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On this day
16th Jun (1947)

Last passenger train services to Nailsworth

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Ladbroke Grove (Paddington) train crash - 5 Oct 1999 - anniversaries, memories and publications « 1 2 3 4 5 »	Chris from Nailsea	71	46859	October 06, 2024, 21:07:38 by Chris from Nailsea
[otd] 1st October 1971 - last run of the 4DD	grahame	2	2536	October 02, 2024, 08:34:05 by rogerpatenall
Man with pointy stick	grahame	2	1422	September 30, 2024, 12:26:07 by Witham Bobby
Happy 199th birthday today to the Railways (OTD)	Electric train	1	778	September 27, 2024, 09:32:44 by GBM
Steam passenger train on a viaduct: location?	Mark A	11	5319	September 20, 2024, 17:24:22 by Chris from Nailsea
Disused stations	CyclingSid	0	778	September 09, 2024, 07:51:53 by CyclingSid
Plymouth railways and branch lines - then and now	Chris from Nailsea	2	987	September 08, 2024, 16:33:39 by Chris from Nailsea
Wagon hoists - [OTD] 8th September 1934	grahame	0	592	September 08, 2024, 06:56:16 by grahame
Open days for the Woking Electrical Control Room	Electric train	2	835	September 07, 2024, 20:39:48 by bobm
Fascinating video - Southern Steam - Ian Docwra	grahame	1	1348	September 07, 2024, 18:43:38 by Chris from Nailsea
That 'ole Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth	Mark A	0	724	September 06, 2024, 10:41:18 by Mark A
Mamod - live steam models - production closed down « 1 2 »	grahame	20	4737	August 20, 2024, 16:01:26 by Marlburian
Somerset and Dorset Combe Down question	Mark A	13	1949	August 19, 2024, 18:23:42 by Mark A
Hook Norton Viaduct for sale	Richard Fairhurst	1	1395	July 25, 2024, 20:23:40 by paul7575
The Yeovil Town to Junction shuttle in the 1960s	bradshaw	12	2317	July 23, 2024, 22:12:19 by eightonedee
Minor lines in the far north	grahame	2	2867	July 19, 2024, 16:43:17 by Noggin
[OTD] On this day 5 July 1937 Furze Platt Halt opened	Electric train	1	1604	July 05, 2024, 08:12:27 by grahame
[otd] 29th June 1898 - First trains across Newfoundland	grahame	0	1301	June 29, 2024, 10:45:19 by grahame
60 years ago today ...	grahame	0	1384	June 15, 2024, 13:03:35 by grahame
[OTD] 11th June 1972 - Eltham Well Hall	grahame	7	3247	June 12, 2024, 22:07:55 by Chris from Nailsea