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« on: March 27, 2025, 04:13:42 »
Which took place on Wednesday 26th March at steam in Swindon.

Talks that took place were

two talks about TfW▸ (Transport for Wales)
Improving performance out of Paddington
Mark Hopwood GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) in the new GBr era
two talks about freight
and a final talk about Waterloo to Salisbury the future
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2025, 06:15:02 »
It looked interesting and I had been planning to attend, along with another member of our local rail group. But emergency  repairs here getting the Coffee Shop re-opened took priority.
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2025, 20:16:51 »
Fourth Friday on a ..... Wednesday? Huh Roll Eyes Grin
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