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NETWATCH
Goodbye To Steam - Railway Modernisation (1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZf9uSaXwQc
Alfred Charles Harry Smith ("A.C.H") talks about railways
Part 1:
https://youtu.be/dMuvnWCFXNY
Part 2:
https://youtu.be/JRbye7Hm258
Part 3:
https://youtu.be/bM2N6ygAuKo
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
What's it like to answer angry tweets about trains?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34442302
(Spotter: Roger Smith)
Association of American private coach owners & operators
http://www.aaprco.com/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
HST Charity special to the South Devon Railway and the Heathfield Branch, 10th October
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zFpOyefoQ8
SLJ900/32 Bridge Girder Erection Mega Machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6X82g2UZOs
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Foxfield Railway Autumn Gala 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DteeVB3qqcE
Chugging along the Churnet valley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDdZiTEXgZk
Train line runs through the ground of a Slovakian amateur team
http://tinyurl.com/ppaym4z
(Spotter: Howard Benson)
The joy of the big railway station revamp
http://tinyurl.com/prkngbf
Summit tunnel fire - Granada Reports for 20th December 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeQoB13jUjo#action=share
The pilots who risk their lives flying tiny planes over the Atlantic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34484972
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Inside the Vulcan bomber's cockpit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34505010
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IN THE NEWS
Network Rail crisis to come under spotlight
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/10/13-network-rail-crisis-to-come.html
Southern train divided at Battersea Park
http://tinyurl.com/oob3lf7
Level crossing upgrade hits deadlock
http://tinyurl.com/ncvser2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-34495561
Thameslink Three Bridges depot opens its doors
http://tinyurl.com/p85syeo
Proposed footbridge to replace Chandlers Ford footpath crossing
http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/ChandlersFordFootpath.aspx
Oxford half marathon delayed by railway engineering works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-34499351
Car on railway track at Lea Green - driver charged with drink-driving
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34495280
A bright new Manchester Victoria station
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/10/07/a-bright-new-victoria-station/
Ordsall Chord: Rail link plans backed by High Court despite protest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-34530210
http://tinyurl.com/qhdh7g9
Glasgow Crossrail: Will the ‘missing link’ be built?
http://tinyurl.com/o8r7wkj
Two men sought after train hits a truck near Uphall in West Lothian
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-34538514
Work begins at new Dundee railway station concourse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-34518144
Newburgh station campaign
http://newburghtrainstation.org.uk/
Rail lines may miss out on electrification, warn Lib Dems
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-34519119
Duke of Gloucester leaves Crewe for overhaul at Tyseley
https://www.theduke.uk.com/2015/10/13/the-duke-leaves-crewe-for-tyseley/
Progress on Flying Scotsman
http://www.nrm.org.uk/flyingscotsman/see/photos.aspx
Ffestiniog Railway marks 150 years since first passengers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-34483663
Eurostar's new bike storage policy attracts criticism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34518236
SNCF to show 'humanity' to ticketless refugees
http://www.thelocal.fr/20151014/french-rail-staff-to-treat-refugees
NS staff to experiment with bodycams
http://tinyurl.com/orf6zkr
SBB to start work on new tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/ogsnpj2
Cable theft near Barcelona
http://tinyurl.com/pbwncbn
Cummins-engined locos exported by USA to Gabon
http://tinyurl.com/o2mpvv2
Swing nose diamond installed at Vancouver WA.
http://tinyurl.com/o599ufd
Amtrak derailment in Vermont after hitting rock slide
http://tinyurl.com/nklpcgk
http://tinyurl.com/nmftgam
First train across refurbished bridge over Petaluma river (originally Petaluma & Haystack RR)
http://tinyurl.com/pfzhc2g
Settlement reached for Lac Meganic oil train explosion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34469300
Turning abandoned Paris Metro stations into swimming pools and more
http://tinyurl.com/nw4bl95
Catenary-free trams for Nice
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/10/15/catenary-free-trams-for-nice/
Water Cannon unit on New Jersey Transit ( 10 years after the UK)
http://tinyurl.com/ohdhcmw
Inside the Pyongyang underground system
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34483658
Lego model of St Pancras comes to Nottinghamshire gallery
http://tinyurl.com/qznldaq
Waterfront Museum criticised for 'mere glimpses' of history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-34547735
Rise in number of cruise ships visiting Guernsey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-34492474
Hawker Hurricane suffers landing accident at Paine Field
http://tinyurl.com/ncykwgy
Vulcan flypast at Woodford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-34496932
SIA A330 suffers nose landing gear collapse at Changi
http://tinyurl.com/plcdnpz
MH17 Ukraine disaster: Dutch Safety Board blames missile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34511973
Flight MH17: Russia and its changing story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34538142
Buk manufacturer blasts Il-86 to support MH17 claims
http://tinyurl.com/qyenvax
Tristar A300 crashes near Mogadishu
http://tinyurl.com/oeduj4y
Virgin Galactic’s new SpaceShipTwo approaching maiden flight
http://tinyurl.com/pdnqsk2
Dreamland Margate Scenic Railway reopens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-34533231
What is the outlook for Britain's steel industry?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34543514
Spotters: Howard Benson, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
17/10/15 BBC2 1930-2030
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 1/6 Sofia to Istanbul
18/10/15 BBC4 1900-2000
"The Bridges that Built London with Dan Cruickshank"
18/10/15 BBC2 2100-2200
"Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF" 2/4
19/10/15 BBC2 2315-0015
"Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF" 2/4
20/10/15 BBC4 1930-2100
"Building Cars Live" Live from the Mini plant at Oxford 1/2
20/10/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Welsh Railways: Beating Beeching" 1/2
20/10/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"Timeshift: The People's Liners - Britain's Lost Pleasure Fleets"
21/10/15 BBC4 1930-2100
"Building Cars Live" Live from the Mini plant at Oxford 2/2
21/10/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Welsh Railways: Beating Beeching" 2/2
21/10/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Restoring Britain's Landmarks" Part 2
21/10/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"Ford's Dagenham Dream" Story of the Essex car plant
22/10/15 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Aircrash: Terror in the Sky" A flight from Alaska to Seattle
22/10/15 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The World's Fastest Train"
22/10/15 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys" 4/6 Cuba
23/10/15 BBC2 2100-2200
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 2/6 Vienna to Trieste
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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 Alford Manor House: Railway Exhibition
30/10/15 West Street, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9HT
http://tinyurl.com/oalyfw2
15/10/15- Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition
18/10/15
http://www.midlandsmodelengineering.co.uk
16/10/15- Swanage Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
18/10/15
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/
http://tinyurl.com/qdbo6px
16/10/15- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Railway in Wartime
18/10/15
http://www.nymr.co.uk
17/10/15 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Jazz & Chips Evening Land Cruise (booking essential)
http://www.e-v-r.com
17/10/15 Llangollen Railway: Real Ale Train
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
17/10/15- Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum: Beer & Buses Weekend
18/10/15
http://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk
17/10/15- Kempton Steam Museum: Autumn Steaming Weekend
18/10/15
http://www.kemptonsteam.org
17/10/15- Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition
18/10/15 *** CANCELLED ***
http://www.cardiffmodelrail.org.uk/
17/10/15- National Festival of Railway Modelling
18/10/15 East of England Showground, Peterborough, PE2 6XE
http://tinyurl.com/l2ktomx
17/10/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Annual Model Railway Exhibition
18/10/15
http://www.e-v-r.com
17/10/15- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
18/10/15
http://www.eastlansrailway.org.uk
18/10/15 Central Southern Gauge 0 Group Annual Show
Allendale Centre, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1AS
1000-1600
Adult: £4.00, accompanied children free
Layouts, traders, test track, restaurant, lots of (paid) parking
http://csg0g.org/
19/10/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"The Coming of Railways to Basingstoke" by David Brace
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
19/10/15 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Midlands Murders and the First Use of DNA
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
A talk by David Bell
Starts 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
21/10/15 Roy Cresswell Lecture - "Bus funding devolution and improved bus quality"
Glamorgan Building, Cardiff Uni, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
By Christian Schmidt Transport Planning & Policy Officer at Monmouthshire Council
1800 for an 1830 start (finishes 2000)
Refreshments and a light buffet will also be provided
http://www.ciltcymru.org.uk/
21/10/15- Great Central Railway: Last Hurrah of the Season ‘Steam Gala’
22/10/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
23/10/15 Torchlit tours of the Post Office Railway
Three times: 1600, 1800 and 2000
http://tinyurl.com/ormxwxx
23/10/15- Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Wensleydale Railway Association
A weekend of talks and events about railways for both adults and children
http://www.wensleydalerail.com/
23/10/15- Mid-Hants Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
25/10/15
http://www.watercressline.co.uk
23/10/15- The Battlefield Line: Autumn Steam Gala
25/10/15
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
24/10/15 Opening of Mountsorrel Railway
http://heritage-centre.co.uk/news/grand-railway-opening-24th-october/
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/2015/10/suburban-coach-arrives/
24/10/15- Llangollen Railway: Day Out With Thomas
25/10/15
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
24/10/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Diesel & Steam Weekend
25/10/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
24/10/15- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Witches & Wizards Weekend
01/11/15
http://www.nymr.co.uk
25/10/15 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Half-term Super Sunday
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
25/10/15 Sheffield Supertram Depot Open Day
Free entry, 1000-1600
Free parking at Nunnery Park & Ride
http://www.supertram.com/latestfromsupertram_8232.html
26/10/15- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Wizard Week
31/10/15
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
29/10/15 Barry and Penarth Railway Society
Penarth Conservative Club, 15 Stanwell Road, Penarth, South Glamorgan, CF64 2EZ
"On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe - Rails in Western USA" by Jeff Morgan
Starts 1930
30/10/15- Talyllyn Railway: Hallowe'en Trains & Feast
31/10/15
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
30/10/15- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Hallowe'en Story Train
31/10/15
http://www.nymr.co.uk
31/10/15 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Hallowe'en Fright Night
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
31/10/15 Kempton Steam Railway: Ghost Train (booking essential)
http://www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk
31/10/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Hallowe'en
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
31/10/15 Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Hallowe'en Steam & Scream Specials
http://www.gwsr.com
31/10/15 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Hallowe'en Ghost Train (Class 31)
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
31/10/15 Kidderminster Railway Museum
Three films presented by Avril and Chris Rowlands - "The Titfield Thunderbolt"
"Steam upon Severn" and "The Ballad of the Severn Valley Line"
http://www.krm.org.uk/
31/10/15 Churnet Valley Railway: Ghost Train
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
31/10/15 Llangollen Railway: Friday Night on the Ghost Train
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
31/10/15- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Days
01/11/15
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
01/11/15 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
01/11/15 Llangollen Railway: Ride the Rocket Firework Train
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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