This archive is maintained purely for historical record purposes.
The information is taken from previous issues of Site Updates.
- 31st March, 2020
- Railways, World, Equatorial Guinea: added details
of former railways, with picture.
Well Dressings: added picture for event in 1998
at Derby.
Well Dressings, Calendar: event at Whaley Bridge
postponed owing to Covid-19 precautions.
- 30th March, 2020
- Railways, World, Egypt: added link for Alexandria
trams; added picture.
Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Bakewell, Hope, Rowsley and additional Old
Whittington.
- 29th March, 2020
- Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Coal Aston, Elmton, Old Whittington, Palterton and
Spondon.
- 28th March, 2020
- Railways, World, Guinea: Simandou project is Rio
Tinto, not SMB; updated link for SMB; other updates.
Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Chapel-en-le-Frith, Dore, Harthill, Hathersage and
Norbury.
- 27th March, 2020
- Railways, World; Djibouti and Ethiopia: EDR website
now functional.
Railways, World; Dominica and Dominican Republic:
updates and amendments; added pictures.
Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Buxton and Pleasley.
Well Dressings, Calendar: events at Aston-upon-Trent,
Bollington, Elmton, Endon, Marton Montgomery, Middleton,
Norbury and Waingroves cancelled owing to Covid-19
precautions; updated rubric for cancellations.
- 26th March, 2020
- Railways, Great Britain, Tourist, Wales: Gwili
Railway extension to Abergwili Junction now
operational.
Railways, World, Djibouti: updates and amendments;
added picture.
Railways, World, Ethiopia: updates and amendments.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, North Carolina:
added link for Atlantic Railways.
Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Bamford, Riber, Upper Langwith and Whitwell.
- 25th March, 2020
- Well Dressings: added pictures for event in 1998
at West Hallam.
Well Dressings, Calendar: event at Tideswell
postponed owing to Covid-19 precautions.
- 24th March, 2020
- Railways, World, Denmark: updated link for
Limfjordsbanen and Museum Lilleskov; corrected
links for VBV and VHV; added picture.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Utah: Utah
Railway to be abandoned between Gordon Creek and
Mohrland.
Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Great & Little Longstone and Peak Forest.
Well Dressings, Calendar: events at Brimington,
Hayfield, Heath and Matlock cancelled owing to
Covid-19 precautions.
- 23nd March, 2020
- Railways, World, Kyrgyzstan: updates and amendments;
added picture.
Well Dressings: added pictures for event in 1998
at Pilsley.
- 22nd March, 2020
- Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Cowley, Cutthorpe, Dronfield Woodhouse, Holmesfield
and Millthorpe.
Well Dressings, Calendar: event at Biddulph Moor
cancelled owing to Covid-19 precautions.
- 21st March, 2020
- Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, North Carolina:
Foxfield & Northern to be replaced by Atlantic
Railways.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, Ohio: added
entry for Belpre Industrial Parkersburg.
Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Ault Hucknall, Glapwell, Heath and Rowthorne.
Well Dressings, Calendar: events at Disley
and Tissington cancelled owing to Covid-19
precautions.
- 20th March, 2020
- Railways, World, Kazakhstan: deleted entry for
Nursultan Metro, project suspended; deleted entry
for Almaty trams, ceased operation; added link for
Almaty Metro.
Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, New Jersey:
Raritan Central to take over additional mileage
from Conrail.
Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Aston and Belper.
- 19th March, 2020
- Well Dressings: added pictures for event in 1998
at Bonsall.
Well Dressings, Calendar: events at Hope and
Swanwick cancelled owing to Covid-19 precautions.
- 18th March, 2020
- Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Barlborough and Stoney Middleton.
Well Dressings, Calendar: event at Chatsworth
cancelled owing to Covid-19 precautions.
- 17th March, 2020
- Well Dressings, Calendar: events at Crich and
Etwall cancelled owing to Covid-19 precautions.
- 16th March, 2020
- Railways, World, Index: corrected link for Holy
See.
Railways, World, Croatia: PPD becomes Enna Trans;
added picture.
Railways, World, Cuba: updates and amendments;
added picture.
- 15th March, 2020
- Railways, World: Eswatini, Namibia and Zimbabwe:
added entries for Shongololo Express.
Railways, World, Zambia: various updates and
amendments; added picture.
Well Dressings: added pictures for event in 1998
at Barlow.
- 14th March, 2020
- Railways, World, USA, Short Lines, New York:
reinstated entry for Brookhaven Rail, takeover of
operation by Spectrum appears unlikely.
- 13th March, 2020
- Well Dressings: added pictures for events in 1998
at Chesterfield (1 of 4), Eyam (2 of 3), Great Hucklow,
Holymoorside, and Taddington.
- 12th March, 2020
- Railways, World; Eritrea and Somaliland: updates
and amendments; added pictures.
Railways, World; Costa Rica, Crimea and Somalia:
added pictures.
- 11th March, 2020
- Railways, World, Afghanistan: added details of proposed
new line to Quetta.
Railways, World, Syria: shuttle service to Damascus
International Fair operates each year.
Well Dressings, Calendar: updated entries for
Brimington and Derby.
- 10th March, 2020
- Railways, World; Cameroon and Congo: added pictures.
Railways, World, Kenya: added entry for Africa Star;
added picture.
- 9th March, 2020
- Railways, World, DRC: extensive updates and amendments;
added picture.
- 8th March, 2020
- Railways, World, China: added entry for MTR; added
details of narrow gauge railways; added picture.
Railways, World; Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tibet: added
pictures.
Well Dressings, Calendar: confirmed date for Chester
Green.
- 7th March, 2020
- Railways, World; Botswana, Namibia and South Africa:
added entries for Integrated High Speed Train Network.
Railways, World; Cambodia and Chile: added pictures.
- 6th March, 2020
- Railways, World, Cabo Verde: added picture.
Railways, World, Chad: minor updates.
Railways, World, Poland: added entry for CD Cargo
Poland.
Railways, World, Sri lanka: added link for Colombo
Light Rail; updated link for JF Tours; added picture.
- 4th March, 2020
- Well Dressings, Venues, Disley: updated access details.
- 1st March, 2020
- Well Dressings: deleted entry for Holbrook, event not
taking place this year.
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