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NETWATCH
Withernsea to Hull by train - filmed in 1957
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFfy5ZVi-XA
On Parallel Lines, Volume 2 published
http://www.on-parallel-lines.co.uk/
"Nairn Across Britain" from Leeds into Scotland (1972)
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3H6XtYTx24
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeZlabluu10
"Nairn's Journeys" The Orient Express
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_uqoHZk4R4
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVy_XF4AZo0
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ1xozgxNWY
A Sentimental Journey - Whitby-Scarborough (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTEikYMRctU
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
T9 charter on the Severn Valley Railway, 18th October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BK8EC-X7SY
A recent exploration of Neidpath (Peebles) Tunnel, Scottish Borders
http://tinyurl.com/bvj3mm9
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
1950s steam at Kings Cross
http://londonist.com/2010/07/video_kings_cross_in_the_1950s.php
Historic photos of Cardiff docks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19976059
A60 stock railtour in September
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp059k5ISos
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Australian Garratt project
http://blog.project6029.com/
Steam videos of North Korea and China
http://www.youtube.com/user/newslabmedia/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
"Once Upon a Tram" - the Howth Tram near Dublin (1958)
http://www.europafilmtreasures.eu/PY/261/see-the-film-once_upon_a_tram
Luxury Liner Row - quality ocean liner memorabilia
http://www.luxurylinerrow.com/
Abandoned Plane Wrecks of the North
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/search116.htm
Aviation News: The Past, Present and Future of Flight - complimentary issue offer
http://www.aviation-news.co.uk/freeissue/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The Daddy Long Legs of Brighton
http://publicdomainreview.org/2011/12/08/the-daddy-long-legs-of-brighton/
Entries to a competition to design a new tower for London, 1890 (we got The Shard!)
http://tinyurl.com/8o62wkp
World War Two from the air
http://publicdomainreview.org/2011/10/13/world-war-2-from-the-air/
Dazzle ships
http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/04/19/dazzle-ships/
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 compensation to be 'comprehensive'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20078270
MEP backs bid to reopen station
http://tinyurl.com/9oy29fp
Subsidy of Train Operating Companies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19914219
http://www.dft.gov.uk/publications/dft-business-plan-indicators-input-01/
40th anniversary of Southampton Maritime Container Terminal
http://www.freightliner.co.uk/en/med-centre/press-office/#ar-2
London Midland train cancellations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20049053
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20079069
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20038741
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20093690
Chiltern Railways gets powers for Oxford to London project
http://tinyurl.com/8pagpyw
Level crossing closure near Haltwhistle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-20063970
Crossing misuse at Crawley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-20075138
Tragedy narrowly avoided in North Yorkshire railway crossing crash
http://tinyurl.com/8tnxxk5
Upgrade of Wokingham station planned.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-20053888
Tarka line improvements will make for an easier ride
http://tinyurl.com/8e47tcb
Engineering Heritage Award given to APT-E by Institute of Mechanical Engineers
http://www.apt-e.org/eha/eha.html
http://tinyurl.com/95y9blt
Marjorie on track for top UK award
http://tinyurl.com/9zq5wde
Further delays to introduction of hourly Aberystwyth service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19993473
Steam train to return to London Underground
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20042559
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20050626
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/lu150
Flying Scotsman report
http://tinyurl.com/9hemrws
Romsey SB celebrations
http://tinyurl.com/bv49v6p
Bernard Holden funeral train on Bluebell railway
http://tinyurl.com/ckzhzyv
http://tinyurl.com/bqaourl
Eurostar refurbishment
http://www.rail.co/2012/10/18/first-eurostar-train-enters-700m-refurb-scheme/
Fall in Eurostar revenue
http://www.rail.co/2012/10/18/eurostar-revenue-falls-5-in-third-quarter/
Narrow gauge discussion - Ecuador on schedule for December re-opening
http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,226422
Garden railway sold by auction.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-20030967
Progress with Edinburgh Trams
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-20034662
New Trams for Krakow
http://www.rail.co/2012/10/15/krakow-receives-first-tram-of-new-fleet/
Metrolink Fare increase
http://www.rail.co/2012/10/17/metrolink-fares-to-rise-by-4-next-year/
Ford's Southampton Transit factory closure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20078143
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20094571
In pictures: The Ford Transit era
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20078109
Manganese Bronze calls in administrators
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20031436
Sir Henry Royce to have blue plaque unveiled in his honour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-20047534
Strike action affecting First Devon & Cornwall buses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20079771
Arson attack on bus in Walthamstow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20014969
Service cuts by South West Coaches
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20026297
Recovery of Burmese Spitfires could start this month
http://tinyurl.com/boogta3
Oldest surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain dies aged 99
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20040676
Video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20050585
Southampton Airport shuts as plane gets stuck in grass
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20010945
Stow Maries: How warfare took to the air
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/20031142
AgustaWestland to create hundreds of jobs in Yeovil
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20002255
Loganair to withdraw Dundee services
http://tinyurl.com/d2meauq
Some Bond and CHC helicopters fly again after ditching
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-20092246
Antarctica runway melting: Search for new landing strip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20092215
Thames cable car a 'tourist attraction', says Labour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20015260
Serco Northlink ferries to cut 36 jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-20002237
QE2 for a hotel or the beach?
http://maritimematters.com/2012/10/qe2-for-a-hotel-or-the-beach/
Poignant ice tribute to Titanic victims
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20020498
Yarmouth swing bridge cables cut
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20060863
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
27/10/12 BBC2 1915-2015
"The Spitfire: Britain's Flying Past" 75th Anniversary
28/10/12 Channel 4 2000-2100
"How Britain Worked" 2/6 Overhauling a saw mill in Wensleydale
29/10/12 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Classic Car Rescue" 6/6 A rusting Mini
29/10/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"London on Film" 3/3 The Suburbs
30/10/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"George Clarke's Amazing Spaces" Making the most of small spaces
31/10/12 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Eddie Stobart Trucks and Trailers" 7/8
31/10/12 BBC4 2000-2030
"Britain's Best Drives" 3/6 North Cornish Coast
31/10/12 BBC2 2100-2200
"How Safe Are Britain's Roads?"
01/11/12 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Classic Car Rescue" 6/6 A rusting Mini
02/11/12 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Bomber Boys: Revealed" The role of Bomber Command in WW2
02/11/12 BBC 1930-2000
"Coast" London to Belgium
02/11/12 Channel 5 2000-2030
"Eddie Stobart Trucks and Trailers" 8/8
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
26/10/12 Derbyshire Archaeological Society & WEA (Derby Branch)
Room OL1, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby
Free public lecture
Lord Willoughby's Railway by Rodney E Pearson
Also known as the Edenham Branch in Lincolnshire
Starts 1930
27/10/12 West Somerset Railway: Murder Mystery
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
27/10/12 Midland Railway Society: Study Centre Open Day
The Silk Mill, Derby
http://www.midlandrailwaysociety.org.uk
27/10/12 Churnet Valley Railway: Ghost Train
http://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk
27/10/12- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Model Railway Exhbition
28/10/12
http://www.e-v-r.com
27/10/12- Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway: Hallowe'en Specials
28/10/12
http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
27/10/12- Derwent Valley World Heritage Discovery Days
04/11/12
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
28/10/12 Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Small Engines Mini Steam Gala
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
28/10/12 The Lavender Line: Autumn Colours Specials - Goods Train Day
David Larkin will be attending and will be pleased to discuss wagons
http://www.lavender-line.co.uk/
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk/wagons.htm
29/10/12- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Peppa Pig
11/11/12
http://www.watercressline.co.uk
29/10/12- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Wizard Week
02/11/12
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
30/10/12- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: Halloween
31/10/12
http://www.rhdr.org.uk
30/10/12- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half-term operating days
01/11/12
http://www.e-v-r.com
31/10/12 Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Halloween
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
31/10/12 Great Central Railway: Halloween Fright Night
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
02/11/12 Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: Fright Night Train
http://www.rhdr.org.uk
02/11/12- Model Engineer Exhibition
04/11/12 Sandown Park Racecourse
http://www.modelengineershow.co.uk
03/11/12 Solent Railwayana Auctions
Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, Hampshire, PO17 5AL
Viewing: 0800, Start: 1000
http://www.solentrailwayana.com/
03/11/12 Wensleydale Railway: Bedale Bonfire Express
http://www.wensleydalerailway.com
03/11/12- Leawood Pumping Station Open Day
04/11/12
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
04/11/12 Farnham & District MRC Open Day
Wrecclesham Community Centre, Greenfield Road, Farnham, GU9 8TJ
1000-1600
Admission 1, refreshments available
http://www.farnhammrc.org.uk email:
openday@farnhammrc.org.uk
04/11/12 Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: End of Season Winter Parade
http://www.rhdr.org.uk
04/11/12- Wight Model Railway Group 2012 Exhibition
05/11/12 Medina Leisure Centre, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2DX
1000-1700 both days
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with Boden-Am-See
http://www.wmrg.co.uk/WMRG/Welcome.html
05/11/12 Great Central Railway: Bonfire Night
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
09/11/12 Business Archives Council of Scotland & Scottish Council on Archives
Meet the Archivists Day at the Centre for Business History in Scotland
Workshop will be held at the University of Glasgow
Programme includes:
- Academics on business themes & evidence used in their research
- Perspectives on business archives: a discussion with archivists
- Meet the Archivists: lunch and archive displays
- Finding business archive collections: guide to online resources
- A review of using business archives for academic research
Information available:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/bacs/events/
The event is FREE but registration is required at
http://meetthearchivists.eventbrite.com/
Cheers, Howard.
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