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NETWATCH
Friends of Friar Gate Bridge
http://www.friargatebridge.co.uk/
New videos from Michael Wilcock...
Cardiff Central for Rugby Specials Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUK9_INc2fY
Ruggex 19th September Part 2 at Cardiff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvQawPfs6Pc
Severn Valley Gala. 2nd October
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7BrfnDMCFw
Caernarfon to Blaenau Ffestiniog in 2 minutes and 42 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJz6gNoz98s
18 things you probably didn't know about Bristol Temple Meads
http://tinyurl.com/oond399
(Spotter: Roger Smith)
Lost Railways of Lancaster & Morecambe
Episode One:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8avl_4dngg
Episode Two:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1OlqYm7ewY
(Spotter: Peter Davies)
Borders Railway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBPVY6NPfr4
(Spotter: Barry Knapper)
NYMR Railway in Wartime Weekend 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yQsgR90ZIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqa4P9sF334
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyqZ0cGPowTAKSylNUD_D4Q
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
RAIB 10th Anniversary
http://tinyurl.com/opocl4r
Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke 2016 timetable (PDF download)
http://tinyurl.com/pwkgmsq
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Five Previously Unseen Photos of the Titanic’s Launch in Belfast
http://tinyurl.com/pjho974
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Why do we love the Mini?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zsc6sg8
James May's 10 cars that changed Britain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zqhr82p
Tryweryn: The drowning of a village
http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zt4hycw
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IN THE NEWS
Report calls for expansion of TfL-managed network
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/10/16-report-calls-for-expansion-of.html
Great Western electrification set to reach £2.5bn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-34594599
http://tinyurl.com/q7haxxd
Rising cost of GWML electrication 'staggering' and 'unacceptable'
http://tinyurl.com/ng3fmwq
Multi-billion pound electric trains may also have diesel engines because tracks won't be ready
http://tinyurl.com/o6gqr7v
Goring Gap 'ugly scar' railway gantries removal call
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34581751
RAIB update on Wootten Bassett SPAD with 34067 (PDF download)
http://tinyurl.com/q9499qm
Network Rail trials polymer footbridges
http://tinyurl.com/p4tafg6
National rail academy opens
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/10/20/national-academy-opens/
Oxford Parkway opens
http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/new-way-oxford-parkway
Wythall rail link crash drink-driver banned from road
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-34591361
Two injured as car crashes down Walsall railway embankment and smashes into tree
http://tinyurl.com/o3sza7f
Time-lapse of bridge building at Norton bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-34541437
Sweet flavour for East Midlands Trains relaunch
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/10/19-sweet-flavour-for-east-midland.html
Petition for new Buxton to Matlock rail line gathers steam
http://tinyurl.com/n9ukeoh
Ribblehead image wins competition
http://tinyurl.com/q2694vr
Workers clean human waste from Borders Railway tracks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-34592691
Aberdeen to Inverness rail improvements contractor appointed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-34549126
Life story of The Railway Children's author Edith Nesbit makes compulsive drama
http://tinyurl.com/p9cmj5d
Dream journey beckons for 100 rail fans behind Flying Scotsman
http://tinyurl.com/on3oz76
Restored Mountsorrel railway line set for grand opening (see also Dates section)
http://tinyurl.com/ocguzlg
West Somerset Railway saga continues
http://wsra-action.org/news.htm
Museum home for Eurostar
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/10/20/museum-home-for-eurostar/
Suspension of Eurotunnel services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34578897
Irish Rail strike takes place after negotiations break down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34612853
Testing begins in Gotthard Base Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/ner7lqj
Poland-Lithuania standard-gauge link opens
http://tinyurl.com/ov882fh
Amtrak goes to Bermuda (for insurance)
http://tinyurl.com/qhp9u9l
Brush to refurbish Piccadilly line train motors
http://tinyurl.com/qbp8cqt
Who says lifts have to go up and down?
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/10/20/who-says-lifts-have-to-go-up-and-down/
A brief introduction to ancient paths and highways
http://tinyurl.com/nr9xod9
A new way to change car oil unveiled by Castrol
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34541834
More than 40 pensioners killed in French bus crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34613637
JCB excavators marks 70th anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-34606577
Work under way on Deeside's Flintshire Bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-34612751
Darwin to Adelaide in a solar-powered car
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-34565290
New Portsmouth to Cowes ferry service to launch two years ahead of schedule
http://tinyurl.com/ps5ncue
New Aer Lingus trans Atlantic routes to open
http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/1021/736460-aer-lingus-us-expansion/
Increase in Boeing profits
http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/1021/736469-boeing-results/
Virgin 747 gear jammed after actuator fitted upside-down
http://tinyurl.com/q4ywqhv
Tigerair A320 engine cowling falls off mid-flight
http://tinyurl.com/npslg3l
German probe looks into Eurowings A330 cowl loss
http://tinyurl.com/p7h5qpw
Folk-singer creates video appeal for Heage windmill
http://tinyurl.com/pt6bbad
Cycling through London's power tunnels
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34586285
Colwyn Bay pier in pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/34605162
Spotters: Paul Bartlett, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien,
Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
24/10/15 BBC2 1930-2030
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 2/6 Vienna to Trieste
25/10/15 BBC4 1700-1800
"The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track"
25/10/15 BBC4 1900-2000
"Timeshift: The People's Liners - Britain's Lost Pleasure Fleets"
25/10/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Great Canal Journeys" Teddington to Littlehampton
25/10/15 BBC2 2100-2200
"Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF" 3/4
26/10/15 BBC4 2030-2100
"Britain on Film" Messing About in Boats - Look at Life
26/10/15 BBC2 2315-0015
"Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF" 3/4
28/10/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Restoring Britain's Landmarks" Part 3
29/10/15 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys" 5/6 Japan
30/10/15 BBC2 2100-2200
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 3/6 Pisa to Lake Garda
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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
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 Lions Club of Chichester 21st Annual Model Railway Exhibition
http://www.chilions.org.uk/modelrail.html
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 Coldharbour Mill "Steam Up", Uffculme, Devon
http://www.coldharbourmill.org.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- South Devon Railway: Half Term Family Festival
30/10/15
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/
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- South Devon Railway: Half Price Weekend
01/11/15
http://www.southdevonrailway.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
02/11/15 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
Annual General Meeting
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
02/11/15 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Trams & Trolleybuses on the Sheffield to Rotherham Route” by Paul Fox
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
03/11/15 Worcester Locomotive Society
Barbourne Ex-Serviceman's Club, The Moors, Worcester, WR1 3ED
"Trains Home & Abroad" by Dave Gommersall
Starts at 2000
http://www.worcesterlocomotivesociety.co.uk/
06/11/15 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"Steam South West and North East" by Peter Groom
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
07/11/15 Midland Railway, Butterley: Fireworks Night
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
07/11/15- Hayling Seaside Railway Model Railway Exhibition
08/11/15 HICCA, Hayling Park, Station Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0HB
http://www.haylingseasiderailway.com/
07/11/15- WightRail 2015: Model Railway Exhibition
08/11/15 Medina Leisure Centre, Fairlee Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2DX
1000-1700 both days
Adult: £6, Child (4-14): £3.50, Family (2+2) £15
07/11/15- Churnet Valley Railway: Steam Gala
08/11/15
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
07/11/15- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Winter Running
08/11/15
http://www.nymr.co.uk
08/11/15 Lynton & Barnstable Railway: Remembrance Sunday
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/
10/11/15 Great Western Society Bristol Group
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"In Town Tonight" by Peter Triggs
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
11/11/15 RCTS South Wales
Radyr Methodist Hall, Windsor Road, Radyr, CF15 8BP
"Because it's There - Train Travel Discoveries Overseas, USA & Canada 1976-2000
and French Railways in Steam Days" by John Davies
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/south_wales/events.htm
12/11/15 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, City Campus, Usk Way, Newport, NP20 2BP
"Devon and Cornwall Railways in the 1960s" by Mike Clemens
Starts at 1900 prompt, admission for non-members is £3 and for members, £2
http://mrsoc.co.uk/
16/11/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Thirty Years Around Eastleigh, 1980-2010" by Keith Butcher
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
16/11/15 Friends of the Cromford Canal: The Lost Industries of Ripley & District
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
A talk by Brian Key
Starts 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
16/11/15 Peak Railway Association
Library Theatre, Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
17/11/15 Opening of Peak Rail Derwent Valley branch
Duke William, 91 Church Street, Matlock, DE4 3BY
A new branch in Matlock covering the Derwent Valley - first meeting
"The story of Peak Rail" slides and digital images by Roger Hallatt and Dave Sharp
Cheers, Howard.
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