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Steam train tribute to railwayman Brian, 70 (Herald Express, 12/07/2011)	JayMac	0	2912	July 16, 2011, 15:44:32 by JayMac
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Ghost Train: Bath Green Park to Templecombe.	JayMac	0	493	February 11, 2023, 21:37:09 by JayMac
Fascinating video - Southern Steam - Ian Docwra	grahame	0	506	December 21, 2021, 08:30:12 by grahame
Rail archives to be saved for the nation	Chris from Nailsea	0	3003	April 07, 2010, 20:23:14 by Chris from Nailsea
Stamps celebrate the age of steam engines	Chris from Nailsea	0	2372	August 19, 2010, 22:49:10 by Chris from Nailsea
OTD - 4th February (1996) - First rail franchises take over	grahame	0	698	February 03, 2022, 22:36:41 by grahame
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Railway Clearing House Maps	grahame	0	528	December 28, 2022, 10:49:42 by grahame
OTD - 29th January (1977) - Excursion, Paddington to Crewe via Hereford	grahame	0	649	January 28, 2022, 21:46:21 by grahame
Scotland's Oldest Railway	johnneyw	0	1263	September 20, 2021, 17:31:44 by johnneyw
Dame Margaret Weston - RIP	bobm	0	918	January 24, 2021, 11:11:03 by bobm
Victorian railway carriage at Birkin House near Dorchester up for auction	Chris from Nailsea	0	2194	November 17, 2013, 11:54:46 by Chris from Nailsea
What happened to England's forgotten railway stations?	Chris from Nailsea	0	2006	January 11, 2015, 23:33:43 by Chris from Nailsea
'Ambulance Trains' - UK rail museum explores First World War hospitals on wheels	Chris from Nailsea	0	2817	July 17, 2016, 18:41:35 by Chris from Nailsea
Curling Pond stations in Scotland	grahame	0	1093	February 06, 2021, 13:18:31 by grahame
OTD - 14th March (1947) - Start of construction, Baku Childrens Railway	grahame	0	730	March 14, 2022, 04:50:54 by grahame
OTD = 14 March (1863) US 'Railroad Engineer' Casey Jones born	Electric train	0	506	March 14, 2022, 06:36:03 by Electric train
OTD - 26th August 1967 - Bristol Queen breaks a paddle wheel	grahame	0	585	August 26, 2022, 21:32:24 by grahame