Shown by day of year • Select ((here)) to sort by year
21st February | |||
| First locomotive-hauled railway journey, Trevithick, Penydarren | (Tuesday) | ||
 The last shunting horse to work on British Rail, "Charlie" at Newmarket, is retired. | (Tuesday) | on forum | pinterest booksandmud |
20th February | |||
 Final closure of Swindon panel | (Saturday) | on forum | forum swindonpanel |
19th February | |||
| Know your stations quiz | (Sunday) | on forum | |
18th February | |||
| Various Railway Accidents | (Tuesday) | on forum | forum |
17th February | |||
 Introduction of London congestion charge | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| First diesel express from Paddington | (Monday) | on forum | bbc |
16th February | |||
 Weekend returns avaiable on The Midland | (Saturday) | on forum | |
15th February | |||
 Initial journey - Jellicoe Express | (Thursday) | on forum | londonremembers theorkneynews |
14th February | |||
| Last train to call at Bicester TOWN | (Friday) | on forum | |
| Great Marlow renamed to Marlow | (Thursday) | on forum | |
13th February | |||
| First test firing of rail mounted gun - Elam Valley | (Thursday) | on forum | disused-stations wikipedia wikipedia |
12th February | |||
 Western Pathfinder (D1001) build date | (Monday) | on forum | westernlocomoti... wikipedia |
| Curry Rivel to Castle Cary opened to freight | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
11th February | |||
 Appeal for funds for Gladstone | (Friday) | on forum | stephensonloco |
 Kilmersdon Colliery opens | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia theimportanceof... irsociety |
10th February | |||
 Harold Wood - Brentwood accident | (Monday) | on forum | railwaysarchive wikipedia |
9th February | |||
 Blockage through snow - Aviemore to Forres | (Saturday) | on forum | derbysulzers |
8th February | |||
| < London Necropolis railway station resited | (Saturday) | wikipedia wikipedia | |
| Swansea to Carmarthen doubled | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia broadgauge |
7th February | |||
| Timber Ferrybridge replace by steel bridge | (Sunday) | on forum | portlandhistory |
| Formation of ASLEF | (Saturday) | on forum | nationalarchives |
 Boiler explosion, Gloucester | (Wednesday) | on forum | firstgreatweste... railwaysarchive wikipedia |
6th February | |||
 Class 151 in service | (Thursday) | on forum | traintesting traintesting |
| Document archive added to Coffee Shop | (Saturday) | on forum | forum |
5th February | |||
| Closure - Alton to Fareham | (Saturday) | on forum | |
 Foundation meeting, heritage railway to Minehead | (Friday) | on forum | mineheadraillin... wikipedia |
4th February | |||
 Dawlish Washout | (Tuesday) | on forum | forum |
 South West Trains franchise starts | (Sunday) | on forum | stagecoachgroup |
| Great Western Intercity franchise commences | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia wikipedia |
 Newquay to Chacewater line closes | (Monday) | on forum | |
 Newquay to Chacewater line opens | (Saturday) | on forum | |
3rd February | |||
| First Ghan passenger train reached Darwin | (Tuesday) | on forum | northernterritory wikipedia |
2nd February | |||
| Children under 5 occupying seats | (Thursday) | on forum | |
1st February | |||
| Shuttle Columbia breaks up on re-entry | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
31st January | |||
| "Princess Victoria" capsized off Stanraer, 133 die | (Saturday) | on forum | historic-uk belfasttelegraph wikipedia bbc |
30th January | |||
| Great Western Railway Temperance Union | (Thursday) | on forum | turniprail wikipedia |
29th January | |||
| "Western Fusilier" rail tour - Paddington to Hereford | (Saturday) | on forum | sixbellsjunction wikimedia |
| Holborn Viaduct station closes | (Monday) | on forum | disused-stations |
28th January | |||
| First posts on the Coffee Shop forum | (Sunday) | on forum | forum |
27th January | |||
| Torbay Tramway closed because of snow | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia tramwayinfo |
26th January | |||
| firstgreatwestern.info domain registered | (Friday) | on forum | forum |
25th January | |||
| FGW announces link with Singapore Airlines | (Saturday) | on forum | futuretravelexp... |
24th January | |||
| More Train Less Strain call on Ruth Kelly to remove franchise from FGW | (Thursday) | on forum | forum dailymail |
| Hansard on First Great Western | (Wednesday) | on forum | parliament |
23rd January | |||
| Start of 6 weeks of snowfall | (Thursday) | on forum | metoffice wikipedia |
22nd January | |||
| Sailpowered Rail | (Friday) | on forum | douglas-self wikipedia |
| Amtrak New York to Tampa ends | (Sunday) | ||
| Famous Train Royal Mail stamps | (Tuesday) | on forum | collectgbstamps |
| Initial meeting - Women in Community Rail | (Friday) | on forum | wicr |
21st January | |||
| Early reference to Go-Co | (Friday) | on forum | forum paulgosling |
20th January | |||
| Opening of Yeovil Pen Mill - Weymouth line | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
19th January | |||
| Heathrow Junction Station opens and receives first train | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia ianvisits |
| Trend to bring back barriers is damaging the customer experience | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia yorkpress news |
18th January | |||
| Closure Ruabon to Morfa Mawddach | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia |
17th January | |||
| ~ Byron Bay Railroad Company launched its solar train | (Wednesday) | on forum | bridgestone |
16th January | |||
| Winter of discontent - 24 hour rail strike | (Tuesday) | on forum | libcom wikipedia |
15th January | |||
| RoSCo Eversholt changes hands | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia eversholtrail |
14th January | |||
| Strategic Rail Authority unveils 10 year plan | (Monday) | on forum | theguardian |
13th January | |||
| Groupsaves on Ticket Machines | (Friday) | on forum | travel forum |
12th January | |||
| A quiet day in previous years | (Monday) | on forum | |
11th January | |||
| TVM - a fair weather facility? | (Wednesday) | on forum | forum |
10th January | |||
| Defibrillators discussion pack published by Network Rail | (Tuesday) | on forum | networkrail theargus |
| Metropolitain line opened from Paddington | (Saturday) | on forum | gov ltmuseum |
9th January | |||
| Incorporation of Railway Development Society Ltd (now Railfuture) | (Friday) | on forum | railwaydevelopm... railfuture |
8th January | |||
| Cannon Street buffer stop collision | (Tuesday) | on forum | wikipedia |
7th January | |||
| Closure of Upwey Wishing Well Halt | (Monday) | on forum | opcdorset dorsetecho |
6th January | |||
| Hixon Railway accident | (Saturday) | on forum | railwaysarchive forum wikipedia |
5th January | |||
| Last service - Swansea and Mumbles Tramway | (Tuesday) | on forum | walesonline |
4th January | |||
| Portishead (New) station opened | (Monday) | on forum | portisheadrailw... |
3rd January | |||
| 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 |
2nd January | |||
| Formation of Railway Clearing House | (Sunday) | wikipedia | |
| Line from Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog closed to passenger services | (Saturday) | on forum | wikipedia |
1st January | |||
| Grouping of railways into four major companies - GWR, SR, LNER and LMS | (Monday) | on forum | wikipedia railwaysarchive |
| Foundation of British Railways - nationalisation | (Thursday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| Reading (Southern) electrified | (Sunday) | on forum | wikipedia |
| "Murder on the Orient Express" published | (Monday) | wikipedia | |
