Date in year · 1962 · The 1960s
On September 8, 1962, last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star. The year's #1 song was "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk. Jeff Dunham, Sanjaasürengiin Zorig, Jeff Minter would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · September 8, 1962
The Pines Express was a named passenger train that ran daily between Manchester and Bournemouth in England between 1910 and 1967.
Around 1962
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1962nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 962nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1960s decade.
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Former passenger train between Manchester and Bournemouth, England (1910-67)
The Pines Express was a named passenger train that ran daily between Manchester and Bournemouth in England between 1910 and 1967.
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