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NETWATCH
An 'artistic' re-interpretation of the BTF's "Blue Pullman"
http://vimeo.com/43704143
Meanwhile, Bachmann's artistry can be seen here
https://www.model-railways-live.co.uk/TV/
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Shunting "Dominion of Canada" at Exporail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjOnu6Q4sQc
A4 "Dwight D Eisenhower" arrives in Halifax 19th August 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMDlfHkwIuw
Unloading A4 "Dwight D Eisenhower" 21st/22nd August 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_s5A6FMioY
Moveright International has a flickr page of photographs of "Dwight D Eisenhower" being moved
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moveright/
Waushakum Live Steamers Summer Invitational Meet, August 24-26, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Db8Po62vo
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Norfolk Southern commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zbXarZtgJo
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Tamar Valley Industrial Archaeology website
http://www.tvia.org.uk
Some interesting links on the history website for the parish of St Breward in Cornwall
http://www.stbrewardhistory.co.uk/individualrecords.cfm
Flying Over America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcuDdPo0WZk
(Spotter: Larry Schwartz)
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IN THE NEWS
Brian Souter steps down as Stagecoach group CEO
http://www.rail.co/2012/08/22/souter-steps-down-as-stagecoach-ceo/
West Coast Main Line deal will go ahead, Greening says
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19395621
Virgin Trains offer to run WCML "for free"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19386005
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19388309
West Coast Mainline petition signatures top 100,000
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19366438
WCML franchise award goes to High Court
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19402133
News Biscuit spoof report on WCML franchise
http://tinyurl.com/btl5t5l
Parking plans hit buffers at station
http://tinyurl.com/9j378gr
Mobility scooters banned on East Midland trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19407798
Vandals try to derail train
http://tinyurl.com/9clj87d
Tree fall blocks line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-19423102
Cycle path fundraising project for Peak District
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-19424516
On-track machine derailed at Bletchley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19315759
Plans to transform Preston railway station
http://tinyurl.com/bs48d6j
Derailment due to flooding near St Bees
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-19420159
http://tinyurl.com/c7txzj4
Satnav systems being fitted with level crossing warnings
http://tinyurl.com/9q65sr4
Crossrail tunnelling machine reaches Paddington
http://tinyurl.com/cra7sto
Level crossing developments
http://tinyurl.com/ctapapq
Flash flooding & landslip near Dunblane
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19416138
RAIB report into detailment in Edinburgh July 2011
http://tinyurl.com/cw8tlc7
Translink level crossing mis-use
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19319767
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19311235
Eurostar stock modified for paralympians
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19386654
Swindon and Cricklade Railway opens new track extension
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-19380952
Mallard repainted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19306240
NRM hit by nepotism row over work for painter
http://tinyurl.com/9bdwawe
Rail museum faces 200,000 bill after blow over ticket sales
http://tinyurl.com/8jgr6uv
North Yorkshire Moors Railway plans anniversary celebration
http://tinyurl.com/8ne9yu4
Railway museum in Shildon celebrates African links
http://tinyurl.com/8qvp5z8
Railway group keen to pick up steam
http://tinyurl.com/8hwbouv
25 years of Docklands Light Railway
http://tinyurl.com/d8n46h2
Costs of high speed rail in California
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19336815
Greek tanker seized off Togo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19398646
Horse drawn boat on London canals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19365690
Memorial for WW2 loss of merchant ships at Newry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19395077
Virgin Domestic flights proposed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19324962
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-19329706
Stanstead Airport to be sold by BAA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19318094
Schipol airport closed by suspected bomb
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19408265
50 years of RAF service for VC10
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-19395906
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-17113947
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price
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TV and RADIO
01/09/12 BBC Radio 4 1030-1100
"All Lit Up: a Century of Illumination in Blackpool"
02/09/12 BBC1 1830-1930
"Britain's Hidden Heritage" 3/3
02/09/12 BBC2 1915-2000
"Richard Hammond's Crash Course" An Abrams M1A2 tank
02/09/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Thirties in Colour" Around the world
03/09/12 BBC4 1930-2030
"Metal - How it Works"
03/09/12 BBC2 2200-2230
"James May's Things You Need to Know" Speed
04/09/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" South Yorkshire
04/09/12 BBC4 2200-2300
"Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" 2/2 Civil aircraft
04/09/12 BBC4 2300-0000
"Madness on Wheels: Rallying's Craziest Years"
05/09/12 ITV1 2310-0100
"Memphis Belle" 1990 WW2 movie about a B17 bomber
06/09/12 BBC4 2125-2225
"The Toilet - an Unspoken History"
06/09/12 BBC2 2350-0020
"James May's Things You Need to Know" Evolution
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
29/08/12- The Great Dorset Steam Fair 2012
02/09/12
http://www.gdsf.co.uk
31/08/12 West Somerset Railway: Exmoor Mystery Tour
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
31/08/12- North Norfolk Poppy Line: Tornado Plus! Steam Gala
02/09/12
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk
01/09/12- West Somerset Railway: Late Summer Weekend
02/09/12
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
01/09/12- Peak Rail: Shunter Hunter Extravaganza
02/09/12
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/
http://www.heritageshunters.co.uk/Events.htm
02/09/12 Twyford Waterworks: Emergency!
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
02/09/12 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
02/09/12 Middleton Top Engine House Open Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
03/09/12 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery St, Sheffield, S3 8GG
Railways of Greater Nottingham - a slideshow by Martin Bromley
Bus routes 47, 48, 53 and 87 pass the door
Starts 2000
3 donation on the door to cover expenses
06/09/12 Bursledon Brickworks: Heritage Open Day - Free Admission
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
06/09/12- Settle Station Water Tower: Heritage Open Days
09/09/12
http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/hod014091e/
07/09/12 West Somerset Railway: Exmoor Mystery Tour
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
07/09/12 West Somerset Railway: Cheese & Cider Lunch
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
07/09/12 West Somerset Railway: Steam & Cream Specials
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
07/09/12- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Steam Gala & Real Ale Festival
08/09/12
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
07/09/12- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Maunsell Gala
09/09/12
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/Events/Autumn-Steam-Gala
08/09/12 South Devon Railway: Living History Day
Marking the running of the last goods train from Totnes Quay to Ashburton
Remember the Ashburton branch as it was in 1962
http://tinyurl.com/cj589so
08/09/12 Sheffield Railwayana Auctions
The Gateway Centre, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derby
http://www.sheffieldrailwayana.co.uk/
08/09/12- Romsey Signal Box Heritage Open Days
09/09/12 Admission free (donations welcome!)
1000-1800 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun)
ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey, SO51 8JA
Car park in old school grounds
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/
08/09/12- Gauge 0 Guild Convention - GUILDEX 2012
09/09/12 Telford International Exhibition Centre, St Quentin Gate, Telford, TF3 4JH
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
Members: 5, Non-members: 12 (admits purchaser, partner and 2xunder 16)
15 Layouts in 7mm scale, 128 traders, 15 demonstrators, Guild stands
Wheelchair accessible, catering provided by the centre
http://www.gauge0guild.com
Membership hotline: 0845 603 6213
08/09/12- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Model Railway Exhibition
09/09/12
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
08/09/12- West Somerset Railway: CAMRA Real Ale Festival
09/09/12
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
08/09/12- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Festival Open Days
09/09/12
http://www.e-v-r.com
09/09/12 The Lavender Line: Riley's Miniature Railway
Evelina Children's Hospital Charity Day
http://www.lavender-line.co.uk/
09/09/12 Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: Bus Rally Day
http://www.rhdr.org.uk
14/09/12 West Somerset Railway: Exmoor Mystery Tour
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
15/09/12 West Somerset Railway: Summer Evenings at the Seaside
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
15/09/12 West Somerset Railway: Fish & Chip Specials
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
15/09/12- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Day Out With Thomas
16/09/12
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
16/09/12 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Ventnor West Day
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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