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18/01/25 - TLRS AGM, Taunton
24/01/25 - Westbury Station reopens
24/01/25 - LTP4 Wilts / Consultation end
24/01/25 - Bristol Rail Campaign AGM 2025

On this day
16th Jan (1979)

Winter of discontent - 24 hour rail strike (link)

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52 ghost railway stations across Wiltshire	Marlburian	2	1996	December 04, 2023, 14:06:31 by grahame
HST photo question: is this Weston Super Mare	Mark A	6	1813	November 29, 2023, 14:52:43 by Mark A
Thursday 30th November 2023 - GWR Railwayana Auction.	grahame	5	1322	November 28, 2023, 13:05:34 by IndustryInsider
25.11.1899 - Reading station works "almost complete"	grahame	1	1113	November 25, 2023, 14:25:03 by stuving
24th November 1960 - runaway freight train	grahame	0	852	November 24, 2023, 05:11:21 by grahame
Built but never opened ... « 1 2 »	grahame	17	5714	October 13, 2023, 14:51:45 by Mark A
Milk by rail - [otd] 12 Oct 1978 - last tankers from Torrington	grahame	0	1432	October 12, 2023, 08:52:51 by grahame
Compton Station, Didcot, Newbury & Southampton line	Marlburian	1	1778	October 07, 2023, 23:11:00 by eightonedee
Stockton to Darlington - coming up for 200 years!	grahame	2	4462	September 28, 2023, 18:14:33 by johnneyw
Standardisation of Time and the Railway Clearing House	grahame	3	2459	September 22, 2023, 18:36:01 by Electric train
Isle of Wight - first closures 70 years ago	grahame	1	1880	September 21, 2023, 06:57:04 by CyclingSid
On this day - 19th September 1997 - Southall Rail Accident	grahame	2	2424	September 19, 2023, 22:26:30 by grahame
Stations closed a very long time ago	grahame	3	2374	September 17, 2023, 17:01:30 by stuving
Trips to Europe as they used to be	grahame	3	2645	September 02, 2023, 13:47:35 by johnneyw
Hope and Anchor, Midford	Mark A	5	2789	August 28, 2023, 18:26:44 by bobm
What's the link?	grahame	11	3890	July 29, 2023, 14:35:05 by Fourbee
Final run - Drumm Battery Train - 12th July 1949	grahame	1	2442	July 10, 2023, 21:02:22 by MVR S&T
Swindon Tramway, 1901 - 1929	grahame	0	1407	July 10, 2023, 20:31:41 by grahame
Bleeding edge technology	grahame	1	1589	July 03, 2023, 07:22:10 by CyclingSid
Pensford viaduct	infoman	3	1407	June 28, 2023, 09:44:36 by Witham Bobby

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