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TINYURL
Occasionally I'm informed that some of the tinyurl links don't resolve correctly. This is out
of my hands, I'm afraid. All I can say is that I check each and every one before I send
Raildate out into the world, and they all work at the time they're generated and included.
NETWATCH
Brighton Main Line 2 campaign
https://tinyurl.com/uo8ztmj
Tales of Craig Merthyr colliery railway
https://wp.me/p88Oiq-JH
Travelling on the Tazara railway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-50420129
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Great Central Railway, Last Hurrah 2019, Saturday 16th November
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yed1raac7qA
LNER B1 No 61306 'Mayflower' - 5Z22 - Loco Move York NRM to Southall - 18th Nov 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPbzzAPt2og
South African Garratt Returns To Steam! NGG16 129 on the Puffing Billy Railway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alvmwFA_JVc
Mount Rainier Railroad & Logging Museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1vT5R1L6I
St Charles Streetcar (Tram) Line in New Orleans, USA 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hFLVL0bbwg
Dapol BR Class 73/0 - Unboxing and Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abGeJEk1430
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Morris JE electric van will offer funky retro looks, but at a price
https://tinyurl.com/uq8t3xm
The Fate of Lyobov Orlova
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/into-the-abyss
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Gecko And The Freight Train | Gecko's Real Vehicles | Educational Videos For Toddlers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BmdyHmhwpQ
Cab ride St. Moritz - Tirano (Bernina pass), Switzerland to Italy, 10.2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw9qiV7XlFs
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Willoughby Line - Yosemite Valley 26 Log Train at Briceburg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDg28O8w6YI
The Willoughby Line - YV 26 Log Train Returns to the Hills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aev9aYxmo3E
In pictures: Havana celebrates 500 years of foundation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-50322553
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IN THE NEWS
New rolling stock lowers the average age of UK train fleet
https://tinyurl.com/qwzqasa
British group develops autonomous wheel control system
https://tinyurl.com/sd3xytc
Rapid expansion of Viva Rail
https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/25418/Vivarail-on-track-for-rapid-expansion
RAIB safety digest - traction changeover at North Pole Jn and communications problems
https://tinyurl.com/wv8ydr6
New SWR suburban units unveiled
https://tinyurl.com/w9n55hr
SWR/RMT dispute for most of December
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/21/south-western-announces-month-rail-strikes
Avon Valley Railway bid to link to park-and-ride
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-50398096
Preventative earthworks for Harbury Cutting
https://tinyurl.com/s36ztke
Decarbonisation of the Northern Powerhouse
http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/decarbonisation-northern-powerhouse
Merseyrail ban on smoking and vaping
https://tinyurl.com/shqfxyv
LNER to repaint HST to original livery for charity fundraising
https://tinyurl.com/s2s2j6y
Hull Trains to introduce class 802/3 bi-mode trains next month
https://tinyurl.com/yx5r8rpp
ScotRail criticised for ‘awful’ responses on Twitter
https://tinyurl.com/s6olxu9
ScotRail misses target to stop dumping sewage on tracks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50490428
Highland Spring has the bottle to invest in rail freight
https://tinyurl.com/vb725n7
Trains in Wales: Disruption fear if old engines removed from service
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-50495899
Transport for Wales announces 186 more Sunday train services
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50490538
Brighton Belle News
http://brightonbelle.com/news
Norfolk Lights Express
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-50504911
Boiler for 6024 passes hydraulic and insurance steam tests
https://tinyurl.com/u67xjxo
West Somerset Railway's future in doubt after £800k loss
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-50481869
Condition of Cairngorm railway 'disappointing' for its age
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-50508800
Eurostar looks ahead to new services during ‘plastic free’ 25th anniversary celebration
https://tinyurl.com/spz5y63
Strike by Canadian National staff
https://tinyurl.com/ulusmsn
Repainted Canadian National 6520 unveiled at Squamish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ-KyB1oBfI
New AMTRAK stock for North East Corridor outshopped
https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/first-amtrak-avelia-emerges/55182.article
Murtalbahn track damaged by landslide
https://youtu.be/aDRy3XWUZQs
Danish Government approves new high speed line
https://tinyurl.com/u7fzvc5
Nice opens its third light rail line
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/nice-opens-its-third-light-rail-line/
Stadler signs contract for Atlanta metro rolling stock
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2019/11/stadler-signs-600m-contract-for-new-trains-in-america.html
Alstom unveils rubber-tyred metro trains
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/alstom-52m-rubber-tyre-metro-trains/
Market Deeping model railway back on display
https://tinyurl.com/yx72lojc
Bloodhound reaches 628mph
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50438614
Ships reported inland and other safety issues from hacked GPS signals
https://tinyurl.com/u59egok
British Airways is to use its first Boeing 787-10 to Atlanta
https://tinyurl.com/tvu6rp2
Airbus order for 170 aircraft
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50459731
Loganair suspends Derry/Londonderry to Manchester flights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-50471852
Emirates to take 30 787-9s and trims 777X orders
https://tinyurl.com/tvs9d53
TAP deploys A321LR for TransAtlantic expansion
https://tinyurl.com/wzjey2x
Turkish 737-800 suffers gear collapse at Odessa
https://tinyurl.com/v8rh9xq
PAL 777 diverts after flames shoot from engine
https://tinyurl.com/qps57de
Major US airlines expect the Thanksgiving holiday season to break records
https://tinyurl.com/vrkyj9b
South African Airways suspends its Hong Kong service
https://tinyurl.com/voxh7y6
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
23/11/19 Channel 4 1855-1950
"Great British Car Journeys" 3/3 Brecon Beacons to Snowdonia
23/11/19 BBC4 1910-2010
"James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain" A look at Hornby 2/2
23/11/19 BBC2 2010-2110
"Great Australian Rail Journeys" 5/6 Kuranda to Townsville
24/11/19 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Great Canal Journeys" Looking back at previous episodes
24/11/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"The Taff: the River That Made Wales" 2/3
25/11/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Canal Boat Diaries" 4/5 Sowerby Bridge to Manchester
25/11/19 Channel 5 2100-2230
"Chris Tarrant: Railways of the Somme"
26/11/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Canal Boat Diaries" 5/5 Barton Swing Aqueduct to Liverpool
27/11/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" The Boat People
27/11/19 Channel 4 2305-0010
"Boeing's Killer Plane: What Went Wrong?" The 737 MAX
27/11/19 BBC4 2330-0030
"Everyday Miracles: the Genius of Sofas, Stockings and Scanners" 2/2
28/11/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" The Workers
28/11/19 BBC4 2350-0050
"Timeshift: Penny Blacks and Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps"
29/11/19 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" 6/6 Tirano to Zermatt
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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
23/11/19- Warley National Model Railway Exhibition
24/11/19 NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
https://www.thewarleyshow.co.uk
24/11/19 Kirklees Light Railway: Christmas Craft Fair
https://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com
25/11/19 Peak Railway Association
Library Theatre, Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930, doors open 1900
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
29/11/19 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Book Launch
The life and work of Britain's last railway chemists...
"British Railways Stinks" by David Smith and Colleagues
From 11.30 at Wirksworth station
https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15023
02/12/19 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St. John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“Twyford Waterworks" by Martin Gregory
Doors open 1930, talk starts 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
02/12/19 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
Pie, Pea & Chips Supper with Peak Rail Director, “Quick Quiz”, “YourPix”
and Roy Wilson's “The 2019 Transport Scene in Sheffield & beyond”
£3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
06/12/19 RCTS Bristol Branch
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"The Right Kind of Snow - in the UK, North America, Ukraine, and China
by Terry Nicholls (Branch Vice-President)
1930-2200
A donation of £1 (members) and £2 (non-members) is requested
https://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol
07/12/19- National Festival of Railway Modelling
08/12/19 East of England Arena, Peterborough, PE2 6XE
https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/information/the-national-festival-of-railway-modelling
10/12/19 Great Western Society Bristol Group
BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, BS34 7RG
"The Best Way Part II - Temple Meads to Gloucester" by Chris Youett
Starts at 1945 (room open from 1930)
Non-members welcome - suggested donation of £3 to help defray expenses
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gws.html
11/12/19 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Mike Wilcock videos" by Mike Wilcock
1930-2200
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
https://www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/
16/12/19 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, The Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
Robert Williams, Chief Executive of Reading Buses
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
Cheers, Howard.
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