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NETWATCH
A bit of humour from Armstrong and Miller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0O_If5s4LE
Saturday Night Out - the Longmoor Train Crash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em62OGbgdFE
North Norfolk Railway: Standards Steam Gala 9th March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MndvGjE1L48
Battlefield Spring Gala 16th March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqrX1zQWOuY
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
A short illustrated report of a recent trip to Mallorca - all four of the Soller line's
1929-built, wooden bodied motor coaches were in traffic
http://www.railography.co.uk/reports/2013/01/report.htm
80% discount off Rails for Mac OS - now £1.49 but for a limited time only
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/rails/id583871669
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
More "Go Karts on Rails", this time three videos by Laurie Webb of a motorized trolley running
on the Sibiu-Agnita Railway last year, powered by a two-cylinder two stroke Trabant engine.
The trolley can carry four adults plus driver, and can also be coupled to a trailer trolley
with seats for a further four adults (six if they are slim!).
First test run of solo motorized trolley
http://youtu.be/9HaQD_YW6kQ
Second run
http://youtu.be/mVOjzwWzrfs
A run with Laurie's friends Pilu and family, from Sighisoara, and Dan and family from Cluj
http://youtu.be/91MK97mpF1g
(Spotter: Laurie Webb, our Romania Correspondent)
Can you get closer to your destination than a budget airline?
http://www.lufthansa-vp.com/vp1/play.html
Swiss Railways timetable graphs
http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/en/archives/graphic-timetables/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Lots of videos of streamlined trains (and a lot of music)
http://www.veengle.com/s/streamline%2Btrain/2.html
Photos of Jowetts at the Bradford Museums & Galleries website
http://tinyurl.com/ck99k3u
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The registration number plate archive for UK vehicles
http://regarchive.com/
Goodbye Television Centre
http://www.roberttimothy.com/television-centre
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IN THE NEWS
Wires down, Hanslope Jn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21830360
Funds raised for refurbishment of Wakefield Kirkgate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-21804091
Parts of electric locomotive 26501 found in a pub garden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-21742168
Cowley Bridge Jn works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-21843831
First Great Western to cut 'tosh' announcements on board
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21847099
All change in Reading this Easter
http://tinyurl.com/cmr8hrm
Woman and child hit and killed by train in London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21894520
South West Trains apprentices reach training milestone
http://tinyurl.com/c6nzjru
Level crossing crash: One dead as train hits car
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-21873451
Boffins solve problem which prevents intercity trains stopping in Cradley Heath
http://tinyurl.com/btzbtx5
Closure of bridge in Derby will lead to a year of disruption for drivers
http://tinyurl.com/clqs2ug
450 miles of Scots railway ‘dodged Beeching axe’
http://tinyurl.com/c5mswme
Anger as ScotRail snubs BBC Railway documentary
http://tinyurl.com/cvl5j4b
Easter signals changes for Glasgow rail network
http://tinyurl.com/d5lsm95
Pont Briwet bridge (Harlech/Penrhyn) replacement started
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-21803348
Ulster steam railway museum in £2.5m boost
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21824130
Grant for RPSI developments
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21824130
The Queen visits Baker Street station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21856332
London Underground posters at the Transport Museum
http://tinyurl.com/d7m2rhf
Refurbishment starts at two Tyne & Wear metro stations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-21821458
RAF Benson team complete Comic Relief steam engine pull
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-21716252
Belgian train museum had a hard time getting on track
http://tinyurl.com/c84s8ml
Darjeeling toy train may lose its heritage tag
http://tinyurl.com/cx9wvc7
Japan deploys two new bullet trains
http://tinyurl.com/bl7u89h
Former tram sheds for sale
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-21860169
New bus station for Mansfield
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-21833243
£1 bid for Preston bus station rejected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-21886581
Headline tour! The New York Post tourist bus that lifts the lid on the city's gossip
http://tinyurl.com/c88fup5
The electric car with an extra kick
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21848423
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal stretch reopens after £1.2m work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-21850140
Cargo ship stranded near Farne Islands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-21820772
Poole-Cherbourg ferry service reinstated
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-21856212
Titanic band leader's violin is authentic, say experts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-21806334
Return To Steam Appeal On 60th Anniversary Of Maid of the Loch
http://tinyurl.com/cxuyavj
Celebration of Dambusters anniversary in Lincolnshire
http://tinyurl.com/cxkzsz7
http://tinyurl.com/cwqfs2k
Stoke-on-Trent's Spitfire needs some TLC...
http://tinyurl.com/c4jv8wt
New Easy Jet routes from Edinburgh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-21877108
Helicopter crash in Berlin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21875157
South African Air Force criticised for carving up Shackleton
http://tinyurl.com/c7u3gzh
Boeing details 787 battery redesign, rebuts safety claims
http://tinyurl.com/bmmvckh
Plane crashes in Florida car park
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21811066
100mph zip line opens at Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-21889684
New look Derbyshire Record Office now open
http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
24/03/13 BBC4 1900-2000
"Bombay Railway" 1/2 Pressure
24/03/13 BBC Radio 4 1330-1400
"Hun/Lauda" The story of their rivalry
24/03/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Bombay Railway" 2/2 Dreams
24/03/13 BBC4 2100-2130
"That Petrol Emotion: Motor Racing at the BBC" 1/5
25/03/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Lochailort
25/03/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"World's Fastest Train" The AGV - successor to the TGV
25/03/13 BBC4 2030-2100
"That Petrol Emotion: Motor Racing at the BBC" 2/5
25/03/13 BBC4 2215-2310
"John Portman: a Life in Building" A high-rise architect
26/03/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Liverpool
27/03/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Manchester to Bury
28/03/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails" The impact of Beeching
29/03/13 Channel 5 1900-2000
"World's Fastest Train" The AGV - successor to the TGV
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
21/03/13- West Somerset Railway: Spring Gala (Part 2)
24/03/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/
22/03/12- Severn Valley Railway: Spring Gala
24/03/13
http://www.svr.co.uk/
24/03/13 Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum: Easter Fun Day
Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GW
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
27/03/13 National Railway Museum, York
"Back on Track"
What impact did Beeching have on communities up and down the country?
How are they developing the services they kept and reopening what was lost?
Join novelist Andrew Martin and Keith Brown MSP (Transport Minister in Scottish
Government), Rob Warnes (Planning and Performance Director, Northern Rail),
Alan Whitehouse (BBC transport correspondent (chair)), Prof Paul Salveson (Writer,
academic and rail campaigner), Lord Faulkner (Co-author of 'Holding the Line' a
political history of the railways)
Tickets: free, but booking is required
1830-2030
To Book:
http://www.nrm.org.uk/PlanaVisit/Events/beechinglecture.aspx
29/03/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Easter Open Days
01/04/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
29/03/13- Isle of Man: Rush Hour on the Railways
01/04/13
http://www.iombusandrail.info
30/03/13 Barrow Hill Roundhouse: Southern Saturday
Five Brighton Belle cars together - first time since 1972
http://www.barrowhill.org/
30/03/13- 51st York Model Railway Show
01/04/13 Knavesmire Suite, York Racecourse, YO23 1EX
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun), 1000-1630 (Mon)
http://www.yorkshow.org.uk/
31/03/13 Twyford Waterworks: Guided Tour Day
Hazeley Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1QA
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
31/03/13- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
01/04/13 Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
01/04/13 Brijan Tours Charity Open Day
1000-1600
Visiting preserved and operational buses, stalls, refreshments
Free sightseeing tours, free bus to and from Eastleigh Bus Station
http://www.brijantours.com/graphics/2013ODflyer.pdf
07/04/13 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
07/04/13 Bus & Coach Preservation Spring Fair and Running Day
Havant Leisure Centre, Civic Centre Road, Havant, PO9 2AY
http://www.presbuspublishing.com/events.php
08/04/13 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Church, St John's Road, Hedge End
Kings Theatre, Southsea by Ron Hasker
Starts 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
08/04/13 RCTS Sheffield Branch
St Matthews Church Rooms, Carver Street, Sheffield S1 4FS
Penistone, Nottingham Victoria and Derby Friargate by Mike Eggenton
Images form the 1940s onwards
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
A donation of £1.00 (members) or £2.00 (non-members) is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/sheffield/events.htm
11/04/13 Carnegie Publishing: Talk and Book Launch
The Silk Mill, Derby
"Britain's Industrial Revolution" by Dr Barrie Trinder
1900-2100 (arr 1830)
Admission by ticket only (£5.00)
Tickets: 01524 840111
http://carnegiepublishing.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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