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Nothing much happens in late November ...
As at 27th November 2024 20:41 GMT
 
Re: Nothing much happens in late November ...
Posted by grahame at 10:26, 18th November 2023
 
20 November - Dartmoor Line reopened in 2021.

Love that and similar stories. Far too many accidents and closures come up by date, and far too few openings!  On Monday, headline link on the forum will take you to Okehampton!

Re: Nothing much happens in late November ...
Posted by RichardB at 10:19, 18th November 2023
 
20 November - Dartmoor Line reopened in 2021.

Re: Nothing much happens in late November ...
Posted by grahame at 09:26, 18th November 2023
 
19th November 2011 Last Boat train to Stranraer ran.

I have added that to the "on this day" diary - also learned that "According to Herald Scotland, the Stranraer Sleeper ceased on 14th May 1990.".  (Railforums Thread).     Very interesting read from Hansard in defence of the sleeper in 1970.  Stranraer is just about as obscure from GWR territory as you can get on the UK mainland ...

From RailScot:
The very last "boat train" to Stranraer will run on Saturday 19th November 2011. This will be the 1704 service from Kilmarnock arriving at Stranraer at 1852 for the 1955 sailing of the Stena Voyager to Belfast. The 1945 ScotRail service to Glasgow Central will be the last ever boat train from Stranraer. Although ferry sailings will not cease from Stranraer until the following day, with the last sailing to Belfast being the 1955 HSS, ironically after 150 years buses ...


Re: Nothing much happens in late November ...
Posted by Alan Pettitt at 14:05, 17th November 2023
 
19th November 2011 Last Boat train to Stranraer ran.

Re: Nothing much happens in late November ...
Posted by grahame at 18:55, 16th November 2023
 
Not many of these rail

17th November 1869 - Suez Canal Opened
17th November 2022 - Post from Wuppertal   - http://gwr.passenger.chat/26883

19th November 1847 - Montreal and Lachine Railroad Opened
20th November 1902 - Tour de France created
21st November 1950 - Canoe River Train Crash
21st November 1787 - Samuel Cunard Born
22nd November 1869 - Cutty Sark launched

Re: Nothing much happens in late November ...
Posted by froome at 15:32, 16th November 2023
 
Little or nothing at all for November 31st! 

I thought November 31st was when they will be trying out the new hourly service to Pilning just for one day. 

Re: Nothing much happens in late November ...
Posted by Clan Line at 12:18, 16th November 2023
 
The "on this day" diary is looking a little thin for the rest of this month.   What can members offer me as "it happened on THIS day in a previous year" for ...
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I already have MUCH better coverage for December, though the final days are marked with a melancholy series of closures

My father's oft (mis)quoted favourite piece of poetry:

https://www.yourdailypoem.com/listpoem.jsp?poem_id=2815

Re: Nothing much happens in late November ...
Posted by ChrisB at 10:26, 16th November 2023
 
Little or nothing at all for November 31st! 

Nothing much happens in late November ...
Posted by grahame at 10:14, 16th November 2023
 
The "on this day" diary is looking a little thin for the rest of this month.   What can members offer me as "it happened on THIS day in a previous year" for ...

17th November

19th November
20th November
21st November
22nd November

24th November
25th November
26th November
27th November

29th November
30th November
31st November.

p.m., post, or pop by and have a coffee. 

I already have MUCH better coverage for December, though the final days are marked with a melancholy series of closures

 
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