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PA175RR - celebrating 175 years of railroad in the Netherlands We will be active with at least 2 HF stations and 1 V/UHF station from the RailRoad Station itself. And V/UHF on the train....we try to be also active on HF from the Train !!! The first passenger railway in the Netherlands opened 20 september 1839. Now, 175 years later, there are celebrations at several places in our country. One of these events will be on 20 and 21 september 2014 in Stadskanaal called "Stadskanaal Onder Stoom" organised by S.T.A.R, a steam railway in the northeast of our country. The "Kanaalstreek" radioclub will be active with special callsign PA175RR from 15 september until 12 october 2014. During the special steamweekend we will be active from a buffetcar standing at platform 12. A special QSL card is available. For more information on PA175RR contact first op. PC7A For more information on the steamweekend (tickets, timetable etc.) contact S.T.A.R. at http://www.stadskanaalrail.nl We are registered for the Raiways On The Air (ROTA) weekend see: http://rota.barac.org.uk/ QSL via LoTW , eQSL and buro (via PI4KST)