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NETWATCH
Photos from inside an abandoned tube tunnel
http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2013/09/09/photos-from-inside-an-abandoned-tube-tunnel/
Railway photographs - The Paul Claxton Collection
http://www.railpictorial.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/9
North Norfolk Railway: Autumn Steam Gala 30th August
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgskVlwb6FI
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
"Little and Often" LMS instructional film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVIr66K_rUA
Flagging an "auto" signal - NSE Instruction film (Selhurst & Three Bridges ASC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_jrgSWzAUk
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Want to buy a V200? (Finance available?)
http://www.sterlingrail.com/classifieds/classified.php?id=8855
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
RailCam - "Britain's Premier Railway WebCam Broadcaster"
http://www.railcam.org.uk/
How British Rail designed the journey to the high-speed train
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/13/british-rail-high-speed-train
Crashed Dakota DC3 at Airport Valkenburg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boWer9GDa6M
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Wonderful colour photos of American locomotives in the 1940s
http://www.vintag.es/2013/09/wonderful-colour-photos-of-american.html
(Spotter: Neil Ferguson-Lee)
Highlights of Friends of King Alfred Buses (Winchester) celebrating their acquisition of an
Albion Victor coach, and commemorating the 40th anniversary of the final day of King Alfred
Motor Services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIW7zm7BMxQ
Hard to believe, but this is a model...
http://tinyurl.com/pp6clal
UK Grid Reference Finder
http://gridreferencefinder.com/
The joy of Letraset
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-24107202
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IN THE NEWS
Modernising the world’s oldest railway
http://tinyurl.com/od5bqho
Thameslink tunnels to transform the railway in London and the south east
http://tinyurl.com/q7wo56k
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/09/12/network-rail-to-connect-thameslink-tunnels/
Blackburn to Manchester link set to get massive improvements
http://tinyurl.com/ol78ueg
Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria rail link plans submitted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24122993
Proposal for HS2 station in Manchester
http://tinyurl.com/pmd35yj
Regions to benefit from HS2
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/09/11/regions-to-benefit-most-from-hs2/
Possession over-run on Berks & Hants line (tamper failure at Kintbury)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24105970
First Capital Connect fined over stranded passengers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24107132
Chiltern Railways toilets become 'inspiration stations'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24091683
Chiltern Railways extension to Oxford
http://tinyurl.com/ncatazz
Firm date to electrify main Derby-London line
http://tinyurl.com/nkwbhpo
Staffordshire railway network consultation held
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-24102939
Steam train arrives through New Street tunnels for the first time in 40 years
http://tinyurl.com/qgm26lr
Imprisonment for thieves who stole MOD explosives from a train near Warrington
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-24108657
Investment at Eaglescliffe station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-24091328
Sellafield train derails in South Cumbria - but no risk to public, say Network Rail
http://tinyurl.com/p6y8772
Lorry driver bailed following arrest for blocking railway line in Northamptonshire
http://tinyurl.com/pcyl8j2
Boy suffers leg burns playing by Bilston railway line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-24122873
RAIB report into DCR SPAD at Stafford
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/130916_R162013_Stafford.pdf
Moor Bridge rail and tram footbridge built
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-24109116
Trains trial for Speyside whisky deliveries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-24078041
ScotRail drivers to vote on action
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scotrail-drivers-to-vote-on-action.22174659
Rail services face Sunday shutdown in pay dispute
http://tinyurl.com/p2hl25g
Brian Monteith: Borders railway will never pay
http://www.scotsman.com/news/brian-monteith-borders-railway-will-never-pay-1-3094739
Borders Railway bats moved to new roosts
http://tinyurl.com/ok6qjbe
Borders to Edinburgh rail route interchange preparations begin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-24107619
Progress so far on the Borders railway...
http://www.donaldstirling.me.uk/ScottishRailways/Borders-Railway
...and how it used to be
http://www.donaldstirling.me.uk/ScottishRailways/Borders-Railway-and-Branches
Heads of the Valleys steam train heritage re-lived
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24085592
Uncontrolled evacuation of train at Holland Park (Central Line)
http://tinyurl.com/o93b4qb
Central Line and Waterloo & City service improvements
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/09/10/uks-most-intensive-train-service-set-to-begin/
Boston Metro system map competition
http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/?id=27169
Moscow Metro concept train displayed
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/09/12/moscow-metro-concept-train-goes-on-show/
Mallard 75: The 76-year history of the mighty Dwight D Eisenhower A4 locomotive
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/transport/trains-and-railways/art451302
Come and pick up your Fyra trains, NS tells Italian maker
http://tinyurl.com/nbcdwja
Train driver will face criminal charges for fatal crash
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/09/train_driver_will_face_crimina.php
Six die in crash between bus and train in Ottawa
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/18/ottawa-bus-train-crash-fatalities
http://news.ca.msn.com/canada/ottawa-police-id-3-of-6-killed-in-via-train-bus-crash-6
Close shave for man on Australia train track
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24145242
Japanese railway operator unveils super-luxury train
http://tinyurl.com/pvrdrgd
Train fanatic puts home up for sale with a mile of track, two level crossings & a tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/q5wnn38
Edinburgh trams: Services 'will be running by next May'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-24124047
Battery powered trams proposed for Sydney
http://tinyurl.com/qb5ekeu
Alexander Dennis workers go on strike over pay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-24156523
Guernsey bus drivers given revised pay offer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-24118666
Jersey winter bus services given approval
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-24107863
Costa Concordia: Stricken ship set upright in Italy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24121480
Titanic II: Replica of proposed liner tested
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24156988
Torpoint ferry refit
http://www.tamarcrossings.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=35680
Herm to Guernsey ferry luggage swept overboard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-24112702
Rolls-Royce wins large engine order from German airline
http://tinyurl.com/ooo2eww
Dublin Flightfest
http://thewandererphotos.smugmug.com/2013Photos/Dublin-Flightfest-Sunday-15th/i-9CQpmDp
United Airlines to honour tickets issued for $0 in glitch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24089326
Coulson loses BC contract for Martin Mars
http://fireaviation.com/tag/martin-mars/
(Alan Rushworth comments: A sad day as the last flying Martin Mars water bomber is retired.
Apparently the aircraft has been pulled out of the water at Sproat Lake and joins the other
Mars that was retired a few years ago. What their future holds is unknown at the moment.)
Energy minister Fergus Ewing consults on Scottish coal future
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-24115165
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
22/09/13 BBC2 1900-2000
"Hunt v Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals"
22/09/13 BBC4 1900-2000
"The Golden Age of Canals"
22/09/13 BBC2 2000-2100
"The Crane Gang" Life with a big crane 1/3
23/09/13 BBC1 South West 1930-2000
"Inside Out" A warplane wreck recently found in Plymouth Sound
23/09/13 BBC4 2000-2030
"Welsh Railways: Beating Beeching" The Llangollen Railway
24/09/13 BBC4 2200-2300
"Hunt v Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals"
24/09/13 BBC4 2300-0000
"Deadliest Crash: the Le Mans 1955 Disaster"
25/09/13 BBC4 2200-2300
"Grand Prix: the Killer Years"
26/09/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The Railway: First Great Western" Fly-on-the-wall series - 5/12
27/09/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Monster Moves" Moving a monster gun from Wiltshire to Utrecht
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
20/09/13- Great Central Railway: Beer Festival
22/09/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
20/09/13- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
22/09/13
http://www.svr.co.uk/
21/09/13 Mid-Hants Railway: Open Day
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
21/09/13 Dean Forest Railway: Ales on the Rails
http://www.dfr.co.uk
21/09/13 Alan Keef Ltd: Works Open Day
Lea Line, Nr Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7LQ
http://www.alankeef.co.uk/
21/09/13 Welsh Railways Research Circle
The St Asaph Room, St David's Hall, Cardiff
150 Years of the Brecon & Merthyr
An illustrated talk by Ray Caston starting at 1400
http://www.wrrc.org.uk/news009.php
21/09/13- Kent & East Sussex Railway: Return to Robertsbridge Gala
22/09/13
http://www.kesr.org.uk
21/09/13- Didcot Railway Centre: All in a Day's Work - The WWII Years
22/09/13
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
21/09/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
22/09/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
21/09/13- Peak Rail: Mixed Traffic Weekend
22/09/13
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
21/09/13- Model Rail Live
22/09/13 Newark Showground
http://www.modelraillive.co.uk
21/09/13- Ribble Steam Railway: Steam Gala
22/09/13
http://www.ribblesteam.org.uk
22/09/13 Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum: Blitz at The Brickworks
Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GW
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
28/09/13 West Somerset Railway: Fish & Chip and Ale Train Special
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
28/09/13 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Autumn Diesel Day
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
28/09/13 Friends of Cromford Canal: first public run of the tripboat Birdswood
Followed by The Beeston Big Band Concert
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
Entrance: £6 per person
http://www.cromfordcanal.info
28/09/13- Scaleforum 2013
29/09/13 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stadium Approach, Mandeville Rd, Aylesbury, HP21 9PP
Layouts: Allt-y-Graban Road, Black Gill, Dubbieside, Elcot Road, Halifax King
Cross,
London Road, Nottingham Goods, Simington, Stoke by Nayland, West End, Obbeker
Test track provided by Risborough and District Model Railway Club
Demonstrations and Help desks
Modelling the pre-Grouping period, Using Templot, Modelling the diesel and electric
period, Soldering, Getting started in P4, Track construction, Modelling in P87,
Layout wiring, Loco construction and loco problem solving clinic, Resin casting'
Designing and making interlocking lever frames
Lecture "Earning a living" by Jim Summers - how the prototype railway worked
Visiting Societies: MERG, DEMU, LNWR Society, Broad Gauge Society
Traders: A large range of traders will be found in the main hall and the remainder
on the first floor
Members: £5.00, Non-members £8.00 (ticket valid on both days)
Partners and accompanied children free.
http://www.scalefour.org/shows/shows.html
28/09/13- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Jazz and Real Ale
29/09/13
http://www.rhts.co.uk
28/09/13- The Battlefield Line: Heavy Horses (Delivering the Goods)
29/09/13
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
28/09/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Autumn Diesel Gala
29/09/13
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
28/09/13- Barrow Hill Roundhouse: Barrow Hill Live!
29/09/13 Celebrating 160 years of Doncaster Works
http://www.barrowhill.org
28/09/13- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala
29/09/13
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
03/09/13- Severn Valley Railway: Diesel Enthusiasts' Gala
05/09/13
http://www.svr.co.uk/
03/10/13- West Somerset Railway: Cambrian Railways Gala
06/10/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
03/10/13- Great Central Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
06/10/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
05/10/13 Fareham and District MRC Annual Exhibition - Fareham Railex
06/10/13 The atrium of 1000 North Harbour, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN
http://www.lakesidenorthharbour.com/1000-lakeside-northharbour/location.html
1000 to 1700 both days
Up to 20 layouts and full trade support, refreshment facilities, plenty of free
parking at the site, free bus service from Cosham Bus Interchange to North Harbour
operated by Southampton & District Transport Heritage Trust at 30 minute intervals
Adult: £5, Concession: £4, Child: £3, Family (2+2): £10
http://www.fareham-mrc.org.uk
05/10/13- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Autumn Gala
06/10/13
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk/
05/10/13- The Lavender Line: Steam & Vintage Transport Gala
06/10/13
http://www.lavender-line.co.uk/
05/10/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Miniature Traction Engine Rally
06/10/13
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
05/10/13- Mickleover Model Railway Exhibition
06/10/13 Mickleover Community Centre, Uttoxeter Rd, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DA
http://www.mmrg.org.uk/
05/10/13- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
06/10/13 Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
05/10/13- Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway: 125th Anniversary of opening of line
06/10/13
http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/
06/10/13 Twyford Waterworks: Autumn Open Day
Hazeley Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1QA
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
06/10/13 Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Small Engines Gala
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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