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NETWATCH
Vintage railway film - The signal engineers - 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTkf5dL1AwU
Advance notice of track renewal at Copyhold Junction
https://tinyurl.com/ye2ece55
Check your railway location
https://www.omnicombalfourbeatty.com/products/software/tracklocator/
Historic photos of Birkenhead Woodside
https://tinyurl.com/yg3hnlg2
50th Anniversary of Victoria line extension to Brixton
https://tinyurl.com/yj2jrp6w
Dates for Rail Mail tunnel walks
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/07/27/take-a-walk-though-the-mail-rail-tunnels/
Sustainable transport in Switzerland
https://tinyurl.com/yfhu6r3x
How an A330 Airbus became an ocean reef
https://simpleflying.com/airbus-a330-artificial-reef/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Flying Scotsman, Tornado and Staycation Express HST at Carlisle on 24th
July 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjaIS8A8pvU
Cab view on BR Standard No 80136 on the 'Moorlander' diner train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCMhsQLpINY
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - 24th July 2021 - Derbyshire - England
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viykl5jJV4M
Preserved Quarry Hunslets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9YzpWc-DUI
Spotlight: Limmat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkl0LAinV5A
Ultra Expensive But Is It Worth It? - Bachmann 416 - Unboxing & Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WKwWaJYiB4
Misselthwaite Station Grand Opening - Yorkshire Dales Model Railway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbxip0Lq1YI
Pete Waterman discusses how signals transformed his OO gauge layout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc7Em6ciPdo
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
The Railway Club Directory
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCApwiGsfRNWn9fi9dnMz8uQ/about
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IN THE NEWS
Further cut to Government railway funding
https://tinyurl.com/yjftxc9e
Cancellations due to staff self isolating
https://tinyurl.com/yjx3ctmd
RAIB report on SPAD at Chalfont & Latimer, June 2020
https://tinyurl.com/yhyborsm
LNER could scrap plans to cut rail services in Northumberland
https://tinyurl.com/ygwcunop
Ilkley Branch closed due to suspected bomb
https://tinyurl.com/yflqkvc5
Sanquhar station house for sale
https://tinyurl.com/yzb5mzl3
West Somerset Railway - Rail Replacement Road Service
https://tinyurl.com/yemrkub6
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway marks 40th anniversary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-57914924
World's fastest diesel locomotive will run again at Ruddington
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-57863949
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to move to LSL Crewe
https://www.sirnigelgresley.org.uk/news-a.shtml
Final operating dates for 60009 "Union of South Africa" at East
Lancashire Railway
https://tinyurl.com/yecwflaq
60163 short notice cover for 6201 working Northern Belle trip
https://tinyurl.com/yz25e7h3
Lake District railway station restored to feature Murder On The Orient
Express film set cafe
https://tinyurl.com/yzqas9lz
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-58014752
Strathspey Railway: Steam locomotive makes its first public appearance
https://tinyurl.com/8654pkkb
UK's most northerly public miniature railway run by Highland Hospice set
to get new ticket office
https://tinyurl.com/yj9laqdx
Talyllyn plans to offset carbon emissions
https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/news/carbon-offsetting-plans
Underground and DLR stations flooded (including Pudding Mill Lane which
is on an Embankment!)
https://tinyurl.com/yfqvtzte
Proposed extension of heritage railway near Auckland
https://tinyurl.com/yhbhbptk
Car toll on Ryde pier to be withdrawn and replaced by fare increase
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-57891727
New CalMac ferry chaos as two more vessels break down in 24 hours
https://tinyurl.com/ygl77du4
International cruises from England to restart
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58006163
Long Beach City Council Queen Mary Update - 7/20/21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eeQBLGzA0M
Increasing costs for Isle of Man terminal at Liverpool
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-57903036
Kestrel chicks in Airbus exhaust
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57992207
Sixty Eight year old plane to be retired
https://simpleflying.com/air-chathams-convair-580-retirement/
Problem with USAF jet reported by plane photographer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-57927801
Battery powered air speed record attempt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57747128
Strike threat over Highlands and Islands air traffic control
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-57833657
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
30/07/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Secrets of the London Underground"
31/07/21 5Select 1400-1800
"Walking Britain's Lost Railways" Several episodes
31/07/21 5Select 1800-1900
"Building Britain's Canals" Grand Union
31/07/21 5Select 1900-2000
"Building Britain's Canals" Leeds & Liverpool
02/08/21 BBC2 1900-2000
"Great Australian Railway Journeys" 4/6 Canberra to Melbourne
02/08/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Secrets of the London Underground"
03/08/21 BBC2 1900-2000
"Great Australian Railway Journeys" 5/6 Kuranda to Townsville
06/08/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Secrets of the London Underground"
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EVENTS
As things gradually return to normal, I expect this section will begin
to expand again - if you would like to publicise an event here, please
contact the editor
01/08/21 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
07/08/21- Apedale Valley Light Railway: Military Train Weekend
08/08/21
https://avlr.org.uk/
21/08/21 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
21/08/21 Imberbus - London buses to Imber across Salisbury Plain
https://imberbus.org/
A full list of forthcoming RCTS virtual meetings
https://rcts.org.uk/branches
Cheers, Howard.
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