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« on: October 04, 2026, 07:08:14 »
https://www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/news-articles/event/conference-industrial-archaeology-2026-from-branch-lines-to-tram-lines/?event_date=2026-10-24

24th October, Devizes, Wiltshire. Preregistration of fee payable ahead.  And, yes, there is coffee provided between talks,

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10.05 am – The Calne branch and its industries, by Mike Stone.  Mike was curator of Chippenham Museum and regularly lectures on a wide range of subjects.

11.10 am –  History of the Midland South Western Junction Railway, by Nick Baxter MA in Public History.  Nick is a retired secondary school history teacher.  He gives history talks and guided walks as part of his ‘Wiltshire History Man’ business.

12 noon –  The Wantage tramway, by Dr Richard Marks, historian.  ‘Industry Past’.

2.15 pm –  A compendium of delights relating to the Malmesbury Branch, by Mike Fenton, railway historian.

3.25 pm – The railway, locomotives and history 1916-1919 of the H.M.E.F. Stratton, Swindon: Ammonium Nitrate Explosive Works, research by Colin Judge of the Industrial Railway Society.  Presented by Malcolm Holland, local historian.

If  weren't already planned for that day, I would be very tempted.
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« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2026, 19:00:34 »
For perhaps somewhat inexplicable reasons, I may well find myself in Wiltshire and free on that day: I may well stroll along.  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2026, 21:21:42 »
Just to note it’s £18.50 “a stroll”. 
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« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2026, 21:26:00 »
That's a relatively small round of drinks in a pub, these days.  Roll Eyes

Thanks, bobm.  Wink
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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