Radcliffe Infirmary staff treated nearly seventy injured after a serious train wreck near Kidlington in 1874. Hospital Responds to Train Crash Near Kidlington in 1874 The Radcliffe Infirmary staff helped many injured people. They treated nearly seventy people at the hospital after a serious train wreck. The Oxford-Birkenhead train crashed on December 24, 1874. A…
GWR ran a special “Apprentice Train” from London to Exeter to mark National Apprenticeship Week and a 10-year partnership. Great Western Railway Celebrates Milestones with Special Train Service Hey, listen to this cool story. A special train ran on February 13. It went from London to Exeter, leaving at 10:35 am. They called it the…
The Spring Steam Gala will feature new additions for a limited time in late March. West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala Gets Exciting New Locomotives The event is happening May 2 through 5. New additions vary in size and power. They also had different original purposes. Two locomotives came from a light railway. The Weston,…
Buses struggle to access Bridgwater station. A councillor calls for action to fix the issues with bus access Bridgwater Bus Access Must Improve, Council Urged to Act Quickly Somerset Council needs to fix bus access. The buses struggle to reach Bridgwater station. Improvements happened in 2019, with funding from several groups. The current layout, including…
Oxford Castle received a giant “Heart Stealer” Love Heart candy as part of a regional appreciation campaign by GWR and Swizzels. Giant Love Hearts Delivered to Oxford Castle and Prison They sent giant Love Hearts out. You know, those candies with cute messages! They hand-delivered them to places, including Oxford. The SS Great Britain got…