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NETWATCH
Railways in Staffordshire
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Way-Railways-Staffordshire/story-20430128-detail/story.html
http://barryknapper.com/NSRmap.htm
Drawings and papers from railway works and companies
http://www.nrm.org.uk/ResearchAndArchive/archiveandlibrarycollections/RailwayCoWorks.aspx
Ordnance Survey maps of London - five feet to a mile, 1893-1896
http://maps.nls.uk/os/london-1890s/index.html
Rare colour film shows what London looked like in 1927 - shown side-by-side with today's view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=5kml92pPjx0
"The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track" (originally shown on BBC2) is being repeated on the
Really channel (Freeview 17, Sky 248, Virgin 267) at 8pm (Friday) and 7pm (Saturday)
http://really.uktv.co.uk/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund
http://www.hullandbarnsleyrailway.org.uk/
A recent exploration of Ashby Tunnel on the Midland Railway Derby & Ashby branch
http://tinyurl.com/oara2sf
And one of the GCR's Catesby Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/q7mpb4l
And the NER's Sandsend Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/pxs8nyn
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
Heritage Railways help North Wales economy
http://tinyurl.com/odec652
Knitting train
http://rhb.ch/Knitting-train.2381.0.html?&L=4
Steam snowplough excursions
http://rhb.ch/Steam-snowplough-rides.2291.0.html?&L=4
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
WW1 Narrow gauge train lines in France - World War One Steam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3s01i3aa7w
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Coupler knuckle breaks while running (watch for a minute or so, then skip to 5min 20sec)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB_pB7lDDpI
(spotter: Larry Schwartz)
Melton and Oakham Waterways Society
http://nacooke1.magix.net/public/mows/
Conwy Valley Railway Museum
http://www.conwyrailwaymuseum.co.uk
Rhyl Miniature Railway
http://www.rhylminiaturerailway.co.uk
Miners forced to ride death-defying 'metal coffins' criss-crossing Georgia town
http://tinyurl.com/q236sbc
When cars were built on the Isle of Wight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-25715163
50th anniversary of Hampshire supercar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-25750048
Take a peek at America's iconic car history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25712213
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IN THE NEWS
HS2: First Commons debate set to be delayed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25751540
HS2: Rail project 'to have dedicated FE college'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-25714315
City's bid to host 'HS2 academy' could bring thousands of jobs
http://tinyurl.com/npl9uq6
HS2: Proposed route through Derby 'could create 3,600 jobs' around city station
http://tinyurl.com/nwes6qb
HS2: Chairman Sir David Higgins pledges to make savings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25724576
East Coast rail line shortlist revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25775802
Storm-hit Carlisle to Barrow coastal rail line reopens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-25710721
South East road and rail closures after overnight flooding
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-25757256
Anger as Virgin Trains axes Shrewsbury-London service plans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-25757619
Millbrook railway station body named as Krysztof Miska
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-25767173
Work begins on new Rochester station
http://tinyurl.com/qh2jmm8
Construction can now begin on Bromsgrove Railway Station
http://tinyurl.com/ndzbhmc
Derby rail anniversary plans steaming ahead
http://tinyurl.com/p7en9l9
MPs support for Bombardier grows as it bids for Crossrail
http://tinyurl.com/opn3r5y
Ilkeston station plan approved by councillors
http://tinyurl.com/qc3t74r
Wadhurst landslip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25695630
Road closure for electrification work refused
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-25698261
Engineering train collision near Penrith
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/freight-train-derails-near-penrith-1.1109563
Level Crossing accident near Arnside
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25742406
RAIB report on derailment at Castle Donington
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/140116_R022014_Castle_Donington.pdf
RAIB report on fatal crossing accident at Witham, January 2013
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/140114_R012014_Motts_Lane.pdf
Bid to remember North Staffordshire railwaymen who lost their lives during World War One
http://tinyurl.com/qc8jcrc
North Staffordshire Railway Study Group
http://www.dmoore.org.uk/index.php
Kent’s railway expert John Snell dies
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/kent_s_railway_expert_john_snell_dies_1_3197551
Docklands Light Railway staff to strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25764099
Pont Briwet bridge closed over safety as £20m crossing built
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-25715824
Road trip for storm-hit Barmouth marooned trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-25743400
Great Central Railway bridge preparation work begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-25685504
K&WVR S160 loco 5820 returned to service
http://steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2014/january/11th.htm
Mobile phone coverage in Channel Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/nnzbqzl
Coal Train derailment in Burnaby, Vancouver
http://vipmedia.globalnews.ca/2014/01/1train-derailment.jpg
Italian open access operator NVT loadings
http://tinyurl.com/ojthtrr
Sao Paulo monorail testing
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/01/13/sao-paulo-monorail-takes-test-run/
Tunnelling contract awarded for Kashmir railway
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/01/06/tunnelling-contract-awarded-for-kashmir-railway/
Indian Government to seek foreign investment in railways
http://tinyurl.com/nqag2cr
Fatal accident on Manchester Tram system
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-25701413
Bus fire near Winchester
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10932250.Passengers_flee_bus_fire/
Plimsoll bridge in Bristol repaired
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-25712045
Southampton's Itchen Bridge to close overnight for roadworks
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10930405.Itchen_Bridge_to_close/
The muscle car returns to the Detroit motor show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25743061
Work starts on Grindley Brook canal refurbishment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-25704553
Canal restoration 'open to public' at Lock 65, Llangynidr
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-25687020
Businessmen lead bid to take over Wightlink Ferries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-25762793
Portsmouth-to-Spain gas-powered ferry to be built
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-25733875
Saga Ruby: Final voyage complete for last British cruise ship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-25670503
Latest pictures of Costa Concordia
http://tinyurl.com/ognftp8
Rolls-Royce plant to axe 200 jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-25769895
FlyBe to maintain Liverpool – Isle of Man patient transfer service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-25758592
Code share on internal Channel Islands flights
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-25683121
New Zealand plane beach take-off fails
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25685529
Huge Remote-Controlled Airbus A380
http://www.flixxy.com/huge-remote-controlled-airbus-a380.htm
SIA and Air New Zealand announce major alliance
http://tinyurl.com/pfuau9l
Boeing confirms new 787 battery problem in Tokyo
http://tinyurl.com/orj98f6
North Pennines zinc mine 'could create 500 jobs'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-23716625
http://tinyurl.com/nenthead
http://www.minco.ie/projects/North%20Pennine%20Project.html
Secrets of Ramsgate's wartime underground tunnels
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25403900
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
18/01/14 Channel 4 1830-1930
"Speed with Guy Martin" Breaking speed records 2/4
19/01/14 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Speed with Guy Martin" Breaking speed records 4/4
20/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 10/20 Southampton to Basingstoke
21/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 11/20 Winchfield to Crowthorne
22/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 12/20 Wokingham to Bradford on Avon
22/01/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Terror in the Skies: Scariest Flights"
23/01/14 BBC Radio 4 1500-1530
"Open Country" RAF Woodhall Spa and East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
23/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 13/20 Chippenham to Gloucester
24/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 14/20 Cheltenham to Wolverhampton
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
Until Great Western Railway in Art - Bath and the Great Western Railway
02/02/14 Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
Brunel’s Great Western Railway opened in sections from 1838, transforming
southern England and making travel quicker and easier. It broadened the
horizons of the whole of society. This exhibition looks at the GWR's
engineering marvels and its impact on Bath.
Tickets £2.50
http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/exhibitions/future_exhibitions/great_western_railway_in_art.aspx
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
20/01/14 Bath & the Great Western Railway, Lunchtime talk
The Guildhall, Bath
"Electrification – progress towards the future" by Alastair Byers from Network Rail
1310 to 1345
http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/exhibitions/future_exhibitions/great_western_railway_in_art.aspx
24/01/14 WC&P Railway Group
Jubilee Hall, 49 Slade Road, Portishead, BS20 6BE
“Cheddar Valley & East Somerset Railways” by Richard Harman
Starts 1930
Visitors are welcome - cost £2 (refunded if you join)
http://www.wcprgroup.org.uk/coming%20events.html
24/01/14- Great Central Railway: Winter Steam Gala
26/01/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
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/
26/01/14 Bristol 'O' Gauge Group 23rd Exhibition
UWE Exhibition and Conference Centre, Filton Road, Bristol
1000-1600
http://www.bogg7mmexhibition.com/268486985
29/01/14 Siemens/Thameslink: Discover the Shape of Things to Come
A life-size mock-up of the Desiro City train will be unveiled by Rail Minister
Stephen Hammond at the ExCeL exhibition centre
The general public is invited to come on board
1400-2000
Admission free
http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk
01/02/14- Alton Model Railway Group: FEBEX2014
02/02/14 Eggars School, Alton, GU34 4EQ
1030-1700 both days
Raildater, Derek Gillkerson, will be attending with Boden-am-See and
Coniston Junction
http://www.altonmrg.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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