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NETWATCH
56s on coal from Onllwyn and Cwmgwrach in 1997
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMPiIRbpOHQ
(Via Mike Wilcock)
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - testing in a monsoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkNke1XnTv4
An interlude at Spondon Station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_1lxZCqEnw
(Via Martin Miller)
Bulleid steam feast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEZLuXm4xB0
Plymouth to Fowey Train, 1960s
http://cornishmemory.com/item/MISC_260_02
The Old Station Gallery
http://theoldstationgallery.wordpress.com/
45690 Leander 5Z80 Carnforth WCRC-Manchester Victoria, 25th June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7kAdfleQ1k
GWR 1501 & 1369 On Blaenavon Bank - Pontypool & Blaenavon Summer Gala 2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1yx8yDBdAo
45690 Leander and 60103 Flying Scotsman at York, 25th June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fHmccTEFFc
Flying Scotsman, Best Whistle of 2016?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f2FiZB3ycw
The Diesel Traction Group
http://www.westernchampion.co.uk
Oil Burning Steam Locomotive - R711 with the Maldon Experience
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0ek56iqthk
Anything Goes (running session at Brockwell), 26 June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq79edelfpI
Old Buses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiePc5995H0
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Retours - railway history, design and photography
http://retours.eu/en/?design
Advertising the Gotthard railway
http://retours.eu/en/37-gotthardbahn-posters/
(Spotter: Kees Wielemaker)
Vancouver transit schedules and maps
http://www.translink.ca/en/Schedules-and-Maps.aspx
The story of the Solent's Nab Tower lighthouse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36533115
(Neil Kearns)
Fly the Martin Mars! The Ultimate Experience Aircraft Familiarization Course
http://www.ultimateflyingexperience.com/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 has unrealistic timetable, says National Audit Office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36641720
West Coast Railway Company Limited fined £200,000
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-36646031
http://tinyurl.com/hvmcw7q
Two prosecuted for on-line fare fiddling
http://tinyurl.com/zcrfbez
Unified passenger information system introduced
http://tinyurl.com/go6r68s
Reading the meter – on a train
http://www.railengineer.uk/2016/06/17/reading-the-meter/
Bid to electrify 29-mile North Downs railway line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36681121
Robbers smash Land Rover into Wokingham railway station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-36660639
New Hitachi Super Express train on Great Western line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36675318
Electrification progresses west of Bath
http://www.railengineer.uk/2016/06/17/electrification-progresses-west-of-bath/
Railway line rave closed down after police discovered 200 people partying on tracks
http://tinyurl.com/hjqbr96
RAIB report into person trapped by train doors at Hayes and Harlington
http://tinyurl.com/zhsr7hy
RAIB report into Oil Train derailment near Lincoln June 2015
http://tinyurl.com/zal33ws
Bromsgrove new station opening 12th July
http://www.londonmidland.com/about-us/latest-news/
Has Derby train-maker Bombardier won deal to supply hundreds of new carriages?
http://tinyurl.com/zvvpygp
HS2 to 'include Sheffield city centre station'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-36649306
http://tinyurl.com/zjpf3v4
Work on two railway bridges overruns so council fines Network Rail
http://tinyurl.com/hlcvmok
Steam hauled Royal Train for HMQ in Northern Ireland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-36642740
Teenager becomes station master on one of UK's most famous railways aged just 19
http://tinyurl.com/jzgnn2e
The decline of this historic cottage could be reversed but rescuers need £68,000
http://tinyurl.com/gt7umdu
Irish Rail tests with longer and heavier freight trains
http://tinyurl.com/h9s3xqx
NS orders more TRAXX locos
http://tinyurl.com/z8fe4qe
SOB and Stadler sign contract for new stock for Voralpen services
http://tinyurl.com/hr2estu
Swedish open access operator stripped of operating certification
http://tinyurl.com/goq2twz
Driverless freight train tests in the Netherlands
http://tinyurl.com/hgmz3z5
BNSF freight train collision in Texas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36657939
Fire at Swedish Railway museum
http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/lulea/branden-historia-som-gar-upp-i-rok-10099945.aspx
Hornby could go out of business unless turnaround plan approved
http://tinyurl.com/hq8le2r
Perth & District Model Railway Club’s 25th anniversary exhibition
http://tinyurl.com/z6mqzdc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjVHWD9guDI
East Mersea steam engine-bus crash lorry driver charged
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-36654590
Glenrothes bus station evacuated after suspected chemical leak
http://tinyurl.com/gtnzpbp
Could intercity cycle highways revolutionise the daily commute?
http://tinyurl.com/gso4pms
Southampton Airport firefighters hold strike ballot
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36642200
Man found guilty of endangering RAF aircraft by shining torch
http://tinyurl.com/zwy8etd
Airport expansion decision on hold
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36671328
Anger over airport expansion decision delay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-36672208
Ryanair and Aer Lingus cancel flights from Ireland over French strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36648603
Singapore airlines aircraft fire at Milan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36637421
Spotters: Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Michael Prince, Alan Rushworth,
Roger Smith
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TV and RADIO
03/07/16 BBC4 2330-0030
"Timeshift: How Britain Won the Space Race - the Story of Jodrell Bank"
04/07/16 Channel 4 2000-2030
"How Safe Is Your Car?" The emissions scandal
06/07/16 ITV (if no football) 2340-0040
"Goodwood Festival of Speed"
06/07/16 ITV (if football) 2355-0050
"Goodwood Festival of Speed"
06/07/16 BBC4 2100-2200
"Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" 2/2
06/07/16 BBC4 2200-2300
"A303: Highway to the Sun"
07/07/16 BBC4 2230-2330
"The Bridges That Built London with Dan Cruickshank"
29/06/16 BBC4 2100-2200
"Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" 1/2
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
01/07/16- 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/
04/07/16 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
"Airfields of the New Forest" by J Levesley
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
04/07/16 Nottingham Corporation Transport Heritage Day
https://www.nctx.co.uk/2016/06/nct-heritage-day-4th-july-2016/
04/07/16 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Living North Eastern" by David Thomas
£3 donation on the door, members and non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.htm
07/07/16 Talyllyn Railway: Victorian Train Experience
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
08/07/16- Dean Forest Railway: Steam Gala (second weekend)
10/07/16
http://www.dfr.co.uk
08/07/16- East Lancashire Railway: Summer Diesel Spectacular
10/07/16
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
09/07/16 Llangollen Railway: Fish & Chip Special
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
10/07/16 Hants & Dorset Centenary - Poole Quay
1000-1600
10/07/16 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Classic Bus Rally
http://www.gwsr.com
13/07/16 Swiss Railways Society (London Branch)
The Model Railway Club, Keen House, 4 Calshot Street, London N1 9AT
(Penton Rise stop on bus routes 30, 73, 205 & 476)
"Around Hessen-1" by John Jesson
Meetings start 19:00, refreshments available
Non-members very welcome. £3.50 donation requested
http://www.swissrailsoc.org.uk/
14/07/16 Talyllyn Railway: Victorian Train Experience
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
16/07/16 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
16/07/16 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Family Summer Steam Rail Cruise
http://www.e-v-r.com/
16/07/16 Severn Valley Railway: Peep Behind the Scenes
http://www.svr.co.uk
16/07/16- Foxfield Railway: Summer Steam Gala
17/07/16
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
16/07/16- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Classic Transport Weekend
17/07/16
http://www.e-v-r.com
16/07/16- Masham Steam Rally
17/07/16
http://www.mashamsteamrally.co.uk
17/07/16 Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Summer Steam Gala
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
17/07/16 Alton Bus Rally
http://www.altonbusrally.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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