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« on: November 25, 2023, 09:50:16 »
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On this day in history – 25 November 1899, the Great Western Railway announced that the works at its new Reading station were almost complete. There would now be ....

I think they may have been struggling for a railway "on this day" too  Grin
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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2023, 14:25:03 »
In fact the work was not completed in 1899, due to ... you know ... and it was still described as not yet completed in October 1900. GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) don't see to have made a big thing about it when they did finish; given the work being done on other new stations and new lines at the time, perhaps the work at Reading didn't exactly stop on a particular day.

Anyway, here's some figures from the press at the time for Reading station:
Trains serving - 300 daily
Slip coaches off - 12 daily
Uniform men - 200
Engines kept - 40
Levers at work - 500
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