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29th Apr (1963)

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Ghost Train: Bath Green Park to Templecombe.	JayMac	0	487	February 11, 2023, 21:37:09 by JayMac
On this day, 25th Oct 1960. 'The Severn was ablaze' (Evening Post 23/10/2010)	JayMac	2	3452	October 23, 2020, 10:53:53 by grahame
Falmouth branch in 1976	JayMac	7	749	January 04, 2024, 20:25:14 by bobm
Railway Locomotive Works in Bristol to get blue plaque (BBC News 14/03/2011)	JayMac	0	1887	March 16, 2011, 00:23:17 by JayMac
Steam train tribute to railwayman Brian, 70 (Herald Express, 12/07/2011)	JayMac	0	2900	July 16, 2011, 15:44:32 by JayMac
On This Day, 4 October 1976 - British Rail began its new 125mph High Speed Train (HST) service « 1 2 3 »	JayMac	35	24488	June 03, 2019, 11:08:57 by SandTEngineer
The last HSTs to leave Paddington in passenger service - 18 May 19 « 1 2 3 »	JayMac	43	14644	May 19, 2020, 09:00:07 by TonyK
GWR IET to be named after Cornish 9/11 hero.	JayMac	0	1869	March 22, 2019, 22:49:33 by JayMac
Pensford viaduct	infoman	3	863	June 28, 2023, 09:44:36 by Witham Bobby
Train to be named after George 'Johnny' Johnson - one of the WW2 dambusters	infoman	13	4701	October 25, 2019, 11:11:56 by Phantom
OTD - 11th February (1875) - Opening of Kilmersdon Colliery	grahame	2	864	February 11, 2022, 09:07:06 by grahame
On this day - 1st January (1923, 1939 and 1948)	grahame	1	768	January 01, 2022, 17:02:42 by stuving
Rail Rule book, Underground Map, Driving licenses and more	grahame	3	1008	July 13, 2021, 13:15:06 by paul7575
Nightstar	grahame	7	7586	April 26, 2021, 18:51:06 by Electric train
OTD - 1st February (2003) - Space Shuttle Columbia breaks up killing 7	grahame	4	1944	November 24, 2022, 10:15:28 by broadgage
OTD -13th January (2012) - When will I be able to get a GroupSave from the TVM?	grahame	1	889	January 12, 2022, 21:14:14 by bobm
A brief outline of the coming and going of broad gauge	grahame	11	2164	January 13, 2021, 13:40:16 by eightonedee
OTD - 6th January (1968) - Hixon Accident	grahame	1	1149	January 06, 2022, 22:44:57 by stuving
OTD - 24th January (2007&8) - Unrest at First's franchise performance	grahame	1	1234	January 24, 2023, 04:52:10 by grahame
Lack of rolling stock due to attacks on shipping in the Red Sea	grahame	1	271	April 23, 2024, 13:23:49 by TaplowGreen