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ECML railway at Drem and Prestonpans Last of the 91s (Sound up!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cMPo8QEF4k
(Andrew Cook)
Colas Recovery Crane & 66418/419 pass Pencoed. Aug 31st 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpM-E3dSWFo
60074, in new Puma Livery, passes Pontyclun 12.08.20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOF1U9jeNf0
Class 37669, 97302/04, 31468 on engineers trains in Wales, 2002/15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXEy649Lhv0
Driver Training/cab ride. 70803/73118/08503 at Barry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2hdmnScA2w
59s x 10 revisited. From 1996-2011 when they were busy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcAXvmoNa5w
Old Oak Common Open Day 20 yrs ago; revisited
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0owRfM3S9c
(Mike Wilcock)
GWR 7714 & 2857 - Late Summer Steam Scenes - Severn Valley Railway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STo2lNw9Slg
40145, A Whistler at Work: 40145 & 37667 27th August 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIQdDjztj4
KWVR is Back in Steam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZDEgrAqJ5o
LMS 4F 0-6-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS6xhutC4IE
Running trains at the club 21-08-20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhNaCUg5IQA
O Gauge Model Railway Running Session 30/8/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-cW9bzKwVs
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
The privatisation that never was
https://www.christianwolmar.co.uk/2020/09/the-privatisation-that-never-was-2
Solar powered scarecrow in Manchester
https://www.therailwayhub.co.uk/?p=12749
London Transport Facemasks
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/09/03/london-underground-branded-face-coverings/
London Underground pollution
https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/londons-toxic-tube-and-what-to-do-about-it/
Maintaining "Rest and be Thankful"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53922077
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Rare Historical Photos - The Train That Fell from a Building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSOO0IIajHI
(Spotter: Barry Knapper)
Class 37 Hauled Freight Returns To The Highlands In 2020!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDWag_KiOZM
Union Pacific Steam Shop Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw50srOCai0
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IN THE NEWS
Cross Country insist on seat reservations for journeys from 7th September
https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/coronavirus
Major rail upgrades completed across August bank holiday
https://is.gd/F3D3EX
Operators announce increased services to meet demand
https://is.gd/j4Hsb8
Re-engineering Rail Freight
https://www.railengineer.co.uk/re-engineering-rail-freight/
Island line train used by fire brigade to reach gorse fire
https://is.gd/j9jXuA
Earthslip at Wallers Ash Tunnel cleared
https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/18685117.landslip-railway-line-near-micheldever/
DfT extends Great Western Railway emergency agreement to 2021
https://www.railjournal.com/?p=42435
First GWR tri-mode train delivered
https://www.railjournal.com/fleet/first-gwr-tri-mode-train-delivered/
New collaboration between DfT and East Midlands transport leaders
https://is.gd/hkml09
First HS2 construction train to Washwood Heath
https://is.gd/FlnqMg
HS2 heralds formal start of construction as a 22,000 ‘jobs boost’ for
Britain
https://is.gd/3YjqEL
Coronavirus causes 'serious' issues' with driver training in rail industry
https://is.gd/TNcFP1
Investment into Wigan North Western station for better rail journeys
https://is.gd/occ3RE
Beeching Reversed: Reopening of the Northumberland Line
https://www.railengineer.co.uk/?p=41154
Scotland’s Transport Secretary visits progress on East Kilbride
electrification
https://tinyurl.com/y2oremqt
Rail works to inform project development for Fife and Clackmannanshire
https://is.gd/lkjoBe
Line to remain blocked at Carmont until October for recovery and
investigation
https://tinyurl.com/yy8blvqe
ScotRail introduces Stonehaven shuttle service to keep customers moving
https://is.gd/Ph5ABI
Recovery of rail tank cars form Morlais Jn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-54003992
No criminal intent found at Morlais Jn derailment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53967807
RAIB statement on derailment at Morlais Jn/Llangennech
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/derailment-and-fire-involving-a-tanker-train-at-llangennech
Anglesey Beeching axe railway bids for funding to reopen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53960145
Great Central Lottery bid fails
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-53950499
Dispute over Snaefell Mountain Railway not operating on its 125th
anniversary year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-54015916
Eurostar's Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International services
won't return until 2022
https://is.gd/jvvCy9
SNCF apologies after electrical failure traps thousands on trains
https://www.railway-technology.com/?p=77638
New car carrying wagons for Transfesa
https://is.gd/kpqu3l
AMTRAK sells Ocean View dome car
https://is.gd/tkbryI
First coaches for regional AMTRAK service in Illinois delivered
https://is.gd/WdCdUz
Passenger developments in Montana and Colorado
https://missoulacurrent.com/business/2020/08/missoula-rail-authority-5/
https://is.gd/QMgsHH
Hudson Tunnel project costs
http://www.tunnelsonline.info/news/hudson-tunnel-project-costs-rise-by-us275m-8114817
New Jersey Transit order more APLP45 electro-diesels
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/nj-transit-bombardier-alp-45-locomotives/
Coventry appoints NP Aerospace to build lightweight battery LRV
https://www.railjournal.com/?p=42361
Irish Pupils left without bus service as operators quit school bus services
http://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0829/1162055-secondary-school-bus-services/
Seventeen injured after Waverley crashes into pier
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-54011504
Babcock Rosyth secures four-year Serco ferry contract
https://is.gd/O6wIKu
Isle of Man ferry Be-My-Chree stopped for repairs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-53967697
WWII bomber recovery in the Markermeer lake ends 12 year mystery
https://www.dutchnews.nl/?p=162820
What Happened To Laker Airways?
https://simpleflying.com/laker-airways-fate/
UIA Passenger Takes A Stroll On The Aircraft Wing For Fresh Air
https://simpleflying.com/uia-passenger-on-wing/
Hopes high to recover pilot, plane lost in 1952
https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/wcm/ec401c3b-ab44-4eda-ad0e-1e88172941fa
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
05/09/20 Channel 5 1640-1805
"How Britain Built the Railways"
05/09/20 BBC2 1830-1930
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 5/6 Linz to Bratislava
05/09/20 BBC Radio 4 2000-2100
"Archive on 4: Spitfire: From the Ashes" The shadow factories
06/09/20 BBC Radio 4 1330-1400
"Punt PI: The Great Mull Air Mystery" A pilot disappears in 1975
06/09/20 BBC4 1900-2000
"James May's Cars of the People" S2 2/3
07/09/20 ITV 2245-2315
"Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport" S6/E3
08/09/20 Quest 2100-2200
"Mighty Trains"
09/09/20 ITV 2000-2030
"Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport" S6/E4
09/09/20 BBC4 2100-2200
"Jumbo: the Plane that Changed the World"
09/09/20 BBC4 2200-2300
"How to Build... a Jumbo Jet Engine"
09/09/20 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys" Spain
10/09/20 BBC2 2000-2100
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 6/6 Sweden
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https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=61133
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