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Victorian railway carriage at Birkin House near Dorchester up for auction	Chris from Nailsea	0	2187	November 17, 2013, 11:54:46 by Chris from Nailsea
What happened to England's forgotten railway stations?	Chris from Nailsea	0	2001	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	2803	July 17, 2016, 18:41:35 by Chris from Nailsea
[otd] 31st May 1886 - Southern Railways Gauge Change	grahame	0	526	May 31, 2023, 13:57:15 by grahame
[otd] 8th May 1964 - New scheme kills fish traffic by rail	grahame	0	938	May 08, 2023, 09:07:46 by grahame
OTD - 29th January (1977) - Excursion, Paddington to Crewe via Hereford	grahame	0	635	January 28, 2022, 21:46:21 by grahame
OTD - 10th January (2017) - Guidance on defibrillators	grahame	0	789	January 09, 2022, 21:42:11 by grahame
OTD = 14 March (1863) US 'Railroad Engineer' Casey Jones born	Electric train	0	495	March 14, 2022, 06:36:03 by Electric train
GWR IET to be named after Cornish 9/11 hero.	JayMac	0	1868	March 22, 2019, 22:49:33 by JayMac
Garden Railway - clearing the leaves	grahame	0	884	November 07, 2023, 08:28:06 by grahame
On this day EXTRA - Railway Grouping, 1st January 1923	grahame	0	898	January 05, 2022, 11:12:39 by grahame
Beeching - the closure list	grahame	0	1743	July 24, 2019, 06:46:10 by grahame
OTD- 11th March (1893) - Opening of Clifton Rocks Railway	grahame	0	608	March 11, 2022, 06:51:22 by grahame
Travelling post offices: 20 years gone	Mark A	0	301	January 09, 2024, 18:15:27 by Mark A
Scotland's Oldest Railway	johnneyw	0	1252	September 20, 2021, 17:31:44 by johnneyw
OTD - 24th January (2007&8) - Unrest at First's franchise performance	grahame	1	1229	January 24, 2023, 04:52:10 by grahame
GWR building near Pier Head in Liverpool	XenophonPCDGS	1	873	July 08, 2021, 06:07:04 by grahame
On this day - 1st January (1923, 1939 and 1948)	grahame	1	762	January 01, 2022, 17:02:42 by stuving
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
Lack of rolling stock due to attacks on shipping in the Red Sea	grahame	1	238	April 23, 2024, 13:23:49 by TaplowGreen