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On this day
20th Apr (1789)

Opening of Sapperton Canal Tunnel

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
"Lorry hits railway bridge in Taunton" - Somerset County Gazette (03/12/2009)	Lee	3	4572	December 03, 2009, 22:36:31 by JayMac
"Rail failings leave a 'Cinderella network'" - Western Morning News (01/12/2009) « 1 2 »	Lee	18	8089	December 05, 2009, 20:55:34 by paul7575
"Significant Disruption"	PhilWakely	5	2770	August 14, 2018, 21:40:20 by Timmer
'Bristol graffiti artist fined', from the Evening Post (16/06/09)	Chris from Nailsea	2	4091	June 17, 2009, 19:55:26 by moonrakerz
'Dear Boris, we had a capital experience', from the Express & Echo (21/06/09) « 1 2 »	Chris from Nailsea	17	7407	June 24, 2009, 20:46:14 by The Grecian
'Disruptive passengers' on the 16:44 Penzance to Paddington (3 May 2010)	Chris from Nailsea	9	5737	July 30, 2010, 15:22:52 by inspector_blakey
'More than 7,000 of FGW's services cancelled in a year' « 1 2 »	Chris from Nailsea	20	8229	May 26, 2009, 23:12:35 by thetrout
'Taunton Station Car Parking Needs More Spaces', says local MP (09/09/2009) « 1 2 »	Chris from Nailsea	16	10164	September 14, 2009, 15:58:00 by Super Guard
'u' and 's' at Reading	Pb_devon	9	8760	April 10, 2013, 16:52:54 by Pb_devon
'Watchdog probes man's rail death' at Truro Station on 19 August 2009	Chris from Nailsea	3	3691	September 20, 2009, 23:03:42 by slippy
(Lack of) co-operation between FGW and XC	The Grecian	8	5369	June 01, 2011, 00:23:18 by The Grecian
0509 PLY-PAD	TaplowGreen	9	8136	December 19, 2014, 17:59:00 by JayMac
0645 PNZ-1223 PAD 01/07/11 Full & Standing From Exeter	Bob_Blakey	3	3297	July 03, 2011, 23:15:59 by devon_metro
0706 London-Paignton Service Launched	Lee	8	6464	December 22, 2010, 19:49:07 by dmacw
0741 Penzance to Pad w/c 14th May	Sleepy	4	2532	May 05, 2018, 13:53:23 by Sleepy
07:40 Paignton-Paddington 23/03 « 1 2 »	James Vertigan	20	8168	March 24, 2010, 05:23:54 by James Vertigan
08:35 PAD-NTA service on 28th August	James Vertigan	5	3760	June 12, 2010, 18:27:27 by James Vertigan
09.57 Exeter St Davids to Reading	DevonTrains2008	7	4199	October 05, 2011, 22:21:02 by thetrout
09:35 NTA-PAD (14/06)	warrej	11	6397	July 14, 2010, 11:32:00 by devon_metro
11/09/11 - DIG>PAD Return - Bit Of A C*ck-Up On The Catering Front, etc.	Bob_Blakey	2	2811	October 12, 2011, 14:11:55 by bobm