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NETWATCH
Great Western Railway departure from Wirksworth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQEycU68Ilk
(Martin Miller)
Railways. Record Breaker. Glasgow-Euston 3.55.27 on board. 22.09.06
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0LkLWG01s
(Mike Wilcock)
LMS 46115 At her Best on the Dalesman 22/6/21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVPQZhNMHQ8
U Class '31806' Mighty Mainline Mogul - 20/6/21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whf4H1XxleQ
Bala Lake Railway Blue Timetable 4th June 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJttTf2dJrY
Chalworth Model Railway Layout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Mq44tNSS8
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
The forgotten 'football tunnel' at Glasgow Central used by past
generations of Scotland fans
https://tinyurl.com/yf4exmmf
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Exploring An Abandoned Train Depot - We Found A Classic 1960s First
Class Carriage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOTSlVPgIBw
Abandoned Warehouse Hangar full of Valuable Antique Carriages!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lhiU4ZjWrQ
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Part time season tickets to be issued
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57547391
Highways England commences railway bridge infilling
https://tinyurl.com/ygf3hlyj
https://www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/Controversy-rumbles-on-over-Cumbria-bridge/9118
GWR unit named after Gurkha hero and campaigner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-57578760
GBRf name loco after Major John Poyntz
https://tinyurl.com/yz96y37g
Class 93 locomotives on London to Stirling services – Grand Union
revises proposal
https://tinyurl.com/yeykmm94
Opposition to possible Bicester London Road level crossing closure
https://tinyurl.com/ygg22f54
Resignalling around Macclesfield
https://tinyurl.com/yfxh8z6s
First all female signal box since WW2
https://tinyurl.com/yj4whku2
Campaigners ‘aghast’ that £20m new Reston station in Borders may be
served by just eight trains a day
https://tinyurl.com/yhryhoy5
Berwick leaders express dismay at proposed cuts in train services
https://tinyurl.com/ye4bacmj
Edinburgh could be served by new Paris sleepers
https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2021/06/23-edinburgh-could-be-served-by.html
Extra grant awarded to Transport for Wales
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-57584623
Mid Norfolk Railway postpones reopening after Government announcements
https://tinyurl.com/yhcry3u2
Mid Norfolk Railway manager purchases class 14 diesel
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/railway-manager-purchases-teddy-bear-train-8076938
Victorian carriage body to be auctioned
https://tinyurl.com/ydls6tcf
The Failing Scotsman - LNER A3 60103 'Flying Scotsman' - "The White Rose"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ck0Lv93Wfg
DSB order for Alstom built trains
https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/125282/dsb-alstom-order-stream-trains/
Maputo to Harare container service introduced
https://www.herald.co.zw/maputo-harare-container-train-service-launched/
4G mobile phone coverage introduced on London Underground by 2024
https://tinyurl.com/yjz2gwra
https://tinyurl.com/yjxet7h6
'Future antiques' from Nottingham tram network donated to museum
https://tinyurl.com/yjk4db5k
Hydrogen powered bus on test in Kent
https://tinyurl.com/yhdzwujr
New Dublin Bus Connects route begins this weekend
http://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2021/0624/1231121-dublin-bus-routes/
Too Powerful? AN-225 Destroys Fence Departing RAF Brize Norton
https://simpleflying.com/antonov-225-destroys-fence/
Abandoned Graveyard That Uses Airplanes As Gravestones
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/amari-pilots-cemetery.html
Emirates returning A380's to service
https://www.godsavethepoints.com/emirates-bringing-airbus-back-a380s-around-the-globe/
Boeing 737 Max 10 completes first flight
https://www.cnet.com/news/boeing-737-max-10-completes-first-flight/#ftag=CAD590a51e
British Airways 787 suffers nose wheel collapse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57524179
Lufthansa replaces its shortest route with a shuttle bus
https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-cuts-shortest-route/
Spotters: Ann Allred, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Barry Knapper, Reg
Nerps, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
25/06/21 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Stockholm to Abisko (1)
25/06/21 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Great Canal Journeys" 2/2 River Thames
25/06/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Steam Train Britain"
26/06/21 Paramount Network 1750-2100
"The Bridge on the River Kwai" 1957 movie
26/06/21 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Stockholm to Abisko (2)
29/06/21 4 Seven 2100-2200
"Great Canal Journeys" 2/2 River Thames
01/07/21 More4 2100-2200
"The Dambusters' Great Escape: Secret History"
01/07/21 More4 2200-2300
"World's Greatest Shipwrecks" MV Wilhelm Gustloff
02/07/21 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Great Canal Journeys" 1/2 Staffordshire
02/07/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Steam Train Britain"
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EVENTS
As things gradually return to normal over the next few weeks, I expect
this section will begin to expand again - if you would like to publicise
an event here, please contact the editor
25/06/21- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Diesel Gala
27/06/21
https://watercressline.co.uk
03/07/21- Romsey Signal Box Open Day
04/07/21
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
10/07/21- Apedale Valley Light Railway: Classic Diesel and Steam Weekend
11/07/21
https://avlr.org.uk/
11/07/21 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
A full list of forthcoming RCTS virtual meetings
https://rcts.org.uk/branches
Cheers, Howard.
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