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NETWATCH
How does commuting affect wellbeing?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26190236
Mike Morant has recently uploaded some pre-war German and Swiss steam and electric traction
images
http://tinyurl.com/lbt6rnn
Andrew Cook has uploaded his latest video - a day visit to Merseyside
http://youtu.be/-vWRc-mjJeo
Churnet Valley Railway Winter Gala 22nd February
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om1ABi-jdFg
Nottingham Victoria 3rd September 1966
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVQTLFNPW5g
Secret Allied aircraft of WWII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weoK_ef_194
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
BR Blue 1970s, part 2
http://vimeo.com/29451168
BBC "Horizon" from 1972 about railway signalling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxpBzGCKA0w
Bulleid electric locos
http://www.bulleidlocos.org.uk/(S(ykygxmn1prdra5yaszoz0myp))/_oth/coCoElectric.aspx
Fort William - Mallaig 1959 (Railway Roundabout)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sseOyOne7oI
Fort William - Mallaig October 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqDQAsXS1iU
When Winter comes - 1952 in Sierra Nevada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOpfuQr6M-Q
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Recent Train Times - Planning a train journey? Increase your chances of being on time
http://recenttraintimes.co.uk/
Park Royal Vehicles
http://www.prv.org.uk/
Vintage Aviation Recollections by Richard Nash
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/others-nash.htm
A preserved English Electric Lightning in Cape Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftt2q6zNQ1g
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
All about the North-West electrification project
http://nw-sparks.co.uk/
Falkirk tram workers didn’t always have good conduct
http://tinyurl.com/pdg4783
The enduring appeal of the model railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-26290743
An exploration of the abandoned Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
http://tinyurl.com/nr2bvc2
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Modelling Bakewell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhAtNFLDP8
Tim Arnot's Australian railway photographs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qj7119/with/12766988914
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
In pictures: London street scenes then and now
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-26339275
(Spotter: David Bickell)
The English expressions coined in WW1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26277732
World War One: The tank's secret Lincoln origins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25109879
World War One: Orford Ness and boffins, bombs and biplanes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25145170
Interested in airports? Interested in carpets in airports?
http://carpetsforairports.com/
Hidden history found beneath Alcatraz
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26233170
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IN THE NEWS
Dawlish:
Railway reopening could beat target
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26335125
'500m of wall still missing'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26356387
Close-up look at rail line repairs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26361280
Rail bosses mull five options on wrecked Dawlish line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26349928
Link to Network Rail report
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/26_02_14_dawlish_jmo.pdf
South West Trains reports up to four times more customer contact
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26303592
Flood damage 'devastated' South West economy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26342819
Botley landslip railway line 'closed until mid-March'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26365660
Transport minister visits Botley railway landslip site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26347356
Submerged Somerset railway line to remain closed for 'many weeks'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-26351261
Work progressing after landslip between Chesterfield and Sheffield
http://tinyurl.com/qfmb6cg
London railway stations are country's busiest - and getting busier
http://tinyurl.com/q39pm6h
Curzon Street station's 1,300ft glass facade unveiled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-26357194
http://tinyurl.com/n9zqvgh
£2m major revamp for Gloucester railway station unveiled
http://tinyurl.com/o7ywj7z
Plans are revived for Shrewsbury-London service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-26344873
Bristol Parkway: Residents angry over size of new car park
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-26354158
Consultation to reopen Saltford station near Bath
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-26334775
Delayed refurbishment of class 458 stock for SWT Windsor lines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-26351493
Possible car parking charges at Northern franchise stations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-26338227
Training for trains: Railway towns bid for HS2 college
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26272559
London Tube staff handed £25 strike break bonus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26321807
Extra Trains planned for Scottish League Cup final
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-26289116
Station improvements for Commonwealth games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-26288061
Borders Railway: Price and times of services revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-26323232
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/rail/rail-improvements/borders
Borders Railway: Council retains Carlisle rail goal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-26351985
Public asked for views on new Queen Street Station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-26330418
Man impaled on station railings cut free by fire crews
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-26322936
Shildon railway museum locomotives attract record visitors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-26321655
Sir Nigel Gresley steams back to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway from Locomotion
http://tinyurl.com/lwurfey
Severn Valley Railway gets grant to restore locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26343351
It's full steam ahead for "Salmon" on the Deeside Railway
http://aberdeen.stv.tv/articles/264680-the-deeside-railway-unveils-its-2014-programme/
European railway timetable
http://www.europeanrailtimetable.eu/home.html
US railroads to implement oil-by-rail safety measures
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101445552
Film crew member on Greg Allman biopic killed by train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26290275
Manchester Victoria Metrolink station closed for rebuilding
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-26295791
Train built in 1966 using two jet engines is still the fastest locomotive in America
http://tinyurl.com/o5wosqy
Seaton tramline undergoing 'urgent clean-up'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26312447
Bath bus stuck under railway bridge on Jews Lane
http://tinyurl.com/om8ytss
Bus fire near Wrexham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-26348537
Threatened cuts to sponsored bus services in Wales
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26262972
Sports car reaches 270 miles per hour in record attempt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26350059
Paddy Hopkirk: 50th anniversary of Monte Carlo Rally win
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26308012
Lotus F1 Team hopes technology will give it the edge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26358575
Ukraine crisis: Protesters seize 'ex-president's son's cars'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26325562
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal storm repairs cost £1m
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-26327383
First chaplain for Monmouthshire and Brecon canal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26334509
Chinese firm to build replica of Titanic for theme park in China
http://www.thestar.com.my/Travel/Asia/2014/02/22/Titanic-attraction/
Salvors to remove sunken Baltic Ace near Rotterdam
http://gcaptain.com/boskalis-to-salvage-baltic-ace-car-carrier/
Costa Concordia: Captain boards shipwreck
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26367524
The return of the Kung?
http://maritimematters.com/2014/02/the-return-of-the-kung/
Rolls-Royce to develop two new Trent-based engines
http://tinyurl.com/nb3yzos
World's longest aircraft is unveiled in UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26337673
Qantas meets unions over 5,000 job cuts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26379210
Remembering the DC-10: End of an era or good riddance?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-26259236
Canadian Lancaster to visit UK in August
http://tinyurl.com/kwck6jv
http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx
RAF resumes operations with A330 Voyagers
http://tinyurl.com/oj7c5va
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
01/03/14 Channel 4 1905-2000
"The Restoration Man" Restoring a Brixham church
02/03/14 BBC4 1900-2000
"The Golden Age of Coach Travel"
02/03/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Fairy Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank"
03/03/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journey Goes to Ireland" Dublin
03/03/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"Mind the Gap: London vs the Rest" Includes a look at Crossrail
04/03/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journey Goes to Ireland" The Bog of Allen
05/03/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journey Goes to Ireland" Dundalk
05/03/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Bombay Railway"
06/03/14 BBC4 2030-2100
"Brushing Up on... British Statues" With Danny Baker
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
01/03/14 Welsh Railways Research Circle
Rhiwderin Community Centre, Newport, NP10 8RJ
Railway book sale (mostly second-hand)
Starts at 1100
01/03/14- Romsey & District Railway Modellers Society Exhibition
02/03/14 Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, SO51 8GL
1030-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://www.rdrms.hampshire.org.uk/
02/03/14 Dean Forest Railway: You say what you pay
http://www.dfr.co.uk
03/03/14 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“Been there, Seen it”
by Tony Yoward
1930 for a 1945 start
http://www.hias.org.uk
07/03/14 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"Rebirth of the Great Western main lines and the IEP" by Stuart Baker (DfT)
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
07/03/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Spring Steam Gala
09/03/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
08/03/14 Kidderminster Railway Museum: Illustrated talk
Station Approach, Comberton Hill, Kidderminster, Worcs, DY10 1QX
An evening of the MNA with Derek Huntriss
1930-2200
http://www.krm.org.uk/
08/03/14 Railway Film Show
St Mary's Church Hall, Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle, NE20 9PZ
Archive films (BTF films shown with the permission of the BFI)
Admission free, retiring collection, doughnuts at the interval
1500 and 1930
http://ponthistsoc.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/railway-films.html
http://www.pontelandstmary.co.uk
08/03/14- Great Central Railway: Meet Peppa Pig
09/03/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
11/03/14 Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"South African Steam Finale" by Terry Nicholls
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
12/03/14 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"A Pennine Journey - Attercliffe to Accrington" by Stephen Gay
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
13/03/14 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, Newport Riverside City Campus
"Reminiscences of nearly 50 years of Rail Travel" by Hugh Gould
Starts at 1915 prompt, admission for non-members is £3.00
http://mrsoc.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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