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I found this fascinating article today:

PLANS by Arriva Trains to put on a `spoiler’ service between Aberystwyth and London could put the fledgling Wrexham and Shropshire service into London out of business says Owen Paterson MP.








at Tuesday, November 24, 2009, Arriva train plan could derail Wrexham and Shropshire service to London, Archives November 2009


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• Direct Train Service To London From Mid Wales
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Arriva Buses, Aberystwyth, Geo Location: Arriva Buses, Aberystwyth, UK
Lat: 52.4153N Long: -4.0831W in Wales, Great Britain

This picture of 'Arriva Buses Aberystwyth' taken on an winter afternoon – more precisely, it was February 20, 2010 and the time was 1.09pm GMT. My Canon PowerShot G9’s exposure dial was set to the Aperture f/4.0 setting and that the exposure took 0.005 sec, 1/200th of a second, the camera was handheld. Other settings include the white balance that was set to “Auto“, being a sunny day – this setting helped me obtain that nice color saturation, which I later enhanced on my computer, using software that came with the Canon G9 camera.

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Digest of Tweets from Twitters relating to Wales today:

jimmyaquino what The Joker thinks of Twitter. from twitter hater & good friend (via Wales), bluemeanie: http://is.gd/oW9v

bbclondon Charles opens Thatcher infirmary: The Prince of Wales is joined by Baroness Thatcher to open a military infirmar.. http://tinyurl.com/d4tbhc

marktweet Magor Church in Wales benefice awarded £500 to run two art and drama events with the charity People Around Here http://bit.ly/vVNhV

web_D The lighter nights are on there way. How do I know? Roadworks on every road out of my village. Should make navigating N. Wales interesting

jednews BADGERS TO BE "MURDERED" IN WALES > http://cli.gs/3WHvdB

AndyP007 Just got back hotel after along day updating the maps in Powys, Wales. Got stay awake to sample another restaurant in Ludlow.

BBCUK Charles opens Thatcher infirmary: The Prince of Wales is joined by Baroness Thatcher to open a military infirmar.. http://tinyurl.com/d4tbhc

welsh_football WalesOnline James Collins fit for Finland match: Wales defender James Collins has handed manager John.. http://tinyurl.com/cdfhgd

feednote @michaeleast Charles opens Thatcher infirmary - The Prince of Wales is joine - BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition http://minu.ws/Z6Xj

CosmicMother Many of you know that I was HRH Diana, Princess of Wales' astrological confidante. I knew Jade Goody fleetingly http://xxxlad.com/ gets

kadkcon I really hope that spring decides to show up soon, it is raining so much here lately that it feels like I am back in Wales!

eetimes Wafer reclaimer forced to suspend shares: Struggling silicon recycling venture Pure Wafer (Swansea, Wales) has w.. http://tinyurl.com/czmkwe

lliswerryguy wales a beautiful country coast line mountains and so much history more castles here than anywhere else in the world

SummerJobsinOZ Customer Service Consultant at Hays (New South Wales) #jobs ...http://jobsurl.com/16546

ericisbananaman Celebrating the end of the working day. Not for long though, need to be on the road at 4am tomorrow to get to South Wales on time. Grrrrr...

styliiista update: Cardiff (Wales) is expecting us soon. I am loving the serenity in all of this global travel. Peace & Positivity its time 2 get urs!

Kingsgrove Pics from the weekend in Wales: http://tinyurl.com/cqtnwc

Niklasgson Sitting in Wales waiting for Freddys gourmet dinner to be served. Starving after three windy hours on the rollercoaster ways of midglano ...

aljis @ruskin147 Cellan mid Wales http://tinyurl.com/crwjgc

optimistirabbit My AP world teacher doesn't know I'm Welsh. At least I assume so, seeing as he assumed we had no clue who the prine of wales was.

ColonelFlashman looking for a local North Wales farm shop for Lamb shanks

profdavidcosta http://twitpic.com/2fn2d - My investment management class - university of Wales MBA at Robert kennedy college

skynews Pensioner Stabbed To Death On Way To Skittles: A pensioner was stabbed to death in South Wales as she waited for.. http://tinyurl.com/db86fy

bbcwales Collins fitness boost for Wales http://tinyurl.com/dfgbon

Chesterontheweb For Days Out, Nights Out and Events in the Chester,Cheshire and North Wales area. Visit Chesterontheweb.com for all your requirements.

loobs0 @giagia ah... mums a Scot and dads from Wales that might explain it, though I've been West London till recently

SpursUpdates Gunter insists future is at Spurs: Wales defender Chris Gunter has been reassured his long-term future is at Tot.. http://tinyurl.com/d55d2g

sup3rfm @CacheAdvance Yep, Wales. I've heard/listen of stories a bit like those from geocachers that trust blindly on their gpsr. Focus on the road!

HMGOV #WelshAssembly: The Feed (specified undesirable substances) (Wales) Regulations 2009: You can rea.. http://twurl.nl/l1wzdu

HMGOV #WelshAssembly: Lifesaving DVD Launched by St John Wales: St John Cymru Wales, the country’s lead.. http://twurl.nl/3ematn

plnnrz BBC Wales -- Towns banking their own currency (2 April 2008): 'A number of west Wales towns are looking to .. http://tinyurl.com/c4u5fk

kopdan78 Oh yeah! Time to catch a train with the rest of North Wales

nantwichstation Crewe - 17:07- 17:14, Arriva Trains Wales

AAlampi On this week's Antiques Roadshow in N. Wales..Roadshow's oldest (and only) roll of toilet paper. Appraisal estimation: Priceless.

SummerJobsinOZ grader operator at An advertiser in The Land (New South Wales) #jobs ...http://jobsurl.com/16545

nantwichstation Crewe - 17:07- 17:13, Arriva Trains Wales

idrinktea @ozric73 that keyboard updates ao electronic traffic sign in wales

TwistedEdge @jasonsdeli See here. http://bit.ly/y2Qs - the city name is too long to put in twitter. The the one starting Krungthepma, found in Wales, UK

Toeside Been checking out the surf situation in Wales - looking good. Am down there for a week after Easter - Shabba!

misslazarou Made in Wales: Manic Street Preachers – Your Love Alone Is Not Enough (pq tem dezenas de músicas deles e s... ♫ http://blip.fm/~3eatt

bbcnewsfootball Gunter insists future is at Spurs: Wales defender Chris Gunter has been reassured his long-term future is at Tot.. http://tinyurl.com/d55d2g

nantwichstation Carmarthen - 16:20 - On time, Arriva Trains Wales

crewestation Chester - 16:21 - Starts here, Arriva Trains Wales

alanwynhughes @mrskutcher Amazing job in Half Light! I live near Llanddwyn Island where you shot a lot of the movie... what did you think of Wales?

MFegan RT: @technicalfault Does anyone know any Twitter users who tweet in Welsh? @beegles from our Wales office is interested! :) #cymru

mysticopias RT @Discus: People in Wales have far, far, far too much time on their hands: http://tinyurl.com/9w4o9c - Wow, this is hilarious!

thetownplanner Lolling at alecsandre the meerkat and blooper. Walking dog in cold breezy north Wales.

MFegan RT: @technicalfaultDoes anyone know any Twitter users who tweet in Welsh? @beegles from our Wales office is interested! :) #cymru

ThePrem Gunter insists future is at Spurs: Wales defender Chris Gunter has been reassured his long-term future is at Tot.. http://tinyurl.com/d55d2g

nantwichstation Crewe - 17:07 - No report, Arriva Trains Wales

C00L Samsung promotes new LED TVs w/extreme sheperding. Wales, sheep, sheepdogs, LEDs and a camera create a huge LED display. http://is.gd/nHjt

MissStudentSwan @mfhorne, how come you decided to do a movie? Am off to watch Lesbian Vampire Killers this eve! Where in Wales did you exactly film?

bbcpremiership Gunter insists future is at Spurs: Wales defender Chris Gunter has been reassured his long-term future is at Tot.. http://tinyurl.com/cdvsp9

JBNEWS Gunter insists future is at Spurs: Wales defender Chris Gunter has been reassured his long-term future is at Tottenham Hotspur despite be..

NicktheBreeze Sat in my car listening to Yes while going through the new local car wash in the sunshine..... I can do cosmic! We know how to live in Wales

THFCNews BBC: Gunter insists future is at Spurs: Wales defender Chris Gunter has been reassured his long-term future .. http://tinyurl.com/d55d2g

nantwichstation Carmarthen - 16:20 - On time, Arriva Trains Wales

rugbynick @TomGriffola just hope the o's dont make the same mistake wales did and put henson at 15. quick lesson - GAV IS A 12. write out 50 times

TiggerCub The wind has died down and the sun is out and shining. It's a lovely day here in west Wales.

therevmom #cohort check ur drew mail for summer info & Wales reservation info.

markhillary How Samsung made the sheep viral... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7961889.stm

technicalfault Does anyone know any Twitter users who tweet in Welsh? @beegles from our Wales office is interested! :)

at Wednesday, March 25, 2009, Archives March 2009

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Digest of Tweets from Twitters relating to Wales today:

crewestation Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport - 17:29- 17:34, Arriva Trains Wales

mindtraps @conseanery Scotland and Wales agree new tournament with Ireland may be called the Celtic Cup, to be held in Dublin at the new Aviva Stadium

noelito @lauriepenny all the way to bbc radio wales, are u on tour?

lisascottlee @Smeghead52 Who? Tribal Spaceman? No! I've seen him about before, I know most of Wales. I'm a Welsh treasure remember.

whatswhat_sian @craigy1 Called Appetite for Life in Wales so he reckons must be a similar one in England

lindasimon @jackdaniels9 sooo jammy, im freezing my arse off in wales, only wishing i was suning and dancing it up in miami! so jammy,so so so jammy!!!

twatfinder I find it amusing that we have gone from torrential rain, to random summers day..in the space of one shift..! Wales' weather has gone mad..!

nantwichstation Milford Haven - 18:20 - On time, Arriva Trains Wales

BetJacks Football Betting Wales v Finland , England v Slovakia http://tinyurl.com/b6askh

Misspopov @Misspopov oops meant in Wales!

Misspopov @Schofe the google street van was in our area the other day! So lucky ur not living on wales or ud see strange men mooning!!!

lellis2k -1.00km/h http://tinyurl.com/dhmnxb (accuracy 1345 meters) [Wales - England (GB)]

Phil__ loves his whale from wales :)

saradaanne Guy asks Jimmy Wales what the 'secret' behind a Wiki article usually being the first result of a Google search is #apogee09

bbcpolitics Strong links between child poverty and failures in education are suggested in new research for BBC Wales. http://tinyurl.com/c29zol

nantwichstation Shrewsbury - 17:34 - On time, Arriva Trains Wales

MummyOfSeven @MummyOfSeven is ranked 242,934 on Twitterholic.com, and 6 in North Wales! http://twitterholic.com/MummyOfSeven/

sammoorhouse @bengoldacre "Quality mediumship"?! As long as they stick to Wales, I suppose it's not so bad.

welshmatt12 2 Italian teams to join magners. Should be good if they can get some internationals playing back at home. #rugby #wales

PepperMonster @tomfelton http://failblog.org/2008/07/28/ufo-fail/ hehe. wales. XD

pbarone @CAMURPHY do you know of any user groups in wales?

David_Crayford @PymbleWizard The Outlaw Josey Wales, Predator, The Abyss, Dead Ringers, Raw Deal.... a male household mostly of medics... and an IT guy :-)

bazmcstay Prince Of Wales Geyser, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand - http://mobypicture.com/?gi5xqe

MotoExpress Going to fit a new rear tyre to my Ducati this evening in prepartion for a tour of Wales. Me and 3 friends are touring Wales in April

dudgeoh Feels like the title of a Del Amitri song when it comes to getting news from his friends back in Wales..

EvaJune @Alexander_Jones Aleeeex, my love, how's life in wales =D

matthewb Jimmy Wales: Why the recession won't kill digital media: http://tinyurl.com/cjmkgt

AberOnline What are your favourite attractions in Aberystwyth and surrounding area.Is it The National Library of Wales?http://short.to/2uii

climateyouth @vemana jimmy wales was speaking at bits pilani campus today. it was being played live on their website. thats where i heard him.

bed_n_breakfast Here's a couple of beauties to make up for my absence! www.sychnant-pass-house.co.uk and www.achamorehouse.com Wales and Scotland respec

socialmediabiz Jimmy Wales: Why The Recession Won't Kill Digital Media http://cli.gs/ddPW0L

Hermione_Better Off to Wales for the weekend via Ross on Wye tomorrow...really looking forward to a relaxing weekend....woohooo ! :-)

footy247 Basey hopes for Wales bow http://tinyurl.com/dfz58r

famholidayassoc Did you know @Famholidayassoc has 11 caravans In England & Wales? @ #Devoncliffs #Minehead #Skegness #HafanyMor and #PresthavenSands

AlexJThomas @themattboland you know, Wales would have slaughtered you all had we been invited to participate.

clarky_x @mizziemoo - why were you moaning cuz it was a penalty to Wales?? Didn't you want us to score??????? =P ;o)

catonthewall would have preferred depeche mode coming Cardiff than U2. Why do bands totally miss out Wales?? HMMMM?

GemmaPeppe @alanjmcgee Hey I thought we were coming to Wales over Easter Break

TonyWade Because of my post, they have just announced new sites. Northern Twitter & Southern Twitter + for Wales and above the H wall. Phew!

robbell @danbellxx Carlisle's on the border with Wales I believe

welsh_football WalesOnline Live blog: Wales v Finland: Join Gareth Rogers blogging live from the Millennium Stadium .. http://tinyurl.com/c3mxrm

aamulehti Huuhkajien rivit harvenevat: Kolkka sivuun Wales-ottelusta: STT Suomen jalkapallomaajoukkueen kokeneimpiin pelaa.. http://tinyurl.com/djp37j

aamulehti Wales-Suomi-otteluun myyty vasta 15 000 lippua: Walesin ja Suomen välinen jalkapallon MM-karsintaottelu tuntuu k.. http://tinyurl.com/c8z682

dchristmas Managers outnumber consultants by 5,000 in the NHS in England and Wales. Some Health Authorities buck this trend. http://tinyurl.com/dad783

ratcliffe @dalesman47 hope the weather improved in Wales. Sunny but blowy across here.

dietcoke68 @souljaboytellem a bit cloudy and dull in wales....again.....wheres the sun....

serchen eLINIA Becomes Oracle Reseller In Wales - http://tinyurl.com/d6qmzy #dedicated server

WalesOnline Live blog: Wales v Finland: Join Gareth Rogers blogging live from the Millennium Stadium throughout Wales' crunc.. http://tinyurl.com/c3mxrm

samhawkey A dear friend has just asked if the Lake District is the capital of Wales...seriously - laugh or cry?

TheTimesNetwork Bargain Alert! [DVD] Owen Money - Made In Wales [2001] - save 80%: RRP: £19.99 / Best Price:.. http://tinyurl.com/ckotmb

PriceDevil [DVD] Owen Money - Made In Wales [2001] - save 80%: RRP: £19.99 / Best Price: £3.99 / Saving: 80% http://tinyurl.com/ckotmb

chilled35 Wow...this is a turn up for the books and I can understand why Bristolians are pissed: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7965895.stm

TelegraphPoliti Psychics given £4500 government funding to teach people to communicate with the dead: Two psychics from Wales ha.. http://tinyurl.com/dlqup3

Derren @ChrisSylvester Obama rocks Blue Wales, the largest mammals to ever live on Earth!

rudolphdude Can only think of being in Wales.

manicminute @aled25 tell me abt Wales, plz. exp(tho u kno): guns:fuck ya! lang.:english(unless ur from the S.) gov.:democracy (ahahhahhaha)

CardiDa @bbcwales - excellent news - can we also have another series of Mistresses - produced for BBC Wales

rosie_emma Need to start the next chapter. I hope to finish the lot for next week, so I can do a re-draft during Easter whilst in Wales :o)

nantwichstation Crewe - 17:07 - On time, Arriva Trains Wales

imotor Official: Girls like the man with a flashy motor: A study by University of Wales Institute in Cardiff has been h.. http://tinyurl.com/c5n3ud

Sarah0608 watching Wales vs Ireland on BBC iPlayer

jesseowen Some people at the BBC need there head testing, Casualty move to Cardiff Confirmed - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7965895.stm :(

richievibevee WALES OFFICIALLY GETS JACKED > Casa Fiesta 1st Birthday w/ Joshua Heath Saturday May 16th @ Glam, Cardiff. Tickets on sale soon a mere £7!!!

at Monday, March 02, 2009, Man In Court Over Old Chapel Fire, Archives March 2009

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I found this fascinating article today:

A train operator has won a national award for an initiative that made travel through Mid Wales slower.

Journeys from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth now take about eight minutes longer than they did before Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) changed the timetable in December.

at Wednesday, May 13, 2009, Train Firm Given After Making Mid Wales Trip Longer, Archives May 2009

You should read the whole article.

Related Train Links:
Richard Branson’s Firm Virgin Wants Extra Return Services
Virgin Trains and Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) want to run new services along stretches of...

Direct Train Service To London From Mid Wales
We understand this proposal will need two extra (Class 158) diesel units which...

Direct Rail Service Between Aberystwyth And London
Arriva Trains Wales recently announced its intention to consider introducing a direct service...

Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth Rail Passenger Association
The Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth Rail Passenger Association (Sarpa) have sent their ideas

Aberystwyth Train Feet From Disaster
Rail authorities were investigating last night how a train apparently went through a red light...

Shrewsbury To Aberystwyth Hourly Service
Network Rail will be introducing an hourly service between Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth...

£13m Cambrian Rail Upgrade
During the rail replacement work, a bus service will be in operation between Shrewsbury and...

The Vale of Rheidol Railway
The Vale of Rheidol Railway runs for 11¾ miles from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge.


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