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15th Apr (1959)

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Last cross-channel passenger ferry from Southampton - 27.10.1996	grahame	0	912	October 27, 2024, 07:32:02 by grahame
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National Railway Museums - merged posts	grahame	3	5692	October 22, 2024, 09:44:04 by stuving
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Colonel Holman Fred Stephens (31 October 1868 – 23 October 1931)	Lee	14	9292	October 19, 2024, 15:26:33 by Chris from Nailsea
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new footbridge at Shepton Mallett	infoman	1	1272	October 16, 2024, 09:38:07 by Timmer
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Watercress Line - steam engines, merged posts	RichT54	5	3437	September 29, 2024, 14:49:42 by Hal
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Collision, Aviemore « 1 2 »	grahame	17	5452	September 05, 2024, 19:44:30 by Chris from Nailsea
A Thumper (not a rabbit)	Clan Line	3	1858	September 02, 2024, 16:07:09 by broadgage
Off the beaten track rail tours	grahame	5	1774	August 29, 2024, 14:30:25 by stuving
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Double steam, Norton Fitzwarren, 20th July 2024	JayMac	2	1442	July 20, 2024, 21:48:59 by bobm
Wiltshire heritage rail film on BBC points west	infoman	7	3443	July 12, 2024, 21:03:41 by grahame
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