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16:23 Westbury to Swindon
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18:50 Paignton to Exmouth
20:24 Exmouth to Paignton
21:58 Paignton to Newton Abbot
22:18 Newton Abbot to Paignton
22:40 Paignton to Exeter St Davids
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10:38 London Paddington to Carmarthen
15:08 Gloucester to Weymouth
15:28 Carmarthen to London Paddington
16:08 Gloucester to Weymouth
17:08 London Paddington to Carmarthen
19:38 Weymouth to Swindon
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09:00 Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
09:52 Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
10:18 Bristol Temple Meads to Oxford
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« on: August 02, 2026, 06:22:13 »
I have the following events listed, but neither reference nor linked thread:
0815   2012   Virgin pulls out of further franchise bids
0827   1939   First Jet Aircraft flight
0830   1906   Fishguard Harbour station opened
0831   1966   Harrier Jump Jet makes first flight

And August tends to be those quiet days when nothing happens, and we have no "on this day" public transport events listed for 2nd, 6th, 9th, 16th, 17th, 20th, 23rd, 24th or 29th.   In contrast, we have 3 for 11th, and looking wider we have 5 events on each of 4th February, 1st and 6th May, and 1st July.

Members are more than welcome to tell me - or tell readers - what has happened on any of these quieter days and I'll add them to the "On this day" index.  Positive stories especially welcome!
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« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2026, 06:28:58 »
Oh ... look what I have found for today from https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/2
1870 Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London
1873 First trial run of San Francisco cable car in Clay Street between Kearny and Jones

Tower Subway certainly worth adding if the day can be confirmed ... I probably won't add the cable car as it's a bit distant
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