Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
 Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 09:15 29 May 2023
- Turkish president sings to supporters from top of bus
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]		 31/05/23 - WWRUG - TravelWatch SW talk
08/06/23 - Deadline - timepiece design
17/06/23 - Mere model railway show
08/07/23 - WWRUG Weymouth trip

On this day
29th May (1854)
Paddington Station Opened
Train RunningCancelled
07:25 Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington
09:00 Gatwick Airport to Reading
13:50 Penzance to Plymouth
Short Run
06:28 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
07:28 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
07:40 Penzance to Cardiff Central
07:59 Gatwick Airport to Reading
09:10 Penzance to London Paddington
10:28 London Paddington to Weston-Super-Mare
11:20 Paignton to Exmouth
12:45 Oxford to Hereford
12:57 Exmouth to Paignton
13:26 Weston-Super-Mare to London Paddington
14:30 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
15:18 Hereford to Oxford
Delayed
06:48 Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
08:06 Bristol Temple Meads to Gloucester
An additional train service has been planned to operate as shown 17:44 Fratton to Portsmouth Harbour
•
PollsThere are no open or recent polls
•
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
•
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
•
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
•
Train companiesSelect from:
GWR
SWR
XC
Chiltern
TfL
TfW
WMR
Southern
• Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple Meads • Bath Spa • Chippenham • Swindon • Didcot Parkway • Reading • London Paddington • Melksham
Exeter St Davids • Taunton • Westbury • Trowbridge • Bristol Parkway • Cardiff Central • Oxford • Cheltenham Spa • Birmingham New Street
May 29, 2023, 09:21:10 am *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[114] Return of regular train service to Swanage and Corfe Castle
[105] Swindon and Cricklade Railway - heritage line
[81] Bus (in the) back better
[75] Weymouth station disapointment
[65] Reading Green Park
[59] The Face of Reading, Henley and Twyford - Norman Topsom MBE
 
News: A forum for passengers ... with input from rail professionals welcomed too
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Great Western Coffee Shop > Sideshoots - associated subjects > Railway History and related topics > On this day 5th March - Titfield Thunderbolt
Pages: [1]
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: On this day 5th March - Titfield Thunderbolt  (Read 546 times)
rogerw
Global Moderator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 1292



View Profile
« on: March 06, 2023, 09:53:42 am »
This iconic film had its London premier on 5th March 1953. It is now 70 years old!
Logged
I like to travel.  It lets me feel I'm getting somewhere.
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 18568



View Profile
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2023, 01:02:40 pm »
Seems appropriate then to link back to this thread.

On the trail of 'The Titfield Thunderbolt'
« Last Edit: March 06, 2023, 01:40:27 pm by JayMac » Logged
bobm
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 9505



View Profile
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2023, 03:07:48 pm »
Quote from: JayMac on March 06, 2023, 01:02:40 pm
Seems appropriate then to link back to this thread.

On the trail of 'The Titfield Thunderbolt'

T'was a grand day out.
Logged
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: [1]
  Print  
« previous next »
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules (email link to report). Forum hosted by Well House Consultants

Jump to top of page • Jump to Forum Home Page