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NETWATCH
The map that saved the London Underground
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25551751
Apples and orchids on Burma's slow train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25582061
Shanghai metro: 52km in under two minutes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25559413
Dornier WWII bomber: How the RAF museum is restoring the plane (with something looking like a
diesel locomotive - top-left of picture - at 1min 35sec)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25665313
Manchester Victoria station - 9 days of work in 2 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZg926bQv7c
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
WorldRailFans.info - the place for like minded people to discuss "just about anything" railway
http://www.worldrailfans.info/
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
One of the top ten most dangerous railroads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ntNnwkxzdI
Medway Queen weekend, December 14th, 2013 in two parts
http://www.shippingtv.co.uk/?p=1071
http://www.shippingtv.co.uk/?p=1089
Ralph M Pettersen's Constellation Survivors Website
http://www.conniesurvivors.com/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
La Belle Epoque: Paris 1914
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25619822
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IN THE NEWS
Train fares eat into savings made from moving out of London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25593532
UK commuters spend vastly more on rail fares than others in Europe
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/19843
Train operator meets silver standard for investment in people
http://tinyurl.com/nr4fdgz
China backs bid to reopen old rail line after 100 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-25677373
http://tinyurl.com/qbnfexr
Repairs to storm-hit Cumbrian rail line 'to take a week'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-25612478
Disability discrimination at Alfreton rail station
http://tinyurl.com/p757cuu
Swindon rail worker wins £8,500 hearing loss pay-out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-25651528
Train near-miss list
http://tinyurl.com/oygxbez
Can you give old wagon a new home?
http://tinyurl.com/ptfrrdc
Cumbria coastal rail line reopening 'a priority'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-25670828
Earthslip problems on Tonbridge-Hastings Line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25652719
Greater Anglia dispute over station cleaning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-25639553
Steel's regret at £300m rail bill
http://tinyurl.com/le3t7jn
New bid for Glenluce train station
http://tinyurl.com/oobfld8
New Dumfries and Galloway railway station funds pursued
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-25657914
Bangor to Caernarfon train driver says it was a mistake to close the line
http://tinyurl.com/o8ue3od
Northern and Bakerloo lines will not stop at Embankment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25603490
Tube 48-hour strike dates announced by RMT union
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25684670
New age of steam pumps around £30 million into region's economy
http://tinyurl.com/mdyqu5j
South Devon Railway landslip clearance work begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-25648553
Steaming for railway's anniversary
http://tinyurl.com/pln3rtk
Canada crude train still burning after derailment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25657086
Traction supply upgrade agreed for Zurich-Winterthur
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/01/07/power-boost-for-zurich-winterthur-corridor/
Finnish Railways order 80 electric locos
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/01/07/finland-orders-80-vectron-locomotives/
National Express wants to run subsidized rail lines in the Czech Republic
http://tinyurl.com/q3zbagw
Nottingham-Kimberley tram extension should go ahead, says government
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-25651054
Closure of Salisbury bus station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-25603828
Wirelessly charged electric buses set for Milton Keynes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25621426
Rolls-Royce reports record sales in 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25660986
Restoration work on Staffordshire canals to cost £300k
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-25630422
Less than a month to save the Chesterfield Canal (threatened by HS2)
http://tinyurl.com/paeblt6
A rough day at Dover - force 7 - 31st December 2013 - in three parts
http://www.shippingtv.co.uk/?p=1126
http://www.shippingtv.co.uk/?p=1129
http://www.shippingtv.co.uk/?p=1133
Isle of Scilly supply ship hits rocks
http://tinyurl.com/q7tdqlq
Kegworth air disaster:
Flowers laid on 25th anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-25641536
Plane crash survivors' stories
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-25548016
Planning inquiry into replacing grass runways at Redhill Airfield
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-25640532
Aircraft lands at Gatwick without clearance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-25640965
New Cityjet service Cardiff to Jersey to be introduced.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-25635575
Emergency landing at Medina
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25612356
Fatal biz jet crash at Aspen Colorado
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/05/us/colorado-plane-crash/index.html
Norfolk fatal US helicopter crash at Cley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-25650657
http://tinyurl.com/oupq64y
Plane makes emergency landing on New York highway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25609260
Singapore Airlines A380 plane in emergency landing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25618122
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25625591
http://tinyurl.com/pnskspv
Could Scotland house European spaceport?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25679000
Stotfold steam museum plan goes to council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-25579547
New Ollerton hit by 20 small earthquakes in four weeks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-25679241
Taking a walk on Europe's highest suspension bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25663626
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Brian Hall, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
12/01/14 BBC4 1900-1930
"The Golden Age of Steam Railways" Rescuing narrow gauge railways
12/01/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"The Golden Age of Steam Railways" Rescuing standard gauge railways
12/01/14 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Speed with Guy Martin" Breaking speed records 3/4
13/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" New series 6/20 Euston to Cheddington
14/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" New series 7/20 Bletchley to Newport Pagnell
15/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" New series 8/20 Northampton to Nuneaton
16/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" New series 9/20 Leicester to Loughborough
17/01/14 BBC Radio 4FM 1100-1130
"The Welsh M1" A trip along the A470 2/2
17/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" New series 10/20 Nottingham to Leeds
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
10/01/14 Railway Club of Wales
Dyfatty Community Centre, Chapel Street, off High Street, Swansea, SA1 1NB
“Swansea‘s Railways in Wartime“, by Alan Williams
There is a donation box at all meetings (but no compulsion to put anything in it)
Starts at 1930 (meetings finish by 2130)
13/01/14 North East Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology Society
St Thomas's Church Centre, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3AW
“Amber Mill” by Richard Patilla
Starts 1930, £2 admission for non-members
http://www.nedias.co.uk
13/01/14 Peak Rail Sheffield Branch
The Library Theatre (by The Crucible), Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
"Railways Remembered, End of Year Special" a film show by Rob Foxon
1900 for a 1930 start
£6.50 on the door
http://peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.html
14/01/14 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, Newport Riverside City Campus
"Brunel's Neyland terminus" by Martin Davis
Starts at 1915 prompt
http://mrsoc.org.uk/
15/01/14 Dronfield Civic Society
St Andrews Church, Pentland Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbyshire, S18 8ZQ
"Dronfield Station - Past, Present and Future, the role of the Friends of
Dronfield Station" by Dr Peter Hayward
After the success of the revitalised Dronfield station what does the
future hold for rail travel and public transport?
Members: £2-00, non-members: £4.00 to include refreshments
17/01/14- London Model Engineering Exhibition
18/01/14 Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London, N22 7AY
http://www.londonmodelengineering.co.uk
18/01/14 Industrial Art in South Wales 1750-1900
Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre , Cathays Park , Cardiff, CF10 3NP
A talk by Brian Davies, Curator of Pontypridd Museum
Starts 1030
£10 payable on the door
Pre-booking (before 15th January): Ann Saer on 02920 562756
20/01/14 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start, finish 2150
"Life of a Coachman" by Mervyn Annetts
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
25/01/14- Southampton Model Railway Exhibition
26/01/14 Barton Peveril College, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5ZA
(Satnav use SO50 5BX)
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://southamptonmodelrailwaysociety.wordpress.com/
Cheers, Howard.
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