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NETWATCH
Pictures of Stanier Black 5 with Outside Stephenson link motion on the Cauldon Lowe branch on
the Churnet Valley Railway on 26th January.
http://www.steamrailwayprints.co.uk/gallery_300392.html
A January 2012 exploration of Birkenhead's Monks Ferry tunnel
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=68272
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
The Rutland Railway Museum is about to be relaunched as "Rocks by Rail: the living ironstone
museum":
http://www.rutlandrailwaymuseum.org.uk/
http://www.rocks-by-rail.org/
The Class 5AT Advanced Technology Steam Locomotive Project is still alive:
http://www.5at.co.uk/
The major part of the overhaul of the Titfield Thunderbolt's website has now been completed:
http://www.titfield.co.uk/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Nederlandse Spoorwegen - the main Netherlands railway operator - has put up some 360-degree
photos, showing the 19th Century railway station waiting rooms designed for the exclusive use
of the Dutch Royal Family.
http://koninklijkewachtkamers.ns.nl/site/
This is a fascinating, short film called "The German". Particularly the incredible four minute
footage of a desperate Spitfire vs. ME-109 duel. You feel like you are there! Amazing computer
work blended in with real photography. Also an interesting factual story that many of us may
not have known. History is rarely 'over'. Now sit back and strap on your parachute harness...
it is the Summer of 1940 over the skies of England. Listen to the perfect 'purr' of the Rolls
Royce Merlin...
http://player.vimeo.com/video/31202906?autoplay=1
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
A swarm of nano quadrotors - move over Red Arrows!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIMGV5vtd4
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IN THE NEWS
Train derails on West Coast main line at Bletchley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16867053
http://tinyurl.com/7ra7c67
http://twitpic.com/8f3cuk
Rail group calls for reopening of small stations
http://tinyurl.com/89gjqjb
NetworkRail to form "alliances" with TOCs
http://tinyurl.com/77dtfdo
Parkway station has seen 120% rise in users since 2009
http://tinyurl.com/6m5dnat
Let's show the world that our trains are the best of British
http://tinyurl.com/78n3pgq
"High-speed rail link will be a huge white elephant"
http://t.co/DveJPmLg
Crossrail outlines new approach to refurbishing the Connaught Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/7d2yqqy
Bristol rail depot scheme given planning approval
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-16834629
Disabled people encouraged to increase train use
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16785138
Reading Cow Lane bridge rebuilt - time-lapse video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-16779856
Lineside fire near Ipswich
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-16849496
Christmas bridgeworks at Royston
http://www.therailengineer.com/2012/02/01/reconnecting-royston/
Draining Dove Holes Tunnel
http://www.therailengineer.com/2012/02/01/draining-dove-holes/
Battersea Bridge 6 replacement
http://tinyurl.com/7uh4pwp
Paignton railway level crossing closure angers traders
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-16764433
Girl, 15, killed at Bishop's Stortford railway crossing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-16780098
Network Rail admits safety breaches over girls' deaths
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-16786373
Woman falls under train at Barnsley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-16833983
http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/news/article/4900/woman-falls-under-train
Panicked rail passengers force 'hijacked' train to stop
http://tinyurl.com/6oc4c2g
RAIB report into passenger train derailment near East Langton
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/120130_R012012_East_Langton.pdf
RAIB investigation into an incident near Littleport, Cambridgeshire
http://tinyurl.com/6rf6n4r
Six streaks reunited: Eisenhower and Dominion are coming home
http://tinyurl.com/73lgbwz
Plea for funds to restore train at Rutland Railway Museum in Cottesmore
http://tinyurl.com/6whux7g
Locomotive steams back to town after 87 years on the Isle of Wight
http://tinyurl.com/78wtdg3
Severn Valley Railway celebrates 150th anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-16790743
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-16814928
GWR heritage railway embankment repairs begin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-16789313
Waverley Steps: Walk this way for Edinburgh's new rail gateway
http://tinyurl.com/7cellan
Minister says Montrose railway station improvement work starts this month
http://tinyurl.com/6mxys7c
Campaigners press case for new stations
http://tinyurl.com/7waq9wo
Alford Railway history to be told
http://tinyurl.com/7f78y9t
Man fined 800 for letting boy, 5, open rail crossing near Talybont, Gwynedd
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-16799330
London 2012 Olympics: Do we love the Jubilee Line?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16809835
Faivley Transport group to acquire USofA air brake manufacturer
http://tinyurl.com/7gmmzbc
Invensys win Turkish ETRMS contract
http://tinyurl.com/7olo2yt
Railway improvements in Wellington NZ
http://tinyurl.com/7v9fxex
Modernisation of Paris Metro Line 1
http://tinyurl.com/6o8y7n7
Southampton's 'oldest film' reshot in city centre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-16779859
Bluestar in Hampshire introduce cashless bus tickets
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-16829937
Cuts to Welsh bus service grants
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16761466
Road closures begin at Canford Bottom roundabout
http://tinyurl.com/7vv9lsd
Poole Harbour bridge to open in February
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-16803667
Falmouth unions say dredging good for jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-16776479
BBC hosts gathering of Titanic descendants in Southampton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-16781897
Costa Concordia wreck: Search of cruise ship abandoned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16812784
Costa Concordia salvage to take 10 months
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16782481
Rare glimpse of drained 18th Century Bingley Five Rise Locks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-16775606
Row over 300,000 bill to dredge Cromford canal
http://t.co/UQfk2iiS
Solution found for A380 wing cracks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-16724982
Spanair collapses, stranding 20,000 people
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16787761
How 1896 Tylorstown pit disaster prompted safety change
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15965188
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum awarded 1.5m in grants
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-16755698
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price
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TV and RADIO
03/02/12 BBC2 2030-2100
"Mastermind" Includes "Yorkshire's Lost Railways"
05/02/12 BBC2 2335-0035
"Bomber Boys" The Story of Bomber Command in WW2
06/02/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Britain's Heritage Heroes" Saving Britain's heritage - 1/15
06/02/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Climbing Great Buildings" Lloyds Building
07/02/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Britain's Heritage Heroes" Saving Britain's heritage - 2/15
07/02/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Climbing Great Buildings" Imperial War Museum North
08/02/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Britain's Heritage Heroes" Saving Britain's heritage - 3/15
08/02/12 BBC4 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Liverpool to Eccles
08/02/12 BBC4 2200-2230
"Britain's Best Drives" 1/6 North Yorkshire Moors
09/02/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Britain's Heritage Heroes" Saving Britain's heritage - 4/15
10/02/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Britain's Heritage Heroes" Saving Britain's heritage - 5/15
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
04/02/12- Alton Model Railway Group: FebEx 2012
05/02/12 Eggars School, Alton
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be exhibiting Zwiesboden
http://www.altonmrg.co.uk/
04/02/12- Stafford Model Railway Exhibition
05/02/12 County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0BD
http://www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/
05/02/12 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
Admission free (donations welcome!)
1000-1600
ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey, SO51 8JA
Car park in old school grounds
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
11/02/12 Newbury Model Railway Club Exhibition
St Bartholomew's School, Andover Road, Newbury
http://www.newburymrc.co.uk/common/home.htm
11/02/12- Festival of British Railway Modelling
12/02/12 Doncaster Exhibition Centre, The Racecourse, Doncaster, DN2 6BB
https://www.model-railways-live.co.uk/
16/02/12 Aln Valley Railway Society
Barter Books, Alnwick Railway Station, Alnwick
Slide show: 'Carlisle: Railway Border City: 1980s to the present day'
by Gordon Hall
1900 for a 1930 start
http://www.alnvalleyrailway.co.uk/
17/02/12 Newbury and District Transport Group
Bayer House, Strawberry Hill, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1JA
"Rails Around Snowdon" by Max Wilkinson
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
17/02/12 Launceston Railway Circle
Dingley Hall, Castle Street, Launceston, PL15 8BA
Photographic Competition- lots of entries wanted!
Meetings begin at 1930
18/02/12 Solent Railwayana Auctions
Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, Hampshire, PO17 5AL
Viewing: 0800, Start: 1000
http://www.solentrailwayana.com/
18/02/12 American Model RailRoad Group, Gosport: Public Running Meet & Mini Exhibition
St Mary's Church Parish Centre, Green Road, Alverstoke, Gosport PO12 2ET
Opens at 1030
Adult: 1 adults, Child: 50p
http://www.freewebs.com/gosportrailroadgroup/
18/02/12 Small & Delightful Railway Group: Narrow Gauge South West
Whitstone School, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5PF
20th anniversary exhibiton - double usual size (40-50 layouts)
http://www.ngsw.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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