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Title: Opening of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Post by: grahame on December 12, 2014, 13:21:04 On Thursday, 7 September, 1848, Devizes & Wiltshire Gazette published an article relating the events of the grand opening of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway from Thingley to Westbury held at the New Market House in Melksham. The Directors and dignitaries met there after a noon test run down to Westbury and back. The following is a retelling of this article in play form:
http://twhc.org.uk/train1848.html This article has been retyped over the last few days as a part of the celebration of the history of the TransWilts, for the celebration this Sunday of the first year of the trial improved service. Title: Re: Opening of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Post by: bobm on December 12, 2014, 17:55:13 Interestingly, I have just been reading about the opening of BBC Wiltshire Sound in 1989 (now known as just BBC Wiltshire).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2009/04/03/the_beginning_of_wiltshire_sound_feature.shtml (http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2009/04/03/the_beginning_of_wiltshire_sound_feature.shtml) This paragraph caught my eye Quote When the 4th April rolled around, we chartered a train from Swindon to Salisbury, stopping off with a barbershop-quartet at many of the stations and a reception with dignitaries in both Swindon and Salisbury, with an amazing amount of local pre-recorded input in to all programmes. I wonder if any audio or photos survive. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |