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Steam train returning
02/06/14
A STEAM train is to stop at Goring station for the first time in two years. The Cathedrals Express service will depart from the village on September 25 and travel to Dartmouth via Exeter and Paignton. It last visited Goring in 2012, when it became ...
Rail meeting
30/06/14
A SECOND meeting of the new Henley Branch Users’ Group will be held at the Christ Church Centre in Reading Road from 7pm today (Friday). Issues to be discussed will include delays, overcrowding and possible new services from Henley and ...
Rail works to disrupt trains
28/07/14
TRAIN services on the line through Goring will be disrupted due to engineering work next month. Network Rail is upgrading the line between Reading and the South West, which includes Goring station. Buses will replace trains on certain ...
Bus route changes
06/05/14
A BUS company is consulting on proposed changes to routes serving Peppard, Caversham and Emmer Green. Reading Buses plans to shorten its number 2 service from Mortimer to Peppard Common so that it stops at Reading station. There ...
MP backs HS2
JOHN HOWELL has backed the HS2 high-speed rail link between London and the West Midlands. The Henley MP voted for the Government Bill when it was approved at a second reading in the Commons on Tuesday by 452 votes to 41. Mr ...
Train trouble for commuters
28/02/14
TRAINS between Twyford and Henley were not running on Wednesday night due to a signalling failure. The problem occurred at about 7.15pm and people using Wargrave and Shiplake train stations were also affected. Replacement ...
New buses for Peppard
12/03/14
SIX new buses have been introduced on the route between Peppard and Reading. Reading Buses has invested £1.1 million in the vehicles used on the 2/2a route, which it has renamed Lime 2 after their colour. The buses run ...
New £1m gas buses
17/03/14
SIX new buses have been introduced on the route between Peppard and Reading. Reading Buses has invested £1.1 million in the vehicles used on the 2/2a route, which it has renamed Lime 2 after their colour. The buses ...
More rail travellers
10/03/14
MORE people are travelling by train to and from Henley. Ticket sales at Henley station grew by five per cent during 2012/13, according to figures released by the Office of Rail Regulation. The number of entries ...
Crossrail extended to Reading
31/03/14
THE multi-billion pound Crossrail project will now extend as far as Reading. An announcement was yesterday (Thursday) that the scheme will connect Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to Essex and Kent via London by ...
Crossrail to be extended
27/03/14
THE multi-billion pound Crossrail project will now extend as far as Reading, it was announced today (Thursday). The scheme will connect Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to Essex and Kent via London by 2019. The ...
Train company apologises to commuters for cancellations
09/11/17
A TRAIN company has apologised after travellers on the Henley branch line were delayed for hours on two separate days. The early morning direct service to London Paddington was cancelled on both Friday and ...
Traffic expert to identify answers to congestion & air pollution
15/09/17
A CONSULTANT is to be hired to help find solutions to Henley’s traffic and air pollution problems. Ben Hamilton-Baillie, who is based in Bristol, will be paid a rate of £850 per day by the town council. ...
Henley street shut after lorry hits tree
06/09/17
A HENLEY street has been shut by police this afternoon (September 6) after a lorry became stuck on an overhanging tree branch. The Argos delivery vehicle was driving around parked cars in Hop Gardens ...
Disruption to trains on first day of new timetable and fares rise
04/01/18
COMMUTERS from the Henley area faced delays and cancelled trains on the same day that fares rose by the biggest margin in five years. On Tuesday three services to London Paddington from Twyford, ...
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