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NETWATCH
Ordnance Survey station spotter quiz (part two)
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/2013/10/its-the-train-station-spotter-quiz-part-two-2/
A slideshow of Leeds Central Station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHQFs0PrMeA
A stop-frame animated tour of the abandoned "Petite Ceinture" Inner Circle railway around Paris
http://vimeo.com/22946666
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
And a BBC article about same
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24655733
Steam train maintenance in the 1950s - an educational documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fWnjd2eftY
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
A recent exploration of Wenvoe Tunnel, Barry Railway
http://tinyurl.com/qj7oac2
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway videos and photographs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-an-SVK48Tw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZPKMSmC0to
http://www.bls.ch/d/unternehmen/fotogalerie-history.php
Swiss Classic Train
http://www.swissclassictrain.ch/en/
Disused barge slip at Rosebery, British Columbia
http://www.bigdoer.com/7969/exploring-history/rosebery-bc-railway-barge-slip/
Video of the last train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px_Asx87kt0
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
The Spirit of Brooklands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-24566421
Fill up on gas station memories
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-24125189
Heath Robinson: the unsung hero of British eccentricity and innovation
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-07/29/heath-robinson-deserves-a-museum
Stand Start Complex of Baikonur
http://englishrussia.com/2013/10/21/stand-start-complex-of-baikonur/
An interesting site from the British Library about the regional accents within the UK
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 'losers' revealed after report omitted figures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24589652
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-24593737
HS2 will benefit whole UK, transport secretary says
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24596181
Network Rail signs five-year rail supply deals
http://tinyurl.com/nlged2b
RAIB Investigation into vehicles rolling off station platforms
http://tinyurl.com/q83vbrq
ECML success being played down - RMT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24584337
East Coast Line: Ministers launch search for buyer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24668852
High speed chair for Higgins
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2013/10/18/high-speed-chair-for-higgins/
First Crossrail tunnel fully bored
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2013/10/18/farringdon-breakthrough-for-phyllis/
Chiltern collaboration for East-West route
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2013/10/18/chiltern-collaboration/
Sponsorship for increased Westbury-Swindon service from December
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-24628756
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-24608177
Possible reopening of MailRail
http://www.londonreconnections.com/2013/reopening-londons-mail-rail/
Swan on line causes delay at Winchester station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24583104
Trains return to Waterloo International for first time in 6 years
http://tinyurl.com/kgddney
Thousands claim compensation after South Eastern rail delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24652536
Rail investigators to look at track falls in Essex and Surrey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24581853
Olivia Bazlinton's parents press MPs for safer rail crossings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-24625329
Mother says Network Rail were 'inhuman'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24617710
Electric trains on the way to Henley branch by 2017
http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=1361893
Gloucester and Swindon railway line blocked by fallen tree
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-24644823
Norham railway station near Berwick is put up for sale
http://tinyurl.com/pu5bgfu
As is the goods shed at Whittingham station
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-31854496.html
Hornby train collection worth £60,000 goes under the hammer in Newcastle
http://tinyurl.com/nb9f7x3
Tramway find near Bloody Steps adds to Trent canal-side history
http://tinyurl.com/p2tkmke
Calls for investigation after Tube train doors open between stations with baby next to exit
http://tinyurl.com/lygf8v8
'Potential for injuries' in Tube evacuation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24668772
Train passengers forcing doors open told 'don't be insane'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-24634884
Rail line project is a winner
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/rail-line-project-is-a-winner-139872n.22463057
Heroin worth £50,000 found at Dundee railway station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-24651607
First Minister Carwyn Jones criticises rail works timing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-24585000
Benson rail controversy and ‘immediate death’ for the GNR
http://tinyurl.com/pt5hsaz
Swanage Railway M7 at Northam Depot openday
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news893.htm
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news894.htm
Increase in Eurostar business travel
http://tinyurl.com/nq2nw5l
NS takes steps to reduce winter weather railway disruption
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/10/ns_takes_steps_to_reduce_winte.php
The Dutch take the train an average of 21 times a year
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/10/the_dutch_take_the_train_an_av.php
Monticello Railroad Museum erects interlocking tower 'computer'
http://tinyurl.com/nmuq26n
Indian railway ministry wants changes in DIPP's FDI plan
http://tinyurl.com/nwgkudu
French Railway reform bill announced
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/10/17/french-rail-reform-bill-announced/
DB to fight graffiti with drone
http://tinyurl.com/ppec64e
Rolling stock order for South African Railways
http://tinyurl.com/mfjwx66
Extension to San Francisco metro system
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/10/17/work-begins-on-central-subway-extension/
Latest update on UP 4014
http://youtu.be/0ZZQgveAi20
Oil train derailment and fire near Edmonton
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/19/canada-rail-fire-derailment
Full-length video of new tram bridge being lifted into place over A52
http://tinyurl.com/o2h89nh
Hi-tech Midland Metro tram's journey from Spain to Midlands shown in video
http://tinyurl.com/q43k7pf
Roadworks for Edinburgh trams completed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-24571752
3D sensors for tram safety system
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/10/18/smart-tram-safety-system-unveiled/
Trams option proposed for Aberdeen by city council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-24653404
Europe's steepest funicular railway has a gradient of 106 per cent
http://tinyurl.com/pfbe5vv
Bus roof ripped off by bridge in Harpenden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-24608139
Coach fire near Hastings
http://tinyurl.com/oxwtfp7
New coach for Shiel Buses
http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=3636&categoryid=4
Latest QE2 refurbishment plan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24568811
Palmer to Make Movie on Titanic II Maiden Voyage
http://tinyurl.com/nr8d9kw
Animation shows float-on of Costa Concordia on board Dockwise Vanguard
http://tinyurl.com/q55cbmj
On board the aircraft carrier USS George Washington
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24662899
Easyjet withdraw from operating Gatwick - Guernsey service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-24627129
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-24623691
Could Concorde ever fly again? No, says British Airways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24629451
Plane crash-lands near Halfpenny Green after fuel shortage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-24594186
747 airprox crews' mix-up baffles UK probe
http://tinyurl.com/pkvgm6c
Inquiry details confusion behind 777 airprox with C-17s
http://tinyurl.com/8lrqfgo
World's biggest private jet with 4-poster beds, Turkish bath, and a place to park the Rolls
http://tinyurl.com/pj84vl
RAF Chinook retrieved RN Sea King from Glencoe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-24607718
Campaign to save 1930s Isle of Wight hotel from demolition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24609769
Roller coaster technology: 'Bigger! Faster! Scarier!'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24553630
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Andy Cassidy, Richard Courage, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price,
Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
26/10/13 Channel 5 1835-1900
"Lost Heroes of World War One" How the war affected life in Britain
26/10/13 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Nazi Titanic: Revealed" Story of the 1943 Nazi propaganda movie
27/10/13 BBC2 1900-2000
"Dive WWII: Our Secret History" 2/2 Uncovering U-boat wrecks
27/10/13 BBC2 2000-2100
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" New series: 1/6 Madrid to Gibraltar
27/10/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain" 1/3 Glass Houses
27/10/13 BBC4 2100-2130
"The Golden Age of Steam Railways" 1/2 Small is Beautiful - narrow gauge
27/10/13 BBC4 2130-2200
"The Golden Age of Steam Railways" 2/2 Branching Out - standard gauge
28/10/13 BBC1 South West 1930-2000
"Inside Out" Plans to mine tin from under the sea off Cornwall
28/10/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Portillo in Norfolk
28/10/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Timeshift: Full Throttle - the Glory Days of the British Motorbikes"
28/10/13 ITV1 2305-0005
"Piers Morgan's Life Stories" Pete Waterman
29/10/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Portillo in Suffolk
29/10/13 BBC4 2300-2330
"The Golden Age of Steam Railways" 1/2 Small is Beautiful - narrow gauge
29/10/13 BBC4 2330-0000
"The Golden Age of Steam Railways" 2/2 Branching Out - standard gauge
30/10/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Portillo in Essex
30/10/13 BBC4 2300-0000
"The Somme: Secret Tunnel Wars"
30/10/13 BBC2 2320-0020
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" New series: 1/6 Madrid to Gibraltar
31/10/13 BBC Radio 4 1500-1530
"Open Country" Restoring Mountsorrel's Long Forgotten Railway
31/10/13 BBC4 2230-2330
"Timeshift: Full Throttle - the Glory Days of the British Motorbikes"
02/11/13 BBC Radio 4 0607-0630
"Open Country" Restoring Mountsorrel's Long Forgotten Railway
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
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/
04/11/13 Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“During The Blues” - pictures from the '70s and '80s “rail blue” era
A digital presentation by Peter Crawley
Starts 1930 for a requested £3 donation on the door
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
05/11/13 Great Central Railway: Bonfire Night and Fireworks
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
09/11/13 Mid-Hants Railway: Walk the Line
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
09/11/13 Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Firework Spectacular
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
09/11/13- Hull Model Railway Show 2013
10/11/13 Costello (Athletics) Stadium, Anlaby Park Road North, Hull, HU4 6XY
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://www.hullmrs.org
10/11/13 Great Central Railway: Remembrance Event
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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