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NRM NEWS
Things rumble on... Raildate learns that 17 jobs are going altogether at the NRM, including 4
out of the of the 5 people employed in the workshop. In other news, jobs being advertised at
the Science Museum group (the umbrella organisation that includes the NRM) are apparently in
the £60k region.
NETWATCH
Planes, trains, automobiles... and sledges: Derby's manufacturing history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-26065529
The Bombardier UK factory - in pictures
http://tinyurl.com/obmggul
15 ways to improve London’s train network
http://londonist.com/2014/01/15-ways-to-improve-londons-train-network.php
Yarmouth railway station (IoW) is going to be restored and extended, and opened as a café with
a cycle hire business and a bird hide in the style of a signal box
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WLW-z8KpsY
Mike Morant's Australian vintage steam collection - mostly circa 1971/2
http://tinyurl.com/ox4vm5m
Timber Tracks - laser-cut model railway products, and now full-size replica GWR name and number
plates
http://www.timbertracks.co.uk/
45699 Galatea blasts up Wilpshire on a loaded test run, 29th January
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xFNwaalct8#t=14
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Delay attribution before computers
http://billnot.com/br/correspondence.html
Preserved Krauss-Maffei loco in California
http://sp9010.ncry.org/Sunday%200609.html
BLS Thunersee ship charter costs for 2014
http://www.bls.ch/d/unternehmen/download-schiff-preise-2014.pdf
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
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IN THE NEWS
Derby train-maker Bombardier wins £1bn Crossrail contract
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26063121
http://tinyurl.com/lxqfufy
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/02/06/bombardier-wins-crossrail-train-contract/
UK storms wash away Dawlish railway line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26042990
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26076630
http://tinyurl.com/pwxrw6z
Ben Bradshaw says loss of railway line at Dawlish will hit Devon and Cornwall economies
http://tinyurl.com/nja8862
Dawlish storm damage rail closure 'to cost millions'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26062712
Mourning the UK’s most celebrated stretch of railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-26050649
Aerial pictures of train travelling through floods
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26084245
No rail services between Eastleigh and Fareham due to landslip
http://tinyurl.com/outlvzj
http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/botleylandslide.aspx
Speed restrictions imposed in Kent due to further bad weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26036178
Tonbridge-Hastings line shut by landslip and ferry delays from Dover
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26056666
Passengers angry with Nuneaton to Coventry rail scheme delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-25997552
Meeting to talk about reopening Saltford railway station
http://tinyurl.com/qawfkfm
http://www.saltfordenvironmentgroup.org.uk/station.html
Swindon to Kemble railway line re-doubling delayed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26067520
Footbridge to be installed at Stroud
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-26030146
Second Corby to Kettering railway track to be restored
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-26058418
Northern Hub £600m rail work starts at Manchester Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-26068933
New £2.2m railway station at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough
http://tinyurl.com/p9u5p2c
Carillion wins contract to electrify line into St Pancras
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/transport/article3996036.ece
Electrifying the railway across Britain moves a step closer
http://tinyurl.com/pcbfxgt
Cable thief ordered to pay back over £25,000
http://tinyurl.com/p3yzdlr
Electric car points located at 44 First Great Western stations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25982620
New Gatwick platform
http://tinyurl.com/q8cjaan
Second part of this article
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26016757
Heathrow rail link plan unveiled by Network Rail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26064200
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/02/06/great-western-rail-link-to-heathrow-planned-for-2021/
Network Rail worker John Wright dies after train hits him
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-26063690
RAIB investigation into near-miss involving welding gang at Bridgeway crossing, Shrewsbury
http://tinyurl.com/oubjyh6
London Underground strike disrupting millions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26043372
Second day of London Underground action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26061749
Tube strike: Services resume ahead of talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26078964
Photos by people not travelling by tube
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26071374
Roads to be closed as Hardengreen bridge installed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25982048
If the A9 can be dualled, why not tracks too?
http://www.scotsman.com/news/if-the-a9-can-be-dualled-why-not-tracks-too-1-3295768
Borders Railway: Black Path closure 'unavoidable'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-26031827
Port Talbot's £11.4m station plans unveiled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25997428
Rail service from Swansea to Heathrow announced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26084043
Historic steam engine leaves Shildon to return to National Railway Museum
http://tinyurl.com/l7v9fst
Extra funds needed to restore rare electric Derby locomotive
http://tinyurl.com/obr75cm
South Tynedale Railway line to get £4m revamp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-26030605
Flooding: West Somerset Railway 'open for business'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-26013485
Light Rail Vehicle order placed with Stadler by AppenzellerBahn
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/01/27/ab-orders-tango-lrvs-from-stadler/
Queensland finalises new train order
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/01/30/queensland-finalises-new-train-deal/
GYSEV orders Siemens EMUs
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/01/31/gysev-orders-siemens-emus/
DB order double deck stock for Stuttgart-Zurich services
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/02/06/gaubahn-to-get-double-deck-trains-in-2017/
Clashes at Rio de Janeiro Central Station fare rise protest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26078971
London buses to become cashless this summer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26008726
Bus hit by high waves and stranded in Pembrokeshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26005597
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26008829
Cardiff Airport shuttle bus averages four passengers a journey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-26070471
Exclusive photos show P&O's latest super-ship
http://tinyurl.com/nm28rdd
SAGA Ruby becomes Burma hotel
http://maritimematters.com/2014/01/saga-ruby-as-burma-hotel/
Channel Islands ferries cancelled by severe weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-26032089
French strike affects island ferry service for second day
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-26065208
Ferry says farewell with a bang
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25993771
Spain cargo ship splits on France coast at Anglet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26058173
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26050037
Greenland glacier that sank Titanic records fastest-ever speed of 17km per year
http://tinyurl.com/o6jlmlr
Govan shipyard likely to close in BAE revamp of Clyde facilities
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-26065760
Matchstick modeller creates flotilla of miniature ships
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-25957733
First Choice jet diverted to East Midlands after 'emergency'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26006159
Rolls-Royce facing legal action over alleged radiation safety failings at Derby site
http://tinyurl.com/q9r93ld
Batteries on planes pose 'increased fire risk'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25733346
A look at the US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26081875
Brighton's ruined West Pier pavilion split in two by storm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-26046379
Families hold memorial service for Diglake miners
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-26006577
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
08/02/14 Channel 4 2100-2200
"Walking Through History" 1/3 Wigan Pier
10/02/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"The Boats That Built Britain" The Reaper
10/02/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Men Who Built the Liners"
10/02/14 BBC2 2200-2300
"The Culture Show: Lego - the Building Blocks of Architecture"
11/02/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"The Boats That Built Britain" Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter
11/02/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Golden Age of Liners"
12/02/14 Channel 4 2000-2100
"The Restoration Man" Converting an RAF WW" bunker into a home
12/02/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"The Boats That Built Britain" WW2 Landing Craft
12/02/14 BBC4 2355-0055
"Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams"
13/02/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Titanic: the True Story"
13/02/14 BBC4 2030-2100
"London on Film" Fall of Empire
13/02/14 BBC4 2100-2200
"The Brits Who Built the Modern World" 1/3 The power of the past
13/02/14 BBC4 2300-0000
"Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain" 1/3
13/02/14 ITV1 2335-0030
"The Great Train Robbery" Documentary
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
07/02/14 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"Post-War Years in the St Pancras District from steam to diesel"
Arthur Turner recounts his time in the St Pancras District
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
08/02/14 Newbury Model Railway Exhibition
St Batholomew’s School, Andover Road, Newbury, RG14 6JP
1000-1630
http://www.newburymrc.co.uk/
08/02/14- Barrow Hill Roundhouse: East Coast Giants
09/02/14
http://www.barrowhill.org
10/02/14 North East Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology Society
St Thomas’s Church Centre, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3AW
“The Butterley Gangroad Project” by Trevor Griffin
Starts 1930, £2 admission for non-members
http://www.nedias.co.uk
11/02/14 Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
The Andrew Hook Memorial Meeting
"Recreating the Golden Age of the Great Western Railway" by Jon Trott
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
Non-members most welcome
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
12/02/14 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Freedom of Wales 1962" by Nigel Wassell
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
A donation of £1.00 (members) or £2.00 (non-members) is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/south_wales/events.htm
13/02/14 Oceans visitor support and information centre
13 High Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 2DF
"Death on the Ocean Wave" - a lecture by Mary South
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900) in the QE2 Suite
£5 to include refreshments, book signing and the lecture
http://www.oceans-southampton.com/
14/02/14 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)
15/02/14 Warminster & District Model Railway Group Model Railway and Transport Exhibition
Warminster Leisure Centre, Woodcock Road, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9DQ
1000-1700
Adult: £5.00, Concessions: £4.00, Child: £2.00, Family: £12.00
15/02/14 Welsh Railways Research Circle
St Asaph Room, St David's Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1AH
"Llanelly Railway - Conflict & Strife" by Mike Denman
(Author of "The Llanelly Railway and Dock Company", etc)
Starts 1400
http://www.wrrc.org.uk/news009.php
Non-members are welcome to join the meetings but please contact the Indoor
Meetings Coordinator so they are aware of likely numbers
15/02/14 Midland Railway Society
Hallmark Inn, Derby, DE1 2SL
“St Pancras in Two World Wars" by Roydon Stock
Starts at 1330
http://www.midlandrailway.org.uk/
15/02/14- Ribble Steam Railway: Industrial Steam Gala
16/02/14
http://www.ribblesteam.org.uk/
17/02/14 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Library, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"The Wirksworth Branch" by Howard Sprenger
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
17/02/14 The Victorian Society
Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London, WC1
Starts 1830
"The North Midland Railway" by Robert Thorne
http://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/
17/02/14 Friends of Cromford Canal - Talk
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
The Great Wall of Butterley by Tim Castledine
Starts: 1930, admission: £2.00
http://www.cromfordcanal.info
18/02/14 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half Term Operating Days
http://www.e-v-r.com
18/02/14- Great Central Railway: Villains and Superheroes
20/02/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
20/02/14 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half Term Operating Days
http://www.e-v-r.com
21/02/14 Aln Valley Railway Society
Costello Centre, Baliffgate, Alnwick
"Aln Valley Railway - The story so far" by Roger Jermy
1900-2100
Admission: £1.50 (minimum or + donation) to include tea/coffee and biscuits
Proceeds will go to the Alnwick Parkinsons support group
22/02/14- Solent Model Railway Group - Eurotrak - Eastleigh Model Railway Show
23/02/14 Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Passfield Avenue, Eastleigh, SO50 9NL
http://solentmodelrailwaygroup.webs.com/
18/02/14- Great Central Railway: Mixed Traffic Weekend
20/02/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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