Shown by year • Select ((here)) to sort by day of year
| First locomotive-hauled railway journey, Trevithick, Penydarren | (Tuesday) | ||
 Sailpowered Rail | (Friday) | on forum | douglas-self wikipedia |
 Swindon Works authorised | (Thursday) | on forum | swindonweb |
 Formation of Railway Clearing House | (Sunday) | wikipedia | |
| Thames Tunnel opens to public | (Saturday) | wikipedia | |
| Penzance Station opened | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Swansea to Carmarthen doubled | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia broadgauge |
 Boiler explosion, Gloucester | (Wednesday) | on forum | firstgreatweste... railwaysarchive wikipedia |
 Opening of Yeovil Pen Mill - Weymouth line | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Metropolitain line opened from Paddington | (Saturday) | on forum | gov ltmuseum |
| ~ Cook's European timetable first published | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia |
 Kilmersdon Colliery opens | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia theimportanceof... irsociety |
| Formation of ASLEF | (Saturday) | on forum | nationalarchives |
 Opening of Listowel and Ballybunion Railway | (Thursday) | on forum | monorails rogerfarnworth |
| Great Marlow renamed to Marlow | (Thursday) | on forum | |
 Great Western Railway Temperance Union | (Thursday) | on forum | turniprail wikipedia |
| Cholsey and Moulsford opened and Moulsford (Wallingford Road) closed | (Monday) | on forum | |
| Opening of Clifton Rocks Railway | (Saturday) | on forum | cliftonrocksrai... |
| < King William Street station closed | (Saturday) | ||
| < London Necropolis railway station resited | (Saturday) | wikipedia wikipedia | |
| Various Railway Accidents | (Tuesday) | on forum | forum |
 Newquay to Chacewater line opens | (Saturday) | on forum | |
| Opening of Defiance Halt | (Wednesday) | on forum | saltash |
| Curry Rivel to Castle Cary opened to freight | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
 Weekend returns avaiable on The Midland | (Saturday) | on forum | |
 Callington Station opened | (Monday) | on forum | |
| Timber Ferrybridge replace by steel bridge | (Sunday) | on forum | portlandhistory |
 Torbay Tramway closed because of snow | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia tramwayinfo |
| Foundation of National Union or Railwaymen | (Saturday) | wikipedia | |
 Initial journey - Jellicoe Express | (Thursday) | on forum | londonremembers theorkneynews |
| Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore closed | (Wednesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
 Grouping of railways into four major companies - GWR, SR, LNER and LMS | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia railwaysarchive |
 Appeal for funds for Gladstone | (Friday) | on forum | stephensonloco |
| Ffriog Cutting accident - lead to avalache shelter | (Monday) | on forum | historypoints ambaile |
| "Murder on the Orient Express" published | (Monday) | wikipedia | |
| Reading (Southern) electrified | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Harold Wood - Brentwood accident | (Monday) | on forum | railwaysarchive wikipedia |
| First test firing of rail mounted gun - Elam Valley | (Thursday) | on forum | disused-stations wikipedia wikipedia |
| 1st transport of French Jews to Nazi Germany | (Friday) | on forum | onthisday encyclopedia |
| Start of 6 weeks of snowfall | (Thursday) | on forum | metoffice wikipedia |
| Baku Children's Railway construction starts | (Friday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Foundation of British Railways - nationalisation | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Leader - Bullied expresses confidence | (Wednesday) | sremg | |
| Withdrawal of passenger services Swindon to Highworth | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer, 133 die | (Saturday) | on forum | historic-uk belfasttelegraph wikipedia bbc |
| Portishead (New) station opened | (Monday) | on forum | portisheadrailw... |
| Closure - Alton to Fareham | (Saturday) | on forum | |
| Closure of Upwey Wishing Well Halt | (Monday) | on forum | opcdorset dorsetecho |
| First diesel express from Paddington | (Monday) | on forum | bbc |
| Last day of service - Acton Town to South Acton | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Line from Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog closed to passenger services | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Last service - Swansea and Mumbles Tramway | (Tuesday) | on forum | walesonline |
| Naming of "Evening Star" | (Friday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| First order placed for Brush 47 locomotives | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia worldwiderails |
| Western Pathfinder (D1001) build date | (Monday) | on forum | westernlocomoti... wikipedia |
| Newquay to Chacewater line closes | (Monday) | on forum | |
| Blockage through snow - Aviemore to Forres | (Saturday) | on forum | derbysulzers |
| Publication of Beeching Report | (Wednesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Closure Ruabon to Morfa Mawddach | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Closure - Cononley station | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Cheltenham (St James) station closes | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Full electric passenger services start, West Coast Main Line to Manchester and Liverpool | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Passenger services withdrawn from Wilton South | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| The Western Region of British Railways closes the former Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway | (Monday) | on forum | bbc wikipedia |
| The last shunting horse to work on British Rail, "Charlie" at Newmarket, is retired. | (Tuesday) | on forum | pinterest booksandmud |
| Hixon Railway accident | (Saturday) | on forum | railwaysarchive forum wikipedia |
| Foundation meeting, heritage railway to Minehead | (Friday) | on forum | mineheadraillin... wikipedia |
| Civil Aviation Authority established | (Wednesday) | on forum | wikipedia wickersworld |
| Britain's last trolley bus system (Bradford) closes | (Sunday) | on forum | |
| Moorgate Tube disaster | (Friday) | on forum | london-fire railmagazine |
| National Senior Railcard introduced | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| "Western Fusilier" rail tour - Paddington to Hereford | (Saturday) | on forum | sixbellsjunction wikimedia |
| Formation of Cotswold Line Promotion Group | (Saturday) | on forum | clpg |
| Winter of discontent - 24 hour rail strike | (Tuesday) | on forum | libcom wikipedia |
| First passenger train (heritage) Alderney | (Wednesday) | on forum | alderneyrailway |
| Seaton Tramway extension Colyton to Colyford | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Famous Train Royal Mail stamps | (Tuesday) | on forum | collectgbstamps |
| Class 151 in service | (Thursday) | on forum | traintesting traintesting |
| Swindon Works closed | (Wednesday) | on forum | steam-museum |
| Woman found murdered on Orpington to London train | (Monday) | wikipedia | |
| Formal end to carrying coffins by BR | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia forum |
| Holborn Viaduct station closes | (Monday) | on forum | disused-stations |
| Cannon Street buffer stop collision | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Runaway Mine Train opens at Alton Towers | (Saturday) | wikipedia | |
| MOD Kineton tour, branch line society | (Saturday) | rogerfarnworth | |
| Warrington bomb in rubbish bin leads to removal of rubbish bins from railway stations | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Amtrak New York to Tampa ends | (Sunday) | ||
| Last run of 4EPB | (Friday) | youtube youtube | |
| Great Western Intercity franchise commences | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia wikipedia |
| South West Trains franchise starts | (Sunday) | on forum | stagecoachgroup |
| Heathrow Junction Station opens and receives first train | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia ianvisits |
| Paddington Bear statue unveiled | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| FGW make all trains no smoking | (Friday) | on forum | forum |
| Strategic Rail Authority unveils 10 year plan | (Monday) | on forum | theguardian |
| Last day of CAPRI; replaced by LENNON | (Sunday) | wikipedia | |
| Shuttle Columbia breaks up on re-entry | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Introduction of London congestion charge | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Incorporation of Railway Development Society Ltd (now Railfuture) | (Friday) | on forum | railwaydevelopm... railfuture |
| First Ghan passenger train reached Darwin | (Tuesday) | on forum | northernterritory wikipedia |
| Website of the week - Man in seat 61 | (Saturday) | on forum | seat61 |
| Wessex Trains, Thames Trains and Great Western combined into single franchise | (Saturday) | ||
| Hansard on First Great Western | (Wednesday) | on forum | parliament |
| firstgreatwestern.info domain registered | (Friday) | on forum | forum |
| First posts on the Coffee Shop forum | (Sunday) | on forum | forum |
| First "Where is this" picture quiz | (Thursday) | on forum | forum |
| Trend to bring back barriers is damaging the customer experience | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia yorkpress news |
| More Train Less Strain call on Ruth Kelly to remove franchise from FGW | (Thursday) | on forum | forum dailymail |
| A quiet day in previous years | (Monday) | on forum | |
| First narrow gauge train over Croesor crossing | (Thursday) | on forum | welshhighlandhe... |
| Launch of TransWilts Community Rail Partnership | (Friday) | on forum | savethetrain |
| "Person hit by train" forum advice thread started | (Tuesday) | on forum | forum |
| Early reference to Go-Co | (Friday) | on forum | forum paulgosling |
| GoCo proposal - class 50 Yeovil to Oxford | (Tuesday) | on forum | forum |
| ERTMS goes operational across Cambrian lines | (Saturday) | wikipedia ertms | |
| TVM - a fair weather facility? | (Wednesday) | on forum | forum |
| Groupsaves on Ticket Machines | (Friday) | on forum | travel forum |
| Children under 5 occupying seats | (Thursday) | on forum | |
| GoCo rebrands Go-Op | (Thursday) | on forum | go-op swindonadvertiser |
| 2nd edition of GRIP process | (Saturday) | on forum | networkrail railengineer |
| Addition of "Vexacious Interacter" clause to forum agreement | (Monday) | on forum | |
| Bluebell Railway services start to East Grinstead | (Saturday) | on forum | |
| FGW announces link with Singapore Airlines | (Saturday) | on forum | futuretravelexp... |
| Dawlish Washout | (Tuesday) | on forum | forum |
| Last train to call at Bicester TOWN | (Friday) | on forum | |
| RoSCo Eversholt changes hands | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia eversholtrail |
| Rail industry confirms future potential demand for new trains and carriages | (Monday) | on forum | eversholtrail |
| Train parked in wrong place causes chaos | (Thursday) | on forum | |
| Initial meeting - Women in Community Rail | (Friday) | on forum | wicr |
| Final closure of Swindon panel | (Saturday) | on forum | forum swindonpanel |
| Defibrillators discussion pack published by Network Rail | (Tuesday) | on forum | networkrail theargus |
| Know your stations quiz | (Sunday) | on forum | |
| ~ Byron Bay Railroad Company launched its solar train | (Wednesday) | on forum | bridgestone |
| ~ Research into use of TVMs | (Saturday) | gov | |
| SEWWEB - An April Fool that makes sense | (Sunday) | on forum | sewweb sewweb |
| Race across the world | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Ferryhill turntable back in use | (Thursday) | on forum | frht |
| Greta Thunberg in Bristol | (Friday) | on forum | bbc forum |
| TravelWatch SouthWest - final pre-covid in real life general meeting | (Monday) | on forum | travelwatchsout... |
| Lockdown - Covid-19 | (Monday) | on forum | |
| Document archive added to Coffee Shop | (Saturday) | on forum | forum |
| Bus Back Better launched | (Monday) | on forum | |
| ~ Most expensive Totem at Auction? | (Saturday) | on forum | gwra |
| Cycle Hire available at Melksham Station | (Tuesday) | on forum | |
| Midwinter Lull? | (Saturday) | on forum | |
