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QUINTINSHILL
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Britain's worst rail disaster at Quintinshill. Raildate
is delighted to have been given access to a pocket book found by George Moffat in his
grandmother's effects, which contains a poem written by his grandfather, Private Thomas Derry.
Private Derry was in the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots, at the time of the disaster, but was not
involved in the accident. You can see the pages of the notebook, together with a transcription
of the poem on the Kestrel Railway Books website:
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk/
Sincere thanks to George for allowing Raildate to reproduce this fascinating document.
Quintinshill rail disaster remembered 100 years on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-32835334
Quintinshill: train disaster mercy killings 'probable'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-32710602
Quintinshill rail disaster remembered
http://tinyurl.com/o73hsal
NETWATCH
Why are US train drivers called engineers?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-32758223
Bygones: I saw loco fail to make incline from Friargate to Mickleover
http://tinyurl.com/or2waye
An excerpt from Buster Keaton's "Our Hospitality" (1923)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAYkxa3E3_8
Full movie here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47yq9XTbDNY
Bus driving experience events
http://www.theexpeditional.com/experience/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Jacques Hémet shares his vintage propliner images
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/others-hemet.htm
Concorde Clipreel
http://tinyurl.com/o53l9zu
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Rail unions suspend national bank holiday strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32832191
Southern Railway drivers suspend strike action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32844337
Wedged skip lorry under railway bridge causes train delays
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/wedged-skip-lorry-under-railway-9298261
Southern Performance figures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32781700
Southern Railway fines passengers forced to stand in first class
http://tinyurl.com/psbz2rv
'Extremely loud' railway works in Clapham and Oakley are keeping residents awake
http://tinyurl.com/og3a43z
Great Western electrification: Bath passengers warned of delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-32792857
Todmorden Curve: Rail link reopens from Manchester to Burnley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-32754835
30 crossing misuse incidents on Knaresborough-York line in a year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-32777852
Rail HQ and eco homes impress RICS awards judges
http://tinyurl.com/pdkvs7z
Paul Bartlett's photos of the centre being constructed
http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/yorkcampusnetworkrail
Leadgate railway bridge to be demolished as part of £2.4m roadwork scheme
http://tinyurl.com/qap6qrm
Borders railway: Couple give baby girl route's old name
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-32779087
Kinghorn named best kept station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-32780493
First train to arrive at new station in Ebbw Vale
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-32763804
Extra train services between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury begin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-32767424
Railway cable theft warning after three sentenced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-32814463
RAIB report into runaway near Loughborough Central station, 12th May 2014
http://tinyurl.com/ovjvr9y
Lottery grant for Leicester railway museum
http://tinyurl.com/pjrrwwc
Ropley station shelter formally opened
http://tinyurl.com/okpxjmx
Loaded test run by 5043 from Tyseley
http://intheworks.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3895
New Festiniog Railway observation coach
https://www.facebook.com/festrail
Irish Rail to launch non-stop Cork–Dublin service
http://tinyurl.com/nsd8m6a
SNCF cleared for Eurostar takeover
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/05/18/sncf-cleared-for-eurostar-takeover/
German train crash kills two near Ibbenbueren
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32764373
German railfreight costs forecast to rise
http://tinyurl.com/mnh4el9
DB drivers strike cancelled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32823460
SBB use sheep to mow lineside grass
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-32782137
Kazakh broad gauge locos tested in Poland
http://tinyurl.com/le6brhe
Silk Road railway begins Madrid away leg
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/05/19/silk-road-railway-begins-madrid-away-leg/
South African built locos delivered to Cameroon Railways
http://tinyurl.com/pwss3l5
Argentinian railways renationalised
http://tinyurl.com/lk6hcfj
Norfolk Western 611 pulling out of the NC Transportation Museum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCvNondeaPk
Largest collection of historic trains planned for Kyoto Railway Museum
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201505210083
Air on Paris Metro worse than on the peripherique
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150518/air-on-paris-metro-worse-than-peripherique
Sheppey pensioner's shed railway in line for national prize as part of Channel 4 show
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/shed-railway-in-line-for-37196/
Colin Edmondson's shed built on a miniature railway wagon
http://www.readersheds.co.uk/share.cfm?SHARESHED=5357
Crich Tramway Village confirms worker death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-32832825
Power supply failure on Dublin LUAS tram system
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0520/702413-luas-power-failure/
Biogas bus speed record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-32801974
Bus stolen from Aberdeen bus station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-32772310
Bus fires in Uzbekistan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-32793349
Lucky escape after bus in Georgia, US, stranded in path of train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32771048
It drove around the world in the 1970s... and now this historic Austin Seven could be yours
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/drove-around-world-1970s-now-9268775
Titanic label to go under the hammer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32832583
New ferry ordered for Portsmouth-Fishbourne service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-32749660
CalMac staff balloted over strike action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-32734304
Failure of Rothesay-Wemyss Bay ferry
http://tinyurl.com/nunxa4k
World's oldest warship, USS Constitution comes home to Boston for refurbishment
http://tinyurl.com/pl7z4r8
Mysterious shipwreck reveals how the Spanish built their boats
http://tinyurl.com/qj955sz
Final year of Vulcan XH558 flying displays
http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/665/82/Important-announcement-on-the-2015-season.html
Aviation Safety Network
http://aviation-safety.net/index.php
Charges for gyrocopter pilot who landed on US Capitol
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32820883
Canadian Heritage stalls rare airplane swap with US museum
http://tinyurl.com/lf5kvhy
Jodrell Bank among heritage lottery fund winners (also Derby Silk Mill and the GCR)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32797396
Cambrian mining disaster remembered 50 years on at service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-32753915
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/first-trains-due-new-ebbw-9244814
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/we-must-remember---poignant-9274289
Spotters: Richard Buckby Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
23/05/15 Channel 5 1955-2120
"What the Dambusters Did Next"
23/05/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"The World's Most Extreme Tunnels"
24/05/15 BBC2 1900-2000
"A Very British Airline" A look at BA 2/3
24/05/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Speed with Guy Martin" Riding a motorbike on water
24/05/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"For the Love of Cars" 6/8 Ford Transit
25/05/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Severn Valley
25/05/15 Channel 4 2200-2300
"The Night Bus" A night in the life of a night bus 3/3
26/05/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Welshpool to Aberystwyth
26/05/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Secret History of Our Streets" 5/6 Reverdy Road
27/05/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys"
27/05/15 BBC4 2000-2030
"Britain by Bike" 1/6 North Devon
27/05/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"The Golden Age of Canals"
28/05/15 Channel 4 2100-2200
"Inside Jaguar: Making a Million-Pound Car"
28/05/15 BBC4 2300-0000
"Timeshift: The Golden Age of Coach Travel"
29/05/15 Channel 4 0010-0105
"The Night Bus" A night in the life of a night bus 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
Until Chesterfield Museum: Down the Track - the borough’s railway heritage
18/07/15
http://tinyurl.com/oo5p6fb
23/05/13 Amerton Railway: Great Northern Day
Inspired by the publication of "The Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway" by Allan C Baker
and Mike Fell
Ex-Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway relics will be displayed
http://amertonrailway.co.uk/
23/05/15 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Strawberries and Cream Evening Land Cruise
http://www.e-v-r.com
23/05/15 Swedish Railway Museum 100 Years
Three English-built pioneers in steam for one day
http://trafikverket.se/railwaymuseum
23/05/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Friendly Engines
24/05/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
23/05/15- Didcot Railway Centre: Gala and Real Ale Festival
25/05/15
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
23/05/15- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala
25/05/15
http://www.gwsr.com
23/05/15- Leeds Industrial Museum: From West Riding to West Africa
25/05/15
http://tinyurl.com/osat4gv
24/05/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Day Out with Thomas
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
24/05/15 Kempton Steam Railway: Railway Gala
http://www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk
24/05/15 Oxford Bus Museum: Teddy Bear Day
http://www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
24/05/15- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Superheroes & Villains (Diesel)
25/05/15
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
24/05/15- Middleton Top Engine Operating Days
25/05/15
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
25/05/15- Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Discovery Days and Walks
07/06/15
http://www.derwentvalleymills.org/discovery-days/
26/05/15- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Peppa Pig
27/05/15
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
29/05/15 The Spring, 56 East Street, Havant, PO9 1BS
"Memories of the Hayling Billy Line" DVD Premiere
http://www.thespring.co.uk/hayling-billy-line-oral-history/
30/05/15 Gauge 0 Guild: Summer Show 2015 - Cleckheaton
Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre, Turnsteads Ave, Cleckheaton, W Yorkshire, BD19 3AQ
1000-1600
http://www.gauge0guild.com/events/events.aspx
30/05/15- Exe Model Railway Society: Exeter 2015
31/05/15 Matford Livestock Centre, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8FD
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
http://www.exemrs.co.uk/
30/05/15- Llangollen Railway: 150th Anniversary Weekend
31/05/15
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
31/05/15 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Superheroes Dress-up Day
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
31/05/15 Great Central Railway: Swap Meet at Quorn & Woodhouse station
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/special-events/swap-meet-31-may/
01/06/15 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“Village Life in the '40s & '50s” by John Pitman
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
01/06/15 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Mind the Gap - London Underground” by Jason Cross
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
02/06/15 Worcester Locomotive Society
Barbourne Ex-Serviceman's Club, The Moors, Worcester, WR1 3ED
AGM - Quiz with Ian Catling - Railway photographs
Starts at 2000
http://www.worcesterlocomotivesociety.co.uk/
05/06/15- West Somerset Railway: Diesels at Home in the West
07/06/15
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/
05/06/15- Epping Ongar Railway: Steam Gala
07/06/15
http://www.eorailway.co.uk/
05/06/15- Great Central Railway: 1940s Wartime Weekend
07/06/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
06/06/15- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Days
07/06/15
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
06/06/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
07/06/15
http://www.e-v-r.com
07/06/15 Twyford Waterworks, Hants: Open Day & Railway Gala
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk
07/06/15 Southdown 100 event, Southsea Common
http://www.southdown100.co.uk/
07/06/15 Middleton Top Engine Static Exhibit Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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