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NETWATCH
Recent additions to Howard Benson's excellent Woodlesford Station website
http://www.woodlesfordstation.co.uk/Pages/FrankBarlowBurnley.aspx
http://www.woodlesfordstation.co.uk/Pages/RichardMcfarlane.aspx
http://www.woodlesfordstation.co.uk/Pages/RobertMetcalf.aspx
The Railway Stations of Tynemouth. A history by Charlie Steele
http://tinyurl.com/qeegp4f
Pendon celebrates its 60th birthday this month
http://www.pendonmuseum.com/
Blue Bus Services (Tailby & George)
http://www.stephenhowarth.co.uk/blue-bus-services-history.php
Railway Chaplains
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2014/06/26/railway-chaplains-mission/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Mid Norfolk Railway: Summer Steam Gala 27th June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME-jMEpaQYE
In western Texas, Audi finds the last Horch, and ships it back to Germany for a 2-year
restoration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hLxUEaJi8A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chSwsY24z8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIG4H_rg_dU
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Want to know where lightning is striking?
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Some truly remarkable model photography here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/
The aircraft carrier that never was
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28128026
An eclectic mix of... er... stuff...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/sets/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Living history: The man who lives in 1946
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28106466
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IN THE NEWS
Railfreight traffic increases
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2014/06/30/rail-freight-rises/
Patrick McLoughlin backs paying HS2 bosses more than PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28156292
Plea for investment in regional lines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-28078437
C2C franchise awarded to National Express
http://tinyurl.com/nn6qaqw
Trespasser shuts Waterloo in evening peak
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/waterloo-trespasser-commuter-live-tweets-3777354
Will London Bridge work mean misery for South East rail commuters?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28056123
Crossrail reveals more of London's hidden history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28148419
Plea for investment in "slow and old" Cumbria railways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-28078437
Carnforth train campaign reaches the top
http://www.thevisitor.co.uk/news/local/carnforth-train-campaign-reaches-the-top-1-6695543
Technical fault halts trains across West Yorkshire
http://tinyurl.com/lwvjfee
Refurbishment of Skegness station completed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-28070616
Work to begin next summer on electrification of railway through Bath
http://tinyurl.com/p65yu2d
Campaign to reopen Weymouth seafront train line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-28141829
Dawlish railway track alternatives 'too expensive'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-28127840
Government expected to announce multi-million pound investment project for Cornwall’s rail
system
http://tinyurl.com/qazasrr
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2014/07/03/cornwall-railways-get-146m-boost/
The train dispatcher who defines what it means to be a gentleman
http://tinyurl.com/ps6p5h8
Fire in Eastleigh Depot (not works) Voyager 220 007
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11307407.Fire_crews_tackle_blaze_on_train/
Chorley railway worker gets top award
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/chorley-railway-worker-gets-top-award-1-6707751
Record number of deaths on railways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28130579
Boy, 16, electrocuted at railway station depot
http://tinyurl.com/kc9nh9o
Drunken Cromford man fell under train
http://tinyurl.com/nwzlb9x
French firm wins 7-year Docklands Light Railway franchise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28157128
Rail warning system “ears” can hear landslide
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/rail-warning-system-ears-can-hear-landslide-1-3460186
Tractor rolls on to railway line near Golspie
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-28110229
Glasgow Subway strike threat lifted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28091405
Cambrian coast line bridge further delayed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-28090456
Valleys rail upgrade plan 'at risk' says David Jones
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-28091378
Direct rail between Wrexham and Liverpool to return
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-28147923
King's Cross team on board for Belfast transport hub
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28116603
Renowned painting damaged as railway museum sets up event
http://tinyurl.com/lor2d6l
35005 Canadian Pacific through first stage of Lottery application
http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/CanadianPacific.aspx#.U7MXLdhwa1u
Great Central Railway bridge gets go-ahead
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-28123413
http://tinyurl.com/obzopue
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/news/
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/unify/
Full steam ahead for railway’s next 25 years
http://tinyurl.com/pfbpk8a
DB opens its first CO2-free station
http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/db-opens-its-first-co2-free-station.html
NS: no new inter-city trains until 2021
http://tinyurl.com/lxsw2eh
Road and rail disruption as A4 crash leaves lorry on railway tracks
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/road_and_rail_disruption_as_a4.php
Harsco to supply OHLE maintenance trains to SBB
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/07/02/sbb-orders-new-catenary-maintenance-trains/
Keolis takes over Boston area commuter services (in addition to DLR)
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/07/02/keolis-takes-charge-of-boston-commuter-rail-network/
British train enthusiasts break NYC Subway speed run record
http://tinyurl.com/lv3cabq
Work starts on Thomson Line in Singapore
http://tinyurl.com/n3mobwv
Trolley Museum celebrates 75 years
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140703-NEWS-407030340
Rapido 3D scan party at Locomotion - the first 00 gauge production model of APT-E
http://www.apt-e.org/workdays/24june2014/24june2014.html
Hornby to bring some production back to UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-28059354
Hornby to leave historic Margate site
http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/south-east/117829-hornby-leave-historic-margate-site
Kenyan minibuses change to cashless fare payment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28106004
'Broken-up' Ferrari sold for £10.8m at Goodwood auction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28059868
Formula E Cars Race Across London Bridge
http://news.sky.com/story/1292549/formula-e-cars-race-across-london-bridge
Electric Formula E car gets Donington Park outing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28154020
Restoration starts on Severn car ferry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-28089722
Queen christens new Royal Navy aircraft carrier in Rosyth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28146412
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28125835
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28146412
Epic rough seas Medevac video
http://gcaptain.com/watch-epic-rough-seas-rescue-video/
Costa Concordia refloating phase detailed
http://gcaptain.com/costa-concordia-refloating-phase-detailed/
'Lifeline' Aurigny jet starts on Guernsey-Gatwick route
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-27982037
Ryanair jets damaged in Stansted Airport collision
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-28072770
Ryanair to begin flying from Glasgow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28132683
http://tinyurl.com/lcnh8fz
Qantas A380 makes air turn back due to water leak
http://tinyurl.com/k4yxsys
Dutch F-16s fly last mission in Afghanistan
http://tinyurl.com/kon5qoo
Norwegian's LA route revives budget long-haul hopes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28127489
Operating day at Leicester Abbey pumping station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-28057758
Plea to delay the demolition of Didcot cooling towers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-28078785
Spotters: Howard Benson, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
06/07/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"A Cabbie Abroad" A London cabbie in Fiji
07/07/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Skyscraper: London's Cheesegrater"
07/07/14 BBC4 2350-0020
"Britain by Bike" Yorkshire
08/07/14 BBC Radio 4 1600-1630
"The Devil's Rope" A history of barbed wire
08/07/14 BBC4 1900-1930
"Britain by Bike" The Highlands
09/07/14 BBC4 2100-2200
"Ride of My Life: the Story of the Bicycle"
10/07/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Precision: the Measure of Things" History of measurement 3/3
10/07/14 ITV1 2235-2335
"Robbie Coltrane: B-Road Britain" In a 1950s car
11/07/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"On the Yorkshire Buses" East Yorkshire Motor Services 1/8
11/07/14 ITV1 2235-0035
"Senna" 2010 biopic
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
05/07/14 Romsey and District Railway Modellers Society Open Day (Romsey Festival)
Abbey United Reformed Church Hall, The Abbey, Romsey, SO51 8EL
1030-1630
Free admission, bucket collection in aid of Abbey URC funds
http://www.rdrms.hampshire.org.uk/
http://tinyurl.com/o2fp8zm
05/07/14 Romsey Signal Box open day (Romsey Festival)
Admission free (donations welcome!)
1000-1600 (to be followed by the Friends of Romsey Signal Box AGM)
off Latham Road, Romsey, SO51 7DB
Parking available at the Nightingale Surgery near the top of Greatwell Drive
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
http://www.romseyfestival.org/genre/2014/7/5/
05/07/14 In aid of The Friends of the Cromford Canal:
Railway Open Day and Garden Party
14 Millfield, off Wilne Lane, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HD
1300-1900
Admission: £3.00
05/07/14- Wiston Steam Rally
06/07/14 Wiston Park, Steyning Road, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3DZ
http://www.sussexsteamrally.co.uk
05/07/14- Great Central Railway: Edwardian Weekend
06/07/14 **** Cancelled ****
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
05/07/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Classic Bus Weekend
06/07/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
05/07/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Weekend Trolleydays
06/07/14
http://www.sandtoft.org
06/07/14 Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Getting to Know Rushton Week
http://www.rhts.co.uk
06/07/14 Friends of the Cromford Canal - Horseboat trips
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
06/07/14 Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
06/07/14 Twyford Waterworks: Miniature Steam Power Open Day
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
06/07/14 Rhyl Miniature Railway: Race the Train
http://www.rhylminiaturerailway.co.uk/
07/07/14 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“Itchen Village, Itchen Ferry and the Diaper Family”
by Cheryl Butler
1930 for a 1945 start
http://www.hias.org.uk
07/07/14 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Colour-Rail live” a digital presentation by Paul Chancellor
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
09/07/14 Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Getting to Know Rushton Week
http://www.rhts.co.uk
12/07/14- Swanage 35 Gala
13/07/14
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk
12/07/14- Hartlepool Model Railway Club: 2014 Hornby Live Exhibition
13/07/14 Hartlepool College, Stockton Road, Hartlepool, Durham, TS24 7LB
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
Adult: £6.00, Concession: £5.00, Child: £4.00, Family: £18.00
13/07/14 Romsey Signal Box open day in association with La Ronde Gardens tour of Romsey
Admission free (donations welcome!)
1000-1800
off Latham Road, Romsey, SO51 7DB
Parking available at the Nightingale Surgery near the top of Greatwell Drive
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
13/07/14 Great Central Railway: Leyland Society Annual Event
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
14/07/14 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"50 years of Road Transport" by Steve Wimbush
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
19/07/14 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
19/07/14 The Battlefield Line: Anstey Royale Chalfort Morris Dancers
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
19/07/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Teddy Bears Picnic
20/07/14
http://www.rhts.co.uk
19/07/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Classic Transport Weekend
20/07/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
20/07/14 Mid-Hants Railway: Alton Bus Rally
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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