Update Archive

31st May, 2008

Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Florida: Florida Midland, deleted Leesburg branch, filed for abandonment.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Maryland: Maryland Midland now part of Genesee & Wyoming.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Pennsylvania: Union County Industrial, deleted Mifflinburg branch, filed for abandonment.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Vermont: added mileage details for Washington County.

30th May, 2008

Railways, World, Austria and Czech Republic: amendments to railway history.
Well Dressings: added further batch of 2002 photos.

29th May, 2008

Railways, World: various updates and amendments (mostly "C" countries).

28th May, 2008

Railways, Great Britain, Station Names, Churches: corrected grid reference for Wishing Well.
Railways, Great Britain, Station Names, Pubs: added entry for Black Dog.
Railways, World: various updates and amendments (mostly "B" countries).
Well Dressings: added 2005 photos for Upwey Wishing Well.

27th May, 2008

Railways, Great Britain, Station Names, Churches: added entry for Wishing Well.
Railways, World: new pages for Nagorno-Karabakh and South Ossetia. Various other updates and amendments (mostly "A" countries).

25th May, 2008

Well Dressings: added photos for events this weekend.

22nd May, 2008

Well Dressings: Brown Edge, Grindon, Marchington confirmed. Additional details for Tean.

21st May, 2008

Railways, World, Algeria: added link for Algiers Metro.
Railways, World, Argentina: added entry for Córdoba Metro. Deleted entry for Rosario trams.
Railways, World, Austria: entry for Linz trams: deleted reference to Pöstlingbergbahn (closed for reconstruction and connection to main tramway system) and Grottenbahn (believed no longer operating).
Railways, World, Italy: added entry for Bergamo trams.
Railways, World, Romania: deleted entry for Constanţa trams.
Railways, World, Trinidad and Tobago: updated entry for new railway in Port of Spain area.

20th May, 2008

Railways, Stations, Pubs: added entries for Fleece Inn, Rutland Hotel, Three Tuns and White Lion (Ilkeston).
Railways, World, Canada, Quebec (English and French versions): deleted entry for Hull - Chelsea - Wakefield Steam Train (operations suspended following landslide, no date set for reopening).
Railways, World, USA, Class Is and various Short Line pages: creation of Pan Am Southern from part of Pan Am Railways.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Oregon: Central Oregon & Pacific to file for abandonment beyond Eugene.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Pennsylvania: RJCorman Pennsylvania Lines proposed reopening of Wallaceton to Gorton.
Well Dressings: added Calendar entry for Tean.

19th May, 2008

Well Dressings: added photos for events at weekend and for Upwey 2007 and 2008.

16th May, 2008

Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Pennsylvania: Penn Eastern now part of East Penn.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, various pages: added some mileage details; other updates and corrections.

15th May, 2008

Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, East: added entry for Jumbo Express.
Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, South West: added entry for Gartell Light Railway.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, California: deleted entry for McCloud Railroad, no longer operating freight services.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Massachusetts: Bay Colony Railroad becomes Mass Coastal Railroad.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, various pages: added some mileage details; other updates and corrections.
Railways, World, USA, Tourist, California: added entry for Santa Maria Valley Railroad.
Well Dressings: Compstall, Horsley Woodhouse details confirmed.

14th May, 2008

Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, Scotland: various updates and amendments.
Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, Wales: added entry for The Canbrian. Deleted entry for Amman Valley Railway (no progress on project since 2006). Bridgend Valleys Railway becomes Garw Valley Railway. Vale of Glamorgan Railway becomes Barry Island Railway. Various other updates and amendments.
Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, Yorkshire & Humberside: added entry for Scarborough Spa Express.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Utah: Palladon Ventures replaces Utah Southern.
Well Dressings: Newholme Hospital details confirmed.

12th May, 2008

Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, East: added entry for Yaxham Light Railway.
Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, South East: added entry for Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway.
Railways, Great Britain, Tourist; West Midlands, Yorkshire & Humberside: various updates and amendments.
Railways, World, United Kingdom, Isle of Man: updated links and added entries.
Railways, World, United Kingdom, Jersey: added link for Pallot Museum.
Well Dressings: updated location information for Hayfield.

11th May, 2008

Railways, Great Britain, Tourist; London, North East, North West, South West: deleted entry for Blackpool North Pier Tram, now removed. Deleted entry for Dobwalls Adventure Park, now closed and assets up for sale. Added entry for Brit Valley Railway. Dartmoor Railway not currently operating. Various other updates and amendments.
Well Dressings: added photos for current events.

9th May, 2008

Well Dressings: added photos for Werrington 2008 and final batch of 2003 photos.

8th May, 2008

Well Dressings: Sutton Lane Ends confirmed; Werrington noted already taken place.

7th May, 2008

Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, Eastern and East Midlands: various updates and amendments.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Arizona and New Mexico: Arizona Eastern has trackage rights over Union Pacific between Bowie AZ and Lordsburg NM.
Well Dressings: added photos of Hackney 2007 event.

6th May, 2008

Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, South East: added entry for Exbury Steam Railway. Deleted entry for Yafford Mill Railway, believed no longer operating. Various other updates and amendments.
Well Dressings: added photos of current event at Newborough.

2nd May, 2008

Well Dressings: further updates to Calendar. Added photos of current event at Tissington.

1st May, 2008

Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Arizona and New Mexico: Morenci Mine is now owned by Freeport-McMoRan.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, California: San Joaquin Valley Railroad, deleted line from Exter to Jovista, filed for abandonment. Added entry for Los Angeles Junction Railway.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Indiana: East Chicago plant is US Steel, not Arcelor Mittal. Lake Michigan & Indiana is part of ISG Railways.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Maryland: Patapsco & Back River is part of ISG Railways.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Mississippi: added entry for R J Corman Tennessee Terminal.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Ohio: updated links for R J Corman.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Pennsylvania:

• Belvidere & Lehigh River should read Belvidere & Delaware River.
• Brandywine Valley, Steelton & Highspire and Upper Meiron & Plymouth combined under ISG Railways.
• Conemaugh & Black Lick becomes Lehigh Valley Johnstown Division.
• Cumberland Mine Railway becomes Foundation Rail.
• Added entry for Northampton Switching Company.
• Added entry for Penn Jersey Rail Lines.
• Philadelphia, Bethlehem & New England becomes Lehigh Valley Bethlehem Division.
• R J Corman: added entry for Allentown Lines. Updated link for Pennsylvania Lines.

Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Ohio: updated link for R J Corman Memphis Line. Added entry for R J Corman Tennessee Terminal.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, West Virginia: added entry for R J Corman West Virginia Lines.
Well Dressings: further updates to Calendar.
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