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BOOK NEWS
BR Parcels and Passenger-Rated Stock Volume 2: Horse Boxes, Special Cattle Vans and Vehicles
for Fish, Fruit & Milk Traffic
by David Larkin
The first five Kestrel Railway Books volumes by David Larkin looked at the revenue-earning
wagon fleet operated by British Railways and its successor, British Rail. These were followed
by a series of three books looking at the specially-designed wagons that were used for track
maintenance, and now we see the second of two volumes covering parcels and passenger-rated
stock.
This volume looks at the various livestock vehicles, such as the horse boxes and special cattle
vans, and perishable-traffic vehicles for fish, fruit and milk. It also looks at how this
traffic was carried, whether by parcels train, block trains of one commodity or a single
vehicle attached to a passenger train.
Softback: 96 pages with 181 photographs
273 x 215mm
978-1-905505-34-0
Price: £15.00
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk
NETWATCH
Snibston Colliery Railway - the standard gauge line expects to operate public rides on 31st
March; 2nd, 6th, 9th April; 4th, 26th, 28th May; and 16th, 23rd, 28th, 30th July before closure
of Snibston Discovery Centre with effect from 1st August 2015. Before travelling, visitors are
advised phone to check.
http://www.snibston.com/
(Spotter: Roger Smith)
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway: Winter Steam Gala 27th February
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5OHF3ldvMk
North Norfolk Railway: Steam Gala 8th March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2W03HigFWU
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Matheran Light Railway photographs
http://tinyurl.com/kjpsgmk
Signalling diagrams
http://www.gioconda.co.uk/driver-briefing/map-books-brochures/
NYMR 7th March
http://trev11.zenfolio.com/p235259066/h3bf6412f#h3463fe81
Pinzgauer Bahn Photocharter (Near Zell am See in Austria)
http://tinyurl.com/nog22qp
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Aerial views of burning passenger liner Antilles aground on a Caribbean reef in 1971
http://tinyurl.com/mnx3hd8
B-17 “Champaign Lady” restoration - video update
http://tinyurl.com/nwhhc5c
Drone films snowy Russian airplane museum
http://www.popsci.com/russian-airplane-museum-filmed-drone
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
What do you do with an old ocean liner?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31027936
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IN THE NEWS
Patrick McLoughlin: paper tickets will be phased out by 2020
http://tinyurl.com/kd574lg
Interview: Leave Britain's railways alone, Branson tells Labour
http://tinyurl.com/msb4eqd
ROC and Role
http://www.railstaff.uk/2015/03/11/roc-and-role/
More rolling stock needed as passenger growth rises again
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/03/09-more-rolling-stock-needed-as.html
HS2: Heathrow spur plans dropped by transport minister
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31814933
Coming down the tracks: chaos for railway passengers
http://tinyurl.com/kvxrhnw
First new high-speed train arrives in Southampton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31846301
InterCity 125 v Hitachi: What are the UK's new trains like?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31831603
Crossrail enters final leg of mammoth tunnelling programme
http://tinyurl.com/qbb5dum
Bedlam Cemetery being removed to build Crossrail Liverpool St ticket hall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31800670
Kemps Farm footpath(near Balcombe) crossing replaced by footbridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-31779958
RAIB report into HST hitting demolished bridge parapet on Berks & Hants
http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/150222_froxfield.cfm
Virgin East Coast – The song remains the same
http://www.railstaff.uk/2015/03/09/virgin-east-coast-the-song-remains-the-same/
Portishead railway station location chosen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-31815354
Police called to remove sheep from Tarka line
http://tinyurl.com/mprmvvo
Fresh collapse fears for Dawlish railway sea wall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-31762210
Bicester Town station rebranded as Bicester Village
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-31848702
Chiltern rail line reopens after 350,000 tonne landslip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31858537
Ilkeston Station rebuilt 50 years after Beeching cuts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-31779070
Derby's Garrandale Group secures £15m Bombardier contracts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-31769431
Train service hopes to compete with budget airlines
http://tinyurl.com/kd4hhgv
Bigger role for conductors at Northern
http://www.railstaff.uk/2015/03/09/bigger-role-for-conductors-at-northern/
First class 319 duties operated between Liverpool and Manchester
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/03/05-first-319s-run-on-northern.html
Fare dodger who forged his own fake first class train tickets at home using a computer
http://tinyurl.com/lsgk77j
First proposes London-Edinburgh open-access
http://tinyurl.com/nudv2or
http://tinyurl.com/kqdo2kd
New Glasgow ScotRail trains design unveiled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31836268
http://tinyurl.com/nacw3sa
Scottish force to police railways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31808646
http://tinyurl.com/n82eoql
ScotRail staff to wear body cameras in crackdown
http://tinyurl.com/kz7hcln
Borders Railway to aid tourism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-31766507
Huge demand to see Railway Man’s photos
http://www.thenational.scot/news/huge-demand-to-see-railway-mans-photos.866
Three-year north-south 'Y Gerallt Cymro' express train deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31761949
Plans to reopen Wales’ longest tunnel receive major boost
http://tinyurl.com/ktorcjj
Translink: No buses or trains on Friday because of strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-31813576
Somerset councillor David Huxtable censured over conduct in railway bid process
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-31822551
4472 overhaul NRM latest briefing
http://www.flyingscotsman.org.uk/see/photos.aspx
Dutch train services are worse so far this year
http://tinyurl.com/onhtsn6
Railways Ministry approves Rs2400Cr FDI in Bihar locomotive projects
http://tinyurl.com/ltpumk3
Railway museum fire engulfs carriage
http://tinyurl.com/pp3qlms
Oil Train derailment in Northern Ontario
http://www.theolympian.com/2015/03/07/3612787_train-carrying-crude-oil-derails.html
Underground Strike over drugs and alcohol testing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31766264
Woman 'dragged' under Tube train at Clapham South station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31848111
Union 'warned of Tube crowding before woman fell under train'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31866601
French rail strike to hit RER B and local trains
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150309/french-rail-strike-minimal-disruption-expected
Four platforms at Manchester Airport
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/03/10/and-then-there-were-4/
Anger at ‘Comatose’ Trams inquiry over delays
http://tinyurl.com/q9dasr5
Paris prankster rides Vélib on Metro rails
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150306/video-paris-prankster-rides-bike-on-metro-rails
Avenio tram arrives in Munich
http://www.globalrailnews.com/blog/2013/11/04/avenio-tram-arrives-in-munich/
Shed model railway could be a record breaker
http://tinyurl.com/o4xlbec
Bus company closed by insurance increase
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-31813233
Western Greyhound buses cease trading
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-31866340
Possible staff and service cuts at Bus Eireann
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0311/686250-bus-transport-expressway/
One Weird Soviet Car
http://englishrussia.com/2015/02/06/one-weird-soviet-car/
Middlesbrough Transporter bridge to reopen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-31787804
Caledonian canal closed due to flood damage (not an April Fool!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31825601
On board the world's biggest ship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31813045
MSC Oscar calls at Felixstowe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-31798664
New P&O Cruise ship Britannia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31763692
Britannia named by HM Queen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31817093
Ship grounded near Corpach
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31780735
Titanic Quarter plans to open Belfast exhibition centre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-31853987
Solar Impulse plane begins epic global flight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31772140
Small plane skids off Blackpool Airport runway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-31851535
BA to retrofit newer A320s with sharklet wing-tips
http://tinyurl.com/mn293ut
Airbus unveils first higher-weight A330-300
http://tinyurl.com/kn6pjpw
Qantas’s first 747-400 makes final flight
http://tinyurl.com/l2mqko3
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
15/03/15 BBC4 1940-1945
"London to Brighton in Four Minutes: Side by Side"
15/03/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Great Canal Journeys" The Oxford Canal
15/03/15 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Great Railway Journeys" Double-bill
15/03/15 Yesterday 2200-2300
"The Flying Scotsman: a Rail Romance"
16/03/15 BBC Radio 4 1100-1130
"Voices from Our Industrial Past: Women"
16/03/15 BBC1 South 1930-2000
"Inside Out" Features the Brighton Belle
16/03/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Bohemia and Bavaria (1)
16/03/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"India's Frontier Railways" 1/3 The Maitree Express
17/03/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Bohemia and Bavaria (2)
17/03/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"The Lady Who Flew Africa: the Aviatrix"
18/03/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Russia (1)
19/03/15 Channel 5 1900-2000
"The Classic Car Show" 7/13
19/03/15 ITV 2030-2100
"Double Decker Driving School" Learning to drive a London bus 1/6
19/03/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"India's Frontier Railways" 2/3 The Last Train in Nepal
20/03/15 ITV 2000-2030
"Barging Around Britain with John Sergeant" 6/8 Kennet & Avon
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
13/03/15 Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
Risca Colliers Institute, Oxford House Adult Ed Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
Members' contributions
1900 for 1915, meetings finish by 2130
Friends and visitors welcome: admission £2
http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk
13/03/15- 6880 Betton Grange Society: Steel, Steam & Stars IV at the Llangollen Railway
15/03/15
http://www.6880.co.uk/
14/03/15- The Midlands Garden Rail Show
15/03/15 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Nr Leamington Spa, CV31 1 XN
http://www.largescalemodelrailway.co.uk/
15/03/15 Rocks by Rail: Remembering Stanton Ironworks
Ashwell Road, Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7BX
http://www.rocks-by-rail.org/
16/03/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Hants, Wilts and Dorset - Railways and Buses, 1965-1969" by GP Warren
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
16/03/15 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Stanton Gone but Not Forgotten
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
Stephen Flinders offers an illustrated talk on the history of Stanton Ironworks
Starts 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
17/03/15 RCTS Cheltenham
Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
"The Oakwood Story" by Andrew Kennedy
Starts at 1930
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £3.50 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/cheltenham/events.htm
19/03/15 Rolls Royce Pavilion, Moor Lane, Derby, DE24 9HY
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
20/03/15 Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
Risca Colliers Institute, Oxford House Adult Ed Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
"Developing the Past: Llancaiach Fawr" by Diane Walker
1900 for 1915, meetings finish by 2130
Friends and visitors welcome: admission £2
http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk
20/03/15- Severn Valley Railway: Spring Steam Gala
22/03/15
http://www.svr.co.uk/
21/03/15- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Diesel Gala
22/03/15
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
21/03/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Mixed Traction Weekend
22/03/15
http://www.e-v-r.com
23/03/15 Corn Market Hall, London Road, Kettering, NN15 7QA
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
26/03/15 Barry and Penarth Railway Society
Penarth Conservative Club, 15 Stanwell Road, Penarth, South Glamorgan, CF64 2EZ
"Steam Behind the Iron Curtain" by Derek Robinson
Starts 1930
26/03/15- West Somerset Railway: Spring Steam Gala - Steam in South Wales
29/03/15
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/
27/03/15 Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
Risca Colliers Institute, Oxford House Adult Ed Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
"Panama Canal: History, Present and Future" by Geoff Williams
1900 for 1915, meetings finish by 2130
Friends and visitors welcome: admission £2
http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk
28/03/15- London Festival of Railway Modelling
29/03/15 Alexandra Palace, London, N22 7AY
http://tinyurl.com/l2ktomx
28/03/15- Great Central Railway: Diesel Gala
29/03/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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