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NETWATCH
Andy Cook's short video of passenger operations at Brandenburg in Germany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WosK1RRwHKM
Twenty breathtaking train journeys around the world
http://www.weareholidays.co.in/articles/hot-list/20-breathtaking-train-journeys/
La Littorina
http://retours.eu/en/21-la-littorina/
Model Rail Live - Barrow Hill Roundhouse - Saturday 27th September 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-O3-CPNrdk
A German garden railway (in two parts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1h-mCDNltc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Ek5u879jY
CPR 7020 ALCO 539T engine start, October 15, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RzBlT7LGCQ
Ultimate corporate jets: Nine private aircraft that combine business with pleasure
http://tinyurl.com/l7pplwn
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Mapping Edinburgh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29708196
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Shackleton Preservation Trust
http://www.avroshackleton.co.uk/
Avro Shackleton WR963 Short Taxi 27-09-2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeWrO7w4iO8
The Acme Thunderer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cTcJNqQh4g
Margate's Dreamland, Scenic Railway, Arlington House and Pigeons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvyJCSn1F5g
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
So, you’re thinking about buying a Spitfire?
https://grrc.goodwood.com/cool-stuff/youre-thinking-buying-spitfire
How WW1 changed aviation forever
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29612707
What happened to England's lost football grounds?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29460621
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IN THE NEWS
Britain’s railway network – transport mode of choice
http://tinyurl.com/lczwufq
Should fewer announcements be made on train journeys?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29753071
East Midlands freight hub 'will destroy area', residents say
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29727740
Work starts to dismantle Victorian signal box in Deeping St James
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-29742367
Train delays due to strong winds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-29712560
Line flooded between Reedham and Lowestoft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-29719318
Campaign for GE main line improvements
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29656804
25th anniversary of launch of Tarka Line
http://tinyurl.com/ootaxkf
RAIB report: Derailment at Primrose Hill/Camden Road West Junction
http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/investigation_reports/reports_2014/report212014.cfm
Fatality near Carluke
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29722009
Rail electrification centre opens in Newport city centre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-29694215
Is Great Western rail electrification threatened by a ballooning cost estimate?
http://tinyurl.com/nzxbcz8
Cardiff Queen Street railway station to stay closed on international rugby match days
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-queen-street-railway-station-7960665
Derailment at Porthkerry due to defective rail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-29661936
Train conductors' strike in north Wales is called off
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29716269
Failed Train at Belfast Central
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29736613
Manx Electric Railway: First bridge repairs 'for 116 years' approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-29720133
Helston Railway refused planning permission to extend its track
http://tinyurl.com/lacutpr
Mid Hants gala guest locos arrive
https://www.facebook.com/watercressline/photos/pcb.743303952372237/743300705705895/
https://www.facebook.com/watercressline/photos/pcb.743266779042621/743266659042633/
Wirksworth: Help needed to bring train back to life
http://tinyurl.com/o2u4c99
Corwen welcomes first train for 50 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-29712319
http://tinyurl.com/p5pmswh
http://tinyurl.com/pwhwsqq
Eurostar ridership up in the third quarter
http://tinyurl.com/lokwcve
Eurotunnel third-quarter revenues rise 7%
http://tinyurl.com/pwcagah
Eurostar to launch London-Amsterdam high-speed train in 2016
http://tinyurl.com/mh85ebd
Eurostar e320 to be unveiled next month
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/10/22/eurostar-e320-to-be-unveiled-next-month/
New high-speed trains to operate on Gotthard route from December
http://tinyurl.com/oxy3yhc
German train strike leaves millions stranded
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/10/18/uk-germany-railway-strike-idUKKCN0I70B320141018
Construction of Kenyan standard-gauge line suspended
http://tinyurl.com/n3sz729
Next train to Iran: British firm launches 'new Orient Express'
http://tinyurl.com/k7t2uao
Nostalgia and a desperate need could revive Arab world’s first railway
http://tinyurl.com/q4b3eu2
Japan approves construction of maglev bullet train that will travel 178 miles in 40 minutes
http://tinyurl.com/q5zqyew
New rolling stock ordered for Thailand Railways
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/10/21/cnr-wins-thailands-biggest-ever-rail-vehicle-order/
Commuting Cambodians create bamboo 'rail taxis' on abandoned train line
http://tinyurl.com/l798jce
Diesel locomotive welcome addition to railway
http://www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz/news/diesel-locomotive-welcome-addition-railway
Railroad group hopes to soon restore old locomotive in Waterville
http://tinyurl.com/mhuupge
St Petersburg orders first low-floor tram
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/10/22/st-petersburg-orders-first-low-floor-tram/
New rolling stock for Boston Metro
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/10/23/cnr-to-replace-ageing-boston-subway-trains/
South Mimms double decker bus crash injures 45 people
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-29687707
Revised bus service contracts proposed for North East England
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-29715155
http://www.transportxtra.com/magazines/local_transport_today/news/?ID=39478
Scottish Government grant for low carbon emission buses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29721764
Nearly all bus lanes to be scrapped in Liverpool, council rules
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-29754046
Stonehenge tunnel plans considered by government again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-29680294
London's Regent's Canal drained ahead of restoration
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29655853
Cowes chain ferry passenger toll protest staged
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29676553
Titanic artefacts fetch six-figure sum at Wiltshire auction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-29679503
HMS Victory 1744 shipwreck: Artefacts to be recovered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-29756672
Cutty Sark damaged in fire on deck
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29680243
Failed ship assisted off Pentland Firth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-29688804
Rolls-Royce's Marble Hall in Derby to be converted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-29627032
Grandfather's WW1 Bristol Scout replica built by brothers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29736999
Easy Jet flight overloaded
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-29694449
British Airways Boeing 737 lands at Cranfield University
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-29741443
Top secret space plane lands in California
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29672506
http://tinyurl.com/kqxukus
Frontier keeps A320 grounded out of caution over Ebola fears
http://tinyurl.com/kaq6tvw
English Heritage adds hundreds of sites to 'at risk register'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29726539
Three mile walk underground to coal face for Hatfield miners
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29662424
English Heritage Collyweston Project
http://www.stoneroof.org.uk/historic/Historic_Roofs/Collyweston_project.html
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
25/10/14 BBC2 1900-1930
"Restoring England's Heritage" The North West
25/10/14 Channel 5 1930-2025
"World War II in Colour" 7/13 Turning the Tide
27/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" Ashington
27/10/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Derby
27/10/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" 2/2
27/10/14 BBC4 2320-0020
"Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain" The Gilbert Scotts
28/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" Hadrian's Wall
28/10/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Birmingham
28/10/14 BBC4 2000-2030
"Great British Railway Journeys" Coventry
29/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" Cockermouth and Sellafield
29/10/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" St Pancras
30/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" Kirkby, Barrow and Lancaster
30/10/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Underground Britain" 2/6 The Underground's ghost stations
31/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" The Isle of Man
31/10/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"World War II in Colour" 8/13 The Soviet Steamroller
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
24/10/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
26/10/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
25/10/14 London Omnibus Traction Society: Autumn Transport Spectacular
http://www.lots.org.uk/
25/10/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Halloween Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
25/10/14 Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Hallowe'en Ghost Train
http://www.rhts.co.uk
25/10/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Twilight Trolleydays
26/10/14
http://www.sandtoft.org
28/10/14 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half Term Operating Day
http://www.e-v-r.com
29/10/14 Foxfield Railway: Halloween Steam Cream Land Cruise Train
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/events.php
30/10/14 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half Term Operating Day
http://www.e-v-r.com
31/10/14 The Battlefield Line: Hallowe'en Night Trains
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
31/10/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Wizard Weekend
02/11/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
01/11/14 The Battlefield Line: Bonfire Night Spectacular
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
01/11/14 Swadlincote Meccano and Model Railway Exhibition 2014
Hill Street Church, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
1000-1600
01/11/14- Friends of the Cromford Canal - Horseboat trips
02/11/14
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
01/11/14- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
02/11/14 Engine in motion 1200-1600
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
03/11/14 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
Annual General Meeting
1930 for a 1945 start
http://www.hias.org.uk
03/11/14 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Memories” a slideshow by Keith Marshall
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
05/11/14 Barry Tourist Railway: Bonfire Night
http://www.barrytouristrailway.co.uk/
07/11/14 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"To Scotland for Steam" by Peter Groom
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
08/11/14 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
09/11/14 Mid-Hants Railway: Walk the Line
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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