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NETWATCH
Bodmin and Wenford railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URLRFUU8Eyg
Andrew Cook's video of Brescia Station, Italy, 22nd May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sufGGvRs14
Michael Wilcock's latest video - 34067 "Tangmere" at Cardiff last weekend
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APGtZRr0jdY
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N9x_HV4CAs
Mike Morant's latest uploads and queries
http://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/Latest-uploads-and-queries
The Alderney Railway
http://www.alderneyrailway.com/
Historic underground photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/17889585@N03/sets/72157617867893385/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
"Locomotives for Second Front" - UK Ministry of Supply Newsreel from World War Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_weWCHf9sQ
WW1 narrow gauge train lines in France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3s01i3aa7w
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Manchester Ship Canal Cruises
http://www.merseyferries.co.uk
8 amazing vehicles that no longer exist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOVwc8_PSZ0
(Spotter: Nico Spilt)
Lost racecourses: How UK housing boom killed city venues
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32796143
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IN THE NEWS
Network Rail funding gap puts brake on five-year plan
http://tinyurl.com/pw35vyt
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/06/25/uk-electrification-schemes-paused-in-cp5-review/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33270586
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33268484
New Network Rail chairman to review troubled investment plan
http://tinyurl.com/q5csqr2
Did the Conservatives make false rail promises to north?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33286270
Labour demands answers from Cameron over rail 'betrayal'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33283080
Network Rail 'too big', says Sir Richard Branson
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33281468
Settlement in Network Rail pay dispute
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/06/24-settlement-in-network-rail-pay.html
New London Overground lines to get new trains in 2018
http://tinyurl.com/oyucpx2
Bombardier wins contract to build new Overground fleet
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/06/19-bombardier-wins-contract-to-build.html
http://tinyurl.com/o6svzor
Two killed by train at Ealing Broadway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33250023
Emergency services training on Bromley North branch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33217873
Portishead railway reopening consultation begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-33221305
First Virgin liveried HST enters service on East Coast
http://tinyurl.com/q3gprk9
Electrification of Midland Mainline 'paused' by Network Rail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33269779
East Midlands Parkway railway station in 'wrong place'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-33256661
Ilkeston station work set to start in the autumn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-33196944
Virgin Trains electric shock report: Safety call for drivers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33255484
RAIB report of incident
http://tinyurl.com/of4oy4m
DB Schenker to cut 234 rail freight jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33222140
Job loss situation should have been avoided
http://tinyurl.com/okkbvso
John Bennett, railway steward - obituary
http://tinyurl.com/oavowjz
London Underground night service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33222569
https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tube-improvements/the-future-of-the-tube/night-tube
Unexpected locations of underground trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110845
Stagecoach Group financial results
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-33254491
ScotRail train driver pay dispute escalates
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-33286423
Cameron quizzed on London-Swansea rail upgrade timescale
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33255415
GW Mainline electrification remains a priority
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33270017
Eurostar 'shambles' as ferry workers strike at Calais
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/06/24-eurostar-shambles-as-ferry-workers.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33249546
EU to revise ERTMS deployment plan
http://tinyurl.com/ocq96tk
Shabby Gare du Nord set for makeover
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150624/gare-du-nord-in-paris-set-for-makeover
High Speed line proposed for Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/o9n549k
Federal funding for GO Transit (Toronto) electrification
http://tinyurl.com/ndspdox
Railways and individuals face Lac-Mégantic charges
http://tinyurl.com/o2fgeup
British ex-POW and Japanese soldier reconcile over 'death railway'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33221020
First look at Nottingham’s new tram line
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/06/25/first-look-at-nottinghams-new-tram-line/
Sheffield-Rotherham tram-train service to start in 2017
http://tinyurl.com/p76jp75
Unannounced renaming of Tashkent Metro stations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-33200192
Tampere selects tram contractor
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/tampere-selects-tram-contractor.html
Trent Barton driver praised for detour to A&E to help injured elderly passenger
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Trent-Barton/story-26766156-detail/story.html
Newport Bridge to close overnight for final part of revamp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-33210443
Bendy buses in Swansea to be scrapped over cost
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-33254289
Cake to celebrate 20 millionth Land Rover defender
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33239128
MV Balmoral returns to service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-33196912
CalMac ferry staff begin 24-hour strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-33276189
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33257390
Bangkok Airport rail link to get more trains
http://tinyurl.com/p8nl9nh
Edinburgh weighs up options to extend tram network
http://tinyurl.com/pmte4gg
Billionaire Clive Palmer's Titanic 2 plans sunk
http://tinyurl.com/ngg9u5r
Poor lighting and signage led to BA 747 wing smash
http://tinyurl.com/o2222m8
R-R makes progress on testing 787 engine upgrade
http://tinyurl.com/ofcztdf
Hope for future of Robert Noble's mill in Peebles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-33283567
'Landmark' tidal turbine still at dock after eight months
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33278386
Birmingham's Assay Office moves to new premises in Jewellery Quarter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-33243624
Dreamland Margate: Visitors' reaction to the opening
http://tinyurl.com/odg3yx5
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
29/06/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Lynton to Exeter
29/06/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"Scotland's War at Sea" 1/2 The Dreadnoughts of Scapa Flow
30/06/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Exmouth to Newton Abbot
30/06/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"The Lady Who Flew Africa: The Aviatrix" Story of Mary Heath
30/06/15 BBC4 2300-0000
"Timewatch: WW1 Aces Falling" Story of Edward Mannock & James McCudden
01/07/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys Goes to Ireland" A journey across Ireland
01/07/15 More4 2100-2200
"Great Canal Journeys" Llangollen
01/07/15 More4 2200-2300
"Great Canal Journeys" Canal du Nivernais
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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
Until Louth Museum: The Railways of Louth
01/08/15
http://lincolnshirewoldsrailway.co.uk/
27/06/15 Lynton & Barnstable Railway: Armed Forces Day
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/
27/06/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Hampshire Autistic Charity Event
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
27/06/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Diesel & Steam Weekend
28/06/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
27/06/15- Churnet Valley Railway: Anything Goes Weekend
29/06/15
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
28/06/15 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Vintage Vehicles Day
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
03/07/15- East Lancs Railway: Summer Diesel Spectacular
05/07/15
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
03/07/15- Talyllyn Railway: 150th Party
05/07/15
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
04/07/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Day Out with Thomas
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
04/07/15- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: 1940s Experience
05/07/15
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
04/07/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Annual Classic Bus Rally
05/07/15 Features a BBMF Spitfire fly-past at 1405
http://www.e-v-r.com
04/07/15- Llangollen Railway: Classic Transport Weekend
05/07/15
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
05/07/15 Twyford Waterworks, Hants: Open Day & Miniature Steam
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk
05/07/15 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Rushton Town Party Week (Class 31)
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
05/07/15 Middleton Top Engine Static Exhibit Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
05/07/15 Leawood Pumping Engine Static Display Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
06/07/15 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“Purbeck Clay Mining” by Clare Randall
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
06/07/15 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Peter Fox Collection – Part 1: The Early Years (slideshow)" by Andy Barclay
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
08/07/15 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Rushton Town Party Week (Class 31)
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
08/07/15 Foxfield Railway: Heritage Train Day
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
09/07/15 St Pancras & King’s Cross – The Grand Restoration
English Heritage members only
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/2543157/
10/07/15- Churnet Valley Railway: Rail Ale Festival
12/07/15
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
11/07/15- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Island Motor Show
12/07/15
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
11/07/15- Great Central Railway: Diesel Running Weekend
12/07/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
11/07/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: 1960s Weekend
12/07/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
11/07/15- Login Station Open Day - 140th Anniversary
12/07/15 1100-1600 both days
http://loginrailwaystation.co.uk/
12/07/15 Royal Albert Bridge Walk, Sunday 12th July 2015
http://www.royalalbertbridge.co.uk/bridge-walk-2015.html
12/07/15 Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Bus Rally
http://www.gwsr.com
13/07/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Transport Memories in West Berkshire" by Steve Wimbush
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
Cheers, Howard.
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