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NETWATCH
Ancorton Models
http://www.ancortonmodels.com/
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Andrew Cook's video of Duchess of Sutherland at Dalmeny, 14th September
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxP4yhGFZuw
Barry Knapper's Tracks to the Trenches photographs
http://barryknapper.com/apedale/
Bombardier promotional video of Derby 175
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TscxKP7FhU
34046 on Solent & Sarum railtour 13th September
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Won_FLBZUM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63HdI9ArASc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3KiJg9AGhk
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Dreamland, Margate - considered to be the oldest-surviving amusement park in Britain
http://www.dreamlandmargate.com/
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/work-begins-today-on-historic-23414/
Britain's triumph in the Schneider Cup 1929
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/britains-triumph-in-schneider-cup/query/waghorn
Historic B-29 bomber to hit the skies again
http://tinyurl.com/lmbm8br
http://www.b-29doc.com/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Train stuck in flood water after storms in southern England
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29273833
Wi Fi fitted to SWT class 444 units
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29205945
York ROC opened
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/09/17/network-rail-opens-york-signalling-centre/
http://tinyurl.com/jwkpv9z
Dunbridge level crossing under review for closure (not the station LC)
http://www.romseyadvertiser.co.uk/news/11466709.Unmanned_crossing_could_be_closed/
Part of Wolverton works to be redeveloped
http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2014/wolverton-demolition/
Network Rail infrastructure contracts
http://tinyurl.com/puwwpll
Profits increase for publically owned East Coast operation
http://tinyurl.com/p55mcot
55 Broadway (London Transport HQ) to be redeveloped
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29203001
Racing the Tube
http://tinyurl.com/pauwh35
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH_Z8Ghuq6E
RAIB report into passenger trapped in train doors at Newcastle
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/140918_R192014_Newcastle.pdf
Delays at Banbury due to a trespasser up a signal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-29208022
Car hits train at Datchet LC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-29219565
Sleepers set scene ahead of Borders Railway installation
http://tinyurl.com/qc2vsxn
National Railway museum comes out top of the list for tourists
http://tinyurl.com/ow5ff6p
Churchill's funeral carriage in Shildon for restoration
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-29212805
G-WR bridge at Broadway restored
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29180454
Cliff railway wins engineering award
http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2014-09-18/cliff-railway-wins-engineering-award/
OAP's £100,000 bequest to Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-29255741
First Regio-2N trains enter service
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/09/17/first-regio-2n-inaugurated-in-aquitaine/
Friends of King Alfred Running day 3 & 4 May 2015
http://s262662507.websitehome.co.uk/page77.html
Car tax disc changes prompt clash between RAC and DVLA
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29251527
Forth Road Bridge 50th birthday: Fireworks to end celebrations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-29183691
DFDS Portsmouth to Le Havre ferry route to close
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29217806
Air France Pilots Strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29202675
Fly Be Southampton – Guernsey service cut
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-29251480
Runway 'too short' to improve Guernsey tourism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-29238162
Flamborough helicopter crash inquiry hampered by fog
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-29233923
JetBlue A320 forced to make emergency landing in California
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29280443
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth, Nico Spilt
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TV and RADIO
20/09/14 Channel 5 2100-2200
"World War II in Colour" 2/13 Lightening War
22/09/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys"
22/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys"
23/09/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys" Dumbarton and Loch Lomond
23/09/14 BBC Radio 4 1630-1700
"Great Lives" Civil engineer, Joseph Bazalgette
23/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Faversham to Dorking
23/09/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane" 3/4
23/09/14 BBC4 2200-2300
"Magnificent Machines - the Golden Age of the British Sports Car"
24/09/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys" Oban
24/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Brighton
24/09/14 BBC4 2000-2030
"Britain on Film" Road, Rail and Runways
24/09/14 BBC2 2350-0050
"The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane" 3/4
25/09/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys" Glen Roy
25/09/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Bridge: Fifty Years across the Forth"
26/09/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys"
26/09/14 BBC Radio 4 2300-2330
"Great Lives" Civil engineer, Joseph Bazalgette
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
18/09/14- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
21/09/14
http://www.svr.co.uk/
19/09/14 WC&P Railway Group
Corpus Christi Church Hall, Ellenborough Park South, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1XW
“The Southern In The 60s" by Ian Bennett
Visitors are welcome - cost £2 (refunded if you join)
http://www.wcprgroup.org.uk/coming%20events.html
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 Alan Keef Ltd: Steam-up and Open Day
http://www.alankeef.co.uk/open_day.html
20/09/14 Lea Bailey Light Railway: Open Day
http://www.leabaileylightrailway.co.uk/home.htm
20/09/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Food and Crafts Weekend
21/09/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
20/09/14- Perrygrove Railway: Autumn Gala
21/09/14
http://perrygrove.co.uk/whats-on/gala-weekend-2012
20/09/14- Peak Rail: Diesel Weekend
21/09/14
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
20/09/14- Middleton Railway: September Gala
21/09/14
http://www.middletonrailway.org.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/
25/09/14 West Wiltshire Rail Users Group
Warminster Civic Centre, Wiltshire
"Maintaining the FGW HST/DMU Fleet" by Andy Mellors, FGW Engineering Director
Starts 1930
http://www.wwrug.org.uk/flyer.html
26/09/14 National Railway Museum Researchers Night
1800-2000
www.nrm.org.uk/researchers-night
26/09/14- Epping & Ongar Railway: End of Tube Event
28/09/14
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
26/09/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Music & Real Ale Special
28/09/14
http://www.rhts.co.uk
27/09/14 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Diesel Gala Day
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
27/09/14- Hornby Hobbies Visitor Centre: Factory Shop Weekend Clearance Sale
28/09/14
http://www.hornby.com/visitorcentre
27/09/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Wallace and Gromit
28/09/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
27/09/14- Nene Valley Railway: Diesel Gala
28/09/14
http://www.nvr.org.uk/
27/09/14- Scalefour Society’s annual “Scaleforum”
28/09/14 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stadium Approach, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 9PP
1030-1730 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://www.scalefour.org/scaleforum/2014/
27/09/14- The Battlefield Line: Heavy Horses (Delivering the Goods)
28/09/14
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
27/09/14- Foxfield Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
28/09/14
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/events.php
27/09/14- Great Central Railway: Pirates & Princesses
28/09/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
27/09/14- Barrow Hill Live!
28/09/14
http://www.barrowhill.org/
27/09/14- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala
28/09/14
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
02/10/14- Severn Valley Railway: Diesel Enthusiasts Gala
04/10/14
http://www.svr.co.uk/
02/10/14- West Somerset Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
05/10/14
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/
02/10/14- Great Central Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
05/10/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
03/10/14 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"50 Years of Railway Photography (Part 2)" by Les Nixon
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
04/10/14- Friends of the Cromford Canal - Horseboat trips
05/10/14
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
04/10/14- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
05/10/14 Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
05/10/14 Twyford Waterworks: Autumn Rally Open Day
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
05/10/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
05/10/14 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: St Leger Historic Vehicle Rally
http://www.sandtoft.org
Cheers, Howard.
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