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On this day
20th Apr (1789)

Opening of Sapperton Canal Tunnel

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Fatal train accident in Germany.	broadgage	10	4678	June 27, 2023, 18:10:54 by Electric train
"I didn't share snacks with hungry kid when stuck on train, he's not my problem"	grahame	11	2405	May 07, 2023, 18:16:58 by broadgage
Are UK trains the 'envy' of Europe?	grahame	11	2996	August 17, 2018, 10:06:24 by Tim
23 dead in Italian railway crash - 12 July 2016	broadgage	11	6667	April 04, 2018, 10:54:37 by SandTEngineer
German railways are not all they are made out to be	eXPassenger	11	1783	December 22, 2018, 10:42:42 by didcotdean
Railway run by children, Ukraine	Bmblbzzz	11	1929	November 22, 2020, 21:03:43 by Timmer
Veni, vidi ... Oh la la !	stuving	11	3531	July 30, 2021, 19:47:03 by stuving
And you thought some UK liverys where bad	TonyN	12	2214	August 16, 2020, 16:01:25 by TonyK
Major rail accident in Greece.	broadgage	13	1764	April 25, 2023, 22:55:10 by Western Pathfinder
Disaster averted at Paris-Roubaix as race disrupted by train at level crossing	ChrisB	13	8090	April 30, 2016, 14:46:04 by Surrey 455
Rare signalling error in the Netherlands (20 Dec 2020)	RailCornwall	13	1907	December 22, 2020, 14:20:05 by eightf48544
Delay scarf	eXPassenger	13	2267	January 21, 2019, 22:16:36 by ellendune
Collision disables French train's brakes	stuving	14	7210	October 27, 2019, 19:34:39 by stuving
Go big or go home!	Red Squirrel	14	6506	May 14, 2019, 10:58:49 by Red Squirrel
Short-notice spaghetti trains organised to get pasta across the Alps « 1 2 »	grahame	15	2279	April 07, 2020, 16:15:04 by Bmblbzzz
Marsupials disrupt trains in France « 1 2 »	Hal	15	2802	November 05, 2020, 13:53:45 by Worcester_Passenger
Last stop for Philadelphia train station's flipping departures board « 1 2 »	Lee	16	3607	February 26, 2020, 03:18:02 by JayMac
Rosslare to Waterford to finally close « 1 2 »	vacman	16	16351	July 27, 2023, 12:36:31 by grahame
Tram Surfer Awarded £485000 Damages « 1 2 »	SandTEngineer	16	2828	October 25, 2018, 22:44:13 by TonyK
Station closure - Hoek van Holland Haven « 1 2 »	grahame	17	6599	May 04, 2023, 19:40:32 by johnneyw

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