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More on the London Underground 150th anniversary...
Steam train takes commemorative journey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20998737
Are driverless trains part of the future?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20989427
Oyster card celebrates 150th Tube anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20641351
How the Tube opened up London's countryside
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20960262
In pictures: Vintage London Underground posters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19883098
Blair, Cameron and Johnson on Tube
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20972307
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Forum, is open to anyone with an interest in the L&YR and
is supported by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Society, which has over 800 members
worldwide. The object is to facilitate historical research, interchange of ideas and
assistance with modelling the L&YR in any scale.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lyrforum/
The Woodhead route after closure
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lodekka/sets/72157632527947623/
Amazing film of the GWR/BR Brown-Boveri gas turbine locomotive in Switzerland in 1949
http://www.zeitraumaargau.ch/?v=e86dgy9d#/detail/e86dgy9d
An equally fascinating and historic SBB BLS film taken southwards from Spiez a century ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWJdmYDp2tM
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Cab ride on Deltic prototype
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9JLTFVgC6s
Dammpfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke 2013 timetable
http://tinyurl.com/ba9thv8
Waldenburgerbahn scheduled steam workings 2013
http://tinyurl.com/aj58xav
German steam Railtours earlier in the month
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7IOJB8tKmQ
European Railtour listing
http://www.eisenbahn-planer.de/?filtertoggle=1&
Rail Replacement Road Services
http://tinyurl.com/b8w6vm5
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Lost Rail - discovering lost lines in the USA
http://r67northern.blogspot.co.uk/
Historic Ships: Mary Rose, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhyoyPuPOFk
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Walt Disney the Railroader
http://www.disunplugged.com/2013/01/14/walt-disney-the-railroader/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
De Havilland Mosquito KA114 is now flying after 5 years restoration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvp2AeM68iM
(Spotter: Ernie Sollis)
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IN THE NEWS
South West Trains services cancelled ahead of snow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21061840
Car on railway track near Stowmarket after ice slide
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21039785
Independent review of rail franchising
http://tinyurl.com/aolfkj6
Train fire at Victoria (442410)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21056044
New Street changes in April
http://tinyurl.com/bkcqy67
Reading remodelling
http://tinyurl.com/a6bdf6m
Rebuilding Victoria Underground station
http://tinyurl.com/afso9uv
EDF £3bn deal with Network Rail makes trains 'mainly nuclear powered'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/11/edf-3bn-network-rail-nuclear
Rail Minister sees rail history meet rail future in York
http://tinyurl.com/bcrg737
RAIB report into fatal level crossing accident near Mansfield
http://tinyurl.com/9wzrxwt
RAIB report into derailment at Barrow Upon Soar
http://tinyurl.com/a6uwxu7
Dispute over roster patterns at Stirling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-21012250
Treasure trove of old Scottish railway photos found at car boot sale
http://tinyurl.com/ag2n7cd
NIR Adelaide depot opened
http://tinyurl.com/bykx4zt
High Speed Rail in Spain
http://tinyurl.com/alkzqnt
Stockholm train crashed into apartments 'by cleaner'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21030211
New service between Russia & Finland
http://tinyurl.com/b9ycp8h
Award for new glass roof at Toronto Union station
http://awards.canadianarchitect.com/?portfolio=go-roof-union-station
The guy with the train in his basement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjMnWdIWjWs
The largest steam loco in the USA on its first excursion train for four years
http://tinyurl.com/b84puv6
How to prevent America's next train crash
http://tinyurl.com/a67rcz3
Egypt train crash kills army recruits
http://tinyurl.com/dx2jooy
Odisha seeks speed restriction of trains to save jumbos
http://tinyurl.com/apmburm
Serco DLR contract extended
http://www.rail.co/2013/01/07/serco-handed-dlr-extension/
Drivers jobs advertised for Edinburgh Trams
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-21066869
Archaeologists believe no Spitfires buried in Burma
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21074699
Businessman brings WWII plane home
http://tinyurl.com/b9qajnh
Helicopter crash at Vauxhall - as it happened
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21040313
London helicopter crash: What are the rules for pilots?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/21045670
Debate over airport provision for London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20679148
Record year for Heathrow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21010591
Monarch Airways new hanger at Birmingham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-21040717
Plastic matting to strengthen Lands End runway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-21041888
Dreamliner:
Boeing 787 planes grounded on safety fears
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21054089
The impact of safety concerns
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21041265
US joins Japan investigation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21075206
Grounding order moves 787 into uncharted territory
http://tinyurl.com/aadjnhn
Cost of repairing Grand Western Canal, Tiverton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-21023744
Hampshire Police boats auctioned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-21069374
P&O to omit calls at Argentinian ports
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20998358
Next projected use for QE2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-21059326
Damaged tug recovered and barge sunk off Torbay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-21007236
WWII lard washes up on beach at Angus nature reserve
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-21079285
Sedov ahoy! 91-year-old Russian vessel docks in Manila harbour
http://tinyurl.com/b4b9a6w
Salvaging the Costa Concordia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19962191
Passengers 'blamed' for Concordia damages
http://tinyurl.com/b9rej7s
Gleision disaster: Mine manager charged over four deaths
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21081302
Letter boxes: The red heart of the British streetscape
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21057160
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
19/01/13 BBC2 1830-1900
"Dad's Army" The Royal Train
20/01/13 BBC4 1900-2000
"Magnificent Machines: the Golden Age of the British Sports Car"
21/01/13 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 1/5 Stirling to Invergowrie
21/01/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Walsall
21/01/13 BBC4 2000-2030
"Art Deco Icons" A fantasy house in Devon
21/01/13 BBC2 2320-0020
"Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways" 1/3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pz9m7
22/01/13 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 2/5 Dundee to Aberdeen
22/01/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Coventry
22/01/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways" 2/3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pz9m7
22/01/13 BBC2 2320-0020
"Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here"
23/01/13 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 3/5 Dufftown to Aviemore
23/01/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" St Pancras
23/01/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"The Joy of (Train) Sets: the Model Railway Story"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01q9vhy
24/01/13 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 4/5 Inverness to Plockton
24/01/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"Genius of Invention" 1/4 Power
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qb0r1
24/01/13 Channel 4 2100-2200
"The Restoration Man" Turning a railway water tower into a home
25/01/13 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 5/5 Invergordon to John O'Groats
25/01/13 BBC1 South 1930-2000
"Sea City" Documentary about the port of Southampton 3/3
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
18/01/13- London Model Engineering Exhibition
20/01/12 Alexandra Palace, London
1000-1700 each day
http://www.londonmodelengineering.co.uk
21/01/13 Friends of Cromford Canal - Talk
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
The A1 Steam Locomotive by Alexa Scott
Starts: 1930, admission: £2.00
http://www.cromfordcanal.info
21/01/13 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Library, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start, finish 2155
"The LMS Patriot New-build Project" by John Barrowdale
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
25/01/13- Great Central Railway: Winter Steam Gala
27/01/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
26/01/13- Southampton Model Railway Society: Model Railway Exhibition
27/01/13 Barton Peveril College, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, SO50 5ZA
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with Zwiesboden
1000—1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
Over 20 Layouts and traders from around the country
Adult: £6.00, Senior: £5.00, Child (5—15) £3.00, Family (2+2) £15.00
Hot & Cold Refreshments Available
http://southamptonmodelrailwaysociety.wordpress.com/
02/02/13- Alton Model Railway Group: FebEx
03/02/13 Eggars School, Alton, Hants, GU34 4EQ
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with New Stanton Lees
1030-1700 both days
http://www.altonmrg.co.uk/
02/02/13- Stafford Model Railway Exhibition
03/02/13 Stafford County Showground
http://www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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