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2nd May (1999)

Last special train to Weymouth Quay (link)

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Delays between Exeter and Taunton - 28 Sep 2023	GWR 158	2	2792	September 28, 2023, 16:46:20 by JayMac
Sandwich! Level Crossing Incident	GBM	1	933	September 27, 2023, 13:01:31 by Witham Bobby
Shoplifting epidemic « 1 2 »	froome	16	3131	September 25, 2023, 07:34:21 by CyclingSid
New uses for disused parts of railway stations.	johnneyw	11	2706	September 24, 2023, 14:55:04 by GBM
rail reform group,not heard of them	infoman	1	903	September 24, 2023, 08:59:59 by grahame
From Adam Smith on reading a Greenpeace report	grahame	1	832	September 21, 2023, 06:47:25 by CyclingSid
New contracts for Avanti and Cross Country	grahame	0	704	September 19, 2023, 16:20:04 by grahame
Eurostar trains not to stop in Kent till at least 2024	infoman	3	1330	September 11, 2023, 15:34:11 by Electric train
Network Rail fined for Japanese knotweed	infoman	2	2470	September 10, 2023, 15:10:50 by Marlburian
TurboStar (class 170 to 172) - hybrid conversion	grahame	13	5311	September 10, 2023, 08:27:04 by Electric train
HST derailment, near Stonehaven, 12th August 2020 « 1 2 ... 11 12 »	grahame	171	34702	September 08, 2023, 18:07:35 by Electric train
Heathrow Airport: Sadiq Khan backs proposed new rail link	CyclingSid	6	1813	September 07, 2023, 16:18:46 by Ralph Ayres
Nework Rail not paying annual bonuses to staff who struck	grahame	2	1618	September 02, 2023, 18:42:28 by Electric train
Police officer dies after being hit by a train - Aug 23	broadgage	10	2047	August 30, 2023, 05:18:19 by TaplowGreen
TPE Class 68 and Mk5a withdrawal « 1 2 »	a-driver	17	3671	August 27, 2023, 22:35:05 by Electric train
Most beautiful UK Stations « 1 2 »	grahame	18	3209	August 24, 2023, 09:53:39 by bobm
Beam Park - even longer than Portishead?	grahame	0	690	August 21, 2023, 08:26:12 by grahame
Southern - west coastway proposed changes	paul7575	11	3360	August 18, 2023, 06:57:15 by CyclingSid
MOVED: Warwick Station accessibility improvements: they've found a thing in the pit.	grahame	0	716	August 16, 2023, 19:41:46 by grahame
these level crossing warnings,could they have not been published earlier?	infoman	12	2123	August 15, 2023, 19:54:15 by stuving

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