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NETWATCH
Mike Wilcock's Video of the East Lancs Railway 13 years ago
https://youtu.be/P1QuUiqNn1o
Martin Miller's interlude at Alfreton Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2mcCKQ9H5E
And Bristol Electric Railbus trials in 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urGpKBJfq_4
Some lovely contemporary train pictures here
http://www.dixonwood.com/
Canadian Pacific fundraising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpQ47fJqO0E&feature=youtu.be
More FARSAP videos on the SRS website
Oakwood Farm Crossing + Goldsborough
http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/videoPages/NE201-oak.php
Poppleton
http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/videoPages/ne201-pop.php
(via John Lacy)
Visit to Bicester Village station January 16, 2016
http://www.meadwaypark.co.uk/Bicester/
The Shanwick Oceanic Operation - an overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9F9ZoovnpM
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Amazing black-and-white photos of St Helens' THIRTY lost railway stations
http://tinyurl.com/hdtvt95
Severn Valley Railway - New Year Steam, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZZUdn19rWY
The Battlefield Line Railway, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rRO9B53icc
Isle of Wight Steam Railway, 1st January 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwpYdYNWh0
Dovedale Models
http://www.dovedalemodels.co.uk/
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
NYC Subway timelapse - the Queens-bound 7 Line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMVl1Nc1v7k
F-unit crosses the Union Pacific main line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hzQtnz2GuE
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The story of a model railway - a long blog!
http://tinyurl.com/jm7frsf
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Hamburg’s Miniatur Wunderland, the world’s largest model railway, has come to Google Maps
http://google-latlong.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/the-best-things-come-in-small-street.html
http://tinyurl.com/j3kpgg2
The man who almost had the Wright stuff
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-35317174
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IN THE NEWS
Rail operator Southeastern blames 'bright sunlight' for delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35293133
Tarmac awards British rail freight contracts
http://tinyurl.com/jc67n3v
Kent train services disrupted after fight breaks out in carriage at Woolwich
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/train-evacuated-after-fight-breaks-49063/
Transport for London should run south London rail, report urges
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35303486
London Overground completes train lengthening programme
http://tinyurl.com/j9w9q6x
Crossrail revamp for Whitechapel
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2016/01/12/crossrail-revamp-for-whitechapel/
Call to extend Crossrail 2 further into Surrey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-35271716
Monitoring equipment for GWR class 158 doors
http://tinyurl.com/herfcsk
Criticism of road closure in Newbury for electrification works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35279720
Virgin unveils first train of refurbished fleet
http://tinyurl.com/js9ka2d
New Bermuda Park and Coventry Arena stations will open on Monday 18 January
http://tinyurl.com/zues7v5
RAIB report: Derailment at Washwood Heath West Junction
http://tinyurl.com/hqbnywn
New rail service dubbed the Shifnal Express proves a success
http://tinyurl.com/hyzvrdq
East Midlands rail freight hub approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-35301865
Northern Rail to install customer information screens across Cheshire
http://tinyurl.com/hthhgdo
Five shortlisted for Merseyrail train fleet renewal
http://tinyurl.com/jr66u58
Rail upgrade beats storm front
http://www.railstaff.uk/2016/01/11/rail-upgrade-beats-storm-front/
Glasgow Queen Street rail tunnel to close for 20 weeks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35291436
High speed Glasgow-Edinburgh rail link plans 'shelved'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35323728
ScotRail industrial action threatened in jobs row
http://tinyurl.com/h2pydrg
Second Arriva trains Wales strike proposed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35296256
Refurbished Enterprise train back in service
http://tinyurl.com/hkfjhqj
Further strike action over night time tube services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35283623
West Coast Railways prosecution delayed
http://tinyurl.com/hw53zdd
Flying Scotsman running-in turns - 7th January 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8jLyfVX__w
Flying Scotsman Preview Weekend - 9th January 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyVRXbGUbGs
Flying Scotsman - 10th January 2016
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2016/january16/10th.htm
Lubricants company pledges support for national memorial steam engine
http://tinyurl.com/z4au3co
Update on 2999 "Lady of Legend"
http://www.thesaintproject.co.uk/Pages/LatestNews.html
Crowd funding for restoration of Standard 4 80097
http://tinyurl.com/z54ebju
Bid to set up Ilfracombe heritage railway
http://tinyurl.com/zz8t4f9
Shropshire heritage railway to start on extension
http://tinyurl.com/j4geug2
Proposed strike of LUAS drivers (Dublin tram system)
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0113/759919-luas/
Delay to ETRMS programme in Netherlands
http://tinyurl.com/hbyqjn4
Pre production Siemens locos exported to Finland
http://tinyurl.com/j5lnk49
Hector Rail (Sweden) buys German class 151 locos
http://tinyurl.com/h98xyke
Incomplete AMTRAK accounts
http://tinyurl.com/zm6fhqt
Station Upgrade for Waterloo (Indiana)
http://tinyurl.com/hw2dpko
North East Corridor High Speed route may run via Long Island
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/01/05/amtrak-long-island/
Saying goodbye to The Siding (Peru)
http://tinyurl.com/ze4uvdn
Freight vehicle order by Pakistan Railways
http://tinyurl.com/z52824u
Japan keeps this station running for just one regular passenger
http://tinyurl.com/hjv5ym6
Testing Fuzhou metro
http://tinyurl.com/zrf7ymb
Hybrid buses in Bristol with wireless induced charging points
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-35266916
Bus usage falls in many areas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35244393
Collision between buses in Parliament Square
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35283023
Fast Ferry under construction at Cowes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-35294856
Blue Island franchise agreement with FlyBe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-35280134
Record year at Scottish Airports
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-35282128
Biplane flight to Australia to commemorate Amy Johnson
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35271182
Transport Canada reinstates Buffalo Airways' Air Operator Certificate
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1027519&tp=1
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth, Roger Smith
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TV and RADIO
17/01/16 BBC4 1900-2000
"India's Frontier Railways" 2/3
17/01/16 ITV 2220-2320
"Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure 3/3
18/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 1/5 Birmingham to Worcester
18/01/16 BBC4 2340-0040
"Impact! A Horizon Guide to Plane Crashes"
19/01/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0715-0750
"Terminus" 1961 John Schlesinger movie - Waterloo Station
19/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 2/5 Redditch to Gloucester
20/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 3/5 Stroud to Bath
20/01/16 BBC4 2300-0000
"Timeshift: The Trains that Time Forgot"
21/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 4/5 Bristol to Glastonbury
21/01/16 ITV 2100-2200
"Jericho" Drama set against the building of a railway viaduct 3/8
21/01/16 BBC4 2230-2330
"India's Frontier Railways" 3/3
22/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 5/5 Somerset and Devon
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
15/01/16- London Model Engineering Exhibition
17/01/16
http://www.londonmodelengineering.co.uk
16/01/16 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
16/01/16 21st Annual Railway/Bus Collectors Fair
Pudsey Civic Hall, Leeds
1000-1500, Admission: £2.00
16/01/16- East Lancashire Railway: Flying Scotsman is Coming
17/01/16
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
18/01/16 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet Academy, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
21st Birthday Meeting with Paul Gosling
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
18/01/16 Peak Railway Association
Library Theatre, Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930, doors open 1900
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.htm
23/01/16 "Small" Model Railway Show, Cardiff
Scout Association Headquarters, Fields Park Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff, CF11 9HX
1000–1600, Adult: £3.50, Under 14: free
Ample free parking
23/01/16- Dartmoor Railway: Sulzer weekend
24/01/16
http://www.dartmoor-railway-sa.org/specialevents
25/01/16 Macclesfield and District Field Club
"Railways of Macclesfield" by John Hooley
The Salvation Army Hall, Roe Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6PH
Starts 1930, visitors welcome
http://www.maccfieldclub.org
28/01/16 RCTS South Wales: Outdoor event
Observation at Westbury, 0930 from Cardiff Central, meet Platform 2
29/01/16- Great Central Railway: Winter Gala
31/01/16
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
30/01/16- Southampton Model Railway Exhibition
31/01/16 Barton Peveril College, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, SO50 5BX
More than 20 quality layouts including some to commemorate 50 years since the
closure of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
http://southamptonmodelrailwaysociety.wordpress.com/
Cheers, Howard.
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