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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
OTD - 19th January 1865	CyclingSid	4	597	January 23, 2022, 19:19:51 by grahame
OTD - 22nd January (1985) - Commemorative Stamps	grahame	2	769	January 22, 2022, 04:29:02 by infoman
OTD - 20th January (1857) - Passenger trains to Weymouth	grahame	2	1000	January 20, 2022, 22:34:57 by bradshaw
OTD -13th January (2012) - When will I be able to get a GroupSave from the TVM?	grahame	1	886	January 12, 2022, 21:14:14 by bobm
OTD - 11th January 2012 - Problems with Ticket Vending Machines	grahame	2	926	January 12, 2022, 17:28:46 by CyclingSid
OTD - 9th January (2004) - incorporation of Railfuture	grahame	4	1078	January 10, 2022, 13:22:12 by eXPassenger
OTD - 10th January (2017) - Guidance on defibrillators	grahame	0	789	January 09, 2022, 21:42:11 by grahame
Cirencester	Clan Line	0	564	January 09, 2022, 20:10:24 by Clan Line
OTD - 6th January (1968) - Hixon Accident	grahame	1	1144	January 06, 2022, 22:44:57 by stuving
OTD - 5th January (1960) - Swansea and Mumbles tram closes	grahame	2	958	January 06, 2022, 00:26:30 by johnneyw
Sidmouth Harbour Railway 1836	Marlburian	0	577	January 05, 2022, 18:24:44 by Marlburian
On this day EXTRA - Railway Grouping, 1st January 1923	grahame	0	898	January 05, 2022, 11:12:39 by grahame
OTD - 2nd January (1960) - Bala (northward) closes	grahame	4	1120	January 03, 2022, 15:17:05 by Richard Fairhurst
On this day - 1st January (1923, 1939 and 1948)	grahame	1	763	January 01, 2022, 17:02:42 by stuving
On this day - 30th December (1927)	grahame	2	503	December 31, 2021, 08:15:18 by stuving
On this day - 28th December - 1879	grahame	2	561	December 28, 2021, 19:56:22 by stuving
Attracting custom, 99 years ago	grahame	1	956	December 22, 2021, 11:34:29 by stuving
Fascinating video - Southern Steam - Ian Docwra	grahame	0	500	December 21, 2021, 08:30:12 by grahame
Petitioning for continuation of train services - 1884 style.	grahame	9	2961	November 23, 2021, 16:10:06 by rogerw
New TV Series - Hornby: A Model World	RichT54	3	2766	October 18, 2021, 10:10:16 by REVUpminster