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NETWATCH
The Malta Railway
http://www.maltarailway.com/
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway: Autumn Gala 11th October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvMDV9XD6BI
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
22 animals who’ve been hiding out in the London Underground map
http://tinyurl.com/o77ybdp
17 London Underground maps you never knew you needed
http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/london-underground-maps-you-never-knew-you-needed
Barry Coward's "Trains at Sydenham"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1una7x7kg0g
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Trams of Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV7fkz_bdig
Latest report on restoration of UP4014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOLhHh8f_5g
September photo gallery in Eastleigh Works, including 35005
http://tinyurl.com/qeoj22d
Festiniog 150 video including sail propelled rail vehicle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OApGU0yVyu4
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Turning the nose from a Blenheim bomber and into a car. (Be sure to click through the
photostream to see other strange vehicles.)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrscharroo/6648607923/in/photostream/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Lost Paris: Documenting the disappearance of a Medieval city
http://tinyurl.com/k8yxh82
In pictures: Southampton port marks 175th year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24440660
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IN THE NEWS
There's a patriotic case for renationalising our railways
http://tinyurl.com/pthgwyc
Royal train may hit the buffers after Queen's treasurer says cost of replacing it is
'staggering'
http://tinyurl.com/kvxuuqr
http://tinyurl.com/pt94aad
Manchester's Mayfield Depot vision set out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24507887
Crewe could get new HS2 station, says council leader
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24547151
Track upgrade will cut Derby to London rail times
http://tinyurl.com/nqdr56x
Refurbishment of Brighton Station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-24500585
Gatwick Express service closed over Christmas/New Year (relaying Stoats Nest Jn south of
Purley)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24533859
FGW cleaners strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24488776
Virgin Trains aspirations
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/10/09/virgin-trains-announces-aspirations-for-the-future/
Bid made to electrify Harrogate Line
http://www.wymetro.com/news/Bid_made_to_electrify_Harrogate_Line/
British ERTMS programme moves to the next level
http://tinyurl.com/qdq3fwh
Rail competition is finally delivering as passenger demand hits new high
http://tinyurl.com/kz6gzf7
Bristol Temple Meads station roof to be replaced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-24573816
Normans Bay level crossing plan 'will lead to rat run'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-24493509
Greenway cycle route will link Derby and Ilkeston via ex-GNR line
http://tinyurl.com/oyqm22n
Investigation after freight train derailment causes temporary closure of busy line
http://tinyurl.com/qg8nl9t
http://tinyurl.com/ognelgz
Tesco (DRS) container train derailed at Gloucester
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-24549694
The abandoned Post Office Railway to be opened to the public
http://tinyurl.com/k7otxjy
Road bypass enables construction of Borders Railway bridge
http://tinyurl.com/mjzwl7y
Abellio has no concerns over Borders Railway
http://tinyurl.com/kp35l3n
Hamilton Grammar pupils spruce up railway station
http://tinyurl.com/n7aq4zx
Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line needs rebuild
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-24514458
http://tinyurl.com/o8ezhkv
http://tinyurl.com/q4qwgsx
CCTV of level crossing near miss in Carmarthenshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22490098
Great Western's 182-year-old royal carriage restored
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-24498481
Streets of Pickering flooded with wartime glamour
http://tinyurl.com/k22kx8g
Heritage railway station restorers rally the troops
http://tinyurl.com/qc6ln84
Life-threatening fad sees kids posing on railway tracks
http://yle.fi/uutiset/life-threatening_fad_sees_kids_posing_on_railway_tracks/6880301
Shakuntala Express: A slow journey into forgotten time
http://tinyurl.com/oknmk2l
Foreign investment in Trans-Siberian may create global economic boom
http://tinyurl.com/pbcbqzt
Angels Flight operators used tree branch to override safety system
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-angels-flight-20131011,0,1988909.story
Midland Metro unveils first tram from £40m new fleet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-24540370
Portsmouth 'luxury' bus fleet unveiled for routes 7 and 8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24537132
Travelling Museum of British Invention (in a former First Group bus)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-24521289
Selly Oak canal plans are revived thanks to £767k pledge
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/selly-oak-lapal-canal-plans-6194800
Bringing goods from China on huge container ship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24519410
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20671374
Chinese trade through the port of Southampton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24480424
Harland & Wolff HQ building to be restored
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24478904
Designs for QE2 Asia hotel refit plan submitted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24568811
City of Adelaide formally renamed
http://maritimematters.com/2013/10/city-of-adelaide-formerly-renamed/
Gallipoli veteran warship HMS M33 to be restored in time for centenary
http://tinyurl.com/o986795
A salvage job in the Hudson long before a cruise ship ran aground in Italy
http://tinyurl.com/oxjjovf
Alitalia cash injection from Italian post office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24486214
Manston Airport purchased by Ann Gloag (co-founder of Stagecoach group)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-24532999
Link road to be built to Robin Hood Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-24496780
Aer Lingus flight suffered burst tyre on landing at Cardiff
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24497121
Stow Maries WWI aerodrome saved by £1.5m grant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-24526314
The real story of the Nazi warplanes found in an Indiana field
http://tinyurl.com/kcsyh3v
Views sought on Gatwick and London 'airspace motorway'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24534871
US Forest Service water bombers, Lancaster Fox Field
http://tinyurl.com/p2m9prm
DIY drones: Enthusiasts making their own aircraft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24470209
Senghenydd: Centenary of UK's worst pit disaster marked
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24506122
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/24465242
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24490210
Britain's lost 'red river' resurrected, 100 years on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24562282
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
19/10/13 Channel 5 1900-2000
"WW1's Tunnel's of Death: the Big Dig" Belgium
20/10/13 BBC2 1800-1830
"Great British Railway Journeys" Portillo in Northumberland
20/10/13 BBC2 2000-2100
"Dive WWII: Our Secret History" 1/2
20/10/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Crossing England in a Punt: River of Dreams" The River Trent
21/10/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Impact! A Horizon Guide to Car Crashes"
23/10/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Britain from Above" How industry has affected the landscape
23/10/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past" 3/3
24/10/13 BBC4 2300-0000
"Impact! A Horizon Guide to Car Crashes"
25/10/13 ITV1 2100-2200
"Piers Morgan's Life Stories" Pete Waterman
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
17/10/13 Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition
20/10/13 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Nr Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN
http://www.midlandsmodelengineering.co.uk
19/10/13- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Branch Line at War, 1940s
20/10/13
http://www.rhts.co.uk
19/10/13- Crich Tramway Village: Models Weekend
20/10/13
http://www.tramway.co.uk/
19/10/13- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Steam Gala and Bus Running Day
20/10/13
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
20/10/13 Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum: End of Season Steam Up & Halloween
Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GW
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
20/10/13 Isle of Wight Bus Museum Running Day
http://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk/
20/10/13 Crich Tramway Village: Red Oktober
A celebration of Eastern Bloc vehicles including Trabants, Wartburgs and Tatras
http://www.tramway.co.uk/
21/10/13 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start, finish 2150
My Life With Trains by David Canning
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
21/10/13 Friends of Cromford Canal - Talk
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
Black Diamonds by Wendy Freer
Starts: 1930, admission: £2.00
http://www.cromfordcanal.info
23/10/13 Dean Forest Railway: Railcar Autumn Colour Specials
http://www.dfr.co.uk
23/10/13- Great Central Railway: Half Term Trains
25/10/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
25/10/13- Mid-Hants Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
27/10/13
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
26/10/13 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Hallowe'en Ghost Train
http://www.rhts.co.uk
26/10/13 Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Hallowe'en Special
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
26/10/13 Crich Tramway Village: Starlight Halloween
http://www.tramway.co.uk/
26/10/13- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Big 4 Weekend
27/10/13
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
26/10/13- Media Archive for Central England: Screening of Derbyshire industrial films
27/10/13 The Ritz, Belper, Derbyshire
http://tinyurl.com/l5tmlly
27/10/13 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Mike the Knight
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
27/10/13 Dean Forest Railway: Half Term Week
http://www.dfr.co.uk
29/10/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half-term operating Days
31/10/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
29/10/13- Ffestiniog Railway: Halloween Trains
31/10/13
http://www.festrail.co.uk
30/10/13 Dean Forest Railway: Half Term Week
http://www.dfr.co.uk
31/10/13 South Devon Railway: Halloween Express
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
31/10/13 Dean Forest Railway: Halloween Ghost Train
http://www.dfr.co.uk
31/10/13 Great Central Railway: Hallowe'en Ghost Trains
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
31/10/13 Welsh Highland Railway: Halloween Train
http://www.festrail.co.uk
31/10/13- Mid-Hants Railway: Wizard Weekend
03/11/13
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
02/11/13- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Half-price Weekend
03/11/13
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
02/11/13- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
03/11/13 Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
02/11/13- Peak Rail: WWII Winter Camp
03/11/13
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
03/11/13 Dean Forest Railway: Half Term Week
http://www.dfr.co.uk
03/11/13 Burton Railway Society: 2013 Model RailEx
The National Brewery Centre, Burton-on-Trent
http://www.burtonrailwaysociety.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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