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NETWATCH
In pictures: Buckley Railway 150th anniversary remembered:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-18354887
(Spotter: Mike Price)
70013 Oliver Cromwell and Black 5 44932 side by side, 30th August 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niR9TwUglXI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t__zpwemTdA
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Bristol Docks feeder train, September 1975
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhFFdOp_zwU
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzSGwFjVNZQ
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Joseph Stalin's deadly railway to nowhere
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18116112
Changing gauge on the move - in Spanish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8N7Ikw87tM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGn0o_wFsGI
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IN THE NEWS
Adonis: 'Dither and delay' over HS2
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9725000/9725971.stm
East Coast 91110 "Battle of Britain Memorial Flight" unveiled at Railfest 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_qNJU5HDgs
Lord Prescott backs new East Yorkshire rail line plan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-18314051
Warning over concrete left on rail tracks in Derbyshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18302687
Diamond Jubilee passengers left on railway platforms
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18313891
Inverness trains slower despite Alex Salmond pledge
http://tinyurl.com/7r9tpb2
Action group to continue fight against railway line
http://tinyurl.com/cqywkmt
Spitfires and steam in York for Jubilee weekend
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-18296891
Funeral for Yorkshire Moors railway death man
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18358412
Outrage over Nazi fancy dress as Jewish couple 'asked to play Holocaust victims'
http://tinyurl.com/8ylyw4b
Accountant prepares for 'years' in jail over Weardale Railway fraud
http://tinyurl.com/cku9g6h
New York to sell rusting trains from failed project
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP5316292d149149d09e51614ffdb523f5.html
Hornby turns to Moshi Monsters to offset UK profit fall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18365375
Concern over rising Luton and Dunstable busway costs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-18364078
BMW Hams Hall car factory in engine landmark
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18339917
Vince Cable opens vehicle export terminal in Southampton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-18353883
Can brine power electric cars of the future?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18304873
Pilot's view during Jubilee flypast of Buckingham Palace
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18334001
Birmingham Airport passenger numbers increase
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-18338304
Qantas forecasts profit to slide by up to 90%
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18327652
Diamond Jubilee: City welcomes Cunard's Three Queens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-18307592
Campaign to make D-Day gun boat seaworthy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-18337335
Meeting over Weymouth ferry berth repairs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-18334245
700,000 boost for tired Staffordshire towpath
http://tinyurl.com/dy9esuf
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Reg Nerps, Ted Millward, Mike Price
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TV and RADIO
09/06/12 BBC4 2245-2345
"Timeshift: The Golden Age of Trams - a Streetcar Named Desire"
10/06/12 BBC4 1900-2000
"Behind the Scenes at the Museum" Commercial Vehicle Museum, Lancashire
10/06/12 BBC2 2100-2200
"Coast" New series 5/6 The Riddle of the Tides
11/06/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Telford to Wrexham
11/06/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Embsay and York
11/06/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"A303: Highway to the Sun" Story of the road - recommended
11/06/12 BBC4 2100-2200
"A Tale of Two Cities" Dan Cruickshank's history of London
12/06/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Chester to Conwy
12/06/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Pontefract and Bridlington
12/06/12 BBC4 2100-2200
"Wellington Bomber" Story of the plane
12/06/12 BBC4 2200-2230
"Decisive Weapons" The P-51 Mustang
12/06/12 BBC4 2230-2300
"Decisive Weapons" The Harrier jump-jet
12/06/12 BBC4 2300-0000
"The First World War from Above" Aerial film of the conflict
12/06/12 BBC2 2320-0020
"The Secret History of Our Streets" 1/6 Deptford High Street
13/06/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Llanrwst to Porthmadog
13/06/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Filey and Scarborough
13/06/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Golden Age of Canals" Post-WWII
13/06/12 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Secret History of Our Streets" 2/6 Camberwell Grove
14/06/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Llanberis to Holyhead
14/06/12 BBC1 2000-2100
"Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones" Highland Cattle Drove
14/06/12 Channel 4 2100-2200
"The House the 50s Built" Constructing a 1950s house 2/4
14/06/12 BBC4 2100-2200
"The Bridges that Built London" Dan Cruickshank's again
14/06/12 BBC4 2355-0055
"Wellington Bomber" Story of the plane
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
09/06/12- Vintage Vehicle Show
10/06/12 Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley, Southampton
http://tinyurl.com/86enbhj
09/06/12- Peak (Bakewell) Model Rail Exhibition
10/06/12
http://wingfieldrailwaygroup.co.uk/
10/06/12 Bursledon Brickworks: Jazz at the Brickworks With Real Ale
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
10/06/12 Twyford Waterworks: Railway Gala Open Day
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
15/06/12 Newbury and District Transport Group
Bayer House, Strawberry Hill, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1JA
"Shipping with railway connections - Southampton Docks" by Paul Gosling
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
15/06/12- West Somerset Railway: Mixed Traction Weekend
17/06/12
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
16/06/12 Solent Railwayana Auctions
Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, Hampshire, PO17 5AL
Viewing: 0800, Start: 1000
http://www.solentrailwayana.com/
16/06/12 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Midsummer Jazz
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
16/06/12 Sheffield Railwayana Auctions
The Gateway Centre, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derby
http://www.sheffieldrailwayana.co.uk/
16/06/12- Crofton Beam Engines in steam
17/06/12
http://www.croftonbeamengines.org/
16/06/12- Trent Group of the German Railway Society Exhibition
17/06/12 The Cromford Community Centre, Market Square, Cromford, DE4 3QF
1030-1700 both days
Adult: 4, Child: 2, Family: 6
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be exhibiting Boden-am-See (German N gauge)
17/06/12 The Lavender Line: Fathers Day Specials
http://www.lavender-line.co.uk/
22/06/12 West Somerset Railway: Exmoor Mystery Tour
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
22/06/12 West Somerset Railway: Cheese & Cider Lunch
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
22/06/12 West Somerset Railway: Steam & Cream Specials
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
23/06/12 Model Railway Exhibition in aid of Diabetic Solent & Hants/IOW Air Ambulance
Minstead Village Hall, Nr Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7FX
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be exhibiting Zwiesboden
23/06/12- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
24/06/12 Features Shottle Station Opening Day (24th June)
http://www.e-v-r.com
24/06/12 The Lavender Line: Goods Train Days - Meet David Larkin
David will be attending and will be pleased to discuss wagons
http://www.lavender-line.co.uk/
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk/wagons.htm
Cheers, Howard.
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