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On this day
16th Jun (1947)

Last passenger train services to Nailsworth

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The Grove, Watford « 1 2 »	Gordon the Blue Engine	20	7746	January 30, 2021, 16:51:55 by broadgage
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Dame Margaret Weston - RIP	bobm	0	1362	January 24, 2021, 11:11:03 by bobm
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75th anniversary of VE Day - Railway catering in a World War	CyclingSid	5	4307	January 10, 2021, 21:51:13 by broadgage
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