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*** This is the last Raildate before Christmas and the New Year ***
*** Very best wishes to all our readers ***
*** The next issue will be on 10th January 2016 ***
NETWATCH
Pictures of the Princetown branch line
http://oldprincetown.weebly.com/princetown-railway.html
APT tilting train: The laughing stock that changed the world
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35061511
Trains and a cat called Tessa - '60s Memories of the Swanwick Colliery Branch by Ian Castledine
http://tinyurl.com/h2t9lpu
Videos from Martin Miller
Manchester Metrolink - Victoria - a busy junction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3fYGMYRq1w&feature=youtu.be
Tree Logging & Rail Transport in Yosemite Valley - Silent Action 1920s Onward
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty0tgZ5iYSA
Phillips Brothers Sawmill and Box Factory operates much the same today as it did 100 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAvurSjBVW8
A new topic on retours.eu - Gateway of the Continent - Hook of Holland Harbour Station
http://retours.eu/en
(Spotter: Kees Wielemaker)
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Montreal 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8O4VeLQ3sc&feature=youtu.be
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
20 Eerie Train Graveyards & Abandoned Locomotive Cemeteries
http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2015/12/train-graveyards-abandoned-locomotive-cemeteries/
11 Amazing Forgotten Vehicles Documented by Urban Explorers
http://tinyurl.com/q7jk9pr
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Vulcan XH558 in formation with 9 Spitfires & Hurricanes, RAF Coningsby, 4th October
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30BwvPaIaaY
(Spotter: Roger Smith)
The health of Rolls-Royce matters to the nation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35094446
Scotland's secret tunnel under the Forth, 50 years old and forgotten
http://tinyurl.com/npu9qnq
In pictures: Art of Building
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-35105239
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IN THE NEWS
New stations and routes mark timetable changes
http://tinyurl.com/pbt4bky
commuters and holidaymakers waste a month waiting for delayed planes and trains
http://tinyurl.com/hma6fbk
Didn't book ahead? Expect to pay £50 more for Christmas train travel
http://tinyurl.com/haq4g7l
Revealed: Britain's busiest and quietest stations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35105105
Network Rail tests ETCS through Thameslink core
http://tinyurl.com/qanzt8j
Southern Railway conductors vote to strike over staff shortages
http://tinyurl.com/jrc4otz
Heathrow and Gatwick airport train links to be severed over Christmas
http://tinyurl.com/jtrwjsb
RAIB report into unsafe events at Heathrow Tunnel Junction
http://tinyurl.com/zzcjw3v
Extra trains on Waterloo to Reading commuter timetable
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35070609
Disused railway line could be reopened as Huntspill is set to see Enterprise Park work
http://tinyurl.com/okv7e5w
Cranbrook eco-town: New £5m station opens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-35087123
Grant for repairs to St Blazey shed an
http://tinyurl.com/gnz97fdd turntable
London Marylebone Station closed after train fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35077290
Rochester's £26m railway station opens to trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-35086874
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/new-station-will-open-today-47748/
Shippea Hill: the railway station that saw just 22 journeys in a year
http://tinyurl.com/znyxwxr
Birmingham suffers the most train delays of any UK city
http://tinyurl.com/pade7vy
West Midlands Franchise renewal documents
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/west-midlands-rail-franchise
100 passengers left stranded at Telford Railway Station
http://tinyurl.com/j3zhwmm
Apperley Bridge's new railway station opens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-35087153
Mystery of the disappearing railway sign is solved – after it is left under a seat!
http://tinyurl.com/gwz5exg
First Sunderland Virgin train arrives in London King's Cross
http://tinyurl.com/z28flar
Trains to run between Dumfries and Carlisle from Sunday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-35100871
'Encouraging signs' on Borders Railway extension to Carlisle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-35101810
Stow pronunciation to be fixed on Borders Railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-35120504
Backing for Ellon to Dyce rail link to re-open from SAPT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-35091652
http://tinyurl.com/nqhh2c4
ScotRail trains ‘carrying twice as many passengers as seats’
http://tinyurl.com/zqpv3yt
Southern English train used to tackle Forth bridge chaos
http://tinyurl.com/phskhsu
Caledonian Sleeper workers vote to go on strike amid claims of 200 train defects
http://tinyurl.com/haeh5mg
New Stirling to London rail service launched
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-35091706
Rhondda Tunnel Society welcomes 'green light' for plans to re-open Wales' longest tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/oq8pgld
Reopening railway line between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen 'could cost £750m'
http://tinyurl.com/hsappry
Scoping Study Report for the reopening of Aberystwyth-Carmarthen (PDF: 114 pages)
http://www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk/?p=681
London to develop plans for Bakerloo Line Lewisham extension
http://tinyurl.com/q5uby3p
Flying Scotsman: £4.2m project brings 'cultural icon' back to life
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35063748
http://tinyurl.com/hlu77d6
Latest update on 35005 Canadian Pacific
http://tinyurl.com/q4opp5o
Railway 'twins' Judy and Alfred that inspired the Reverend Awdry
http://tinyurl.com/gm473qn
WSRA dispute - trustees to resign
http://wsra-action.org/news.htm
Arnhem’s stunning new railway station raises city's profile
http://tinyurl.com/nh2bl7k
Nazi gold train: 'No evidence' of discovery in Poland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35104117
National Express launches first German rail services
http://tinyurl.com/pos9t3f
http://tinyurl.com/pfq5dwh
Recovered 100 years later: Panama Canal workers flooded a derelict railway yard in 1910
https://m.thevintagenews.com/2015/12/16/40648/
Indian government 'clears Japan rail plan'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35059250
Japan wins contract for first Indian high speed line
http://tinyurl.com/hkj6oql
Does India need bullet trains?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-35099426
The end of a much-loved railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34910942
Pacific North West weather related disruption
http://tinyurl.com/jefbvvc
http://tinyurl.com/zmquykg
TXM Rail awarded Tyne and Wear Metro renewal framework
http://tinyurl.com/nlca9xq
Paris Metro thief saves victim from tracks
http://www.thelocal.fr/20151211/video-paris-metro-thief-pulls-victim-off-tracks
Last surviving train car from the World Trade Center arrives in Kingston
http://www.recordonline.com/article/20151216/NEWS/151219544
Moscow approves new tram lines
http://tinyurl.com/j456j2e
EasyJet pilots abort landing attempt at Bristol Airport after flying off course
http://tinyurl.com/hague95
Qatar Airways jet aborts takeoff and passengers watch it on in-flight screens
http://tinyurl.com/qbx7j9t
Spirit of St Louis replica takes flight
http://nordonews.leebottom.com/2015/12/spirit-of-st-louis-replica-takes-flight.html
Closure of Kellingley pit brings deep coal mining to an end
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-35124077
Scunthorpe plate mill ceases production at Tata Steel - pictures
http://tinyurl.com/o4nre63
Birnbeck Pier loss 'significant' warns actor Timothy West
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-35083010
Derby's museums 'at risk of closure' under Derby City Council budget cuts
http://tinyurl.com/p2qjjbv
Spotters: Nigel Bird, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike
Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
19/12/15 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1645-1720
"Terminus" 1961 John Schlesinger movie - Waterloo Station
19/12/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Golden Age of Steam Railways" Standard gauge lines restored
21/12/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"London to Brighton in Four Minutes: Side by side" 1953 and 1983 versions
21/12/15 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Chris Tarrant on the Polar Express" By train to Russia's Arctic Circle
22/12/15 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0805-0925
"The Hi-jackers" 1963 A lorry driver loses his load of whisky
22/12/15 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1750-1905
"The Last Journey" 1935 Drama about a train driver filmed on the GWR
24/12/15 Channel 5 1445-1715
"The Dam Busters" 1954 feature film
25/12/15 BBC4 2045-2205
"The Titfield Thunderbolt" 1952 Ealing Comedy
26/12/15 BBC4 2330-0030
"A Very British Map: the Ordnance Survey Story"
27/12/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Million Pound Motors" A look at the vintage car trade
30/12/15 BBC4 1900-1930
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" Part 1 - Capitalism
31/12/15 BBC4 1900-1930
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" Part 2 - Capitalism
31/12/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" Part 3 - Geology
31/12/15 BBC4 2000-2030
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" Part 4 - Heritage
31/12/15 BBC4 2030-2100
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" Part 5 - The Boat People
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
18/12/15 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
Christmas Buffet & Quiz set by Branch President Arthur Turner
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
21/12/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet Academy, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"The Withered Arm" by Howard Sprenger (Raildate Editor)
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
26/12/15 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Mince Pie Specials
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
26/12/15- Churnet Valley Railway: Winter Warmers
28/12/15
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
26/12/15- Lynton & Barnstable Railway: Mince Pie Specials
01/01/16
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/
26/12/15- Llangollen Railway: Mince Pie Specials
01/01/16
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
27/12/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Mince Pie Specials
28/12/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
27/12/15- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Winter Running
01/01/16
http://www.nymr.co.uk
28/12/15 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Mince Pie Specials (Class 31)
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
29/12/15 Peak Railway Association
Library Theatre, Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
29/12/15- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Christmas Cracker - intensive workings
30/12/15
http://www.gwsr.com
01/01/16 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: New Year "Hangover" Specials
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
01/01/16 Oxford Bus Museum: New Year's Day 2016
http://www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
01/01/16- Midland Railway, Butterley: Mince Pie Specials
03/01/16
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
02/01/16- Llangollen Railway: Winter Warmer
03/01/16
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
04/01/16 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
"The Rise of the Railway" by C Humby
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
08/01/16 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"Swindon Works the Formative Years" by Society President Brian Arman
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
09/01/16 Chiswick Transport Collectors Fair
Chiswick Town Hall, Heatfield Terrace, London
1030-1500
09/01/16- East Lancashire Railway: Flying Scotsman is Coming
10/01/16
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
12/01/15 Great Western Society Bristol Group
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"Mainly Narrow Gauge – Sound Cine" by Terry Nicholls
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
Cheers, Howard.
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