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12th May (1986)

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PIC HEAVY: Trouted: Arriva Trains Wales Premier Service (1st Class)	thetrout	12	12561	February 14, 2013, 22:21:48 by swrural
Warrington Central CIS - trouted	thetrout	0	1191	February 14, 2013, 10:53:37 by thetrout
Catering Comparisons	trainer	6	3145	February 11, 2013, 16:29:38 by trainer
Alternatives to five day week?	grahame	0	1541	February 01, 2013, 07:06:48 by grahame
Brockenhurst level-crossing woman drives along tracks - 26 January 2012 « 1 2 3 »	Chris from Nailsea	39	18955	January 31, 2013, 10:26:44 by GBM
Prince of Rails takes to the tube	chuffed	1	2442	January 30, 2013, 17:29:57 by LiskeardRich
Is a dictatorship or a democracy better for improving public transport?	ellendune	9	5663	January 28, 2013, 14:31:45 by eightf48544
Government cancels decision to award rail franchise for West Coast Main Line to FirstGroup « 1 2 ... 10 11 »	Ollie	153	73008	January 27, 2013, 23:33:43 by Chris from Nailsea
Posting links to Google Earth or similar sites on this forum	JayMac	7	4639	January 27, 2013, 13:33:03 by swrural
Trains could be bomb proofed	grahame	11	6307	January 25, 2013, 00:44:33 by JayMac
Pedestrian vs. 1000 tonne Class 66	thetrout	3	1508	January 23, 2013, 15:46:44 by stebbo
Car on railway track near Stowmarket after ice slide - 16 January 2013	Chris from Nailsea	1	1382	January 16, 2013, 21:45:09 by trainer
Platform restrictions « 1 2 3 »	ReWind	30	15247	January 14, 2013, 12:14:02 by swrural
And now ... car parking charges up too?	grahame	0	1287	January 07, 2013, 11:48:21 by grahame
New hub airport at Upper Heyford? « 1 2 »	Btline	21	19623	January 05, 2013, 18:40:30 by BerkshireBugsy
Girl dies after falling between train and platform in Liverpool - 22 October 2011 « 1 2 3 »	inspector_blakey	36	22392	January 04, 2013, 00:19:37 by JayMac
British Transport Police are recruiting for police officers	Brucey	4	4234	January 03, 2013, 21:07:19 by Chris from Nailsea
BR CHARGEMAN - Meaning and origins	vacmanfan	8	7222	January 03, 2013, 18:12:56 by Electric train
A thought for Railway staff working this Christmas.	Electric train	10	5539	December 26, 2012, 11:39:39 by SandTEngineer
London King's Cross: Station's changes over 160 years (BBC)	JayMac	1	1670	December 25, 2012, 08:58:43 by Electric train