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NETWATCH
HS2 engineers discover ancient coastline under Ruislip
https://goo.gl/2TGSc7
254 people undertake the shortest journey on London Underground every day
https://londonist.com/london/transport/how-many-people-do-your-commute
Photo charter with 70013 on K&WVR
https://goo.gl/nM3bSB
Erlestoke Manor fund newsletter
http://www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk/february-march-update/
Southern Locomotives march newsletter
http://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/news.html
Infrarail 2018
http://www.infrarail.com/2018/
Revelations from old timetables
https://goo.gl/qgD4wz
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
45407 The Lancashire Fusilier & 45690 Leander on The High Peak Explorer, 17th March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_eDbBp2OgM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SAaLDVvTtQ
LMS 45699 Battles the Snow on the Cathedrals Express, 17th March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkFuWwOdjAI
Severn Valley Railway - Spring Steam Gala, 16th-18th March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pXVHC_eR_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfbMBdQo-Ks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv45S2WE7q4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyZEcXxM_7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Oxxo_EXpk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5lj4n5jz_w
DRS Class 37 No 37403 'Isle of Mull' - Carlisle & Drigg, 19th March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKnLBjZM1ak
South African Steam - Class 24 3664 Pretoria to to Millsite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zswWftS-Q
Australian Trains: Peak Hour at Sydney's Petersham Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyaSsPii4SQ
Twenty years of Streamliners - NSW - 1996 to 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3IgaZXFGXk
Red Rattlers In The Metro - Steamrail Victoria's Essendon Shuttles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY3AVacUJKw
V90 im Hamburger Hafen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_hR4xUzYU
Mit der Altbau 52er nach Hachenburg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDf-CE8XgCw
Güterzüge auf der Frankenwaldbahn - PRESS, TX Logistik, EGP 151er, Stock Voith Maxima uvm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o73Q1zImi1o
Winterzauber im Thüringer Wald mit DR-Dampfloks / 1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIiVxqYf8uM
KTX trains in Seoul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ygb1I4Ub90
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Snowdrift at Lenham Heath, 17th January 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGqdV9A0Zns
March 2018 Steam Update: Putting the 'Big Boy' Back Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdScWfMg4mg
Wreck of USS Juneau Located by R/V Petrel Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TrPylyJRBg
Abandoned Soviet Space Shuttles (Buran) in Baikonur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q7ZVXOU3kM
Abandoned Car Factory (Brand New Cars)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPrkQQEFCck
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The engineering giant with 'short man syndrome'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-43323013
Railway Photographs
http://railwayphotographs.co.uk/
All Change! - 150 Years Since Rail Came to Elstree and Borehamwood - until 21st July
http://elstree-museum.org.uk/
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IN THE NEWS
Grayling seeks private investment for rail
https://goo.gl/aEqzAr
TfL to charge Heathrow premium on Elizabeth Line
https://goo.gl/wsNp5R
First commercial use of ATO over ETCS in London
https://goo.gl/RSrDVJ
Further strikes planned over guards on SWR and Anglia trains
https://goo.gl/iVxYsp
Engineering works planned in Sevenoaks tunnel
https://goo.gl/kEknDa
Barnes Green LC reopened after fatal accident
https://goo.gl/rjsxSq
Cable theft disrupts Havant rail services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-43483833
RAIB report on traction equipment explosion at Guildford July 2017
https://goo.gl/Tcoauq
First look at the new “Castle set” HST train
https://goo.gl/Xsr32Q
NR fined for track maintenance lapse and derailment at Gloucester
https://goo.gl/Ceprt6
Work to start on partial doubling of Felixstowe branch
https://goo.gl/EUMVUE
Nestboxes for swallows installed at Woodbridge station
https://goo.gl/HmXxcb
More money needed for ECML upgrades
https://goo.gl/mNhfs3
First Azuma trains for Virgin East Coast arrive in UK
https://goo.gl/i1xTNf
Northern announces plans to increase number of trains on Buxton to Manchester line
https://goo.gl/aGt5Ro
ACAS suggested breakthrough on Merseyrail train crew dispute
https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-thrashes-out-terms-for-acas-talks-in-merseyrail-dispute/
Weather blamed for delays to railway upgrade work between Blackpool and Preston
https://tinyurl.com/y9dg3mox
Blackpool trains delayed for extra three weeks
https://goo.gl/fnsemG
TransPennine Express Mk 5As begin testing at Velim
https://goo.gl/ha42Yq
Misplaced rail not removed after engineering works
https://goo.gl/7vtPPD
The Grand Opening of Billingshurst Signal Box
https://goo.gl/4JFPKQ
Camping coaches, Blue Anchor
http://www.britishrailholidays.co.uk/
East Somerset Railway wins lottery grant
https://goo.gl/YgyXTg
Visiting locos for North Norfolk Railway spring gala
https://goo.gl/gufjcM
First Guest for Midland Railway Butterley’s 2018 Diesel Gala Announced
https://goo.gl/vpBzFW
LEDs embedded in platforms to show where doors will be on S Bahn trains
https://goo.gl/xxZcWu
D Trains to target US transit market
https://goo.gl/DSVAbt
Federal funding for new Via Rail trains
https://goo.gl/dhLnZY
Amtrak’s plan to end discounts for veterans is ‘inexcusable,’ Democratic senator says
https://goo.gl/W3RoMY
BC Government to fund investigation into Pacific Coast high speed rail route
https://goo.gl/YRQBBK
Indian Railway delivers diesel locos for Myanma Railways
http://www.railway-technology.com/news/india-delivers-18-locomotives-myanma-railways/
Hello Kitty pink Shinkanshen
https://goo.gl/mBxmaz
Extra Police for overnight tube services
https://goo.gl/7TiWuk
Volk’s prepares for grand Easter reopening after £1.65m revamp
https://goo.gl/UtJfLS
Work begins on 10 year programme to modernise the famous Snowdon Mountain Railway
https://tinyurl.com/y9w7w7jd
Bus Éireann loses rights to operate six Kildare routes
http://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2018/0316/947911-bus-eireann-kildare/
Jobs saved after luxury Southampton-based yacht firm buyout
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43483832
Major funding for Balloch-based Maid of the Loch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43450390
Thousands sign petition to save Portsmouth Naval Gliding Club from being ‘forced’ to close
https://goo.gl/39TF4g
https://www.change.org/p/fareham-borough-council-keep-pngc-at-daedalus-airfield
Fatal Red Arrow crash at RAF Valley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-43476222
Ryanair to acquire 75% of Laudamotion
https://goo.gl/9o7GWu
Aerolineas grounds 15 737s after hailstorm
https://goo.gl/cNm6JJ
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Richard Maund, Reg Nerps, Mike Price
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TV and RADIO
24/03/18 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Coastal Railways with Julie Walters" 1/4 West Highland Railway
25/03/18 BBC1 2030-2200
"RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor"
26/03/18 ITV 2100-2200
"Paddington Station 24/7" 1/4
27/03/18 BBC2 2000-2100
"Great Indian Railway Journeys" 2/4 Rajasthan to Delhi
28/03/18 BBC Radio 4 1100-1130
"On and Off the Valley Lines" 3/3
28/03/18 ITV 2320-0015
"easyJet: Inside the Cockpit" 2/3
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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
22/03/18- West Somerset Railway: Spring Steam Gala
25/03/18
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/
23/03/18- Bluebell Railway: Diesel Gala
25/03/18
http://www.bluebell-railway.com
23/03/18- Swanage Railway: "Works Outing" Spring Gala
25/03/18
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk
24/03/18 Presentation of Peter Gray slides of the Taunton to Barnstaple line
Parish Hall, Brushford New Rd, Brushford, Dulverton, TA22 9AH
by Freddie Huxtable and Amyas Crump
1830 for 1900 start
https://goo.gl/MJEsPL
24/03/18- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Spring Diesel Gala
25/03/18
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
24/03/18- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Warship Weekend
25/03/18
http://www.e-v-r.com
24/03/18- Sheffield Model Railway Exhibition
25/03/18 Birkdale School, Oakholme Road, Sheffield, S10 3DH
http://www.sheffieldmodelrailwayenthusiasts.com
29/03/18- East Lancashire Railway: Tornado - the 100mph Steam Engine
02/04/18
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
30/03/18- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Easter Egg Hunt
02/04/18
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
30/03/18- South Devon Railway: Easter Heritage Gala
02/04/18
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
30/03/18- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Easter Weekend
02/04/18
http://www.e-v-r.com
30/03/18- Isle of Man Railways: Rush Hour on the Railways
02/04/18
http://www.rail.im
30/03/18- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Day Out With Thomas
08/04/18
http://www.watercressline.co.uk
31/03/18 Essex N Gauge Show
Weeley Village Hall, Clacton Road, Weeley, CO16 9DH
http://www.engaugeshow.co.uk
31/03/18- Peak Rail: Easter Treasure Hunt & Bonnet Competition
02/04/18
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
01/04/18 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
1100-1600, Adult: £2.50 (under 16, free)
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk/
01/04/18- Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Easter Steam Up
02/04/18
http://www.mslr.org.uk
02/04/18 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“From Monochrome Memories to Medium Format” a slideshow by Peter Skelton
£3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
06/04/18 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"Early BR days in South Wales" by David Maidment, former Railway Manager
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
https://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/index.htm
06/04/18- Nene Valley Railway: Diesel Gala
08/04/18
http://www.nvr.org.uk
08/04/18 North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Volunteer Recruitment Day
http://www.nymr.co.uk/volunteer
Cheers, Howard.
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