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12th January | |||
A quiet day in previous years | (Monday) | on forum | |
11th January | |||
TVM - a fair weather facility? | (Wednesday) | on forum | forum |
10th January | |||
Defibrillators discussion pack published by Network Rail | (Tuesday) | on forum | networkrail theargus |
| Metropolitain line opened from Paddington | (Saturday) | on forum | gov ltmuseum |
9th January | |||
Incorporation of Railway Development Society Ltd (now Railfuture) | (Friday) | on forum | railwaydevelopm... railfuture |
8th January | |||
Cannon Street buffer stop collision | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
7th January | |||
Closure of Upwey Wishing Well Halt | (Monday) | on forum | opcdorset dorsetecho |
6th January | |||
Hixon Railway accident | (Saturday) | on forum | railwaysarchive forum wikipedia |
5th January | |||
Last service - Swansea and Mumbles Tramway | (Tuesday) | on forum | walesonline |
4th January | |||
Portishead (New) station opened | (Monday) | on forum | portisheadrailw... |
3rd January | |||
Cheltenham (St James) station closes | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Full electric passenger services start, West Coast Main Line to Manchester and Liverpool | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
2nd January | |||
Formation of Railway Clearing House | (Sunday) | wikipedia | |
Line from Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog closed to passenger services | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
1st January | |||
Grouping of railways into four major companies - GWR, SR, LNER and LMS | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia railwaysarchive |
| Foundation of British Railways - nationalisation | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia |
Reading (Southern) electrified | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| "Murder on the Orient Express" published | (Monday) | wikipedia | |











A quiet day in previous years
TVM - a fair weather facility?
Defibrillators discussion pack published by Network Rail
Incorporation of Railway Development Society Ltd (now Railfuture)
Cannon Street buffer stop collision
Closure of Upwey Wishing Well Halt
Hixon Railway accident
Last service - Swansea and Mumbles Tramway
Portishead (New) station opened
Cheltenham (St James) station closes
Formation of Railway Clearing House
Line from Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog closed to passenger services
Grouping of railways into four major companies - GWR, SR, LNER and LMS
Reading (Southern) electrified