Shown by year • Select ((here)) to sort by day of year
| Midwinter Lull? | (Saturday) | on forum | |
| Document archive added to Coffee Shop | (Saturday) | on forum | forum |
| ~ Byron Bay Railroad Company launched its solar train | (Wednesday) | on forum | bridgestone |
| Know your stations quiz | (Sunday) | on forum | |
 Defibrillators discussion pack published by Network Rail | (Tuesday) | on forum | networkrail theargus |
 Final closure of Swindon panel | (Saturday) | on forum | forum swindonpanel |
 Initial meeting - Women in Community Rail | (Friday) | on forum | wicr |
 RoSCo Eversholt changes hands | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia eversholtrail |
| Last train to call at Bicester TOWN | (Friday) | on forum | |
 Dawlish Washout | (Tuesday) | on forum | forum |
 FGW announces link with Singapore Airlines | (Saturday) | on forum | futuretravelexp... |
| GoCo rebrands Go-Op | (Thursday) | on forum | go-op swindonadvertiser |
 Children under 5 occupying seats | (Thursday) | on forum | |
 Groupsaves on Ticket Machines | (Friday) | on forum | travel forum |
 TVM - a fair weather facility? | (Wednesday) | on forum | forum |
| GoCo proposal - class 50 Yeovil to Oxford | (Tuesday) | on forum | forum |
| Welsh Highland reopens throughout | (Saturday) | on forum | |
 Early reference to Go-Co | (Friday) | on forum | forum paulgosling |
 A quiet day in previous years | (Monday) | on forum | |
 More Train Less Strain call on Ruth Kelly to remove franchise from FGW | (Thursday) | on forum | forum dailymail |
 Trend to bring back barriers is damaging the customer experience | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia yorkpress news |
 First posts on the Coffee Shop forum | (Sunday) | on forum | forum |
 firstgreatwestern.info domain registered | (Friday) | on forum | forum |
 Hansard on First Great Western | (Wednesday) | on forum | parliament |
 First Ghan passenger train reached Darwin | (Tuesday) | on forum | northernterritory wikipedia |
| Incorporation of Railway Development Society Ltd (now Railfuture) | (Friday) | on forum | railwaydevelopm... railfuture |
| Introduction of London congestion charge | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Shuttle Columbia breaks up on re-entry | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Strategic Rail Authority unveils 10 year plan | (Monday) | on forum | theguardian |
| Paddington Bear statue unveiled | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Heathrow Junction Station opens and receives first train | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia ianvisits |
| South West Trains franchise starts | (Sunday) | on forum | stagecoachgroup |
| Great Western Intercity franchise commences | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia wikipedia |
| Amtrak New York to Tampa ends | (Sunday) | ||
| Cannon Street buffer stop collision | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Holborn Viaduct station closes | (Monday) | on forum | disused-stations |
| Class 151 in service | (Thursday) | on forum | traintesting traintesting |
| Famous Train Royal Mail stamps | (Tuesday) | on forum | collectgbstamps |
| Winter of discontent - 24 hour rail strike | (Tuesday) | on forum | libcom wikipedia |
| "Western Fusilier" rail tour - Paddington to Hereford | (Saturday) | on forum | sixbellsjunction wikimedia |
| Foundation meeting, heritage railway to Minehead | (Friday) | on forum | mineheadraillin... wikipedia |
| Hixon Railway accident | (Saturday) | on forum | railwaysarchive forum wikipedia |
| The last shunting horse to work on British Rail, "Charlie" at Newmarket, is retired. | (Tuesday) | on forum | pinterest booksandmud |
| Full electric passenger services start, West Coast Main Line to Manchester and Liverpool | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Cheltenham (St James) station closes | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Closure Ruabon to Morfa Mawddach | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Blockage through snow - Aviemore to Forres | (Saturday) | on forum | derbysulzers |
| Newquay to Chacewater line closes | (Monday) | on forum | |
| Western Pathfinder (D1001) build date | (Monday) | on forum | westernlocomoti... wikipedia |
| Last service - Swansea and Mumbles Tramway | (Tuesday) | on forum | walesonline |
| Line from Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog closed to passenger services | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| First diesel express from Paddington | (Monday) | on forum | bbc |
| Closure of Upwey Wishing Well Halt | (Monday) | on forum | opcdorset dorsetecho |
| Closure - Alton to Fareham | (Saturday) | on forum | |
| Portishead (New) station opened | (Monday) | on forum | portisheadrailw... |
| "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer, 133 die | (Saturday) | on forum | historic-uk belfasttelegraph wikipedia bbc |
| Foundation of British Railways - nationalisation | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Start of 6 weeks of snowfall | (Thursday) | on forum | metoffice wikipedia |
| First test firing of rail mounted gun - Elam Valley | (Thursday) | on forum | disused-stations wikipedia wikipedia |
| Harold Wood - Brentwood accident | (Monday) | on forum | railwaysarchive wikipedia |
| Reading (Southern) electrified | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| "Murder on the Orient Express" published | (Monday) | wikipedia | |
| Appeal for funds for Gladstone | (Friday) | on forum | stephensonloco |
| Grouping of railways into four major companies - GWR, SR, LNER and LMS | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia railwaysarchive |
| Initial journey - Jellicoe Express | (Thursday) | on forum | londonremembers theorkneynews |
| Torbay Tramway closed because of snow | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia tramwayinfo |
| Timber Ferrybridge replace by steel bridge | (Sunday) | on forum | portlandhistory |
| Weekend returns avaiable on The Midland | (Saturday) | on forum | |
| Curry Rivel to Castle Cary opened to freight | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Newquay to Chacewater line opens | (Saturday) | on forum | |
| Various Railway Accidents | (Tuesday) | on forum | forum |
| < London Necropolis railway station resited | (Saturday) | wikipedia wikipedia | |
| < King William Street station closed | (Saturday) | ||
| Great Western Railway Temperance Union | (Thursday) | on forum | turniprail wikipedia |
| Great Marlow renamed to Marlow | (Thursday) | on forum | |
| Formation of ASLEF | (Saturday) | on forum | nationalarchives |
| Kilmersdon Colliery opens | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia theimportanceof... irsociety |
| Metropolitain line opened from Paddington | (Saturday) | on forum | gov ltmuseum |
| Opening of Yeovil Pen Mill - Weymouth line | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Boiler explosion, Gloucester | (Wednesday) | on forum | firstgreatweste... railwaysarchive wikipedia |
| Swansea to Carmarthen doubled | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia broadgauge |
| Formation of Railway Clearing House | (Sunday) | wikipedia | |
| Swindon Works authorised | (Thursday) | on forum | swindonweb |
| Sailpowered Rail | (Friday) | on forum | douglas-self wikipedia |
| First locomotive-hauled railway journey, Trevithick, Penydarren | (Tuesday) | ||
