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An update to last week's feature on the Sibiu-Agnita Railway in Romania - the date for the September 2016 steam weekend is 17th and 18th September, not the following weekend as stated

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - testing times for Leibherr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrXJq-Su8-I
Alfreton Station including a moment of tenderness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8NBAC7eJqs
Another interlude at Sheffield Station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EglOLw_F9AU
Stagecoach Supertram Sheffield - at the Cathedral
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wgr7qK_vN0
(via Martin Miller)

Rail Freight in Wales, Sept 1997, Briton Ferry and Stormy Bank with 37/47/56/59s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg3o0-FZwwA
(Via Mike wilcock)

Set of videos on North Staffordshire tramways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABQ6ucNk_KU
(Spotter: Barry Knapper)

Cromford & High Peak Railway circa 1958
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A44_PjeBH2Y
Cromford & High Peak Railway (Slide Show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFmoZE-1ZJg
Epping Ongar Railway, Summer Steam Gala 2016, 11th June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7L3ZP-YmM
Double Steam Heaven On The WCML, 14th June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrYEHt0iVcg
46115 'Scots Guardsman' Roars Through The Cheshire Plains - The Cambrian Coast Express
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pX-b9cWKF0
Sommerfest RegioBahn Dampfzugfahrten im Neandertal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTuhiLmSHo
Steam Train In The Night - Steamrail Victoria's Northern Weekender
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rjjNDjZdSA
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJxo_XpJxXA
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

Berlin Tempelhof Airport - pictures
https://www.flickr.com/photos/recliner/sets/72157669699467966
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

Aircraft near-collision and unusual incident compilation caught on camera
http://www.media24by7.com/plane-crash-ever-caught-on-camera/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

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IN THE NEWS

Britain's biggest rail franchise in chaos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36539137
Southern rail conductor says sickness is "genuine"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36544896
Southern London to Brighton commuters stage protest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36536694
Southern rail suggests commuter goes on 100 mile detour instead of her normal six-minute journey
http://tinyurl.com/z4x73md

Thameslink troubles set to halve profits
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/06/16-thameslink-troubles-set-to-halve.html

Boss of the UK's worst rail franchise sees pay packet soar above £2 million
http://tinyurl.com/go7q3z5

First and MTR join forces for South Western franchise bid
http://tinyurl.com/haoh3uu

Derailed train at London Paddington remains for rush-hour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36559135

Blaze rips through Derbyshire station waiting room
http://tinyurl.com/hx9p5ay

Chesterfield station hit by ‘scumbag’ criminals
http://tinyurl.com/zuu9ulp

At least SEVEN more days of disruption for Buxton-Manchester rail line commuters
http://tinyurl.com/z63hsfc

Birthday honour for Mid-Cheshire train champion John Hulme
http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/14553118.Birthday_honour_for_Mid_Che/

Edinburgh Gateway railway station 'extensively damaged'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-36510365

ScotRail workers to stage series of six strikes, RMT says
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-36532081
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/06/15-summer-of-disruption-looms-on.html

Borders Railway steam train trips return
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-36526152

Swanage Railway: First cross-country train on restored track
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-36500911

Helston Railway wins appeal after three year planning battle
http://tinyurl.com/hd8jqlr

British Steel to supply 120,000 tonnes of rail to SNCF
http://tinyurl.com/zp6jclu

ÖBB launches world’s first live onboard TV service
http://tinyurl.com/z5geyfu

Slovenia completes electrification of rail link to Hungary
http://tinyurl.com/z26m496

Czech branch line electrification project completed
http://tinyurl.com/zntdsso

London Underground's typeface to change 'for digital age'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36525214

New West Midlands authority plans rail expansion
http://tinyurl.com/haodhuk

Train-mad grandfather spends £250,000 building an incredible 3,000 square foot model railway
http://tinyurl.com/hr8o7sk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-36547794

Another unsolved mystery: the Kinross Incident
http://fearoflanding.com/history/another-unsolved-mystery-the-kinross-incident/

SIA resumes US nonstop service with San Francisco
http://tinyurl.com/z9uaf3e

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Michael Prince, Alan Rushworth

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TV and RADIO

20/06/16  BBC4 2000-2030
         "Canals - The Making of a Nation"  The Workers

21/06/16  BBC2 1900-2000
         "Great Continental Railway Journeys"  Sofia to Istanbul

21/06/16  BBC4 2000-2100
         "Timeshift: The Trains that Time Forgot - Britain's Lost Railway Journeys"

21/06/16  ITV 2300-0000
         "The Secret Life of a Bus Garage"  Behind the scenes at Stockwell

22/06/16  BBC2 1900-2000
         "Great Continental Railway Journeys"  Vienna to Trieste

23/06/16  BBC4 2245-2345
         "Timeshift: Magnificent Machines - the Golden Age of the British Sports Car"

24/06/16  ITV 2000-2030
         "Barging Around Britain with John Sergeant"  The Regents Canal

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EVENTS

All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for inaccuracies or changes

17/06/16-   Great Central Railway: Model Railway & Engineering Exhibition
19/06/16    http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/

18/06/16    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

18/06/16    Gloucestershire Model Railway Exhibition
           Hucclecote Methodist Church, Carisbrooke Road, Hucclecote, Gloucester, GL3 3QP
           1000-1700
           http://tinyurl.com/zwullgp

18/06/16    Book Signing in Worcester: The Hive between 1100 and 1500
           Edward Dorricott will be signing copies of his book
           "Samuel Telford Dutton - Railway Signal Engineer of Worcester"
           At 1500, Edward will lead a walk round parts of central Worcester associated with Dutton
           http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/dutton

18/06/16    Llangollen Railway: Real Ale Train
           http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk

18/06/16-   Epping Ongar Railway: 1940s Weekend
19/06/16    http://www.eorailway.co.uk

18/06/16-   Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Heritage Transport Festival
19/06/16    http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk

18/06/16-   Shillingstone Railway Project: Midsummer Steam-up
19/06/16    http://www.shillingstone-railway-project.org.uk/

18/06/16-   Chasewater Railway: Coal Train Weekend
19/06/16    http://www.ChasewaterRailway.org

19/06/16    Bure Valley Railway: Fathers VIP Day
           http://www.bvrw.co.uk

19/06/16    Peak Park Preserved Bus Gathering
           Over 50 vintage buses and coaches on show, free bus rides between the
           Rowsley South showground to Matlock, Bakewell & Chatsworth
           http://www.peakrail.co.uk/

19/06/16    Llanberis Lake Railway: Fathers Day Special
           http://www.lake-railway.co.uk

19/06/16-   Soar Valley Model Railway Club & Great Central Railway
20/06/16    Model Railway & Engineering Exhibition
           http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/

20/06/16    Newbury and District Transport Group
           The Community Space, Kennet  Academy, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
           1915 for a prompt 1930 start
           "Reading Station from 1840" by Paul Joyce
           Non-members welcome
           Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome

20/06/16    Friends of Cromford Canal
           Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
           Starts 1930
           "Top Gear at the Great Central Railway" by Bill Devit
           http://www.cromfordcanal.info/

23/06/16    Talyllyn Railway: Victorian Train Experience
           http://www.talyllyn.co.uk

24/06/16-   Mid-Norfolk Railway: Summer Steam Gala
26/06/16    http://www.mnr.org.uk

24/06/16-   Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway: Summer Steam Gala
26/06/16    http://www.pbrly.co.uk

25/06/16    Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Hampshire Autistic Charity Event
           http://www.steamtrain.co.uk

25/06/16    Chesil Railway & Tunnel Tours: 1115 and 1415
           £7.50 adult, £3 child - best to book
           http://tinyurl.com/z2a3q7y

25/06/16-   Bluebell Railway: Model Railway Weekend
26/06/16    http://www.bluebell-railway.com

25/06/16-   Churnet Valley Railway: Anything Goes Weekend
26/06/16    http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk

25/06/16-   Severn Valley Railway: Step Back to the 1940s
26/06/16    http://www.svr.co.uk

25/06/16-   The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway: Country Railway Weekend
26/06/16    http://www.wllr.org.uk

25/06/16-   Welsh Highland Heritage Railway: Teddy Bears' Picnic
26/06/16    http://www.whr.co.uk

30/06/16    Talyllyn Railway: Victorian Train Experience
           http://www.talyllyn.co.uk

01/07/16-   Dean Forest Railway: Steam Gala (first weekend)
03/07/16    http://www.dfr.co.uk

01/07/16-   Talyllyn Railway: Talyllyn 150 Grand Finale & Garden Railway Weekend
03/07/16    http://www.talyllyn.co.uk

02/07/16    The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway: Canada Day
           http://www.wllr.org.uk

02/07/16-   Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Day Out With Thomas
03/07/16    http://www.steamtrain.co.uk

02/07/16-   Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: A Day Out with Thomas
03/07/16    http://bucksrailcentre.org/

02/07/16-   Evesham Vale Light Railway: Steam Gala
03/07/16    http://www.evlr.co.uk

02/07/16-   Severn Valley Railway: Step Back to the 1940s
03/07/16    http://www.svr.co.uk

02/07/16-   Llangollen Railway: Classic Transport Weekend
03/07/16    http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk

03/07/16    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

03/07/16    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Classic Bus Rally
           http://www.e-v-r.com

03/07/16    Cromford Canal Horse Day and Leawood Pump Steaming Day
           Middleton Top Engine House Steaming Day
           http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/


Cheers, Howard.
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