC loses judicial review in High Court

    I've read elsewhere that there isn't capacity on the line to accommodate both a 25mph Jacobite and the ScotRail services.
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    WCRC loses judicial review in High Court

    It would appear so, yes. If their business is solely dependent on selling Harry Potter merchandise on the train and in the shop I can see why they're worried https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/fabulous/2280771/new-harry-potter-shop-mallaig-maria-scott-wilson/
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    Princess of Wales has cancer

    I believe the princess wanted to wait until the children broke up for the Easter holidays before telling them.
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    Wales looks at bus franchising

    As I always find myself writing on threads like this, the public transport services we get generally have more to do with how much the politicians are prepared to spend than with their ownership and governance. It's also worth noting that Wales got a new First Minister and Minister with...
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    WCRC loses judicial review in High Court

    I wonder why they waited until 8 March to apply for the exemption when the outcome of the judicial review was known months ago?
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    WCRC loses judicial review in High Court

    Railtours use the same tracks as service trains, just as motorcyclists use the same roads as other traffic. Both are subject to rules which help protect other rail/road users as well as the participants.
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    WCRC loses judicial review in High Court

    Because it's decades since tens of thousands of people did that, memories of the dangers have faded and a large proportion of the population have never even seen a train without power doors. I'm sure this has been covered in this thread at least once before.
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    Trivia: More than one operator on town services

    In Monmouth, Monmouthshire Council operate one journey on each of the W3 and W4 town services, the rest being done by Phil Anslow Coaches. This may change on 1 April due to retendering.
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    Westlink - Demand Responsive Transport (West of England Combined Authority)

    I lived in and worked in what's now the WECA area for thirty years and never heard of it either. So you won't be able to get the bus to the shops and other amenities in Yate, Kingswood or Bitton?
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    Westlink - Demand Responsive Transport (West of England Combined Authority)

    The River Boyd rises near Dodington and flows via Wick to the Avon near Bitton https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Boyd
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    South Wales 'Metro' updates

    Plus the 21st March https://news.tfw.wales/news/extra-services-for-wales-euro-2024-play-off-fixtures
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    Westlink - Demand Responsive Transport (West of England Combined Authority)

    https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/major-changes-westlink-planned-after-9143903
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    What Would Be The Impact Of Making Bus Fares Free?

    Only a personal perspective, but I've used buses a lot more since I got my concessionary pass. I've hardly ever seen anyone else from the estate where I live, where most households have at least one car, at the bus stop though. I doubt if free at the point of use buses would encourage modal change.
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    Demand Responsive Transport

    I know of children who get taxis provided to mainstream schools even though they live near the school bus route and happily catch service buses by themselves at other times. But we're getting off the subject of this thread.
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    CAF Civity for TfW: News and updates on introduction.

    GWR, for example, could do with them and it gets them off TfW's books. Don't overlook the political effect of shiny new trains either.

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