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*** Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers
*** The next Raildate will be published on 12th January 2018
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*** are appreciated even if I can't always acknowledge each one
NETWATCH
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe - The Christmas White Rose, 9th December
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQlro3ebv8I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5gm3tTgho
Santa Specials In The Snow Severn Valley Railway, 9th December
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF5dNuIncWI
DRS Class 20s Nos 20312 & 20305 on Sheffield to Hull RHTT - Swinton, 9th December
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AzB8FeqDkk
Severn Valley Snowstorm - 7714 On The Christmas Luncheon Train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF2Cx53FNCc
48151 in the Snow on the "Santa Special", 10th December
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_bw0LpSis0
Black(5) and White - Steam in the Snow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxIer_fuU28
61994 The Great Marquess Tribute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LQKpl1Diho
Huge SSR lash up - Ardglen, December 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRMgqlMLME
Pichi Richi Railway Australia - Double Headed Afghan Express
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22lzGX38LXU
Weihnachtsausflug ins Vogtland 35 1097-1 und 86 1333-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPTp_1zz2i8
Ein Hochrad in Ekstase - 01 066 unterwegs in Bestform
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS0eyVLLJhA
Rails in the Dales & Cornish Clay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV-eowLfOsU
2017 US - Modellbahn Spur G in St. Georgen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXe2Xr3-NtM
Zugverkehr zwischen Regensburg und Nürnberg - TXL Vectron, DB Cargo 187, WLC uvm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpHnIhI-X4M
Winterdampf - Spezial mit 8 Dampflokomotiven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSLZIHK_cXM
50 3648 mit Nikolaus Express Leipzig - Zeitz, 10th December
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBRIMP7d--4
35 1097 und 86 1333 fahren im Vogtland zum Abschied der Strecke Adorf-Zwotental
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6V2ExVL824
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Once upon a Line (1947) - BFI National Archive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=977nFxmchvc
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
A journey down the Kingsbridge Branch in September 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kfgSz84qVA
Britain on the verge: Life along the A1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-42151512
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IN THE NEWS
Rail passengers 'misled' over festive tickets
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42322086
Christmas rail strikes announced by two rail companies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42340467
ORR statistics (nice interactive graphics)
http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/popular-statistics
Vivarail to open production site for ex-Tube stock in UK
https://is.gd/TBFenz
DRS traction policy
https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/exclusive-drs-traction-policy
Euston Station to become a homeless shelter on Christmas Day
https://is.gd/Nh8dR8
Ilkeston station sees first steam train in 50 years on vintage tour
https://is.gd/6yn3LV
Manchester's new Ordsall Chord will cut congestion and boost services
https://is.gd/Dw0AJO
First train crosses the Ordsall Chord and makes railway history
https://tinyurl.com/ydav8xw9
Memorial marks 80 years since Castlecary train disaster
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-42286842
Expert attacks ‘volatile’ Borders Railway service
https://is.gd/mRnsT7
Electrification work to begin on Shotts line as NR awards £11.6m contract
https://tinyurl.com/yb9qfafh
Report calls for rail revolution in Fife
https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/report-calls-for-rail-revolution-in-fife-1-4634948
Talks begin for plans for new water taxi service to transform cross-Solent travel
https://is.gd/00TTtK
WHOI Ship Atlantis Launches New Mission to Find Missing Argentinian Submarine
https://is.gd/EA4EkE
EasyJet outlines 20 new summer UK routes
https://is.gd/Cmaq9S
MH17 investigators have ‘considerable interest’ in new Bellingcat claim
https://tinyurl.com/yb9nde9o
New deal to further raise UK-China flight capacity
https://tinyurl.com/y8evy3sz
Crew lapse allowed A319 to enter runaway descent
https://is.gd/xIz6f3
Qatar A321 substantially damaged in fire
https://is.gd/IUPaKB
Spotters: Richard Buckby, John McCorriston, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
16/12/17 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Guy Martin vs the Robot Car"
17/12/17 BBC4 1930-2030
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Germany
17/12/17 BBC2 2000-2100
"James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diaries" a Meccano motorbike
17/12/17 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Coastal Railways with Julie Walters" 4/4 Wales
17/12/17 Channel 4 2100-2200
"Inside Bentley: a Great British Motor Car"
18/12/17 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The Lego Story: Brick by Brick"
19/12/17 BBC4 2230-2330
"Flying Scotsman from the Footplate"
19/12/17 BBC4 2330-0030
"Timeshift: the Trains That Time Forgot - Britain's Lost Railway Journeys"
20/12/17 Channel 4 2100-2200
"The Channel: the World's Busiest Waterway" 4/4
23/12/17 BBC4 2000-2100
"James May's Toy Stories" Action Man
23/12/17 BBC4 2100-2200
"James May: My Sisters' Top Toys"
24/12/17 BBC4 1900-1930
"James May: the Chistmas Reassambler" Hornby "Flying Scotsman"
24/12/17 BBC4 2320-0000
"The Signalman" Adaptation of Dickens's classic tale
27/12/17 BBC4 2230-2330
"Concorde: a Supersonic Story"
27/12/17 BBC4 2330-0030
"Bridging the Gap: How the Severn Bridge was Built"
28/12/17 Channel 5 2345-0145
"The Taking of Pelham 123" 1974 NY subway thriller
31/12/17 Channel 5 1900-2000
"The Lego Story: Brick by Brick"
02/01/18 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" New series: 1/15 Norfolk
02/01/18 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Spain (1)
03/01/18 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" New series: 2/15 Letchworth
03/01/18 BBC4 2245-2345
"Ford's Dagenham Dream"
03/01/18 ITV 2340-0030
"Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport"
03/01/18 BBC4 2345-0045
"Caravans: a British Love Affair"
04/01/18 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" New series: 3/15 Sussex
04/01/18 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Spain (2)
05/01/18 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" New series: 3/15 Hants/IoW
05/01/18 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Italy (1)
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility can be accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
16/12/17 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Christmas Carvery Night
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
16/12/17 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Brunch with Santa
http://rhts.co.uk/
18/12/17 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet Academy, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Railway Signalling - History and Application" by David Canning
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
21/12/17 Vale of Berkeley Railway
The Old Engine House, Dock Road, Sharpness, Berkeley, GL13 9UD
"Dursley Branch Retrospective" by Peter Morris
Free entry, tea, coffee and biscuits but donations encouraged
http://valeofberkeleyrailway.co.uk/
22/12/17- Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Mince Pie Specials
24/12/17
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
26/12/17 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Mince Pie Specials
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
26/12/17 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Boxing Day Special
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
26/12/17 Tanfield Railway: Mince Pie Specials
http://www.tanfield-railway.co.uk
26/12/17- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Christmas Leave
27/12/17
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
26/12/17- Llangollen Railway: Mince Pie Specials
29/12/17
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/
27/12/17- Churnet Valley Railway: Winter Warmers
30/12/17
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
27/12/17- Strathspey Railway: Mince Pie Specials
03/01/18
http://www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk
28/12/17 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Mince Pie Special
http://rhts.co.uk/
29/12/17- West Somerset Railway: Winter Steam Festival
30/12/17
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
29/12/17- Lynton & Barnstaple Railway: Mince Pie Specials
01/01/18
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk
30/12/17 Doncaster Toy Collectors Fair
Doncaster Exhibition Centre, Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6BB
http://www.barrypotterfairs.com/fairs.php?fair=30
30/12/17- Llangollen Railway: Winter Warmer
31/12/17
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/
31/12/17 Tanfield Railway: Mince Pie Specials
http://www.tanfield-railway.co.uk
01/01/18 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: New Year's Day Special
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
01/01/18 East Midlands (Newark) Toy Train & Collectors Fair
Newark & Notts Showground, Winthorpe, Newark, NG24 2NY
http://www.j-jwebbytpyfairs.com
02/01/18 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
"Austrian Adventures" a slideshow by Geoff Proctor
£3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
06/01/18- Wessex Association Model Railway Exhibition: Frome 2018
07/01/18 Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1 BE
1000-1630 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
Adult: £6.00, Child: free
09/01/18 Great Western Society Bristol Group
BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, BS34 7RG
"Branch Lines around Swindon & The MSWJ" by Brian Arman
1930 for a 1945 start
Non-members welcome - suggested donation of £3 to help defray expenses
http://www.gwsbristol.org
10/01/18 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"More of the Alan Jarvis Show" by Noel Thompson
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
https://www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/
13/01/18- Chiltern Model Railway Exhibition
14/01/18 Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, SG1 1LZ
1000-1730 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
https://www.cmra.org.uk
15/01/18 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet Academy, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
Gordon Adams, subject TBA
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
15/01/18 Peak Railway Association
Library Theatre, Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930, doors open 1900
Note: theatre will close if project to convert to luxury hotel goes ahead
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
18/01/18 Vale of Berkeley Railway
The Old Engine House, Dock Road, Sharpness, Berkeley, GL13 9UD
"The Severn & Wye Railway" by Ian Pope
Free entry, tea, coffee and biscuits but donations encouraged
http://valeofberkeleyrailway.co.uk/
20/01/18 DEFine Modellers Day
Risley Memorial Village Hall, Derby Road, Derby, DE72 3SS
1000-1600
https://www.definemodellers.wordpress.com
21/01/18 Astolat Model Railway Circle Model Railway Exhibition
Surrey Sports Park, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7AD
1000-1700
https://www.astolatmrc.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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