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NETWATCH
Bluebell Railway virtual tours
https://www.bluebell-railway.com/virtual-tours/
The Past at Work (1980) featuring Clan Line
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p011vfrr/the-past-at-work-railway-mania
Forgotten stations in Hertfordshire
https://is.gd/nuj03s
Haunted Vancouver Waterfront station
https://is.gd/SeATJS
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Railways of Great Britain - East Lancashire Railway With a cab ride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NLdh-Xxzhk
GWR 2-6-0 5322
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAuTZci7PMg
Duke of Gloucester No. 71000 at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR)
in 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF2sW_-0T2E
Legacy trains, a mishap and coal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNtDwZtpTtI
Kit-built model railway locomotives by Tony Wright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5bCRwuqJ_4
Calne Model Railway Exhibition - Virtual Model Train Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-BP97a-mrk
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Accidental death: The strange case of the Scottish aristocrat killed on
the Midland Railway
https://is.gd/cfIv8C
(Spotter: Brian Billings)
Niagara Curry Station, Meguro City, Tokyo - a restaurant for fans of trains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeG_YSqc3-w&t
(Spotter: Andrew Nummelin)
Art Deco's Impact on Railroads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW9g44fvjrM
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 to begin construction on huge Victoria Road Crossover Box
https://is.gd/UTtcMK
GBRf still seeking European class 66s
https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/gb-railfreight-targets-more-class-66s-from-overseas
Railway to close for 15 days between Sittingbourne and Gillingham to fix
40 metre landslip
https://is.gd/XIgOpx
Consultation to extend Elizabeth line into Kent
https://is.gd/fztifl
Redevelopment at Guildford station
https://wp.me/p2e9FE-uxS
East West and Northumberland rail lines get £794m boost
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55770529
Concrete box used as Peterborough railway tunnel in 'UK first'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-55680675
Tunnel painstakingly pushed underground
https://is.gd/IQd2oa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-55800851
Service disruption due to embankment slip at Ingatestone
https://www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/norwich-to-london-train-services-disruption-7072536
Design of HS2 viaducts at Water Orton released
https://is.gd/w4tb4u
Mechan to supply rail traverser for DIRFT III
https://railuk.com/rail-freight/mechan-to-supply-rail-traverser-for-dirft-iii/
https://www.hsssearch.co.uk/Rail-traverser-winvic-prologis-DIRFTIII
MML electrification can be enabled by Class 810s - East Midlands Railway
https://is.gd/zhq4se
Billingham SB to be demolished
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/handsome-little-signal-box-demolished-19695962
Government said to be 'dragging its heel' on progressing Dalcross station
https://is.gd/ddnIa4
Line bloked nort of Montrose until 7th February
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-55828368
Stonehaven-Montrose recovery works underway
https://is.gd/fsclMH
ScotRail to reduce services from February
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/scotland/scotrail-to-reduce-services-from-february/
Memorial plaque to remember those lost in Abermule train collision on
100th anniversary
https://is.gd/k2mlyX
https://is.gd/Uw5lKS
Mid Hants Train of Lights had 15000 visitors
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=81619
Young Railway photographer competition returns for 2021 – supported by
the Bahamas Locomotive Society
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=81572
S160 3278 arrives on Churnet Valley railway for restoration
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=81355
Historic Highlands railway receives £60,000 funding boost to help cope
with impact of Covid
https://tinyurl.com/yy9878gj
Manning Wardle Saddletank "Jubilee 1897" sold to Vale of Rhiedol Railway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55751179
Britain could demand a share of revived Eurostar
https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2021/01/26-britain-could-demand-a-share.html
Luzern Low level through station contract awarded
https://is.gd/C3Q6Id
Cheap high speed services in Spain
https://is.gd/FSyOmF
Railcoop to launch freight operations before passenger services
https://is.gd/UMUkuO
SNCB sells final share in LINEAS
https://is.gd/dmsWk6
Proposed high speed railway in Egypt
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/egypt-high-speed-train-line
Pipeline capacity shortage increase oil carrying by rail
https://is.gd/oYzdGZ
Future in doubt for New Haven train depot
https://addisonindependent.com/news/future-doubt-new-haven-train-depot
Trams to Brussels Airport from 2026
https://is.gd/6Vdxyf
Xelabus to assist with transport to vaccination hubs
https://www.xelabus.info/updates/919
Hydrogen fuel double deckers enter service in Aberdeen
https://is.gd/SG544e
New rail-connected freight terminal for Tilbury
https://railuk.com/rail-freight/new-rail-connected-freight-terminal-for-tilbury/
Isle of Wight ferry workers get 'back-up' vaccines
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-55852985
Queen Mary operator files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
https://lbpost.com/news/breaking-queen-mary-operator-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy
Odyssey Airlines – The London City Transatlantic A220 Start Up
https://simpleflying.com/odyssey-airlines/
Boeing 737 Max cleared to fly in Europe after recertification
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55827358
Emirates And Etihad Banned From Flying To The UK From Tomorrow
https://simpleflying.com/emirates-etihad-uk-flight-ban/
National Grid tunnels under London
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-51315970
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Brian Carter, Neil Kearns, John McCorriston,
Reg Nerps, Anderw Nummelin, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
29/01/21 Channel 5 2100-2200
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" The Italian Riviera
30/01/21 BBC4 1900-2000
"Full Steam Ahead" 2/6
31/01/21 Smithsonian 2100-2200
"How Did They Build That?" Includes transformation of London
Bridge station
01/02/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain" Pattern making
01/02/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Railway Journeys with Chris Tarrant" Argentina
01/02/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"David Jason: Trains, Planes and Automobiles"
01/02/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"Steam Train Britain"
02/02/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain" Engines at work
02/02/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"The Architecture the Railways Built" 3/10
02/02/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"James May's Cars of the People" 4x4s
02/02/21 BBC2 2330-0110
"DeLorean: Back from the Future" Story of the man and the car
03/02/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain" Chains and copper
04/02/20 Talking Pictures TV 1835-1915
"Terminus" Waterloo station in 1960
04/02/21 BBC4 1905-1935
"Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain" A lifetime's achievement
05/02/21 Channel 5 2100-2200
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" 5/6 Bavaria
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EVENTS
While most events have been cancelled due to Covid-19, a limited number
of events will be included - if you would like to publicise an event
here, please contact the editor
11/02/21 North Eastern Railway Association: Zoom Presentation
"The Berwick and Kelso Branch from 1808" by Bill Fawcett
1900 for a 1930 start
All welcome - you will need to register on the NERA website
www.ner.org.uk/whats-on/
20/02/21 North Eastern Railway Association: Zoom Presentation
"Teesdale Tracks and Derailing Dukes" by Northern Echo Chief
Feature Writer, Chris Lloyd
1000 am for 1030 start
All welcome - you will need to register on the NERA website
www.ner.org.uk/whats-on/
A full list of forthcoming RCTS virtual meetings (January-April)
https://rcts.org.uk/branches/
Cheers, Howard.
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