The Lighter Side

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08/01/25 - Steam loco restoration - IRTE
09/01/25 - Bath Railway Society
24/01/25 - Westbury Station reopens
24/01/25 - LTP4 Wilts / Consultation end

On this day
6th Jan (1968)

Hixon Railway accident (link)

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha	vacman	6	3977	March 29, 2008, 23:33:59 by Chris from Nailsea
Training Course For Fat Controller	Lee	3	3060	March 20, 2008, 02:18:50 by Lee
Sleeper Journeys « 1 2 »	smokey	27	13783	March 17, 2008, 22:44:46 by Jim
"The First Great Western" Song	Lee	1	3220	March 14, 2008, 01:18:48 by Lee
Welsh Demand Growing For I Hate FGW Badges	Lee	1	2000	March 13, 2008, 23:57:21 by John R
Not FGW trains	grahame	13	6461	March 10, 2008, 21:32:39 by Chris from Nailsea
Can anyone ID this?	grahame	6	3636	March 09, 2008, 12:40:40 by Lee
The Golden Poetry Taxi	Lee	0	2560	February 28, 2008, 12:31:26 by Lee
London and Paris via the Chunnel from $2,172	grahame	1	2062	February 25, 2008, 22:57:23 by Shazz
Guess The 5 Stations	Lee	11	4870	February 20, 2008, 16:33:33 by Conner
Crowds, or lack thereof	grahame	3	2374	February 10, 2008, 18:21:48 by grahame
Quarter Pounder, anyone? How about a missile? « 1 2 »	grahame	15	6493	February 05, 2008, 09:39:51 by gaf71
Lots of things can go wrong ....	grahame	0	2195	February 02, 2008, 06:17:44 by grahame
Coffeeshop adds weight	grahame	8	4693	January 27, 2008, 17:44:39 by Timmer
FOI - Ministerial Christmas Cards	Lee	1	2176	January 24, 2008, 17:48:31 by devon_metro
Squeezing a few more in	Timmer	12	6421	January 22, 2008, 17:57:04 by smokey
Singing Event At Bristol Temple Meads	Lee	3	2661	January 22, 2008, 10:10:45 by Ptolemy
Trivia question	grahame	3	2535	January 21, 2008, 19:58:30 by grahame
The World's First Trainspotter	Lee	3	3155	January 13, 2008, 13:49:34 by smokey
Really Random Question!	vickeryadam	3	4437	January 01, 2008, 22:14:22 by smokey

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