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22/05/24 - WWRUG / TransWilts update
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17/08/24 - Bus to Imber
27/09/25 - 200 years of passenger trains

On this day
29th Apr (1963)

Bristol Bus Boycott announced (*)

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Victory in Europe day - 75 years ago today [DotD 8.5.2020]	grahame	7	2312	August 16, 2020, 00:03:03 by stuving
Railway Cranes	grahame	7	2442	May 20, 2021, 20:32:43 by paul7575
OTD - 3rd January (1966) - Cheltenham St James closes	grahame	7	1815	January 04, 2024, 09:40:53 by Electric train
AQ23 - 17th December. Some oddities	grahame	6	641	December 17, 2023, 10:18:00 by grahame
OTD - 8th January (1991) - Cannon Street Accident	grahame	6	1872	January 08, 2023, 18:54:10 by grahame
OTD - 23rd January (1947) - Start of the big freeze	grahame	6	1321	January 24, 2022, 10:55:19 by stuving
OTD 21st February (1967) - Shunting with horses	grahame	6	1201	February 21, 2022, 16:48:47 by Electric train
HST photo question: is this Weston Super Mare	Mark A	6	790	November 29, 2023, 14:52:43 by Mark A
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OTD - 12th January - not many notable rail events!	grahame	5	1241	January 12, 2024, 11:53:20 by grahame
Hope and Anchor, Midford	Mark A	5	2144	August 28, 2023, 18:26:44 by bobm
OS and the mapping of tram routes	CyclingSid	5	2142	May 31, 2021, 15:53:46 by old original
75th anniversary of VE Day - Railway catering in a World War	CyclingSid	5	3288	January 10, 2021, 21:51:13 by broadgage
GWR branch line from Legacy station	XenophonPCDGS	5	1661	July 15, 2021, 20:52:05 by XenophonPCDGS
Langport Railway Hotel Swing Bridge	grahame	5	2175	August 18, 2021, 17:53:18 by bradshaw
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