Every time you view a page on the site we record various information about your visit which we retain to help us plan and improve the site. The following is the information that we keep:-

IP address	This identifies your computer connection. This identifies computers in a similar manner to a telephone number - information is sent around the internet as 'parcels' which bear the IP address of the sender and the recipient. When you ask to view a page, the request is processed by a server which uses your IP address to send the page back to you. Your computer's current IP address is:   209.237.238.178
1st log-on time	The date and time at which you first looked at a page on our site.
Last log-on time	The date and time at which you last looked at a page on our site.
Pages viewed	A list of the pages on the site which you have looked at.
Hits	A 'hit' is a request to a server to view a page.You may return to a page more than once, either in the same session or days or weeks later, each visit to a page is a 'hit' on that page.
Searches	We record items which you have searched for using the site's search facility, e.g.; "Devon" or "Birds of Prey".

The information we collect is used to see how users use the site and allows us to tailor the site to user requirements.

The information from individual users on the pages viewed gives us some idea of how they move around the site and is used to design the pages to make this easier:-

e.g. 1: User 1: e.g. 2: User 2:

In the first example above, either the user has decided to go back to the GWR page from the search page or couldnt find the GWR link on the History of Railways page.

Examples of Searches Information Recorded:

e.g. 3: User 1: e.g. 4: User 2:

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