The Forum Turns Twenty!

[ainsworth74]

The Forum was launched twenty years ago yesterday (we all got distracted so missed the actual day ) on 6 June 2005 and we just wanted to thank everyone over the two decades the Forum has been in existence for their contributions little and large over that time which have taken the Forum from strength to strength and have it still after all this time be the largest site for discussion of UK railway topics of all sorts (but of course in particular fares, as well as jobs & careers!).

Here's to twenty more years!


(Image shows a HST power car turned, somehow, into a passenger carriage with a banner celebrating 20 year of RailUK)

 

[transportphoto]

Happy Birthday

 

[peterblue]

Twenty years is impressive! Happy birthday.

 

[High Dyke]

Well done.

 

[A2Jon]

Congratulations

 

[Ashley Hill]

How many original members from 2005 are still active?

 

[Class15]

Happy birthday to the forum!

 

[signed]

That's an incredible milestone

 

[devon_belle]

Happy birthday!

 

[BRX]

What's that abomination of a train in the image on the first post!

 

[TUC]

Is there is copy of the first set of threads anywhere?

 

[Intercity_225]

Happy birthday!!

 

[Peter Sarf]

Happy 20th Birthday to the Forum.

Plus thanks to all the efforts of the staff and contributors who make this a rewarding place to watch and get involved.

 

[PG]

What's that abomination of a train in the image on the first post!

[pedant alert]
Either way it fouls forum guidelines by not having a description!
Anyway congratulations and thanks to all who keep the job going.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Happy 20th forum anniversary.

 

[JonathanH]

Is there is copy of the first set of threads anywhere?

This is thread 2. Thread 1 isn't available.

Bournemouth signalbox

Can someone tell me the location of Bournemouth signalbox please?!

www.railforums.co.uk

and this is thread 4. Thread 3 isn't available.

East Kent Railway, this weekend, next weekend

Alright gang Desperately need volunteers and passengers for the East Kent Railway, www.eastkentrailway.com I'm going down both saturday and sunday this weekend and possibly the same the weekend after that. Saturday the line is open for static viewing {no trains running} and sunday we run 5...

www.railforums.co.uk

Personally, one of the great things is that the old posts don't get deleted so you can look back at historic discussions and see what actually evolved in due course. I hope it remains that way.

 

[yorkie]

Thanks all

What's that abomination of a train in the image on the first post!

I did offer to change it using Photoshop, however I was overruled, as it was pointed out to me that we could see who would be the first to complain about it; congratulations!

However, there is no prize for that

 

[vuzzeho]

Happy birthday to the forum! It's almost as old as I am, and still stands strong.

 

[Polarbear]

Congratulations to the forum, and those who work tirelessly to keep everything spinning along nicely.

 

[Steddenm]

Happy birthday to a brilliant forum space. Everything you do is appreciated by all members. Keep up the good work!

 

[Sun Chariot]

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@ainsworth74 congratulations from a March 2009 "newbie". How many of today's Mods were there on day 1?

 

[ainsworth74]

How many of today's Mods were there on day 1?

That would be just @yorkie! There are some who are still active on the Forum of course but aren't staff any more.

 

[THC]

Fantastic. Congratulations and many thanks to you all for providing us with such a wonderful outlet for our musings, a reliable source of information, and above all a community to be part of. Here's to many more years!

THC

 

[PeterY]

Happy birthday to RailUKforums. 20 years is a great milestone and here's to another 20 years I've been a member about 12 years a big reader but not an avid poster.

 

[Sun Chariot]

A moment of reflection.

Another well known railway related forum turns twenty this year. RMWeb also launched in 2005 and continues to be an invaluable source of information, just like Rail UK Forums.
RMWeb''s founder, Andy York, sadly passed away just over two months ago.

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/191896-andy-york/#comment-5794380

So I'd like to thank the Rail UK Forum staff, present and past. We often don't realise how much you all do, for the success of this forum. Long may it continue.

 

[LowLevel]

How many original members from 2005 are still active?

A reasonable number - I don't use my original account because it literally had my name in it and I don't want to push my luck too far with the social media policy of my employer

I've met some nice people through this forum over the years.

Happy 20 years and well done to those who keep it going.

 

[Starmill]

The Forum was launched twenty years ago yesterday (we all got distracted so missed the actual day ) on 6 June 2005 and we just wanted to thank everyone over the two decades the Forum has been in existence for their contributions little and large over that time which have taken the Forum from strength to strength and have it still after all this time be the largest site for discussion of UK railway topics of all sorts (but of course in particular fares, as well as jobs & careers!).

Here's to twenty more years!

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(Image shows a HST power car turned, somehow, into a passenger carriage with a banner celebrating 20 year of RailUK)

What a fab image!

 

[StoneRoad]

Congratulations !
Many happy returns - ie long may it continue.
[Offering advice / help to many & keeping us up to date]
Many thanks to the team & members that make to all possible !

 

[ac6000cw]

Congratulations to the forum, and those who work tirelessly to keep everything spinning along nicely.

Seconded! Happy 20th Birthday to the forum!

 

[YorksLad12]

Many Happy Standard Open Returns

(And stop using AI to generate images )