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NETWATCH
1988 BR advert remastered in HD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsyyJaX0j3Y
Chaos on the railways, Manila, Philippines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiIzUZUGROY&sns=fb
Recent videos from Andrew Cook
A1 Tornado at Dunfermline
http://youtu.be/R_QeQKeW6LQ
A4 Union of South Africa
http://youtu.be/H8aJ4VZqvHs
A view of Nice Ville
http://youtu.be/B9Nk6defV2g
Nice Trams
http://youtu.be/OlWL5CZK3iI
It is 140 years since the first horse tram clopped along the cobbled streets of Sheffield.
Here's Barry Coward's celebratory video to mark the event
http://youtu.be/Hc80dEgtJBU
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Images of Crossrail at Liverpool Street
http://tinyurl.com/ocqy6de
LUL sub surface upgrade programme
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2013/06/13/nicholas-wrobel-explains-subsurface-upgrade-programme/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Advert for the Washington State Lottery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HZmfHr3ob4
North Korea’s “Torure” Rail Transport System
http://www.nknews.org/2013/06/north-koreas-torure-rail-transport-system/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
A350 marks new phase in aero-engines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22889969
Airbus A350 Rolls Royce XWB engine: Close up look
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22904823
A350: The aircraft that Airbus did not want to build
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22803218
Heathrow Airport: a step back in time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/22903054
These buildings are made out of ships (well, some of them...)
http://io9.com/these-buildings-are-made-out-of-ships-513082549
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Train travel: why must we endure this?
http://tinyurl.com/mtbm8me
New addition to ticket barriers especially for Huddersfield Railway station’s cat Felix
http://tinyurl.com/k77vgey
Thameslink stock contract to be awarded to Siemens
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/06/14/thameslink-train-contract-to-be-signed-off/
Waterloo station clocks running fast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22977906
Tyne Valley 175th Anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22964478
Drinking restrictions on Rail Ale route
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-22927355
Derailment near Norwich
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22925915
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O93859/2013/06/16/advanced
Portsmouth's Northern Road bridge to reopen early but delays will continue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22969981
Slip repairs at Stainforth
http://tinyurl.com/nnlfoyl
Two killed by train at Elstree & Borehamwood station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-22949515
St Albans council refused judicial review over rail depot
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-22949513
£60,000-a-year surveyor was a graffiti gang king
http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/17/60000-a-year-surveyor-was-a-graffiti-gang-king-3845264/
R4E renews Virgin Train’s 5-star certification
http://www.travel-news.co.uk/8454/2013/06/r4e-renews-virgin-trains-5-star-certification/
Edinburgh-Glasgow rail faces train upgrade delay
http://tinyurl.com/kzmvyw4
£10,000 reward offered to find vandals who targeted rail network
http://tinyurl.com/mconjm6
Shell-shocked station staff
http://tinyurl.com/pwgmn9y
Ropley "Handyside" footbridge opens
http://tinyurl.com/o92bnrw
Severn Valley Railway shares raise £1.5m
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/06/20/severn-valley-railway-shares-raise-1-5m/
Armed forces day on Swanage Railway
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news878.htm
North Yorkshire Moors Railway agreement is ‘good news for tourism’
http://tinyurl.com/kbtmrlu
Culture minister: No threat to northern science museums
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22948171
Minister gives green light for tram-trains
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2013/06/19-minister-gives-green-light-for.html
Ticket system changes for Glasgow Subway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22969198
Britain and France to allow Deutsche Bahn to use Channel Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/lk3yzdk
Spain's obsession with high-speed trains runs into budget reality
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-spain-spending-train-idUSBRE95G0LE20130617
Doha metro contract awarded
http://tinyurl.com/mdxo4p8
Contract awarded for California high speed line
http://tinyurl.com/p7cmtan
Line around French capital that was abandoned in the 1930s has become an oasis of beauty
http://tinyurl.com/kpke656
Eurozone crisis: The ghost tramway haunting Spain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22932518
First tram delivered to Besancon
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/06/12/first-tram-arrives-in-besancon/
How children were ordered off a model train... due to 'health and safety'
http://tinyurl.com/l9a4ud9
Special pint honour of bus centenary
http://thebuspeople.co.uk/?p=2389
Walt Arfons, 94, was pioneer in drag racing
http://tinyurl.com/n3oxfjc
Ryanair and Easyjet: The history of the peanut airlines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22888304
Easyjet agrees Airbus deal for 135 new planes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22948334
Project Zero: Half plane, half helicopter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22965734
WWII Dornier bomber to undergo conservation at RAF museum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22920406
Dornier 17 arrives at Cosford RAF museum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22920406
Dornier bomber already a big hit at RAF Cosford
http://tinyurl.com/pqx74r7
WWII pilots who survived crash into Greenland glacier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22958160
Preston grandfather makes trip to Cumbria after Second World War aircraft is found
http://tinyurl.com/qywrm9b
Former investigators question crash
http://www.news24.com/World/News/Former-investigators-question-crash-20130619
Avro Vulcan XH558 arrives at Manston International Airport
http://tinyurl.com/lxeprzn
High hopes for Bombardier C-series
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22965729
Egypt Air diverted to Prestwick after security alert
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22920907
Saab Viggen at Volkel by PlanesTV
http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/06/14/video-saab-viggen-at-volkel-by-planestv/
Yellow Duckmarine sinks in Albert Dock in Liverpool
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22922039
Ship grounded in the Sound of Mull
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22904560
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22921637
Container ship MOL Comfort breaks in two off Yemen
http://tinyurl.com/posfjtk
http://www.vesselfinder.com/news/1223-UPDATE-MOL-Comfort-Sank
Divers search for old Griffin ship in Lake Michigan
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/national/divers-search-for-old-griffin-ship-in-lake-michigan
Futuristic transport ideas of the 1960s revealed
http://tinyurl.com/kpmxj73
New Danube bridge opened
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22901318
Cycleway bridge repairs stopped by nesting birds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-22920642
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
22/06/13 BBC4 1900-1930
"Britain on Film" TImes of change
23/06/13 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Terror in the Skies" Aviation incidents 3/4
24/06/13 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways" 3/3 India
24/06/13 BBC4 2000-2030
"Britain on Film" Road, rail and runways
24/06/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Precision: the Measure of all Things" 3/3 Heat, light and electricity
25/06/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Route Masters: Running London's Roads" 2/6
25/06/13 ITV1 2100-2200
"Secrets from the Workhouse" 1/2 The last resort
25/06/13 BBC4 2200-2300
"Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails"
25/06/13 BBC4 2300-2350
"Metroland" Classic John Betjeman
25/06/13 BBC4 2350-0050
"Precision: the Measure of all Things" 3/3 Heat, light and electricity
26/06/13 BBC2 2320-0020
"The Route Masters: Running London's Roads" 2/6
27/06/13 BBC4 2030-2100
"London on Film" Archive film - 1/3 The West End
28/06/13 ITV1 2000-2030
"Harbour Lives" A look at Poole Harbour 3/8
28/06/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers" Series 4 5/8
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
21/06/13- Epping Ongar Railway Celebrates Tube 150
24/06/13
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
22/06/13 Solent Railwayana Auctions
Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, Hampshire, PO17 5AL
Viewing: 0800, Start: 1000
http://www.solentrailwayana.com/
22/06/13 Minstead Model Railway Exhibition
Minstead Village Hall, Nr Lyndhurst, Hants, SO43 7FX
1000-1600
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with Boden-am-See & Coniston Junction
Adults: £3.50, Senior/Child: £2.50, Family: £9.50
In aid of Diabetic Solent and Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance.
22/06/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
23/06/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
23/06/13 Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum: Country Fair
Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GW
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
27/06/13 Institution of Civil Engineers HS2 Debate:
The fast train south is a strain not a gain
"This house believes that HS2 will redirect resources away from the regions
to the capital”
Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds
In conjunction with with The Royal Town Planning Institute, the Royal
Institute of British Architects, the Landscape Institute and the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors
A drinks reception will follow the debate
Cost: £10
To book, go to
http://hs2debate.eventbrite.co.uk.
28/06/13- Epping Ongar Railway Celebrates Tube 150
01/07/13
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
30/06/13 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Class 31 Running Day
http://www.rhts.co.uk
30/06/13 Reading Buses Open Day
Great Knollys Street depot
01/07/13 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Church, St John's Road, Hedge End
Polish Coalmining Headgear by Ray Riley
Starts 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
01/07/13 Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Trains, Trams, Trolleys and Trivia” a slideshow by Frank Greaves
Starts 1930 for a requested £3 donation on the door
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
05/07/13- East Lancashire Railway: Summer Diesel Gala
07/07/13
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
06/07/13- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: A Day out with Thomas
07/07/13
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
06/07/13- The Lavender Line: Diesel Gala
07/07/13
http://www.lavender-line.co.uk
06/07/13- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Get to know Rushden
07/07/13
http://www.rhts.co.uk
06/07/13- Great Central Railway: Summer Steam Fayre
07/07/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
06/07/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Classic Bus Rally
07/07/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
06/07/13- Talyllyn Railway: Garden Railway Weekend
07/07/13
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
06/07/13- Llanberis Lake Railway: Penrhyn Gala
07/07/13
http://www.lake-railway.co.uk
07/07/13 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
07/07/13 Twyford Waterworks: Miniature Steam Power Open Day
Hazeley Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1QA
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
07/07/13 Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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