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QUINTINSHILL
The poem written by Private Thomas Derry, and generously contributed to Raildate by George
Moffat to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the disaster, will be on the Kestrel Railway
Books website for just a few more days
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk/
An article on the Commonwealth War Graves website gives a good account of the accident with
diagrams
http://www.cwgc.org/media/108844/quintinshill_final.pdf
NETWATCH
Tours of Glenfield railway tunnel, Leicestershire
http://lihs.org.uk/news.html
How Penn Station saved New York's architectural history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32890011
Gloucestershire-Warwickshire Railway: Cotswold Festival of Steam 23rd May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSSJpP9z1II
A nice steam show from Germany and the Netherlands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KQKcchYO9o
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Six Paris Metro stations you really have to visit
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150521/a-closer-look-at-the-beauty-of-the-paris-metro
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Dreamland, Margate, reopens on 9th June
http://www.dreamland.co.uk/
Austin Montego salesman training video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLbAkZTCeJo
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Subterranean Birmingham - exploring the world beneath our feet
http://tinyurl.com/ncyw5z3
(Spotter: Mike Price)
WWI East Boldre airfield photos go on display
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-32848671
Three Queens: How Cunard transformed travel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-32794567
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IN THE NEWS
Network Rail workers to go on strike in June
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32920794
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/05/28-flash-rmt-to-strike-again.html
RMT and Network Rail to hold fresh talks in move to avert strikes
http://tinyurl.com/nsp5exv
Crossrail's excavated earth used to make nature reserve
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32879846
TfL expand Overground
http://tinyurl.com/on46c9g
HS2 “designed to improve commuter traffic in the South”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02sbp2y
South West Trains conversion of 455 units to ac traction motors
http://tinyurl.com/na7tdsg
The day of the “lost shoes” on the Brighton main line
http://www.railstaff.uk/2015/05/11/man-on-the-clapham-commuter-train/
Southeastern trains set to be spruced up
http://tinyurl.com/pg9tkzp
First Great Western apologises for 'shocking' death announcement
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-32857408
The Leeds engine that founded a railway in Sierra Leone
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-32857318
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32863498
View from Yorkshire Wolds heritage railway cab
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-32864428
Train buffs to track down historic locos in south Cumbria
http://tinyurl.com/ncoovyb
Borders railway: Tourist passengers 'crucial' to route's success
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-32897365
Commuters face worst rail disruption in decades
http://tinyurl.com/oxmay6v
Young children seen running across railway line in Edinburgh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-32898684
Rail strike set to cause transport chaos for Manic Street Preachers and One Direction fans
http://tinyurl.com/qzfnycv
Could London Underground carriages soon be used on the Welsh railway network?
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/piccadilly-circus-pontypridd-could-london-9319837
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/old-unsafe-tube-trains-could-9335349
Dartmoor National Park, Chuley Road Masterplan - deals with proposal to reconnect Ashburton and
Buckfastleigh
http://tinyurl.com/ldrzrx6
Another new build project - A Fowler 2-6-4T
http://locoyard.com/2015/05/23/new-build-2-6-4t/
Dads Army event on North Norfolk Railway
http://tinyurl.com/qg9beoq
FR coach on display at Paddington
http://www.festrail.co.uk/content/publish/news/458.shtml
Council says it is 'not ignoring' Scolton Manor steam train display
http://tinyurl.com/orqhuu4
Irish Railways to start non stop Dublin-Cork service
http://tinyurl.com/nsd8m6a
Anger as France looks set to scrap train lines
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150526/france-set-to-scrap-several-train-lines
Volker Rail wins Dutch electrification contract
http://tinyurl.com/ngh6nfq
http://tinyurl.com/pqnvtyn
Funding approved for Utrecht-Leidsche Rijn line
http://tinyurl.com/nh2w23f
Court gives go-ahead for Semmering Base Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/o6btgsc
Electrodiesel multiple units ordered for Italy
http://tinyurl.com/nukhnjq
Swiss Railways apply for membership of European Railway Agency
http://tinyurl.com/m43kqw3
TCDD high-speed Velaro enters passenger service
http://tinyurl.com/p7cdl4c
Japan Railways East issues tender for Diesel Electric multiple units
http://tinyurl.com/ohmq5gg
New Zealand increases funding for KiwiRail
http://tinyurl.com/lomqb24
Sierria Leone National Railway Museum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-32857318
http://www.sierraleonerailwaymuseum.com/#!sierra-leones-railways/c23p1
Lessons from Amtrak: Invest in infrastructure, safety and a rail future for America
http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article21739179.html
China, Peru and Brazil mull Amazon railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-32858944
London’s got a new tube map
http://brilliantmaps.com/tube-map-2015/
Two new lines opened on Houston light rail network
http://tinyurl.com/pxvyoyc
Amazon deliveries by subway in New York
http://tinyurl.com/o5dcw53
London Crowd LIFTS 12 Tonne Double Decker Bus Off Injured Unicyclist
http://tinyurl.com/o7khl5w
1976 Bristol VRT converted to a mobile home
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-32793301
Trial of self-controlling lorries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32837071
Extra bus services for Irish Open Golf in County Down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-32882068
Hundreds of classic cars set for UK extinction
http://tinyurl.com/oswzyh6
What number plates have been banned by the DVLA?
http://tinyurl.com/nzjgftm
Riveting Bloodhound
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32800696
Red Funnel new ferry to be built on Isle of Wight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-32895780
Condor Liberation service to undergo 'significant change'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-32897087
Cunard liners mark 175th anniversary in Liverpool
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-32836087
Cunard cruise liner QE2 'left to rot' after being sold to Dubai
http://tinyurl.com/nfbq9cu
Gearing up for the big lift in the North Sea
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-32844552
Cardiff Lightship Helwick leaves after 22 years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epPtPtYUoEI
Watch the 200-plus-year-old USS Constitution sail into dry dock
http://tinyurl.com/pk3xbyz
Bristol Blenheim restored
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-32850508
Air France flight to New York subject of anonymous threat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32875267
Air France flight AF953 misses Cameroon mountain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-32890312
French man calls in bomb alert to delay plane
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150524/man-calls-in-bomb-alert-to-delay-plane
Seaplane about to enter trial production
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-08/05/content_18247638.htm
Chinese pilots to train in Canada to fly new amphibious air tanker
http://tinyurl.com/ocz78l4
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
30/05/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Inside Jaguar: Making a Million-Pound Car"
30/05/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Walking Through History: Wigan Pier" The Leeds & Liverpool Canal
30/05/15 ITV 2325-0115
"TT: Closer to the Edge" Documentary about the IoM TT races
31/05/15 BBC2 1900-2000
"A Very British Airline" A look at BA 3/3
31/05/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Speed with Guy Martin" Human flight
31/05/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"For the Love of Cars" 7/8 VW Beetle
01/06/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" London
01/06/15 Channel 4 2000-2030
"Trains: Are You Paying Too Much?"
01/06/15 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Inside Manchester's Midland Hotel" 1/4
01/06/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"Timeshift: The Golden Age of Rail Travel"
02/06/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" London
02/05/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Secret History of Our Streets" 6/6 Arnold Circus
03/05/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" London
03/05/15 BBC4 2000-2030
"Great British Railway Journeys" Lincoln
03/06/15 BBC4 2235-2335
"Timeshift: The Golden Age of Rail Travel"
04/06/15 ITV 2130-2200
"Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow" 1/3
04/06/15 BBC4 2225-2325
"Madness on Wheels: Rallying's Craziest Years"
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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
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/
29/05/15- Celebrating 125 years of Bere Peninsula trains
02/06/15
http://greatscenicrailways.co.uk/2015/05/celebrating-125-years-of-bere-peninsula-trains/
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/
02/06/15 Rowrah & Kelton Fell Railways - an illustrated slideshow by David Powell
The Beacon, West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 7LY
http://tinyurl.com/nnnl6nn
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/
10/06/15 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Great Western Upgrade + IEP" by Stuart Baker
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
12/06/15- North Norfolk Railway: Summer Diesel Gala
14/06/15
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/
13/06/15 Llangollen Railway: Real Ale Train
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
13/06/15- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Heritage Transport Festival
14/06/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
13/06/15- Great Central Railway: Woodford 50th Anniversary Commemoration
14/06/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
13/06/15- Belper Steam & Vintage Event
14/06/15
http://www.belpersteam.co.uk/
13/06/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
14/06/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
13/06/15- Peak Rail: Local Residents Weekend (postcodes DE4 & DE45)
14/06/15
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
14/06/15 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Dads and Lads Day
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
14/06/15 Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Classic Vehicle Day
http://www.gwsr.com
Cheers, Howard.
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