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NETWATCH
The World's longest roller coaster ride?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhIF-7UPDCw
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Then and Now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kriW3yUB618
50 years since the closure of the Friargate line - Driver invited us to share the footplate up
to Uttoxeter Old Road bridge
http://tinyurl.com/kk4u6z8
New videos from Andrew Cook
New Class 68s on delivery:
http://youtu.be/cKhEFjryOCc
Reading West:
http://youtu.be/37Q8l0_Yc7I
TPE EMUs in the rain:
http://youtu.be/z9jJdTrAWLk
Thameslink presentation, dated May 2014 (quite a large file)
http://www.infrarail.com/_downloads/presentations/IF14_Thameslink.pdf
(Spotter: Richard Maund)
Time lapse video of London Bridge engineering works on Bank Holiday week.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7CNoMbVkd7Q&feature=youtu.be
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Shipbuilding in the 1940s – when the slumbering American industrial giant woke up
http://gcaptain.com/shipbuilding-1940s-slumbering-american-industrial-giant-woke/
Aerial Visuals - 30,000 photos uploaded to date
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/index.php
A true aircraft rarity
http://www.dlbs.de/en/Projects/Focke-Wulf-Condor/index.php
B-29 Super Fortress - Lake Mead
http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com/articles/B29/B29.html
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
And so the Great British Railway Rake-Off rolls on
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/01/great-british-railway-rake-off-rolls-on
More rolling stock for South West Trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29055120
Atlantic Coast Express steam train marks anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-29067925
Continued rail disruption certain without urgent action, says report
http://tinyurl.com/l9zkel3
Coulsdon to London services likely to be cut after rail franchise change
http://tinyurl.com/kv9cuy3
Hastings Ashford rail improvements 'should be sooner'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29035067
Reading viaduct ready for tracklaying
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/reading-viaduct-ready-for-tracklaying.html
Rushton station for sale
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/34239596
Barnt Green to Redditch rail line reopened after redevelopment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-29011755
http://tinyurl.com/n97w9us
Second death on Merseyside railway near Formby in six days
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-29029696
Alstom to refurbish Scottish EMUs
http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/alstom-to-refurbish-scottish-emus.html
Broughty Ferry railway station still waiting for restaurant to arrive
http://tinyurl.com/odurl3k
Valleys rail upgrade deal 'shortly,' Stephen Crabb says
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-28992196
Rail disruption as man hit by First Great Western train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-29018994
New Pont Briwet rail bridge over Dwyryd estuary to open
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-29002888
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/watch-first-train-crosses-new-7700961
Bluebell Railway extension attracts thousands more visitors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28988650
Lorry failure in Alresford - carrying 9F 92212
http://tinyurl.com/mfjbono
Professor Stephen Hawking visits the West Somerset Railway
http://tinyurl.com/ojrgwrp
Dutch Rail gets amber light to increase rush-hour ticket prices
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/09/dutch_rail_gets_amber_light_to.php
Fyra high-speed trains finally return to Italy
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/09/fyra_high-speed_trains_finally.php
NS will take you home if last train is late
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/09/ns_will_take_you_home_if_last.php
Getting shot at by train driver
http://englishrussia.com/2014/08/18/making-photos-around-railway-get-shot-by-a-railway-driver/
Wine train stuck
http://m.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/article_878e5bc8-2d8f-11e4-b1a6-0017a43b2370.html
Transdev signs new Luas operating contract
http://tinyurl.com/lun2bc7
RAIB report on Tyne & Wear metro electrical fire
http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/140811_walkergate.cfm
Two years to repair Lisbon metro emergency brakes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29047366
A38 tunnels reopen in Birmingham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-29009680
Forth Road Bridge marks 50 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29051492
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29010834
Bus gate fines in Glasgow top £800,000 in two months
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29029946
Redevelopment of Stranraer Harbour station and ferry terminal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-29028952
Record crowds attend Bournemouth Airshow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29027601
Dambuster airfield bought by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-29012438
Canadian Lancaster grounded ahead of Bournemouth Air Festival
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28981916
Lancaster leaves Teesside after engine repair
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-29049211
RAF's first A400M Atlas completes maiden flight
http://tinyurl.com/k86mvxj
Work complete on Alderney grass runways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-29060247
Pilot 'mistook mown field for runway'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-29067115
Isles of Scilly helicopter service may reopen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-29054831
Jet2 plane makes emergency landing at East Midlands Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29058223
Airport expansion critical for UK, says CBI
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29009010
Boris Johnson says airport plan not dead despite rejection
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29026484
Incredible story of B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2446 (aka 'Swamp Ghost')
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-2446.html
In pictures: India's coal miners
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-28784100
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
07/09/14 Channel 4 1900-2000
"How Britain Worked" 3/6 Overhauling the Llandudno tramway
08/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Newcastle to Chester-le-Street
08/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Southampton
08/09/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain"
09/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Durham
09/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Basingstoke
09/09/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane" 1/4 Weight of traffic
09/09/14 Channel 4 2200-2300
"Worst Place to be a Pilot" 4/4
10/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Harrogate and Saltaire
10/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Wokingham to Bradford-on-Avon
11/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Yorkshire
11/09/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"The Railway: First Great Western" Fly-on-the-wall 4/8
12/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Melton Mowbray
12/09/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Marston's Brewery: One Ale of a Job!" Behind the scenes 3/3
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
05/09/14 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"The InterCity Story, 1962-2012" Chris Green (former InterCity MD)
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
05/09/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Diesel Gala
07/09/14 Note: 40345 will not be attending due to gauging issues
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 Hampton Transport Gala
http://www.hamptontransportgala.co.uk/index.php
07/09/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
08/09/14 North East Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology Society
St Thomas’s Church Centre, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3AW
“Stanton Ironworks – Gone but not Forgotten”
by Stephen Flinders
Starts 1930, £2 admission for non-members
http://www.nedias.co.uk
09/09/14 Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG.
"6880 Betton Grange – Building the 81st Grange" by David Huntbatch
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
10/09/14 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"1950s and 1960s steam south of the Border" by David Kelso
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/south_wales/events.htm
12/09/14- Apedale Heritage Centre: "Tracks to the Trenches"
14/09/14 Loomer Road, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. ST5 7LB
http://www.apedale.co.uk/
13/09/14 Etches Park Open Day, Derby
http://www.derby175.co.uk/
13/09/14 Mickleover Model Railway Group: Trains-Only Swap Meet
Mickleover Community Centre, Uttoxeter Rd, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DA
1030-1430, admission: £1.00
Free parking, refreshments
http://www.mmrg.org.uk/
13/09/14 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
13/09/14- The International N Gauge Show
14/09/14 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Nr Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN
http://www.ngaugeshow.co.uk
13/09/14- Foxfield Railway: National Heritage Open Days and Knotty Heritage Train
14/09/14
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/events.php
14/09/14 Peak Rail: Vintage Car Rally
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
14/09/14 Butterley Gangroad Celebration Event: A miniature steam train will give
children rides along a well-preserved embankment of the old Butterley Gangroad
Centred on Fritchley Village Green, near Crich, Derbyshire
Includes other mechanical treats, horses, Napoleonic period troops, a band,
other music, a history fair involving local groups and exhibits collected by
the project
1200-1600
Free admission
15/09/14 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Aviation in the 1960s and 1970s" by Keith Butcher
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
15/09/14 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Talk
"A Farrier's Life" by Doug Bradbury
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
16/09/14 RCTS Cheltenham
Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
"Strictly Freight Only" by Brian Ringer
Starts at 1930
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £3.50 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/cheltenham/events.htm
17/09/14- Dorset Vintage and Classic Car Auction
18/09/14 Athelhampton House, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7LG
Wednesday: viewing, Thursday: auction
http://www.athelhampton.co.uk
18/09/14 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, Newport Riverside City Campus
AGM, followed by video films with B Foster
Starts at 1915 prompt, admission for non-members is £3.00
http://mrsoc.org.uk/
18/09/14- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
21/09/14
http://www.svr.co.uk/
19/09/14- Great Central Railway: Beer Festival
21/09/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
20/09/14 Kingsbridge Vintage Bus Running Day
http://www.tvagwot.org.uk/kingsbridge.htm
20/09/14 Mid-Hants Railway: Open Day
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
20/09/14 West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust Rally
http://www.busmuseum.org.uk/events-activities-rally.htm
20/09/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Food and Crafts Weekend
21/09/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
20/09/14- Peak Rail: Diesel Weekend
21/09/14
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
20/09/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: European Trolleybus Day & Weekend Trolleydays
21/09/14
http://www.sandtoft.org
21/09/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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