RSS (Really Simple Syndication) for the Website

What is RSS?

RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication. RSS feeds are an easy and efficient way to receive notification when new information is available on a website. Headings and summaries of items on the website are made available. It is also a splendid way of reminding members of events and actions.

What is the Benefit From RSS?

RSS feeds save time, allowing you to receive notification only when new content is available. On the web site you can choose the information that you would like to receive by subscribing to it - you can unsubscribe from any feed at any time.

How To Subscribe to RSS Feeds?

If you are using the latest Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Browsers - these are already equipped to handle RSS feeds ( you may be asked to install the latest Framework) . However if you have an older browser or one not capable of handling these feeds Then you will need an RSS feed reader (also called a news aggregator). There are a number of RSS readers available to download from the internet. The "rssreader" obtained from http://www.rssreader.com/ is one that I have used in XP and another is the Abilon reader obtained from www.pcworld.com/downloads used in Vista. RSS readers are simply programs that display the contents of an RSS feed in an easy to read format. They work in the background collecting the data when the computer is idle or has spare capacity.

Once you have an RSS reader you simply click on the RSS icon or on a link to the RSS feed and paste it into your RSS reader. Some readers will auto detect the presence of an RSS feed on a website and can offer you as an option a subscription.

The RSS Feed Available on This Site

All major news sites have RSS feeds available The BBC, CNN, The Daily Telegraph, The Mail and virtually all national news papers and broadcasters. The one in the news is YouTube. Podcasts with Sound and Video are achieved as "attachments" to the basic text RSS feed. At the moment the feed from this site is text only. The following shows the content of items in the inaugural feed:-

The Next Two Events Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:20:31 +0000

Thursday 10th January Bristol Get-Together 12.30pm lunch at Westbury Park Tavern, before at Museum & Archive Saturday 26th January Annual Luncheon At The Royal Pier Hotel, Weston-Super-Mare 12.30pm for 1.00pm with speaker Ed Wallis ex-chairman of PowerGen

RSS Feeds for SWEHS Website Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:00:22 +0000

The introduction of RSS feeds onto the SWEHS website has now been achieved. An explanation of what RSS is and how to use it is now also available

Dr J.A.Purves and the "Dynasphere" Tue, 8 Jan 2008 06:58:12 +0000

Peter Lamb in looking for information on Dr J.A.Purves (see this item in Histelec No.26) was given a great deal of information by John Perkin including some video items by Pathe. These were filmed in 1932 at Weston-super-Mare (Brean Sands) and at Brooklands.

Latest Histelec Mon, 7 Jan 2008 16:24:12 +0000

Histelec No37 December 2007 Newsletter

Photo of the Month Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:45:16 +0000

Keratea, Greece Power Station cirka 1900?

Newly Discovered Taunton Tram Photo Mon, 7 Jan 2008 16:36:34 +0000

This is the first photo located to date of two Taunton trams out together on the highway. The two trams are the Brush built double deck cars of 1901, the location is the Belvedere Road loop in Station Road looking north, and the date is between 1901 and 1905, probably around 1902.

Swanpool Beach Miniature Railway Tue, 8 Jan 2008 06:49:43 +0000

John Ferrier has supplied us with the first actual picture of the Swanpool Beach Miniature Railway in use.

Prague Trams Mon, 7 Jan 2008 16:46:56 +0000

Videos of trams observed during 12 minutes spent in the rain on a street corner in Prague

If you have the latest Internet Explorer Browser a double click on this icon:


It will take you to an actual view of the items and allow you to subscribe to the feed. If your browser does not work then use a free RSS reader as suggested above and drag and drop the icon onto it. This again should provide you with the opportunity to subscribe to the feed