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« on: November 16, 2023, 10:14:42 am »
The "on this day" diary is looking a little thin for the rest of this month.   What can members offer me as "it happened on THIS day in a previous year" for ...

17th November

19th November
20th November
21st November
22nd November

24th November
25th November
26th November
27th November

29th November
30th November
31st November.

p.m., post, or pop by and have a coffee. 

I already have MUCH better coverage for December, though the final days are marked with a melancholy series of closures
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« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2023, 10:26:14 am »
Little or nothing at all for November 31st!  Huh Cool
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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2023, 12:18:03 pm »
Quote from: grahame on November 16, 2023, 10:14:42 am
The "on this day" diary is looking a little thin for the rest of this month.   What can members offer me as "it happened on THIS day in a previous year" for ...
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I already have MUCH better coverage for December, though the final days are marked with a melancholy series of closures

My father's oft (mis)quoted favourite piece of poetry:

https://www.yourdailypoem.com/listpoem.jsp?poem_id=2815
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« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2023, 03:32:51 pm »
Quote from: ChrisB on November 16, 2023, 10:26:14 am
Little or nothing at all for November 31st!  Huh Cool

I thought November 31st was when they will be trying out the new hourly service to Pilning just for one day.  Grin
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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2023, 06:55:01 pm »
Not many of these rail

17th November 1869 - Suez Canal Opened
17th November 2022 - Post from Wuppertal   - http://gwr.passenger.chat/26883

19th November 1847 - Montreal and Lachine Railroad Opened
20th November 1902 - Tour de France created
21st November 1950 - Canoe River Train Crash
21st November 1787 - Samuel Cunard Born
22nd November 1869 - Cutty Sark launched
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« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2023, 02:05:56 pm »
19th November 2011 Last Boat train to Stranraer ran.
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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2023, 09:26:00 am »
Quote from: Alan Pettitt on November 17, 2023, 02:05:56 pm
19th November 2011 Last Boat train to Stranraer ran.

I have added that to the "on this day" diary - also learned that "According to Herald Scotland, the Stranraer Sleeper ceased on 14th May 1990.".  (Railforums Thread).     Very interesting read from Hansard in defence of the sleeper in 1970.  Stranraer is just about as obscure from GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) territory as you can get on the UK▸ (United Kingdom) mainland ...

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The very last "boat train" to Stranraer will run on Saturday 19th November 2011. This will be the 1704 service from Kilmarnock arriving at Stranraer at 1852 for the 1955 sailing of the Stena Voyager to Belfast. The 1945 ScotRail service to Glasgow Central will be the last ever boat train from Stranraer. Although ferry sailings will not cease from Stranraer until the following day, with the last sailing to Belfast being the 1955 HSS▸ (High Speed Services), ironically after 150 years buses ...
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2023, 10:19:38 am »
20 November - Dartmoor Line reopened in 2021.
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« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2023, 10:26:13 am »
Quote from: RichardB on November 18, 2023, 10:19:38 am
20 November - Dartmoor Line reopened in 2021.

Love that and similar stories. Far too many accidents and closures come up by date, and far too few openings!  On Monday, headline link on the forum will take you to Okehampton!
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