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NETWATCH
It's been a few years since I mentioned Joe Peralta. He combines his interest in Amercian
railroads with motor-biking and mountain-biking to give very individual accounts of his various
exploits. Start here:
http://gazette9.com/index.htm
Mike Morant has been busy with a wide variety of uploads to his web galleries:
Overseas trams in colour and a solitary (Bombay) bus
http://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trams-buses-trolleys/Road-transport-nonBritish
AT&SF - Santa Fe Railway - nearly all pre-war including a spectacular derailment
http://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railway-overseas/The-Americas/USA-Santa-Fe
Cuban sugar mills steam
http://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railway-overseas/The-Americas/Cuba
The last of his 1950s own Brownie 127 negatives finally sorted out
http://tinyurl.com/og3bhdu
The Ulster steam archive that used to be on his Fotopic web site
http://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/Irish-railways/Irish-steam-archive
Mike's Irish narrow gauge negatives 64 of which have never had a public showing on the web:
http://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/Irish-railways/Irish-railway-archive
Modelling Bakewell Station - DMU Cam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8tSWKCILzQ
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Carrying The Load - London Midland & Scottish Railway Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mNm7UTlUvE
48151 with the Fellsman, 10th July
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txA1Wmn7ZAI
British Rail modern traction locomotive classes - Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Rail_modern_traction_locomotive_classes
Steam locomotives of British Railways - Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotives_of_British_Railways
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
"Tornado" over Shap
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2014/july/5th.htm
Railhead rotational planing
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/07/02/step-rotational-planing/
Rebuilding the "Varsity" line
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/07/08/rail-unleashing-potential/
Railway equipment exhibition
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/07/04/rail-live-2014/
Holiday cottage with private halt
http://www.snowdoniamanor.co.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkzoWKFnSRk
Video of Trawsfynydd branch and FR around Blaenau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U80mJnDRNd4
Footbaths on Japanese Shinkansen trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-28106728
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Nottingham City centre the mid 1960s - with trolleybuses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlxa_eM0Kuw
Live webcam for Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, in North Platte, Nebraska
http://visitnorthplatte.com/live-bailey-yard-web-cam/
Safety in Paradise - Air New Zealand safety video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQDip9V49U0
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
See Where They Rust: 1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk1A
http://bringatrailer.com/2014/07/02/see-where-they-rust-1966-sunbeam-tiger-mkia/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Red Arrows founder member Henry Prince on 50 years of flying high
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28169541
A short history of British Standard Colours
http://cpwstonehouse.com/colour-systems-part-2-british-standard-colours/
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IN THE NEWS
Battle for UK’s railways has only just begun
http://tinyurl.com/qxerm7z
Should we renationalise the railways?
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/poll/2014/jul/04/railways-renationalise-labour-poll
Network Rail in record £53m fine for late trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28191430
Network Rail fine to help pay for faster train wi-fi (possibly using transmission capacity
reserved for ERTMS cab signalling)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28166639
Who, what, why: What's happening to wi-fi on trains?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28198237
Plans for railway line between Tavistock and Plymouth to push ahead
http://tinyurl.com/o6ybkz2
http://tinyurl.com/kxrz8zn
http://tinyurl.com/nspyxx5
Call for further improvements to the railway line between Barnstaple and Exeter
http://tinyurl.com/n9uqjof
Giant mural unveiled on historic Brunel Sheds
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/11297894.Giant_mural_unveiled_on_historic_Brunel_Sheds/
Campaign to reopen Winchester-Didcot railway
http://tinyurl.com/q9acba4
Funding plan for £10m Thanet Parkway railway station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-28190181
Trains delayed after lorry is involved in accident on railway bridge in Trowse
http://tinyurl.com/ox5d2eo
£15m boost for railway station cycling facilities
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28163064
Daventry freight terminal expansion approved
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/07/04/approval-for-daventry-rail-freight-expansion/
First glimpse of new Wolverhampton railway station
http://tinyurl.com/nhs5fvr
East Midlands Airport rail project to bypass local planning officers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28217167
Partnership is just the ticket for Peak District travel
http://tinyurl.com/opn54o9
Two in court over 'Freedom Rider' Sheffield train protest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28199404
Sheffield railway worker to raise £100,000 for Poppy Appeal
http://tinyurl.com/oeoeqxc
Compensation offer after Merseyside railway delays
http://tinyurl.com/nv92xe3
Rail worker hurt as hole collapses in Stafford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-28182988
RAIB report on trackman hit by a train near Redhill in June
http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/140624_redhill.cfm
ITV News link to the above incident shows the now withdrawn Gatwick Express class 460 stock!
http://tinyurl.com/m999wcl
Double fatality on level crossing near Lincoln
http://home.bt.com/news/uknews/two-killed-by-train-at-crossing-11363918430484
Closure of Barry signal box marks the end of an era
http://tinyurl.com/km4dfpf
Free public transport threatened in Northern Ireland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28235283
DfT makes English regions geography blunders
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28260819
£1m grant for GCR reunification
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/2014/07/11585/
Country house with its own railway station goes on sale for £425,000
http://tinyurl.com/nuunsdv
Funding agreed for Midland Metro expansion
http://tinyurl.com/oergo27
Eurotunnel train stopped in Channel Tunnel by power fault
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-28194074
NS: Off the rails
http://www.dutchnews.nl/columns/2014/07/ns_off_the_rails.php
Train travellers cross about 'basic fee' on smartcards
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/train_travellers_cross_about_b.php
Boeing 737 fuselages damaged in train derailment
http://tinyurl.com/ob6c5cc
Cuba completes Mariel port rail link
http://tinyurl.com/k5r9xh4
Narendra Modi faces uphill task to put Indian Railways on track
http://tinyurl.com/ksf5cdl
Edinburgh trams will continue to sound bells for public safety
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/07/03/edinburgh-tram-bells-will-not-be-silenced/
Trams with surfboard racks to enter service in Queensland
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/07/07/date-set-for-gold-coast-tram-opening/
Krakow orders new trams
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/07/07/krakow-orders-new-trams/
Transport for London makes capital's buses cash-free
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28177979
Bus accident on Putney Bridge
http://www.itv.com/news/london/story/2014-07-07/bus-crashes-into-putney-bridge/
New £2.9m Andover bus station nears completion
http://tinyurl.com/nejfpwz
60mph motorway speed limit plan shelved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28210416
Motor races could be held on public roads says Cameron
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28261960
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal storm repairs complete
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28167988
Torpoint ferry suspended as part of Public Sector pay & pensions dispute
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28242331
Portsmouth miniature ships launch for charity
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-28203894
Car carrier’s cargo gets tossed in heavy seas
http://gcaptain.com/watch-car-carriers-cargo-gets-tossed-in-heavy-seas/
Costa Concordia: Countdown to Refloating and Removal Has Begun
http://gcaptain.com/costa-concordia-countdown-to-refloating-and-removal/
£2bn to move wild-life for Thames Estuary airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28217430
New Scottish Easy Jet routes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-28210811
RAF Waddington runway to be rebuilt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-28149209
Planes in 'near miss' at Barcelona airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28195337
Avianca's return to Heathrow
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-avianca39s-return-to-heathrow-401114/
RAF Rivet Joint completes first in-flight refuelling
http://tinyurl.com/nt7k2dk
Jersey aircraft register law passed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-28219647
Abandoned fleet of WWII fighter planes lie rotting in the backwoods of Ohio
http://tinyurl.com/o7ts2ss
The airborne panopticon: How plane-mounted cameras watch entire cities
http://tinyurl.com/n7zlecj
Venezuela's airport 'breathing' tax
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-28227198
Miller Argent welcomes £12m Aberthaw coal investment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28168143
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth,
Pete Yarlett
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TV and RADIO
12/07/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"MH370: the Flight that Vanished"
13/07/14 Channel 4 1900-2245
"Titanic" The 1997 movie (in case you missed it...)
13/07/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Ford's Dagenham Dream"
14/07/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Supersyscrapers: Shanghai Tower"
15/07/14 BBC4 2100-2245
"Made in Dagenham" 2010 comedy drama set at the car plant
15/07/14 BBC4 2245-2345
"Ford's Dagenham Dream"
16/07/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Indian Hill Railways" 1/3 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
16/07/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway" The Crossrail story 1/3
17/07/14 ITV1 2240-2340
"Robbie Coltrane: B-Road Britain" In a 1950s car 3/3
17/07/14 BBC2 2320-0020
"The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway" The Crossrail story 1/3
18/07/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"On the Yorkshire Buses" East Yorkshire Motor Services 2/8
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
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- World Heritage Discovery Day Railway Exhibition
20/07/14 Also Railway Walk and Butterley Gangroad Project Update
No 28 Community Hall, Market Place, Belper
http://tinyurl.com/la2vzvy
19/07/14- Foxfield Railway: Steam Gala
20/07/14
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/events.php
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/
20/07/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
22/07/14 Winchester: Chesil Railway and Tunnel Tour
http://winchestertouristguides.com/index.php/tours/themed-tours
22/07/14- Great Central Railway: Teddy Bears Picnic
24/07/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
25/07/14- The Battlefield Line: Rails & Ales
27/07/14
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
26/07/14 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Gathering Saturday Trolleyday
http://www.sandtoft.org
27/07/14 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Sandtoft Gathering
http://www.sandtoft.org
28/07/14 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: British Legion Day
http://www.e-v-r.com
Cheers, Howard.
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