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NETWATCH
Special effects for Ripper Street
http://vimeo.com/116761565
German steam on 1st May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCFWU0A57GM
Trams in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, July 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSQ_du0NDPk
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
The tram that survived the Hiroshima bomb
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33735038
Swincar Spider, an extremely nimble off-road ecological electric car with flexible tilting
technology
http://tinyurl.com/obc8226
Why is the UK still so reliant on the Tornado?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33772093
Could we fly from London to New York in an hour?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33786999
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IN THE NEWS
Andy Burnham pledges to renationalise railway network
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33780754
Hitachi Rail Europe Wins First Traffic Management Contract in UK
http://tinyurl.com/p5t2h3x
Train delays after fire at Maidstone East railway station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-33754669
RAIB investigation into derailment near Charing after hitting cattle on the line
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/derailment-at-godmersham
First Great Western strikes: No agreement reached in talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33793387
Cattle hit by train at Bishops Stortford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-33791984
RAIB update on oil train derailment near Lincoln
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/derailment-near-langworth-lincoln
Drunk New Street passenger caused chaos after walking through station's rail tunnels
http://tinyurl.com/qz3yy6a
Great Malvern station pedestrian walkway and goods entrance tunnel (known as "The Worm") listed
http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1427007
New direct rail services between Blackpool and London
http://tinyurl.com/q5yvfpa
Regular steam Traction on the Borders Line
http://www.scotrail.co.uk/scotland-by-rail/steam-trains
Royal opening of Borders railway route using 60009 Union of South Africa.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-33761625
Some unusual moves on Tweedbank due to Royal special
http://tinyurl.com/n9fed5z
Trains crash near Cumnock in Ayrshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33751105
http://tinyurl.com/prhaok6
RAIB report into rail defects which caused derailment near Barry June 2014
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-102015-derailment-at-porthkerry
Michael Sheen hails project to reopen Wales' longest disused tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/nc3b664
Irish Railways unions concern over EU legislation
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0730/718263-Irish-rail/
Tarka Valley Railway on track following charity status
http://tinyurl.com/q7tceoh
Migrant found walking through Channel Tunnel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-33803928
Utrecht railway overhaul is €100m over budget
http://tinyurl.com/p6pjaue
Bombardier wins Israel electric loco order
http://tinyurl.com/nqq79z4
India rail crash: Trains derail in Madhya Pradesh flash flood
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-33783060
Clearing the western road to Yosemite - finally
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article29721805.html
Tube strike: London commuters deal with queues and delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33798637
Tube strike: No beer and sandwiches
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33777281
RAIB report into electrical fault and parted conductor wire - Tyne & Wear metro
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-092015-parting-of-live-overhead-wire-at-walkergate
Manchester Smart Card system provider dismissed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-33791442
Transport Trust Plaque awarded to Bridgnorth cliff railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-33775152
Fleischmann files for insolvency with the district court of Ansbach for the Salzburg (Austria)
mother company, Modelleisenbahn Gruppe (in German)
http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/modelleisenbahn-fleischmann-101.html
Four injured after roof is ripped off London tour bus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33760418
Appeal over Donald Healey sports car records
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-33784226
4-seater limousine scooter for sale
http://tinyurl.com/qx59t7l
Boater accidentally drains stretch of Grand Union Canal
http://tinyurl.com/oj6z3p2
MV Balmoral passing under Clifton Suspension bridge
https://www.flickr.com/photos/16582147@N07/sets/72157654380610550
Commodore Clipper grounding: Crew failed to plan for 'unusually low tide'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-33800990
Suez project: Egyptians divided over expansion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-33743097
No move to keep G-Joey aircraft in Channel Islands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-33819401
Bin Laden family plane crash: Blackbushe Airport reopens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33755716
Spitfire crashes after losing power
http://tinyurl.com/o482wqy
Oulton Park event resumes after pilot's death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33750405
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-33748256
Manston Airport to be Operation Stack lorry park
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33775918
Belfast to New York air service to operate all year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33757977
Dambusters pilot Les Munro dies in New Zealand aged 96
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33769486
Robots in the sky: cracking down on drone law in the USA
https://www.vound-software.com/blog/drone-law
Harrison Lake wildfire grows
http://globalnews.ca/video/2144831/harrison-lake-wildfire-grows
Making a vineyard out of a slag heap
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33758918
Swansea factory's role in Hiroshima atom bomb invention
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-33790757
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Andrew Cook, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth,
Roger Smith, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
09/08/15 BBC2 1900-2000
"Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways" 3/3
09/08/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"The Dambusters' Great Escape" Sinking of the "Turpitz"
09/08/15 BBC4 2030-2100
"Brushing Up On... British Towers" With Danny Baker
10/08/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Thetford
10/08/15 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Stop! Roadworks Ahead" Fly-on-the windscreen looks at roadworks 5/6
11/08/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Ipswich to Chelmsford
11/08/15 BBC4 2000-2030
"Great British Railway Journeys" Essex to Kent
11/08/15 BBC4 2300-0000
"Precision: the Measure of All Things"
12/08/15 BBC2 2100-2200
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Inside the Post Office" Behind-the-scenes 3/3
13/08/15 BBC4 2055-2100
"London to Brighton in Four Minutes: Side by Side" Two recordings of the journey
13/08/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"Britain's Deadliest Railway Disaster: Quintinshill"
13/08/15 BBC1 2335-0035
"Building Britain Beneath You Feet" 1/2 Building Britain
14/08/15 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Aircrash: Terror on Take-off"
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
06/08/15- Llangollen Railway: Day Out With Thomas
09/08/15
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
07/08/15- Talyllyn Railway: 1865-2015 Gala
09/08/15
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
08/08/15- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Steam & Real Ale Weekend
09/08/15
http://www.gwsr.com
08/08/15- Great Central Railway: Miniature Steam Weekend
09/08/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
08/08/15- Peak Rail: 40th Anniversary of Peak Rail Association
09/08/15
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
08/08/15- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Day Out With Thomas
16/08/15
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
09/08/15 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Jaguar Classic Car Show
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
09/08/15 Middleton Top Engine Static Exhibit Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
11/08/15 Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Teddy Bear Railcar Special
http://www.gwsr.com
15/08/15- Epping Ongar Railway: Vintage Vehicle Rally
16/08/15
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
15/08/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
16/08/15
http://www.e-v-r.com
15/08/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Midland Railex Model Railway Spectacular
16/08/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
16/08/15 Kempton Steam Railway: Diesel Day
http://www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk
16/08/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Day Out with Teddy
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
16/08/15 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Princesses & Pirates Dress-up Day
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
16/08/15 Middleton Top Engine Static Exhibit Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
17/08/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Members' Railway Film Show
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
18/08/15 Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Teddy Bear Railcar Special
http://www.gwsr.com
22/08/15 Llangollen Railway: Steam & Jazz Train
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
22/08/15- Epping Ongar Railway: Mixed Traction Weekend
23/08/15
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
22/08/15- Churnet Valley Railway: Jurassic Park
23/08/15
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
22/08/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Diesel & Steam Weekend
23/08/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
22/08/15- Isle of Man Railways: Island at War
23/08/15
http://www.iombusandrail.info
23/08/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Southern Railway Engines Day
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
23/08/15 Middleton Top Engine Static Exhibit Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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