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BOOK NEWS
London’s Dock Railways Part 2 – The Royal Docks, North Woolwich and Silvertown
by Dave Marden
The railways in and around London’s docks were arteries to the national railway system at a
time when all heavy goods were moved by rail. As well as freight, the Port of London moved
vast numbers of people by train around its domain – not just ships’ passengers but also dock
workers, who were transported from their city dwellings to a host of dockside locations. This
book describes the dawn of the major rail-served docks, and traces the evolution of the capital’s
quayside railways and their locomotives from the days of the early dock companies through to
what became the Port of London Authority’s huge undertaking.
Over two volumes, we see the growth of the dock company railways from simple sidings to a vast
network under the Port of London Authority, together with full histories of over 100 locos that
worked the various quays and sheds. London’s Dock Railways Part 1 looked at the systems
operating in and around the Isle of Dogs at the Millwall and India Docks, and included various
other railway wharves in the area. Part 2 chronicles the Royal Docks and their associated
tracks, primarily the Victoria, Albert and King George V Docks, and also includes other
associated and industrial railways in the vicinity.
The absorbing story of these industrial lines and locomotives is traced from their humble
origins to what became one of the largest private railways in the country, but which are now
nothing more than a memory that serves to remind us of one of the foremost periods in Britain’s
industrial history.
Softback: 136 pages with over 150 photographs and maps
273 x 215mm
978-1-905505-28-9
£16.95
Post free from the publisher, Kestrel Railway Books:
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk
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NETWATCH
Four Class 31s go to Cauldon (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j4M5el4S4U
Leek to Uttoxeter in video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXLRBqnlY7I
(Spotter: David Moore)
New England Steam Corporation
http://www.newenglandsteam.org/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Remember those holiday traffic jams...?
http://holidaywest.weebly.com/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Government report says upgrading existing network would be better value than HS2
http://tinyurl.com/lqe6mkn
HS2 benefits 'essentially made up', economists tell MPs
http://tinyurl.com/kp7tkdz
Lies at the heart of case for HS2
http://tinyurl.com/ls4vzff
HS2 minister issues correction over departmental budget
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24823826
Is the passion for HS2 just about big boys and their toys?
http://tinyurl.com/oqyo29e
Why the South West needs HS2 plans to hit the buffers
http://tinyurl.com/o7n92y2
Trans-Pennine Woodhead rail tunnels to be sealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-24821652
Train disruption as Manchester to Preston line electrified
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24838398
'Misused' Lincoln High Street crossing plans submitted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-24850657
Member of staff suffers serious electrical burns at Stafford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-24816391
Refurbished 321 unit
http://tinyurl.com/qb6n3gf
Work starts building Hitachi factory
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-24769619
Train failure at Tonbridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24807155
Train fire at South Croydon (0920 Gatwick Apt - Victoria)
http://tinyurl.com/opu8ecj
Green Party 'calling time' on privatised railways in West Country
http://tinyurl.com/nsr4ht4
First Great Western train cleaners stage third strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24848088
There's a trainspotter inside every man
http://tinyurl.com/owgvugf
ScotRail franchise shortlist named
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-24773145
Invitation to Tender for Scotrail and Anglo-Scottish Sleepers
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2013/11/02-contenders-named-for-next-scotrail.html
Privatisation of Translink ruled out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24807062
New engine makes Isle of Man heritage railways 'faster'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-24773916
Call to redevelop Derby warehouses destroyed in fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-24789881
19th century station left untouched since its closure goes up for sale
http://tinyurl.com/njeftam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-24772706
Uncertain future for Darlington's railway museum
http://tinyurl.com/ou6pe8p
Great locomotives of the past are lit up at the National Railway Museum
http://tinyurl.com/phjrv49
Ken White painting is toast of rail museum
http://tinyurl.com/psvbz7c
Bodmin and Wenford steam train line secures 35-year lease
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-24827526
Henley in Arden footbridge to be donated to G&WR
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-24775765
New Eurostar units ( Class 374) under test
http://www.therailengineer.com/2013/10/31/new-eurostar-under-test/
Civils contract awarded for Copenhagen-Ringsted line upgrade
http://tinyurl.com/orljmkv
Cross border service in Geneva
http://tinyurl.com/obhb3ke
1903 steam engine back on track in Shimla
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131107/main5.htm
UK scraps 'raj' era Indian railway laws
http://tinyurl.com/qzsowme
Tube sponsorship could pay for ‘huge benefits’ to underground network
http://tinyurl.com/o4ex6um
Birmingham Midland Metro's £127m extension work starts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-24813096
Heating from Glasgow underground
http://tinyurl.com/nd3hunn
New Streetcar "Boat" to Set Sail on San Francisco's Market Street
http://tinyurl.com/kc598we
Memphis trolley car 'a total loss' after fire
http://www.wmctv.com/story/23870069/trolley-catches-fire-in-midtown-memphis
Konya Trams
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/10/30/konya-tram-to-begin-testing/
Bestival coach crash: Merseypride Travel faces public inquiry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24805119
In pictures: London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24793985
Portsmouth's long shipbuilding history comes to an end
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24836582
London Gateway 'super-port' welcomes first vessel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-24844756
Thames Gateway time lapse film of construction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24849160
Ship overhauls at Aberdeen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24749196
Poole to Santander ferry service starts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24804742
Port of Venice to limit size of visiting cruise ships
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24831679
Search-and-rescue plane crash lands on Jersey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-24799619
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-24801398
Replacing Channel Islands Air Search 'may cost £3m'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-24817096
Skydiving planes collide - all escape
http://tinyurl.com/qcmy88n
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24810224
Skunk Works reveals Mach 6.0 SR-72 concept
http://tinyurl.com/oxgpbpv
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24803511
http://tinyurl.com/qdjpz2t
Unlikely tales from ballooning's early history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24824273
New book about copper mines is released
http://tinyurl.com/ohoka5w
Spotters: Richard Buckby Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
10/11/13 Channel 4 1830-2000
"Digging the Great Escape" Unearthing the facts
10/11/13 BBC2 2000-2100
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" New series: 3/6 Dresden to Kiel
10/11/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain" 3/3 A revolution in the city
11/11/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Alton and Alresford
12/11/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Winchester and Eastleigh
13/11/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" The New Forest
13/11/13 BBC4 2000-2030
"Britain by Bike" Wales
15/11/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Stobart: Trucks, Trains and Planes" Series 6 2/7
15/11/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"Cold War, Hot Jets" Britain's post-war aviation industry 2/2
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
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/
11/11/13 Friends of Barnsley Archives & Local Studies
Lecture Room, Barnsley Central Library
"The Worsborough Branch Railway"
A slideshow presented by David Charlesworth
1900-2100
Admission £2
14/11/13 Phoenix Picturehouse, Walton Street, Oxford
Danger on Film! Railway Safety Films, 1938-today
Presented by Mike Esbester
Films include: Enemy No 1 (LMS, 1938), A Cautionary Tale (LNER, 1944)
and The Finishing Line (BR, 1977)
1830-2030
Free admission
16/11/13- Solent Model Railway Group - a new model railway exhibition
17/11/13 Millbrook TA Centre, Millbrook Road West, Southampton, SO15 0AJ
1000-1700 (Sat, 1000-1600 (Sun)
http://solentmodelrailwaygroup.webs.com/
16/11/13- Great Central Railway: Steam Enthusiasts Event
17/11/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
18/11/13 University of Portsmouth, Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3AH
Danger on Film! Railway Safety Films, 1938-today
Presented by Mike Esbester
Films include: Enemy No 1 (LMS, 1938), A Cautionary Tale (LNER, 1944)
and The Finishing Line (BR, 1977)
1830-2030
Free admission but you need to register here:
https://dangeronfilm.eventbrite.co.uk/
18/11/13 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start, finish 2150
Siberian Yorkshire by Ken Mumford
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
23/11/13- Warley Model Railway Exhibition
24/11/13 NEC Birmingham
http://www.thewarleyshow.co.uk/
24/11/13 Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum: Christmas at the Brickworks
Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GW
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
24/12/13 Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Christmas Eve Steam Specials
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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