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14/01/25 - Rail Sale starts
24/01/25 - Westbury Station reopens
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24/01/25 - Bristol Rail Campaign AGM 2025

On this day
10th Jan (1863)

Metropolitain line opened from Paddington (link)

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Where In The World?	Bob_Blakey	13	3485	July 26, 2010, 06:46:27 by Bob_Blakey
guess where uk entry « 1 2 3 »	6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01	38	12656	July 24, 2010, 12:36:13 by Chris from Nailsea
A rather unlikely combination ... ?	Chris from Nailsea	5	2254	July 24, 2010, 06:27:27 by TerminalJunkie
Shampoo on the line delays trains. (The Sun 22/07/2010)	JayMac	5	2467	July 23, 2010, 10:13:23 by Phil
Which Uk station is this??	Tim	7	3022	July 21, 2010, 11:19:53 by Tim
Are they off their trolleys?	Chris from Nailsea	9	3966	July 20, 2010, 18:31:21 by inspector_blakey
The Moral Underground - not brought to you by the Daily Mail	inspector_blakey	0	1092	July 16, 2010, 19:01:26 by inspector_blakey
Strange announcement at Bristol	Mookiemoo	4	1420	July 16, 2010, 18:45:29 by JayMac
At least our trains aren't being run by Connex	TerminalJunkie	1	1176	July 15, 2010, 20:54:35 by LiskeardRich
Hear today, but not hear last year.	grahame	5	1468	July 12, 2010, 15:58:45 by inspector_blakey
Strip show shocks tube commuters. (Hindustan Times 10/07/2010)	JayMac	4	1880	July 11, 2010, 10:00:02 by JayMac
Considerably off topic! PC vs Mac... « 1 2 »	Btline	22	7418	July 11, 2010, 08:20:19 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Alternative to the escalator.	JayMac	0	1152	July 09, 2010, 02:59:47 by JayMac
Test Post	sheepbingo	8	2791	July 05, 2010, 20:49:02 by sheepbingo
train to minehead today	6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01	2	3967	July 03, 2010, 15:16:21 by Brucey
Justice - Singapore style!	JayMac	1	1625	June 30, 2010, 05:18:11 by JayMac
Lands End - John O' Groats - Lands End.	Henry	6	4994	June 23, 2010, 18:59:28 by old original
European Miscellany	grahame	13	4126	June 14, 2010, 12:24:38 by grahame
Any idea where this is?	Chris from Nailsea	4	1512	June 13, 2010, 18:20:14 by Chris from Nailsea
Boris Johnson forgets about ^10m station	Chris from Nailsea	0	1154	June 11, 2010, 21:28:28 by Chris from Nailsea