Monthly Archives: November 2011
WEATHER FORECAST
Live five-day weather forecast for Fishguard This Weather Widget is provided by the Met Office
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Speed to the West
Eight months ago today, Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones announced up to £1.4m funding annually for extra train services to Fishguard. Eight months later we have the new trains, and soon we’ll have a new station for them to … Continue reading
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Nine minutes later
Q: When does nine minutes mean the difference between a comfortable journey and mayhem? A: When it’s at 17:39 The 17:39 from Cardiff is a vital part of Fishguard’s new rail service. With a five-minute change at Clarbeston Road, we … Continue reading
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Slewing the tracks
November 15-16 2011: A big leap forward for Goodwick Station. The videos tell the story … and so do the pictures … … Continue reading
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Travel alert November 15-16
Track work at Goodwick – good news for everyone – means unavoidable travel disruption for travellers to or from Fishguard on November 15/16. FROM FISHGUARD NOVEMBER 15th 1:50, 6:53 and 8:04 trains run as normal. 9:56, 13:30, 19:00 and 20:50 … Continue reading
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Kisses across the Irish Sea?
FISHGUARD’S NEW RAIL SERVICE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 2011, BUT THE NEW STATION IT NEEDS WON’T OPEN UNTIL 2012. NOT A GREAT ADVERT FOR WELSH GOVERNMENT’S “INTEGRATED TRANSPORT POLICY”. BUT THAT’S NOTHING COMPARED TO THE DISINTEGRATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LINKS … Continue reading
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Arriva’s information gap
Delayed and cancelled trains are always bad news – but disruption is much worse when we’re not told what’s happening. Sadly, Arriva Trains Wales does not have a great reputation for giving full and timely information, whether on the train, … Continue reading
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Fixing the Goodwick gap
Goodwick Station on track to reopen early next year – that’s the increasingly positive message coming from County Hall. It’s no secret that Pembrokeshire County Council, Network Rail and Arriva have been working since the summer to reopen the town … Continue reading
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Another day, another bus
FOR A WEBSITE CALLED Fishguard Trains, WE SEEM TO COVER MORE THAN OUR SHARE OF BUS STORIES The latest tarmac saga starts as the final connecting train of the evening leaves Carmarthen with a Fishguard Trains team member on board. … Continue reading
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