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Formation of Railway Clearing House	2nd January 1842 (Sunday)		wikipedia
Grouping of railways into four major companies - GWR, SR, LNER and LMS	1st January 1923 (Monday)	on forum	wikipedia railwaysarchive
"Murder on the Orient Express" published	1st January 1934 (Monday)		wikipedia
Reading (Southern) electrified	1st January 1939 (Sunday)	on forum	wikipedia
Foundation of British Railways - nationalisation	1st January 1948 (Thursday)	on forum	wikipedia
Portishead (New) station opened	4th January 1954 (Monday)	on forum	portisheadrailw...
Line from Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog closed to passenger services	2nd January 1960 (Saturday)	on forum	wikipedia
Last service - Swansea and Mumbles Tramway	5th January 1960 (Tuesday)	on forum	walesonline
Full electric passenger services start, West Coast Main Line to Manchester and Liverpool	3rd January 1966 (Monday)	on forum	wikipedia
Cheltenham (St James) station closes	3rd January 1966 (Monday)	on forum	wikipedia
Hixon Railway accident	6th January 1968 (Saturday)	on forum	railwaysarchive forum wikipedia

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