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« on: November 07, 2007, 10:13:04 »
Ollie is posting / working on his blog again (link below.)
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2007, 14:15:49 »
Latest Ollie post (09/11/2007 , link below.)
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=25&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2007, 11:18:58 »
Latest Ollie post (16/11/2007 , link below.)
http://iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=26&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2008, 15:17:53 »
I would just like to thank Ollie for the plug to our forum, and I hope that all turns out ok (link below.)
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/blog/
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« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2008, 16:11:40 »
Much appreciated Lee, I am hoping to get back into the blog around mid Feb if it all works out as planned.

I will try keep you all updated here.
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« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2008, 22:38:58 »
Have been some brief updates.

At the moment though they will not be regular.

As always I will keep you updated via this topic.
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« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2008, 01:25:30 »
Thanks Ollie.

For those who havent read the updates yet, our forum is featured as the "FGW▸ (First Great Western) Related Site Of The Month."
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2008, 22:11:25 »
Details contained in the link below.
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=30&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

There is also a notification of some site/file changes (link below.)
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=31&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2008, 08:09:40 »
Quote from the link below :
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=34&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

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What's next: Well I want to make this site a decent resource, so more than just the blog. So I am calling out to all visitors, please leave comments of what resources you would like to see on this site. If you don't want to comment then feel free to e-mail me: ollie-at-iworkforfgw.com

I will soon be adding a page listing what I plan to add to the site, you will then be able to monitor the progress of that.

Thanks again to all.

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« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2008, 13:56:48 »
An update (link below.)
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« Reply #10 on: February 14, 2008, 23:28:56 »
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There is currently a plan to do a section of this site dedicated to the rail campaigns out there, the idea is to have a page for each campaign who would like to present there information on this site, if you are interested in this e-mail details to: ollie-at-iworkforfgw.com
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« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2008, 23:49:24 »
See link below.
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« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2008, 09:29:23 »
Various issues covered in the latest blog post (link below.)
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=57&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2008, 15:25:28 »
Check them out in the link below.
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« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2008, 07:50:24 »
From the I Work For FGW▸ (First Great Western) blog (link below) :
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=78&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

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