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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
Bittern runs at 92mph	bobm	0	2064	June 30, 2013, 08:37:19 by bobm
A (further) example of heritage and main line links	grahame	0	1869	March 25, 2019, 00:04:40 by grahame
Retro Railtours	grahame	0	1556	January 30, 2019, 19:50:53 by grahame
Swindon Railway Festival, 10th and 11th September	grahame	0	2881	July 30, 2016, 17:34:01 by grahame
34067 Tangmere in steam across Wilts & Somerset	Phil	0	3158	March 30, 2008, 12:13:48 by Phil
MOVED: Group looking to reopen the Heathfield line.	Chris from Nailsea	0	1862	August 04, 2017, 23:49:33 by Chris from Nailsea
Heritage transport - a reminder of the safety needs.	grahame	0	2341	October 02, 2019, 23:50:42 by grahame
Pete Waterman train auction raises more than ^600,000 - BBC	chrisr_75	0	1334	April 17, 2015, 01:15:24 by chrisr_75
National Railway Museum exhibit delayed	grahame	0	1662	March 28, 2019, 01:07:57 by grahame
Pacer to Swindon and Cricklade Railway	PhilWakely	0	3299	June 26, 2019, 08:55:31 by PhilWakely
For sale, Swindon - LMS 617 Third Sleeper built 1951	grahame	0	1769	September 13, 2017, 10:28:13 by grahame
Restored Churchill funeral locomotive unveiled in Ropley	Chris from Nailsea	0	2203	December 20, 2014, 23:41:57 by Chris from Nailsea
Tornado thrills steam train enthusiasts in Reading	froggycat	0	1442	March 01, 2016, 09:52:51 by froggycat
MOVED: National Railway Museum at Shildon - a personal review	grahame	0	2815	June 24, 2019, 07:10:34 by grahame
Mallaig, Whitby, Stratford-on-Avon	grahame	0	1855	March 31, 2019, 18:53:41 by grahame
FHP Audio Visual presents to the West Wilts Rail User Group	grahame	0	878	September 13, 2017, 07:48:11 by grahame
Re-opening today (24 Oct 2015) - Mountsorrel	grahame	0	1485	October 24, 2015, 17:16:40 by grahame
New sign of summer ?	chuffed	0	2539	April 21, 2019, 07:37:18 by chuffed
Derbyshire steam railway to extend service to Matlock	Chris from Nailsea	0	2295	September 13, 2010, 04:08:10 by Chris from Nailsea
Steaming safely from the 1950s into the 21st Century	grahame	0	2229	April 12, 2019, 13:40:34 by grahame