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NETWATCH
Latest video from Mike Wilcock - Canton Shed loco clearance, November 2004
https://youtu.be/Wm0pQnV9IrU
Yosemite Valley Railroad (webmaster, Clayton J Guest, has recently died, but Jack Burgess is
hoping to take it over)
http://www.yosemitevalleyrailroad.com/
Jack Burgess's own Yosemite Valley Railroad site
http://www.yosemitevalleyrr.com/
A project to create a high-spec reproduction of the iconic BR Corporate Identity Manual using
crowdfunding
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1863728218/british-rail-corporate-identity-manual
The Brighton Belle final years - a video by Barry Coward
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pSRLUA5Akw
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Tragedy on Buxton’s railways as steam locomotive explosion claimed two lives
http://tinyurl.com/ocj3jm2
(Spotter: Mike Price)
Model Railway Videos
http://www.modelrailwayvideos.com/
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Was Titanic inquiry scuppered by the Freemasons?
http://tinyurl.com/ohz243y
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Bristol Aerospace Centre: Sneak peek at exhibits
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-34811028
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IN THE NEWS
Network Rail looks like 'Greece on rails'
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/11/20-network-rail-looks-like-greece.html
Rail largely escapes spending review cuts
http://tinyurl.com/nocz2wa
Network Rail budget top-up to be announced in autumn statement
http://tinyurl.com/p6tvdtx
Network Rail 'in new tight financial envelope'
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/11/26-network-rail-in-new-tight.html
Network Rail sell-off to fund upgrades
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34926322
Franchising poses 'emerging risks' three years after West Coast collapse
http://tinyurl.com/qe8smq9
West Coast Railways steam prohibited on main line network
http://tinyurl.com/ol9dfat
GTR Southern conductors balloted over strike action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34930717
Class 700 arrives in Brighton
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/11/25/class-700-arrives-in-brighton/
Anglia trains cancelled due to wheel damage on 'too light trains'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-34797519
Virgin East Coast plans £21m refurbishment for trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34910891
Funding approval means green light for Croxley Link
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/11/23-funding-approval-means-green-light.html
£30,000 reward for conviction of signal cable arsonists
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/11/23-30000-reward-for-conviction-of.html
London Midland train fire: 200 passengers evacuated
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34932308
Trespasser on tracks who caused 60 trains to be cancelled is jailed
http://tinyurl.com/orvs2h4
Merseyrail train guard to stand trial after woman fell from platform at Hamilton Square
http://tinyurl.com/nf47jt4
LU station tries to ban commuters from walking up the left side of the escalator
http://tinyurl.com/ophnvna
Langholm station considered in Borders Railway extension study
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-34899285
Borders Railway bridge dispute taken to tribunal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-34913650
Sir Nigel Gresley to undergo three year overhaul at National Railway Museum
http://tinyurl.com/qbbr6wk
Great Central Railway Gala, 21st November
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2015/november/21st.htm
Mysterious 'Harry Potter train' bewitches Dublin rail passengers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34934796
Gotthard Base Tunnel test trains reach 275km/h
http://tinyurl.com/q824nl5
Chinese money for railway expansion in Ethiopia and neighbouring states
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34871074
Vossloh dispatches first Sheffield tram-train
http://tinyurl.com/p7lz882
Glasgow Airport tram-train link proposed
http://tinyurl.com/pgugqpf
Battery-powered tram record
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/11/24/battery-powered-tram-record/
Cancellation of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh by Easyjet and other airlines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34908420
UK to obtain nine P-8 maritime patrol aircraft
http://tinyurl.com/p2egvmn
Forester uncovers the wreckage of an Air Force F-106 that went down in 1964
http://tinyurl.com/qy64hmp
Vintage Boeing B-52 gets new long-range Lockheed cruise missile
http://tinyurl.com/pyqgw9o
Could detachable cabins cut boarding times?
http://tinyurl.com/ofr7nzj
Bristol Aerospace museum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-34811028
Suggested changes to Farnborough flight paths
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-34871863
Spotters: Paul Bartlett, Jim O'Brien, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps,
Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
28/11/15 BBC2 1840-1940
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 6/6 Barcelona to Majorca
29/11/15 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1925-
"Terminus" 1961 John Schlesinger movie
29/11/15 Channel 4 1930-2100
"Guy Martin: Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber"
29/11/15 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 2000-
"Last Journey" 1935 drama set on a train
29/11/15 BBC4 2230-2330
"The Lighthouse Stevensons" The Bell Rock lighthouse builders
30/11/15 BBC Radio 4FM 0945-1000
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 1/5
30/11/15 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1915-
"Terminus" 1961 John Schlesinger movie
30/11/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Railway Walks" The Monsal Trail, Derbyshire
30/11/15 BBC4 2000-2030
"Railway Walks" Dolgellau to Barmouth
30/11/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"The World's Most Famous Train" A look at the Orient Express
01/12/15 BBC Radio 4 0030-0045
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 1/5
01/12/15 BBC Radio 4FM 0945-1000
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 2/5
01/12/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Railway Walks" Across Cornwall
02/12/15 BBC Radio 4 0030-0045
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 2/5
02/12/15 BBC Radio 4FM 0945-1000
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 3/5
02/12/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Railway Walks" Craigellachie to Ballindalloch
02/12/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster: Quintinshill"
03/12/15 BBC Radio 4 0030-0045
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 3/5
03/12/15 BBC Radio 4FM 0945-1000
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 4/5
04/12/15 BBC Radio 4 0030-0045
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 4/5
04/12/15 BBC Radio 4FM 0945-1000
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 5/5
05/12/15 BBC Radio 4 0030-0045
"Book of the Week: The Railways: Nation, Network and People" 5/5
05/12/15 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1800-
"Terminus" 1961 John Schlesinger movie
Thanks to Simon Moppett for additional information this week
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
01/12/15 Worcester Locomotive Society
Barbourne Ex-Serviceman's Club, The Moors, Worcester, WR1 3ED
"Early years of the WLS 1960-1975 - the final part" by David Wood
Starts at 2000
http://www.worcesterlocomotivesociety.co.uk/
04/12/15 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"The Network SouthEast Story" presented by former MD, Chris Green
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
04/12/15- Manchester Model Railway Show
05/12/15 Barnes Wallis Building, Manchester University Northern Campus
http://mmrs.co.uk/
06/12/15 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
06/12/15 Oxford Bus Museum: Santa's Bus Grotto
http://www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
07/12/15 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
"Technology in the Home" by Martin Gregory
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
07/12/15 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
Pie Pea & Chips Supper with a Peak Rail Director, and then “YourPix”
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
08/12/15 Great Western Society Bristol Group
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"An Evening with RTR DVDs" Robin Jordan
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
08/12/15 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, City Campus, Usk Way, Newport, NP20 2BP
"Colour Rail Evening" by Paul Chancellor
Starts at 1900 prompt, admission for non-members is £3 and for members, £2
http://mrsoc.co.uk/
09/12/15 RCTS South Wales
Radyr Methodist Hall, Windsor Road, Radyr, CF15 8BP
"Rails in the Rhymney Valley 1980-2010" by Jeff Morgan
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
12/12/15 Llangollen Railway: Real Ale Train
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
12/12/15- Garden of England Model Fest 2015
13/12/15
http://www.gardenofenglandmodelfest.co.uk/
13/12/15 Oxford Bus Museum: Santa's Bus Grotto
http://www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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