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NETWATCH
Ian Allan obituary
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11708536/Ian-Allan-trainspotter-obituary.html
http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.co.uk/
History of Wolverton
http://tinyurl.com/qd43g3t
An eerie drone flight through the Crossrail tunnels under London
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150630-an-eerie-drone-flight-under-londons-streets
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Cab ride through Galashiels to Tweedbank on the Borders Railway
http://vimeo.com/132474659
Who, What, Why: Why does hot weather cause rail delays?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33342481
(Spotter: Mike Price)
Animated timeline of the tube map, showing how it has developed over the years, since the first
line was built in 1863
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Tldw1c0K0
(Spotter: Nico Spilt)
Flexible fire protection on trains
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/06/22/flexible-fire-protection/
Parliamentary Ghost Stations
http://www.theghoststationhunters.com
RAF radar museum
http://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Constellation News
http://www.conniesurvivors.com/1-connie_news.htm
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Haunting images of the UK's redundant RAF bases
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28674396
In pictures: Heathrow airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-33310445
What's it like to live near an airport?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33346507
The chequered history of UK airport expansion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33285659
Britain's love affair with air travel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zphvrdm
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IN THE NEWS
Q&A: Why have rail upgrade plans been delayed?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33286010
Supply chain will be ‘virtually unaffected’ by paused projects, says Network Rail
http://tinyurl.com/qhppb6j
RMT votes for strike over new Hitachi high-speed trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33331772
Rail strikes planned after workers at two train companies vote for action
http://tinyurl.com/p6ghe2h
Rail workers vote for strike action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33377128
IMechE narrow gauge challenge
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/06/29/video-imeche-railway-challenge-2015/
UK Power networks railway developments
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/06/26/keeping-busy/
Mobile phone tickets on test
http://tinyurl.com/ojkh4b2
Refurbished Pacer
http://tinyurl.com/owy6lkp
Four bidders shortlisted for London Overground operating concession
http://tinyurl.com/pxs8y5u
Heathrow plan involves rail upgrades, but no HS2 spur
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/07/01-heathrow-plan-involves-rail-upgrades.html
Hot weather disruption in Thames Valley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33343494
Inland rail link 'vital' to unlocking the South West's potential
http://tinyurl.com/nzwrso6
Freight train derails near Lincoln
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/06/freight-train-derails-near-lincoln/
£18m rail link in Staffordshire given go-ahead
http://tinyurl.com/o76olft
Derby station work to speed up journey times set for 2018 completion
http://tinyurl.com/pyrs6ta
TPE/RMT dispute at Cleethorpes depot resolved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33275404
ScotRail to reduce Sunday train services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33347041
Train sewage on tracks elimination date brought forward
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33303715
Forth Bridge set for World Heritage status
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33376342
Northern Ireland rail upgrades get £17m EU funding
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33342236
WSRA dispute rumbles on - latest here
http://wsra-action.org/news.htm
http://wsraplus.wordpress.com/
Ashburton masterplan approved - trackbed can be built on
http://mailer.pulse8.co.uk/t/r-AA169CBDD66E290A2540EF23F30FEDED
Talyllyn Railway celebrates 150th birthday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-33373492
Eurostar suspended as strikers set fire to Calais track
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-33323978
Naked sunbather delays trains
http://tinyurl.com/onarsnn
Cuba begins Havana station reconstruction
http://tinyurl.com/qac5zcb
Suicide on Japanese bullet train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33322794
Japanese station master cat Tama given lavish send-off
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33306846
RMT & TSSA join London Underground dispute in early July
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33331660
Collision between tram and pedestrian in Manchester (RAIB)
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/collision-between-a-tram-and-a-pedestrian-manchester
£600m to deliver South Wales Metro by 2020
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33314634
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/up-600m-confirmed-next-phase-9552029
Getting the South Wales Metro on track
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33231668
Rome metro Line C reaches Lodi
http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/metros/rome-metro-line-c-reaches-lodi.html
Kraków receives Poland’s longest tram
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/06/30/krakow-receives-polands-longest-tram/
Train derails at Mumbai's Churchgate station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/must_see/33307825
Chennai becomes sixth Indian city with metro railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-33307399
Victoria (Australia) begins procurement of high capacity metro stock
http://tinyurl.com/ofsd836
Fire on battery powered bus in York
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-33285369
Public transport company Translink record £8.4m trading loss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33369143
Bill Wyman's cars auctioned at Goodwood
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33291575
The mystery of the "Vauxhall cannibals"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33348506
Can the Vulcan put the vroom back into Aston Martin?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33287596
Steam boats on Stroud canal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-33286643
Portsmouth dredging work set to start in the autumn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33323744
Ryde to Southsea hovercraft halted by broken propeller
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33303385
Cowes 'floating bridge' charge to begin in July
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33326085
Wreck of historic warship is to be subject of a day-long seminar
http://tinyurl.com/ns8w5cl
G-Joey's last flight: Aurigny Trislander retirement 'end of an era'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-33306732
Lincolnshire pair sells Tornado fighter jet on Gumtree
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-33262593
RAAF orders two additional KC-30A tankers
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/raaf-orders-two-additional-kc-30a-tankers-414190/
Airport expansion: It's build, build, build in much of the world
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33276574
EasyJet would operate from expanded Heathrow
http://tinyurl.com/ojhjwvj
London Heathrow Airport bids farewell to Terminal 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33309025
Newquay airport passenger figures (or lack of)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-33256912
World War Two-era seaplane founders on US shoreline after Nicolas Cage filming mishap
http://tinyurl.com/o7nmex7
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
04/07/15 BBC2 2245-2345
"Hunt v Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals"
04/07/15 BBC2 2345-0225
"Grand Prix" 1966 movie
06/07/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys Goes to Ireland" A journey across Ireland
06/07/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"Scotland's War at Sea" 2/2 The Battle of the U-Boats
07/07/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys Goes to Ireland" Kilkenny to Athy
07/07/15 ITV 1930-2000
"Virgin Atlantic: Up in the Air" Fly on the wall documentary 1/3
08/07/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys Goes to Ireland" Newbridge to Roscrea
09/07/15 More4 1955-2100
"The World's Most Extreme" Bridges
09/07/15 BBC2 2130-2230
"Spitfire Women"
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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 New Mills Heritage and Information Centre: Celebration of 150 years of railway
history
01/08/15
http://visitnewmills.co.uk/happy-birthday-to-new-mills-central/
Until Louth Museum: The Railways of Louth
01/08/15
http://lincolnshirewoldsrailway.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
04/0715 The West Cornwall Model Railway Exhibition
Carn Brea Leisure Centre, Station Road, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3QS
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
04/07/15- New Mills 150 – Model railway and railwayana exhibition
05/07/15
http://visitnewmills.co.uk/event/new-mills-150-model-railway-and-railwayana-exhibition/
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
17/07/15 Derwent Valley Light Railway running evening
Starts 1830
Admission via the Farming Museum will be £6 to include light refreshments
http://www.dvlr.org.uk/
18/07/15 Severn Valley Railway: Behind the Scenes
http://www.svr.co.uk
18/07/15 Llangollen Railway: Fish & Chip Special
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
18/07/15 DRS Open Day
Kingmoor Depot, Carlisle
1000-1600
http://www.directrailservices.com/news-articles/2015/02/23/drs-open-day-2015/
18/07/15- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Teddy Bears' Picnic (Steam)
19/07/15
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
18/07/15- Great Central Railway: Commercial Vehicle Weekend
19/07/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
18/07/15- Foxfield Railway: Summer Steam Gala
19/07/15
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
18/07/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Classic Transport Weekend
19/07/15
http://www.e-v-r.com
19/07/15 Alton Bus Rally & Running Day
http://www.altonbusrally.com/
19/07/15 Kempton Steam Railway: Teddy Bears' Picnic
http://www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk
19/07/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Summer Steam Gala
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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