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NETWATCH
Former stations and crossing keeper's cottages for sale
http://tinyurl.com/ol5jptf
Derby's biggest model railway - open every weekend and Bank Holiday
http://www.famoustrains.org.uk/
Union of South Africa 60009 alongside the A55, 27th July
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-dudOxENSE
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Model Bus Zone - click on "Fleet Focus" for lists of models for particular fleets
http://modelbuszone.co.uk/
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Aviation in Malta
http://www.aviationinmalta.com/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Regulated rail fares to increase by 3.5% in 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28842633
Huge investment in railways
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2012-07-16/huge-investment-in-railways/
UK Govt blocks inclusion of British Rail monopoly to Freedom of Information law
http://tinyurl.com/p3qhjrl
59003 returning to UK – purchased by GBRf
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/08/20/class-59-yeoman-highlander-returns-home/
Cambridge-Oxford rail link could cut congestion on London lines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28841788
http://tinyurl.com/molxjc8
Level Crossing warning for GNGE joint line improvements
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-28809937
RAIB report into fatal footpath crossing at Attenborough
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/140821_R182014_Barratts_Lane.pdf
Solihull A45 bridge to be replaced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-28840406
East Lancashire's faster train service delayed by another six months
http://tinyurl.com/m4lsg2d
Changing Tracks railway line towers over Stanwick Lakes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-28837548
Central Line Tube passengers hit by ASLEF strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28893075
New row for Borders Railway
http://tinyurl.com/my68lxg
Borders to Edinburgh railway: Opening date set
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-28867301
Steam trains will disrupt journeys on Borders line
http://tinyurl.com/ljwttqe
Edinburgh Waverley station to get 2 new platforms
http://tinyurl.com/prvbejb
ScotRail and Virgin ‘trusted’ by passengers
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotrail-and-virgin-trusted-by-passengers-1-3511215
Train service to resume between Harlech and Pwllheli
http://tinyurl.com/ltaxfwv
Canadian Lancaster pilots swoops into Lincolnshire railway after spotting it from the air
http://tinyurl.com/mqxbw3c
Whitby platform 2 reopened
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-28803121
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-28817679
34092 City of Wells back in service
http://trev11.zenfolio.com/p440755180
Longleat Adventure Park train crash leaves six hurt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-28871327
Video of Jacobite workings last week
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2014/august/15th.htm
Hornby to begin move from Margate to new base near Canterbury in the next few days
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent-business/county-news/warehouse-move-in-next-few-22124/
Fatality at Raheny station (Dublin)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28794729
NS profits rise, punctuality improves
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/08/ns_profits_rise_punctuality_im.php
RhB derailment in Graubunden canton - official summary
https://www.rhb.ch/en/current-service-information
Photos of the recovery operation
http://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/rhb-strecke-nach-unfall-ab-samstag-wieder-offen
CP Freight traffic increase
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/08/20/portugese-freight-operator-celebrates-remarkable-growth/
Lac-Mégantic report condemns Transport Canada
http://tinyurl.com/km4vkmj
Lac-Mégantic runaway train and,derailment investigation summary
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/rail/2013/r13d0054/r13d0054-r-es.pdf
Singapore reveals route for Eastern Region Line
http://tinyurl.com/mgldrsb
Alstom LRVs enter service in Nottingham
http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/light-rail/alstom-lrvs-enter-service-in-nottingham.html
Light rail arrives at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport
http://tinyurl.com/kld27pz
3 Dallas trolley cars spared from scrapyard
http://tinyurl.com/mdcwzoh
Guernsey bus service improvements
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-28785373
Complaints about Western Greyhound buses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-28828795
Bradford company rebuilds Citroen 2CV French classic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-28859539
Motorway screens bid to stop rubbernecking by motorists
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20851775
Coach crashes down ditch on motorway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-28841286
Falkirk Wheel visitor numbers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-28870448
BAE Systems ends shipbuilding in Portsmouth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-28835583
New high speed ferry to be based at Poole
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-28863236
Commodore Clipper returning to service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-28836264
Environmental upgrades to Brittany Ferries ships
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28832825
Petition over civilian use of Marchwood Military Port
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-28870511
Floating hotel boat for Leith docks beside Royal Yacht Britannia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-28740046
Which? survey: Smaller airports earn passenger praise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28884725
Monarch Airways to close East Midlands routes in April 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28792329
Doncaster Airport emergency landing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28820544
Two Lancaster flypast at Headcorn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-28817769
Two Lancasters programme
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=ACCAD5BB-5056-A318-A807047FD95088B0
http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx
Proposal to upgrade air traffic control at Hawarden, Chester
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-28825597
Flying a vintage WWII German plane
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28854838
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
23/08/14 ITV 1555-1820
"Murder on the Orient Express" 1974 feature film
24/08/14 Channel 4 1900-2000
"How Britain Worked" 1/6 Overhauling a steam engine on the SVR
24/08/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"James May's Cars of the People" 3/3
24/08/14 Yesterday 2200-2300
"Locomotion" with Dan Snow
24/08/14 Yesterday 2300-0000
"Timeshift" Why Britain built so many steam locos between 1948 & 1960
25/08/14 BBC2 1730-1800
"Great British Railway Journeys" Brighton to Crystal Palace
26/08/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" London Necropolis Railway
26/08/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Lost at Sea: Air France 447"
26/08/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Euston to Buckinghamshire
26/08/14 Channel 4 2100-2200
"Worst Place to be a Pilot" 2/4
26/08/14 BBC4 2100-2200
"Everyday Miracles: the Genius of Sofas, Stockings and Scanners"
27/08/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Enfield to Cambridge
27/08/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Wolverton
27/08/14 BBC4 2300-0000
"Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain" 2/3 A Scottish warship canal
28/08/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" The Fens and Kings Lynn
28/08/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"The Railway: First Great Western" Fly-on-the-wall 2/8
28/08/14 BBC4 2310-0010
"Everyday Miracles: the Genius of Sofas, Stockings and Scanners"
29/07/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"On the Yorkshire Buses" East Yorkshire Motor Services 8/8
29/07/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Marston's Brewery: One Ale of a Job!" Behind the scenes 1/3
http://about.channel5.com/node/2024
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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 Foxfield Railway: Teddy Bears Picnic
25/08/14
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/events.php
22/08/14 "Out and About with Booth & Fisher Buses" by Andy Firth
Coal Aston Methodist Church, Eckington Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AW
http://www.coalastonmethodist.org.uk/events/events.php
22/08/14- Southampton Maritime Festival
23/08/14 Ocean Terminal, Southampton Docks
http://www.southamptonmaritimefestival.com/
23/08/14- Great Central Railway: Family Fun Weekend
25/08/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
23/08/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: August Bank Holiday Open Days
25/08/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
23/08/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Late Summer Bank Holiday Blues & Twos Weekend
25/08/14
http://www.sandtoft.org
23/08/14- Corris Railway: Model Railway Exhibition
25/08/14 Y Plas, Machynlleth, SY20 8ER
http://www.corris.co.uk
24/08/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
24/08/14- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
25/08/14 Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
29/08/14- North Norfolk Railway: Grand Autumn Steam Gala
31/08/14
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/
29/08/14- Llangollen Railway: Along Western Lines
31/08/14
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/
30/08/14- Great Central Railway: Diesel Gala
31/08/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
01/09/14 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
Members Evening
1930 for a 1945 start
http://www.hias.org.uk
01/09/14 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
"Sprinting along the Dearne" and “This was the 21:00 to Kettering”
Slideshows by Martin Bromley
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
05/09/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Diesel Gala
07/09/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
05/09/14- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Steam Gala & Real Ale Festival
07/09/14
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
06/09/14 Hope Construction Materials: Cement Works Open Day
Celebrating the site’s 85th birthday
http://tinyurl.com/q723abf
06/09/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Model Weekend
07/09/14
http://www.rhts.co.uk
06/09/14- The Battlefield Line: Shackerstone Family Festival
07/09/14
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
06/09/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Festival Open Days
07/09/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
06/09/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Model Weekend & Trolleydays
07/09/14
http://www.sandtoft.org
07/09/14 Twyford Waterworks: Emergency Vehicles Open Day
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
07/09/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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