[OTD] 17th September 1944 - Blackout regulations eased

[OTD] 17th September 1944 - Blackout regulations eased

Re: [OTD] 17th September 1944 - Blackout regulations eased

Posted by Western Pathfinder at 10:43, 18th September 2026

Until recently you could have added Pilning to the list !..

Re: [OTD] 17th September 1944 - Blackout regulations eased

Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 23:15, 17th September 2026

Lympestone Commando, possibly ?

CfN.

[OTD] 17th September 1944 - Blackout regulations eased

Posted by grahame at 08:21, 17th September 2026

https://www.beautifulbritain.co.uk/htm/onthisday/September/d317.htm - 17th September

1944 Blackout regulations eased in Britain to allow lights on buses, trains and at railway stations for the first time since the beginning of World War II in 1939.

Don't I recall in quite recent history a station or two being "daylight hours only" because it was unlit?

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