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NETWATCH
Great Central Railway 25th October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brBBqrpsauY
Railways of Europe
http://bob-worthington.customer.netspace.net.au/Rail_Europe/Rail_Europe.htm
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
England's most unusual listed buildings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29842290
Friends of Engine Lonning (the former Carlisle Canal Railway shed site)
http://www.friendsofenginelonning.co.uk/
Relaunched Institute for Railway Studies website
http://www.york.ac.uk/railway-studies/
London Bridge works
http://tinyurl.com/nfb4axr
110th anniversary of Hong Kong tramways
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/07/30/hong-kongs-double-decker-tram-celebrates-110-years/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
English Heritage: 20th century ARP railway control centres
http://tinyurl.com/mnsvhje
English Heritage: Signal boxes
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/iha-signal-boxes/
English Heritage: Great Western main line
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/gwml-gazetteer/
English Heritage: Midland main line
http://tinyurl.com/kz55nns
National Heritage Protection Plan (NHPP): Heritage of transport networks
http://tinyurl.com/mxahkky
NHPP: Traditional Industry, Modern Industry, Mining and Associated Housing
http://tinyurl.com/oyw3gsz
NHPP: Historic water management assets
http://tinyurl.com/mldcrut
Southampton Canal Society
http://www.whitenap.plus.com/
Eastleigh Museum
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/eastleigh-museum.htm
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 East Midlands hub: Couple fears over Breaston site plan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29885002
Northern commuters are in 'cattle trucks', says Clegg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29925049
Cameron vows to rid North of decrepit Pacer trains
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11586359._/
Rail investment needed to rival haulage
http://tinyurl.com/kwnec4h
North Derbyshire residents to have say over high-speed rail fears
http://tinyurl.com/oxrbvfe
Opening of new station building at Northampton delayed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-29936887
£6 million refurbishment for Scarborough Bridge in York
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11577445.Railway_bridge_to_get___6_million_makeover/
Rail users should get a seat in 20 minutes says minister
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29821695
Solving a Thorney Problem
http://www.globalrailnews.com/?p=63581
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/11/04/solving-thorney-problem/
Train services through Southampton Central disrupted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29911279
http://tinyurl.com/kbjclng
London Road railway bridge, Derby: See how work is coming on
http://tinyurl.com/qzna7cq
Re-opening date for Derby bridge revealed
http://tinyurl.com/pjcl6at
Dronfield station could be relocated
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/station-could-be-relocated-1-6928995
Anglia route study - draft for consultation
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/long-term-planning-process/anglia-route-study/
Historic Trowse swing bridge could be replaced to unblock rail link
http://tinyurl.com/okvctbr
Bristol Temple Meads and Parkway station railway line upgrade wins the go ahead
http://tinyurl.com/od9hszd
Lingwood train clearing leaves crashes through barrier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-29847811
Ufton Nervet rail crash: Bridge being built at crossing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-29913603
Ufton Nervet rail crash: Why is level crossing still open?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-29755734
New transport powers for Manchester
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2014/11/03-new-transport-powers-for-manchester.html
Plan bee: New measures to protect pollinators
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/29847474
What lies beneath London?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29566275
New LUL uniforms
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29878913
GB Railfreight operates first Channel Tunnel train
http://tinyurl.com/ns4qlrp
Eurostar orders simulators for e320 units
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/11/06/eurostar-orders-e320-simulator/
Borders to Edinburgh railway: Roadworks hit by fresh delay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-29897573
Borders to Edinburgh railway: Track laying reaches Scottish Borders
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-29934708
Scotland's Caledonian Sleeper train named one of the most unforgettable rail adventures in the
world
http://tinyurl.com/pelw5xp
Arriva Trains Wales apologises for carriage shortage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29870533
http://tinyurl.com/ot7eflc
Lucky escape for workers from runaway rail transporters
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-29919371
RAIB investigation
http://tinyurl.com/klybp93
Portadown-Armagh railway: 10,000 sign petition in favour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29882530
Bus stuck under railway bridge near Bangor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-29948166
Appeal for memories of Churchill's state funeral as part of exhibition
http://tinyurl.com/ka4etdx
Babcock apprentices to rebuild historic steam locomotive
http://tinyurl.com/qz63a8j
New home for Dundee Museum of Transport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-29940457
http://www.dmoft.co.uk/
Metro and train strike set for Tuesday in France
http://www.thelocal.fr/20141031/metro-and-train-strike-set-for-tuesday-in-france
German railway takes legal action against striking train drivers
http://tinyurl.com/mgeyfe8
DB Drivers strike
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/11/05/db-frustrated-by-longest-strike-in-history/
Tracklaying completed in Gotthard Base Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/pyjlnmb
Court case over new SBB Gotthard line stock resolved
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/11/05/sbb-cleared-to-conclude-transalpine-train-order/
Test train takes to Delft tunnel
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/11/03/test-train-takes-to-delft-tunnel/
Suriname railway plan announced
http://tinyurl.com/lfocumu
Expansion of Japanese railway museum
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201411060066
CXS and Canadian Pacific end merger talks
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/10/20/canadian-pacific-and-csx-end-merger-talks/
737 derailment probe 'suggests' track alignment issue
http://tinyurl.com/qyca6w3
Contract awarded for Mexico City–Querétaro high speed line
http://tinyurl.com/ok28uqc
Proposed turnback loop for Croydon Tramlink
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/11/04/london-seeks-to-extend-croydon-tramlink/
Manchester Metrolink Airport extension opens
http://tinyurl.com/lt2fqzb
Funding approved for Metrolink extension
http://tinyurl.com/n64cvwe
Campaign to extend Tyne & Wear Metro to Washington
http://www.sharonhodgson.org/washington_metro_petition
JR Central’s Chuo maglev project approved
http://tinyurl.com/pzryzv2
Broken model trains found in Lake Illawarra
http://tinyurl.com/o89vhxy
Miliband pledges London-style bus service across England
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29839181
Smart ticketing for city bus services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29871381
Bus fire in South London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29913960
Twin Sails bridge in Poole stuck upright.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29877851
Steam car sold
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-29749031
GPS navigation back up
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29758872
Ship fire at Warrenpoint
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29896823
New LNG tankers ordered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-29897402
Sunken boat closes part of Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-29870376
Blackburn canal bridge treated to wallpaper makeover
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-29850635
Gatwick second runway plans: A pilot's-eye view
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29917406
Daily Birmingham to New York flights announced by American Airlines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29871381
Blue Islands suspends Jersey to Southampton flights
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-29944171
Indian Airliner hits buffalo on take off
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-29947409
Thai A330 stuck in soft ground after botched U-turn
http://tinyurl.com/ow5zco7
A look back at the 2014 Reno Air Races
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX68-gsCjGM
Red Baron's World War One plane Fokker Dr1 Triplane replicated
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-29939857
Derby aero engine maker to cut 2,600 jobs
http://tinyurl.com/mg3jtna
Downed Second World War plane recovered from Lake Muskoka
http://tinyurl.com/nrp647u
Investigation into Virgin Galactic crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29864533
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29869070
World War One trenches found in Buxton during mine scan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-29878041
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
08/11/14 Channel 4 1905-2000
"Speed with Guy Martin" Pike's Peak International Hill Climb
09/11/14 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Speed with Guy Martin" World speed record for a hovercraft
10/11/14 BBC1 South 1930-2000
"Inside Out" HS2 compensation in Buckinghamshire
10/11/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Dereham to Cromer
10/11/14 BBC4 2200-2300
"Hidden Histories: WW1's Forgotten Photographs"
11/11/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Ledbury
11/11/14 BBC4 2000-2030
"Great British Railway Journeys" Coalbrookdale and Chirk
12/11/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Chester
12/11/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Rome to Taormina
13/11/14 BBC Radio 4 0900-0945
"In Our Time" IK Brunel
13/11/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Underground Britain" Welsh slate mines
13/11/14 BBC Radio 4 2130-2200
"In Our Time" IK Brunel (shortened repeat)
14/11/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"World War II in Colour" 10/13 Closing the ring
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
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
07/11/14- South Devon Railway: Diesel Gala Weekend
08/11/14
http://www.southdevonrailwayassociation.org/News-and-Press-Releases/Diesel_Gala_Poster_2014.pdf
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
08/11/14- Barnsley Model Railway Show
09/11/14 Hoyland Leisure Centre, West Street, Hoyland, Barnsley S74 9EH
Adult: £4, Concession: £3, Child under 5: Free
http://www.barnsleymrc.org.uk
09/11/14 Mid-Hants Railway: Walk the Line
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
10/11/14 Bursledon Windmill Big Birthday Bash
1400-1800
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/windmill/windmill-eventdetails?id=251094
10/11/14 North East Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology Society
St Thomas’s Church Centre, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3AW
“The Railways of the Upper Derwent Valley”
by Ted Hancock
Starts 1930, £2 admission for non-members
http://www.nedias.co.uk
11/11/14 Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG.
"Swindon Works – Hawksworth to Hell Fire" by Brian Arman
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
12/11/14 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"American wanderings in 2012/13" by Gordon Davies
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
13/11/14 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, Newport Riverside City Campus
"A Broad Gauge Journey" by Brian Arman
Starts at 1915 prompt, admission for non-members is £3.00
http://mrsoc.org.uk/
14/11/14 Royal Geographical Society: Lecture followed by a light Indian buffet
Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0DQ
"India'?s Disappearing Hill Railways: A Photographic Journey" by Catherine Anderson
Starts 1900
RGS-IBG members: £5, non-members: £10
Booking office: 01768868000 open 1000-1700
http://www.wrrc.org.uk/
15/11/14 Welsh Railways Research Circle
John Malkovich Suite, Big Sleep Hotel, Bute Terrace, Cardiff, CF10 2FE
"The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways - Yesterday and Today" by Adrian Gray
1400-1700
http://www.wrrc.org.uk/
17/11/14 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Railway Allsorts" by Ken Mumford
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
17/11/14 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Talk
"My Farcical Career as Liaison Officer on a Cruise Ship" by Colin Bowyer
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
17/11/14 Peak Rail Sheffield Branch
Central Library Theatre (by The Crucible), Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
1900 for a 1930 start
£6.50 on the door or £5.75 in advance
http://peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.html
18/11/14 RCTS Cheltenham
Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
"The Rebirth of the Great Western Main LIne" by Stuart Baker
Starts at 1930
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £3.50 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/cheltenham/events.htm
21/11/14 "Picture Postcard Railway Rambles" by Stephen Gay
Coal Aston Methodist Church, Eckington Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AW
http://www.coalastonmethodist.org.uk/events/events.php
Cheers, Howard.
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