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**** This is the last Raildate of 2019
**** The next issue will be on Friday 10th January
**** Thank you again to all contributors throughout 2019 - I couldn't do
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**** Very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year!
NETWATCH
The Final 314s at Glasgow Central
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aorxLLD3VVQ
(Andrew Cook)
Madagascar railways
https://is.gd/bTJBaW
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
British Standard Locomotive Panorama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIwV_LRcUoI
Clan Line with the last Surrey Hills Trip of 2019 14 December 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzPmGRLYSIc
35028 'Clan Line' With 600 Tons Behind At Chilworth 14/12/19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCigNy6pnmw
The last day of LNER HST Services, 15th Dec 2019 at Doncaster,
Darlington, Leeds & Wakefield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btH4LMhUDdU
LMS 46115 barks away on the Santa Special 15/12/19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-CcTLuQSAM
Volldampf zu Nikolaus in Bruchhausen-Vilsen mit Lok Hermann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM4r0yzHpCM
Union Pacific freight train leaves Kimball, Nebraska in the early morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xNv55OaAVk
Steam Trains I saw in 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjnCOZ93zEk
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad #489 approaching and taking water at
Sublette Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=122D54v6dtA
Bachmann Class 03 in NCB Black - Unboxing and Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoKeSDpCBoY
Roco BR 86 (73021) - 86 1001 und 86 1049 der Deutschen Reichsbahn mit Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIpOgkiYPFc
Buses in Jersey City, New Jersey 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s0GPk4PA7Y
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Fox Moth Plane Savers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQI0S5cahcQ
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
A look back at a time deaths on the railways were normal
https://is.gd/52Xxvf
(Spotter: Andrew Nummelin)
"Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: a Chronology" by Michael
Quick - free downloadable PDF book from the RCHS
https://rchs.org.uk/railway-passenger-stations-in-great-britain-a-chronology/
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IN THE NEWS
New chairman appointed for GBRf
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2019/12/new-chairman-for-gb-railfreight.html
Alternative travel between Waterloo and Epsom
https://is.gd/Brt77x
Portsmouth direct blocked by landslip at Liss
https://is.gd/Lihsws
Signalling failure at East Croydon
https://www.lbcnews.co.uk/uk-news/93f4f1f888f34fbc96572e6c19ad2915/
Train failure at Dawlish due to ingress of sea water
https://is.gd/aj8iCn
Problems of train detection with Greater Anglia class 745 hybrid units
https://is.gd/sAHLcV
Fatality in Tyseley Depot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-50801443
First trial train at East Midlands Gateway container terminal
https://is.gd/rsPkoV
Low speed derailment in Ardwick Sidings
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=38552
Staff withdrawn at Manchester Victoria after assault or abuse from a
passenger
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-50854508
Farewell to Pacers, the rickety old bus-trains of the north
https://is.gd/ROOnU7
LNER farewell to HSTs in Scotland
https://is.gd/Ze6CeU
E43112 and W43006 on the LNER HST farewell tour passing Ladybank station
18/12/19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtVrf4Kslww
Scot Rail franchise to end in 2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50841814
https://modern-railways.keypublishing.com/?p=17032
Why Caledonian Sleeper is (almost) Scotland’s answer to Orient Express
https://tinyurl.com/wk2vg7a
Robroyston station opening video
https://vimeo.com/379749866
Talgo on track as train plant site approved by Fife Council
https://is.gd/Nt59rt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-50829294
Improved timetables by Transport for Wales
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50714537
New Transport for Wales timetable blamed for train cancellations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50794666
RAIB Report: Cambrian Coast computer problems caused speeding problems
https://is.gd/KyO982
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50857909
Avanti West Coast promise more trains between Holyhead and London
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50857914
Wirksworth Branch Railway ownership transferred to WyvernRail
https://www.facebook.com/groups/EVRwirksworth/
Coal Tank 1054 boiler lift
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=38423
Flying Scotsman trips around Fife planned for 2020
https://is.gd/E53pDM
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway bridges reinstated
https://is.gd/sHQjqI
Irish Rail bans personal reusable coffee mugs
https://is.gd/bKw9DG
Greta Thunberg in Twitter spat with German rail firm
http://www.rte.ie/news/world/2019/1216/1099344-greta-thunberg/
Leman Express starts operations across border in Geneva
https://is.gd/L2vYJU
Toshiba to build electric locos for Taiwan
https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/25622/68-electric-trains-for-Taiwan
Unintended financial gift to commuters in Moscow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50822432
Rebuilding and regauging a Garratt for the Puffing Billy Railway in
Australia
https://puffingbilly.com.au/news/workshop-blog/ng-g16-129-is-coming-together-virtually/
https://puffingbilly.com.au/news/workshop-blog/ng-g16-engine-unit-frame-progress/
Entire Stadler Sheffield Supertram fleet withdrawn
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=38302
Sydney light rail opening Sunday
http://www.jnsforum.com/community/topic/16296-sydney-light-rail-opening-yesterday/
Sydney's light rail gets a 'thumbs up' during first peak hour test
https://is.gd/SMseX7
Traffic and Christmas Dinner may be affected
https://is.gd/D5p64P
Historic canal's industrial past resurrected to help deliver railway for
the future
https://is.gd/xkaLaQ
Fund to research green shipping fuel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50827604
New paint job helps make Western Isles ferry more fuel-efficient
https://is.gd/u5P8En
Beijing commissions its second aircraft carrier
https://is.gd/1F4t7B
Qantas update on project sunrise
https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/?p=7497
QANTAS choose Airbus over Boeing for non stop flights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50753718
Boeing suppliers' shares hit by production pause
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50820483
Austral Embraer 190 damaged by drone collision
https://is.gd/F0DuEq
Delta to buy 10m gallons of biofuel annually from Gevo
https://is.gd/cvskVu
Cityhopper E190 crew persisted with unstable approach despite alerts
https://is.gd/TK7cWa
Airport authority impounds seven Hong Kong Airlines aircraft
https://is.gd/sUpS3J
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Andrew Nummelin, Mike
Price
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TV and RADIO
23/12/19 Channel 4 1900-2000
"The Secret World of Toys at Christmas" The Crayola factory
24/12/19 BBC4 1900-1930
"James May: the Christmas Reassembler" Hornby train set
25/12/19 Quest 1200-1600
"Railroad Australia" 4 episodes
25/12/19 Quest 1600-1800
"Mighty Trains" 2 episodes
25/12/19 Quest 1800-2000
"Highland Railway"
https://is.gd/cWRTRB
27/12/19 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship" Seven Seas Explorer
29/12/19 BBC4 2000-2100
"Flying Scotsman from the Footplate"
29/12/19 BBC4 2100-2200
"Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany" 1/2
30/12/19 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Great Canal Journeys" The Oxford Canal
30/12/19 Channel 5 2000-2200
"World's Most Scenic Railway Journey: Minute by Minute" West
Highland Line
30/12/19 BBC4 2100-2200
"Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany" 2/2
03/01/20 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Building the Forth Rail Bridge"
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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
28/12/19 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Winter Steam Up
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
28/12/19- Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway: Mince Pie Specials
30/12/19
https://www.chinnorrailway.co.uk/
28/12/19- Dean Forest Railway: Mince Pie Specials
01/01/20
https://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk/
29/12/19 Alsager Railway Association: 0 Gauge Open Day
Off Moorhouse Avenue, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2DH
1300-1600
http://www.alsagerrailwayassociation.co.uk/
27/12/19- Bure Valley Railway: Mince Pie Specials
05/01/20
http://www.bvrw.co.uk
29/12/19- Lynton & Barnstaple Railway: Mince Pie Specials
04/01/20
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk
01/01/20 Epping Ongar Railway: New Year Steam
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
01/01/20 Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: New Year Steam
http://www.mslr.org.uk
01/01/20 East Anglia Transport Museum: Happy New Year 2020
http://www.eatransportmuseum.co.uk
01/01/20 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: New Year Trains & Fizz
https://www.e-v-r.com
04/01/20 Helston Railway: Winter Steam Up & Kid for a Quid
https://www.helstonrailway.co.uk
06/01/20 Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“InterRailing Adventures in Europe” by Stewart Donohoe
£3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
Starts 1930
https://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
08/01/20 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
AGM followed by "Behind the Iron Curtain: (Mainly)
Narrow-gauge Steam in
East Germany, 1970-1992" by Nigel Wassell
1930-2200
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
https://www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/
13/01/20 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet Academy, Stoney Lane, Thatcham,
RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
25th Birthday Party - Guest of Honour and speaker James Freeman
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards
expenses welcome
14/01/20 Great Western Society Bristol Group
BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, BS34 7RG
"A Broad Gauge Journey - Part 2" by Brian Arman
Starts at 1945 (room open from 1930)
Non-members welcome - suggested donation of £3 to help
defray expenses
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gws.html
Cheers, Howard.
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