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NETWATCH
Bodmin steam in the late summer sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SG--X-_Ots
Steam on the Met
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27AdkfyAI5c
(Spotter: Howard Benson)
First Great Western – Building a Greater West
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=29&v=5Vq3UYMmZKE
(Spotter: Roger Smith)
UK loco hauled services
http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/locohauled.html
Abellio Greater Anglia station usage
https://www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk/about-us/station-footfall
Myths about steel rails
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-myths-rails-part-1-daniel-pyke
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-myths-rails-part-2-hard-vs-soft-daniel-pyke
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-myths-rails-part-3-do-hard-wear-wheels-faster-daniel-pyke
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-myths-rails-part-4-hard-generate-more-rcf-daniel-pyke
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-myths-rails-part-one-type-best-daniel-pyke
BLS Level crossing upgrade programme
http://www.bls.ch/e/infrastruktur/bauprojekte-bahnueber.php
History of the Lotschberg "classic" route
http://www.bls.ch/e/bahn/linie-express-loetsch-ge.php
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Next year is the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Somerset & Dorset Railway
http://www.sdrt.org/50-comm.htm
(Spotter: Railwest)
Cunning funicular railway saves rails and digging
http://tinyurl.com/p2dzav6
North Norfolk Railway, Grand Steam Gala 2015, 4th September
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xiBi7vq-TY
Nene Valley Railway, 5th September
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpY4gDZqMRM
Llangollen Railway, 'Along Branch Lines' Autumn Steam Gala, 12th September
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ajWhYRZ6_k
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
A selection of new Nottingham tram videos from Martin Miller
https://youtu.be/fzgORVgECa8
https://youtu.be/I1wc5e_ldF8
https://youtu.be/KJuH6t-9gCk
https://youtu.be/hhHx-MzexIQ
https://youtu.be/5jKp2ig0Xwc
Working on the railway in 1939
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r66FexPvyPQ
Propliners at Greybull by Rick Patton
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/others-patton.htm
An Austrian odyssey by Fred Barnes
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/barnes-austrian_odyssey.htm
B-25 Mitchell engine start, take off and fly past
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWj9j7SfbI
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Pier and boat store on top 10 at-risk buildings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34262313
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IN THE NEWS
New life for old trains
http://www.railstaff.uk/2015/09/14/new-life-for-old-trains/
British university designs robust point mechanism
http://tinyurl.com/o6totoy
TfL produces a geographically accurate tube and rail map but doesn't tell anyone about it
http://tinyurl.com/qzub3n2
£1bn loan to support London rail projects
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/09/14/1bn-loan-to-support-london-rail-projects/
Euston station HS2 plans 'should be scrapped'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34264322
HS2 Birmingham to London route criticised in House of Lords
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-34274987
Govia Thameslink King's Cross rail crash: Five hurt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34283057
Eastleigh train derailment: Services return to normal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-34277237
Upgrading Dean and Dean Hill level crossings
http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/RomseyLevelCrossing.aspx
Second phase of East West Rail scheme announced (using APTs?)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34245542
South West Trains announce direct London Waterloo service from Frome
http://tinyurl.com/ncow3xj
Train evacuated at Dawlish after big wave wipes out power
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-34242892
DfT demands 'Norwich in 90' from next Anglia operator
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/09/18-dft-demands-norwich-in-90.html
Network Rail drops Ely to Soham freight capacity project
http://tinyurl.com/ofxmwum
Pendolino unit named after Stephen Sutton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-34255791
Video: Birmingham New Street redevelopment
http://tinyurl.com/pzculfo
New Street: New Start - a fly-through of the New Street station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ydt5bUSbP8
East Midlands Trains agree new rail contract and £13m investment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34267621
Sheffield MP calls for work date to be set over delayed railway works
http://tinyurl.com/pqscdmb
Transport Minister opens Wakefield Kirkgate station
http://tinyurl.com/p6gwsx6
Battle to save historic rail line that heralded the age of science
http://tinyurl.com/ntp5qhk
'I'm not trying to stall it - I'm trying to stop it', says engineer
http://tinyurl.com/ps4eas4
Bespoke barriers for level crossing in Redcar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-34224084
Aerial footage of Borders Railway as Queen opens it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-34222625
ScotRail promise to make "Tweeks" to new Borders service
http://tinyurl.com/oasofjp
Borders Railway: Extra carriage bid to tackle overcrowding
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-34255933
ScotRail to hire 100 new train drivers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-34278091
Edinburgh Waverley named worst station in Britain for anti-social behaviour, and Glasgow
Central is second
http://tinyurl.com/pfn8npz
Commuters hit out at ticket queues at Glasgow Central
http://tinyurl.com/no4e655
Project examines feasibility of railing windblown timber from Flow Country
http://www.hitrans.org.uk/News/Story/160
Fundraising for Swanage Railway mogul locos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34208512
Flying Scotsman tour programme early 2016
http://www.nrm.org.uk/flyingscotsman/Scotsman-season
Flying Scotsman to work on East Lancs Railway in January 2016
http://tinyurl.com/p9z9gn5
Flying Scotsman to visit North Yorkshire Moors Railway in March 2016
http://www.nymr.co.uk/special-events/flying-scotsman/
Man found on Eurotunnel train roof dies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34287750
Work begins on reopening of French-Swiss link
http://tinyurl.com/q2zbuzx
Stadler EMUs ordered for Dutch-German services
http://tinyurl.com/p8wj4dc
German clockface timetable study completed
http://tinyurl.com/nd6bxl7
Bus versus train in Hamburg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ankqn_M7Ymk
Major bottleneck removed on European freight corridor
http://tinyurl.com/oq3dzja
Vatican launches train service to visit Pope's summer palace
http://tinyurl.com/py7t4uh
British tourists killed as India train derails
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34232974
Railway thief derailed
http://www.looklocal.co.za/article/railway_thief_derailed.html
China firms in US high-speed rail deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34277739
Go-ahead for Basle cross-border tram extension
http://tinyurl.com/nzfrmmz
Pianist plays on Brussels subway train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34239180
Addis Ababa Light Rail to commence North-South Service on Sunday
http://tinyurl.com/nvaawgn
Model maker Hornby on track despite lower first-half sales
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/hornby-on-track-despite-lower-43265/
Jaguar car performs record-breaking loop
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34254243
Weymouth ferry terminal to be kept open for Cherbourg crossing plans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-34258822
Battle of Britain: Historic flypast for 75th anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34250794
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34259727
Spitfire helping out Vulcan Bomber during Nose Wheel Emergency
http://tinyurl.com/q36vpz4
Spitfire replica crashes at Australian airshow
http://www.ww2aero.com/spitfire-replica-crashes-at-australian-airshow-video/
Channel Island airshows
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-34215608
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-34216691
Jet2 aircraft lands safely after engine fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-34284468
NTSB detects signs of uncontained engine failure from BA 777 fire
http://tinyurl.com/pr6penp
History made as first ever plane lands at St Helena
http://tinyurl.com/ohlv8me
Aeroscraft shows off its giant airship
http://www.popsci.com/look-at-this-airship
Philippine Mars back on the water
http://www.albernivalleynews.com/news/324255541.html
Pembrokeshire beach oil slick 'caused by WW2 bombing'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-34271521
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price,
Michael Prince, Alan Rushworth, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
19/09/15 BBC2 1700-1800
"The World's Busiest Railway" 4/4 India
19/09/15 BBC4 1900-2000
"India's Frontier Railways" 3/3 The Samjhauta Express"
19/09/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"Timeshaft: The Golden Age of Tram - a Streetcar Named Desire"
19/09/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"Timeshaft: The Golden Age of Tram - a Streetcar Named Desire"
20/09/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"The Crossrail Discovery: London's Lost Graveyard"
21/09/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Spain & Portugal (1)
21/09/15 BBC4 2300-0000
"Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Our Past" Coal-fired fish & chip shop
22/09/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Spain & Portugal (2)
22/09/15 BBC4 2000-2030
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" 4/6 The Workers
23/09/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" South-east France (1)
23/09/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"Brick by Brick: Rebuilding Our Past" A Welsh quayside building
23/09/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"Timeshift: The Engine that Changed the World" The Diesel engine
24/09/15 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Underground Britain" 4/6
24/09/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" South-east France (2)
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
17/09/15- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
20/09/15
http://www.svr.co.uk
17/09/15- Great Central Railway: Beer Festival
20/09/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
19/09/15- Kempton Steam Museum: Open House London (free entrance, engine not in steam)
20/09/15
http://www.kemptonsteam.org
19/09/15- Epping Ongar Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala
20/09/15
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
19/09/15- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Day Out With Thomas
20/09/15
http://www.gwsr.com
19/09/15- Great Central Railway: Pumps & Pistons Weekend
20/09/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
19/09/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Diesel & Steam Weekend
20/09/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
19/09/15- Rudyard Lake Steam Railway: Last Ever Steam Gala
20/09/15
http://www.rlsr.org/
19/09/15- Penrhyn Quarry Railway 1965 Event
20/09/15
http://penrhynquarries.webs.com/upcoming-events
19/09/15- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Sir Nigel Gresley 60007 Farewell Weekend
20/09/15
http://www.nymr.co.uk
20/09/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Small Engines Gala
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
20/09/15 Foxfield Railway: Heritage Train Day
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
21/09/15 Eastleigh and District Local History Society
Age Concern Hall, Romsey Road Eastleigh
Starts 1830
"The Itchen Navigation" by Chris Humby
All welcome, free entry
21/09/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"1000 Eggs on a Bicycle" by Colin Boocock
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
21/09/15 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Laser Scanning of Buildings and Structures
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
A talk by Andy Beardsley focussing on Ironville Lock 4
Starts 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
24/09/15 Barry and Penarth Railway Society
Penarth Conservative Club, 15 Stanwell Road, Penarth, South Glamorgan, CF64 2EZ
"On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe - roaming the Wild West" by Jeff Morgan
Starts 1930
25/09/15 Great Central Railway: Class 45 Mileage Day
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
25/09/15- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Music & Real Ale Festival (Brake Van)
27/09/15
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
25/09/15- Talyllyn Railway: Heritage Weekend
27/09/15
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
25/09/15- Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre: Ticket to Ride
27/09/15 Steam gala dedicated to the history of the MR, the LMS and Barrow Hill
http://www.barrowhill.org/
25/09/15- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
27/09/15
http://www.nymr.co.uk
25/09/15- South Tynedale Railway: Sixties Saddletanks Gala
27/09/15
http://www.south-tynedale-railway.org.uk
26/09/15 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
26/09/15 Cleveland Model Railway Club Open Day
The B-Hive, Allum Way, Skelton Industrial Estate, Skelton, Saltburn, Cleveland,
TS12 2LQ
1000-1600
http://www.cmrc.club/
26/09/15- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Wine Festival
27/09/15
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
26/09/15- Lynton & Barnstaple Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
27/09/15
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/
26/09/15- Foxfield Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
27/09/15
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
26/09/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Multiple Memories Weekend
27/09/15
http://www.e-v-r.com
26/09/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Teddy Bear Weekend
27/09/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
26/09/15- LMS Carriage Association: Rails @ Rowsley
27/09/15 1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://lmsca.org.uk/rails-at-rowsley-exhibition-2015/
26/09/15- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala
27/09/15
http://www.eastlansrailway.org.uk
26/09/15- Vale of Rheidol Railway: Steam Festival Weekend
27/09/15
http://www.rheidolrailway.co.uk
27/09/15 Kempton Steam Museum: Classic Car & Bike Show
http://www.kemptonsteam.org
27/09/15 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Sand & Motorcycles
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
01/10/15 First Romsey Film Festival
Romsey Town Hall, Market Place, Romsey, SO51 8YZ
A special showing of the classic British comedy "Oh Mr Porter", starring Will Hay
sponsored by the Friends of Romsey Signal Box
The main feature will be supported by several classic shorts, including "London
to Brighton in 4 minutes", as well as the premier of a new documentary about the
"Sprat & Winkle Line" (particularly Romsey to Andover), with commentary by
Friends of Romsey Signal Box President, Dick Hewett
Starts 1400
Tickets: £6.00 available at
http://www.romseyfestival.ticketsource.co.uk
Or through the Romsey Heritage & Visitor Centre on 01794 512987
01/10/15- Severn Valley Railway: Diesel Enthusiasts Gala
03/10/15
http://www.svr.co.uk
01/10/15- West Somerset Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
04/10/15
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
01/10/15- Great Central Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
04/10/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
02/10/15 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"American Wanderings – Heading West" by society chairman, Gordon Davies
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
At each meeting we ask for a donation of £2 from non-members and £1 from members
A free cup of tea or coffee will be available during the interval, and a large
selection of new and second hand books will be on sale
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
03/10/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Teddy Bear Weekend
04/10/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
03/10/15- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Days
04/10/15
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
04/10/15 Twyford Waterworks, Hants: Autumn Rally
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk
04/10/15 Romsey Signal Box open day
Adult: £2.50 (£3.00 if gift-aided), Child: free
1200-1600
Limited parking - see website for details
Brick Lane, Romsey - use sat-nav SO51 8LGB
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
04/10/15 Oxford Bus Museum: Bus & Classic Vehicle Rally
http://www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
04/10/15 Foxfield Railway: Heritage Train Day
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
04/10/15 Middleton Top Engine Static Exhibit Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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