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On this day
10th Jan (1863)

Metropolitain line opened from Paddington (link)

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Exeter St Davids • Taunton • Westbury • Trowbridge • Bristol Parkway • Cardiff Central • Oxford • Cheltenham Spa • Birmingham New Street

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Phone as loud as a speeding train proves popular	Chris from Nailsea	3	1761	June 08, 2010, 11:32:21 by devon_metro
Put these pictures in the order they were taken « 1 2 »	grahame	16	4883	June 07, 2010, 17:29:59 by Btline
Ted Dollywackett	Nemesis	7	2978	June 04, 2010, 07:50:32 by signalandtelegraph
Dandelions bring train to a standstill	Chris from Nailsea	11	3289	June 02, 2010, 22:59:49 by Chris from Nailsea
'Snap, Crackle and Pop' - cereal eavesdropping?	Chris from Nailsea	3	1947	June 01, 2010, 19:47:57 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
confused.com advert	plymothian	2	1462	June 01, 2010, 15:15:14 by devon_metro
Where was I today? (Should be easy)	Brucey	4	1717	June 01, 2010, 10:16:07 by Brucey
King's Cross has Patform 9 3/4, Cardiff Central has Platform....	IanC	0	1283	May 30, 2010, 16:52:18 by IanC
What happened to all the trains...?! A Contrast to Melksham	thetrout	2	1560	May 25, 2010, 20:38:46 by John R
A True Fail... :P « 1 2 »	thetrout	25	7225	May 25, 2010, 10:12:14 by Phil
Pendo or Vomiter « 1 2 »	eightf48544	20	7388	May 25, 2010, 09:52:36 by Tim
where was i yesterday?	6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01	0	1511	May 24, 2010, 14:33:33 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Ashes to ashes	smithy	0	1102	May 21, 2010, 22:08:04 by smithy
Filming at Temple Meads, Sun 16 May	inspector_blakey	0	1002	May 21, 2010, 19:50:48 by inspector_blakey
Where is work in progress?	grahame	8	2641	May 21, 2010, 12:02:14 by Super Guard
Major fail on National Rail website « 1 2 »	Brucey	19	6033	May 21, 2010, 11:03:48 by Brucey
Must be a typo fail...!	thetrout	1	995	May 21, 2010, 10:55:00 by Chris from Nailsea
French trains delayed by nurses on the line	Chris from Nailsea	2	1251	May 21, 2010, 09:08:09 by Tim
Where was I recently.......	Phil	10	3412	May 19, 2010, 01:03:02 by Ollie
Bristol man's search for 'mystery train girl'	Chris from Nailsea	1	1246	May 17, 2010, 20:36:22 by Phil