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NETWATCH
Martin Miller's video - Stoned at Peak Forest (parts 1 & 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPdUbk0XDGI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qAhyhwQC4U
Mike Willcock's video - Ixion on "Worth While" Railtour - almost 600 miles in August 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ2GDdYxoAM
1st Freightliner, 66548, arrival at Onllwyn, 5th April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOnMmKpVGng
68004/02, HST naming and Freightliner to Aberdare, 1st April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95YJsY-zJBM
Andrew Cook's video - Day Trip to Manchester April 2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6w6o5SVv8I
See inside the ‘secret’ Victorian station left abandoned in London
http://tinyurl.com/habfomq
http://tinyurl.com/hfrxf7c
Vivarail ( Class 230) Blog
http://www.vivarail.co.uk/blog/
Drone Filming of 60163 passing Sherborne, 2nd April
http://tinyurl.com/z3c2q7p
1970s AMTRAK publicity
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2016/03/29/amtrak-1970s/82346702/
Historic photos of Southampton Docks
http://tinyurl.com/hybeuf5
See inside the Itchen Bridge in Southampton
http://tinyurl.com/zkeshdf
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Steam in Surrey, Tornado, Bellmond British Pullman, 8th April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZiiwryAHoo
Llangollen Railway, Spring Steam Gala 2016, 9th April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv5S4vww-FY
46100 'Royal Scot' Storms Up Shap - The Cumbrian Coast Express, 9th April
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJXsukvJvEI&feature=youtu.be
Steam Trains In The Hills- Australia's Puffing Billy Railway, 10th April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHljNqLwnG0
North Yorkshire Moors Railway, 63395, 11th April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znyi8Va63VA
Geniale/laute Dampflokanfahrt in der Steigung-Sound pur!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBUEh67V0Ek
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Great Central Railway, 1960s - Nottingham Victoria Station video
http://tinyurl.com/j6cathw
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
GWR Autotrain ride on the South Devon Railway - Totnes to Staverton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gLG3-f8bjU
Unseen Steam
http://www.unseensteam.co.uk/search-news
The Tupolev Tu-95 Bear
http://www.aviation-history.com/video/wrstu95.htm
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
A fascinating animation based on old photographs: “The Old New World”
https://vimeo.com/160024074
(Spotter: Nico Spilt)
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IN THE NEWS
Railway land across Britain to be developed in new Government backed initiative
http://tinyurl.com/hqqpo43
New challenges facing east and west
http://www.railengineer.uk/2016/04/12/new-challenges-facing-east-and-west/
Visit of N2 1744 to Kings Cross
https://www.flickr.com/photos/60539035@N02/sets/72157666668987942
'Demeaning' duck absent from Sir Nigel Gresley statue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35960407
Folkestone to Dover rail line will open in December, say Network Rail
http://tinyurl.com/gw7m5rg
RAIB report into derailment in Kent caused by cattle on track
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/raib-report-052016-derailment-at-godmersham
New trains boost to deal with 'unprecedented' demand
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/04/13-new-trains-boost-to-deal.html
Man injured as train hits tractor at level crossing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-36010389
Farnham and Alton railway line shut amid safety fears
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36042193
18 people injured as two trains collide at Plymouth station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-35954361
http://tinyurl.com/gl3rq7p
Swindon Panel moved to Didcot
http://tinyurl.com/j9wxpqe
Banbury residents fight to save historic railway signal box
http://tinyurl.com/hw8d7wg
Birmingham power cut disruption 'caused by vandals'
http://tinyurl.com/jtr36va
New railfreight hub proposed for West Midlands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-36045626
http://tinyurl.com/hq639hf
Driver jailed after train hit empty car at Burton upon Trent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35998400
Spondon driver banned after becoming trapped on level crossing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-36029201
Ilkeston Station Phase 2 development begins
http://www.ilkestonrailwaystation.co.uk/2016/04/phase-2-ilkeston-station-development/
Selby rail disaster books of condolence are painstakingly restored, after being damaged by York
floods
http://tinyurl.com/jduvp52
Peek inside the Queen Street tunnel revamp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-36047946
Lady Ha’ Colliery: The forgotten history behind Eglinton's Park's hidden railway tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/zajjky6
ScotRail strike ballot triggered by row over downgrading of staff
http://tinyurl.com/gma4lvl
Borders Railway extension feasibility study views laid out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-35934413
Ticket price war as Virgin targets Edinburgh to London rail route
http://tinyurl.com/hrgy3ef
ScotRail heads to the cloud with Infor while SAP steams
http://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2016/04/12/scotrail-heads-cloud-infor-sap-steams/
Plans unveiled for new £2million Inverness Airport railway station
http://tinyurl.com/jek3sqf
RAIB update on Lamington viaduct flood damage
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/dangerous-occurrence-at-lamington-viaduct
Swanage railway: First passenger trains in 44 years over Norden Gates level crossing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-35999003
Genius railway engineer is set to be honoured
http://tinyurl.com/hahy5xb
Hornby given lifeline as Barclays waives loan conditions for March
http://tinyurl.com/zgaovpy
Tata Steel sells British and French rails business
http://tinyurl.com/haa9bjh
German rail dispatcher 'playing mobile phone game' before train crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36025951
Reykjavik airport rail link plans move forward
http://tinyurl.com/grfr8xx
High speed rail route development in Israel
http://tinyurl.com/zwl5jm8
Amtrak Philadelphia: Two dead as train derails
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35954116
http://tinyurl.com/hvyxmqs
CD Cargo orders Siemens Vectron locos
http://tinyurl.com/z6w9rgh
BNSF redundancies dues to drop in shale oil and coal traffic
http://tinyurl.com/hfx94oo
First Siemens diesel loco built in US of A completed
http://tinyurl.com/gmq8fv7
Invisible trains to speed through Japan
http://tinyurl.com/h4ehmjx
London Underground's 'mind the gap' man Phil Sayer dies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-36052363
Sydney Harbour tunnel tendering started
http://tinyurl.com/zegaa8h
Preview of new BART Cars
http://tinyurl.com/gp5fclv
Track Geometry car ordered for BART network
http://tinyurl.com/hw6ezv7
RAIB report into a collision between a tram and a pedestrian in central Manchester
http://tinyurl.com/hwh9x7b
Katowice to extend tram network
http://tinyurl.com/hg35686
School bus looses roof in Bournemouth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-36043566
End of the road for Moscow's trolleybuses
http://tinyurl.com/q67fu54
Could cashless payments make Rwanda's bus conductor redundant?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36016064
Red Funnel ferries plans for East Cowes terminal rejected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36028705
CalMac ferry Coriusk moved to Oban-Mull service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35996322
Final plan for £30m Montgomery Canal revamp agreed
http://tinyurl.com/zpng74w
NAS Culdrose waves goodbye to its search and helicopters for the last time
http://tinyurl.com/zw34ace
New runway proposed for Dublin airport
http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2016/0407/780101-new-dublin-runway/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-35984379
Lufthansa A320neo visits Heathrow
http://tinyurl.com/jrx5x55
Crane drops plane on to wall in India
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-36009190
TAP Portugal to be first operator of A330neo
http://tinyurl.com/ju2nnxs
Why nine is the magic number on the 787
http://tinyurl.com/jcatbyb
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
16/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1305-1525
"The Sound Barrier" 1952 movie about the search for the ultimate supersonic jet
17/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1155-1415
"The Sound Barrier" 1952 movie about the search for the ultimate supersonic jet
17/04/16 BBC2 1900-2000
"Jumbo: the Plane that Changed the World
17/04/16 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Hidden Britain by Drone" 2/2
18/04/16 BBC4 1830-1900
"The Flying Archaeologist" The Thames: Secret War
18/04/16 Channel 5 2100-2200
"The Tube: Going Underground" Documentary series 5/8
19/04/16 BBC4 2000-2100
"Timeshift: The Engine that Powers the World" Story of the diesel engine
20/04/16 Channel 5 2300-0000
"The Tube: Going Underground" Documentary series 5/8
20/04/16 BBC4 2330-0030
"Timeshift: The Engine that Powers the World" Story of the diesel engine
22/04/16 BBC2 1900-1930
"Canals: The Making of a Nation" The people who worked the boats
22/04/16 ITV 2100-2200
"Flying Scotsman with Robson Green"
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
15/04/16- Bluebell Railway: Diesel Weekend
17/04/16
http://www.bluebell-railway.com
16/04/16 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 8LG
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
16/04/16 Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: Diesel Extravaganza
http://www.rhdr.org.uk
16/04/16 SW&SWIAC Conference, Dursley
Organised by Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology
http://www.gsia.org.uk/
16/04/16 Ffestiniog Railway & Welsh Highland Railway: The Snowdonian
http://www.phase5.org.uk
16/04/16- Severn Valley Railway: Open House Weekend & Manchester Model Tramway
17/04/16
http://www.svr.co.uk
16/04/16- Llangollen Railway: A Day Out With Thomas
17/04/16
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
16/04/16- East Lancashire Railway: Small Engines Weekend
17/04/16
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
17/04/16 Cornwall Bus Preservation Group & Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust
Penzance VR Revival and Vintage Bus Running Day
http://www.tvagwot.org.uk/
17/04/16 Foxfield Railway: Classic and Vintage Vehicle Rally
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
18/04/16 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet Academy, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Goring's Wonderful Railway" by Mike Hurst
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
22/04/16- Mid-Hants Railway Watercress Line: Diesel Weekend
24/04/16
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
23/04/16 SERIAC Conference, Kingston-upon-Thames
Organised by Surrey Industrial History Group
http://www.sihg.org.uk/
23/04/16- Epping Ongar Railway: Spring Diesel Gala
24/04/16
http://www.eorailway.co.uk/
23/04/16- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Super Power Weekend
24/04/16
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
23/04/16- Liverpool Model Railway Society Exhibition
24/04/16
http://www.lmrs.org.uk/
23/04/16- Llangollen Railway: A Day Out With Thomas
24/04/16
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
24/04/16 Evesham Vale Light Railway: Diesel Day
http://www.evlr.co.uk
24/04/16 Foxfield Railway: Knotty Train Day
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
24/04/16 Vintage Buses Around Teeside
1100-1700
https://www.facebook.com/500group/
29/04/16- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Day Out With Thomas
30/04/16
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
30/04/16 Derby Choral Union: "Trainsongs at the Derby Roundhouse"
http://www.dcu.org.uk/concerts/trainsongs-at-the-roundhouse/
30/04/16- Friends of King Alfred Buses Running Days
01/05/16 Free bus services in and around Winchester
From 1700 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun)
http://www.fokab.org.uk/
30/04/16- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Steam at War
02/05/16
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk/
30/04/16- Didcot Railway Centre: Steam Gala
02/05/16
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/
30/04/16- 38th Rushden Cavalcade of Historical Transport
02/05/16
http://www.cavalcade.org.uk/
30/04/16- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Rocks and Rails Weekend
02/05/16
http://www.e-v-r.com
30/04/16- South Tynedale Railway: Forty Year Commemoration of Closure
02/05/16
http://www.south-tynedale-railway.org.uk
30/04/16- Talyllyn Railway: The Road to Adventure Gala
02/05/16
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
30/04/16- Ffestiniog Railway: May Bank Holiday Event
02/05/16
http://www.festrail.co.uk
01/05/16 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 8LG
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
01/05/16 Twyford Waterworks: Spring Rally
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk
01/05/16 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Car Boot Sale
http://www.e-v-r.com
01/05/16- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Steam Gala & Model Railway Exhibition
02/05/16
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org
01/05/16- Cromford Canal Horse Day and Leawood Pump Steaming Day
02/05/16 Middleton Top Engine House Steaming Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
02/05/16 St Philips Marsh Open Day: GWR Celebrates 40 Years of the High Speed Train
In aid of local charity the Springboard Opportunity Group
1030 to 1630
http://tinyurl.com/hkmzeag
02/05/16 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Doug Copley's Lineside Images” + “The David Odd Collection”
£3 donation on the door, members and non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.htm
Cheers, Howard.
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