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MYSTERY PICTURES
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NETWATCH
Dr Josef Theurer
https://www.railwaygazette.com/people/dr-josef-theurer/56076.article
Guidance on passengers rights and obligations
https://is.gd/CAJaov
ORR guidance of competencies and engineering examinations affected by
Covid 19
https://orr.gov.uk/coronavirus-advice
Remains of the original Hungerford Bridge
https://www.onlondon.co.uk/vic-keegans-lost-london-135-the-original-hungerford-footbridge/
West Somerset Railway TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzSdurHDFoo
Plymouth Railway Circle
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouths-railway-circle-men-who-3969881
Lynton & Barnstaple updated web site
https://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/
Former Bratton Fleming station for sale
https://www.stags.co.uk/properties/12843867/sales
Level crossing accident in Northwich in 1908
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18322687.story-tragic-northwich-railway-accident-1908/
London Underground map translated into Welsh
https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/london-underground-map-translated-welsh-17987441
Lost Footage of the 1969 Transatlantic Air Race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt45BENU7_0
Michigan Central and the rebirth of Detroit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/KnxBMVGAcn/michigan_central_detroit
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
A Mainline Tribute to 60009 Union of South Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTbWvJTdL8E
"Disasters" from the cutting room floor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCWy_xuasFQ
Acton Bridge freight, steam and more! 21st March 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw6UTRGGhfM
Finland: Passenger Trains at Helsinki Central Station, 25Jan20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLaKh2lGji8
3526 + 5917 The Picnic Train to Kiama 7th, 8th March 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Mt-DD6xuA
50 2740 im Güterzugdienst auf der Eifelquerbahn Gerolstein - Ulmen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR4vwYRq144
"The Grand Reunion" at the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway
Museum (4K)
Day 0:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmnaT5b8eog
Day 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTtb18TVcVc
Day 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHYmVWLwdY0
Day 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cebY2aa0S08
DJ Models 00 Gauge GWR 0-6-0 Saddle Tank 1364 unboxing
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixtFdNGuVV4
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJMxXL2lOWk
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Recovering a Lockhead Ventura
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEpdwU4kF4s
C-46 Taxi and Take Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWJgODQL5Bk
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Work on HS2 is latest to stop during coronavirus emergency
https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2020/03/25-work-on-hs2-is-latest.html
Crossrail work suspended during coronavirus emergency
https://is.gd/p2NLmB
Rail Industry Coronavirus Forum
https://www.aslef.org.uk/article.php?group_id=7037
https://www.aslef.org.uk/article.php?group_id=7047
https://www.aslef.org.uk/article.php?group_id=7050
Rail franchising suspended
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/rail-emergency-measures-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
What replaces rail franchising?
https://is.gd/aCNday
Heritage Railways to provide manpower for Network Rail during
coronavirus outbreak
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52037523
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=47731
https://tinyurl.com/tsttjny
Police enforce essential travel rule
https://is.gd/bVkIzA
LNER to retain class 91s and Mk4 stock until 2023
https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/lner-to-keep-class-91s-until-2023
Latest on East Grinstead line earth slips
https://twitter.com/NetworkRailSE/status/1242140998425292800
Earthslip between Dean and Salisbury reopening date given
https://is.gd/oMlqCm
New intermodal terminal opens in East Midlands
https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/26419/Maritimes-rail-freight-interchange-opens
Skegness branch blocked after wartime bomb found in Boston
https://is.gd/wZjJPQ
Birmingham New Street has opened an NHS outpatient clinic
https://is.gd/o9Ek3j
West Midlands class 196 diesel unit on test
https://www.bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/?p=72694
Derailment at Bromsgrove
https://bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/?p=74516
England footing bill for Scottish rail works
https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/england-footing-bill-scottish-rail-works-2504701
Plans to reopen Bangor-Carnarfon line
https://is.gd/IR9BRS
Latest press release from the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust
https://www.sdrt.org/
Churnet Valley Railway get grant for reopening to Leek
https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/it-really-full-steam-ahead-3968444
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway launches "Victory over the Virus" appeal
https://www.e-v-r.com/
Cashflow problems for G&WSR after earth slip
https://is.gd/JPsCZ4
Update of restoration of GCR Barnum coach
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/03/update-on-restoration-of-gcr-barnum-no-228.html
Theft from East Lancs Railway
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/thieves-east-lancashire-railway-coronavirus-17980126
Jacobite steam train launch postponed after all
https://is.gd/8OyUHs
German police arrest man over high-speed rail tampering
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51992070
SNCF deploys hospital TGV
https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/sncf-deploys-hospital-tgv/56110.article
Forget leaves on the line: Your train has been delayed by storks
https://www.dutchnews.nl/?p=153736
Record set for crude oil shipment by rail in Canada
https://www.kallanishenergy.com/?p=90847
Manchester Metrolink network passes 100km as Trafford Park line opens
https://www.railjournal.com/?p=37475
Glasgow Subway to close at 9pm each night to help stop spread of coronavirus
https://is.gd/IQ3sts
Stadler wins order for 1500 vehicles for Berlin underground
https://www.railway-technology.com/?p=74138
Mount Washington Cog Railway
https://www.lbcnews.co.uk/world-news/727ea802c94e4b3fbe98990116b332fa/
Petition to save the Achenseebahn at Jenbach
https://www.openpetition.eu/at/petition/reconfirm/rettet-das-kulturerbe-achenseebahn
Council van crushed under Poole Bridge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-52039653
CalMac introduces 'Essential Lifeline Timetable' amidst coronavirus pandemic
https://is.gd/NMLLwA
Airbus temporarily cuts wing production at UK and German sites
https://is.gd/MAu2Mo
London City airport to close until end of April
https://is.gd/HbXreK
Farnborough Airshow cancelled
https://www.farnboroughairshow.com/news-blogs/an-update-regarding-fia2020/
British Airways aircraft stored at Bournemouth
https://www.inflightwithjames.com/post/british-airways-to-store-40-aircraft-today/
A330-800 test aircraft deployed to transport coronavirus supplies
https://is.gd/nQqh6o
Paris Orly to shut as European airports gradually quieten
https://is.gd/btqbr7
Etihad to deploy 787 passenger aircraft on cargo network
https://is.gd/D4b1lR
Qatar Airways opens Brisbane service amid Coronavirus
https://is.gd/xFQKMD
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps
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TV and RADIO - schedules are subject to change at short notice... or none...
28/03/20 BBC2 2000-2100
"Great American Railway Journeys" Edmonton to Jasper
29/03/20 BBC4 2100-2200
"Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow" 2/3
29/03/20 ITV 2215-2310
"The Station: Trouble on the Tracks" 3/3 Birmingham New Street
30/03/20 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson" 1/6
31/03/20 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Welsh Canal Adventure with Gareth Edwards" 4/4
02/04/20 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Secrets of the Royal Flight"
02/04/20 ITV 2030-2100
"Griff's Great Australian Adventure" Spirit of Queensland
02/04/20 ITV 2300-2330
"Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport"
03/03/20 BBC Radio 4 1100-1130
"The Engine that Ran Out of Steam" The story of Boulton & Watt
03/03/20 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson" 2/6
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EVENTS - this section is temporarily suspended
A regularly-updated list of cancellations on heritage railways,
exhibitions, etc is here:
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=46874
Cheers, Howard.
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