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Britain's first black train driver
https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/britains-first-black-train-driver-21533242
The quietest station in London
https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/i-visited-londons-least-busy-21581255
The Tivvy Bumper brought in from the cold
https://www.nrmfriends.org.uk/post/the-tivvy-bumper-brought-in-from-the-cold
Special train with private cars on Surrey Railway, British Columbia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C81E5F1kibE
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Great Central Railway - 1940's Wartime Weekend 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1IYYZTaOA
A Fantasy Double Header! Mayflower & Bahamas On The Welsh Dragon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyafT1jE0sY
LMS 46115 Scots Guardsman in Full Cry on the Dalesman 2/9/21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TXId4rBQ18
Talyllyn Railway - Edward Thomas 100 Steam Gala - Corris on the Talyllyn
- 11/09/2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cv5LB5UPAU
The Last Trains of Summer on the Yorkshire Dales Model Railway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWSX35-uqpE
Site visit to Cheshire Lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQNaa33ZWN8
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Winning photographers capture Britain's maritime heritage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-58585399
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IN THE NEWS
Freight train derailment at Lee
https://tinyurl.com/yjtxv9m4
https://tinyurl.com/ygnxry3c
Rockbolting in Hove Cutting
https://tinyurl.com/yzxcsttu
Standard Lamp plugged in on GWR train
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-plugs-in-old-fashioned-lamp-train-aisle-112604341.html
(Not advisable as the socket are low power for charging phones and laptops)
Worting Road bridge repairs in Basingstoke
https://tinyurl.com/yjwwua7g
Historic railway bridge at Horspath to be restored
https://tinyurl.com/yemfk38w
Flooding at Cambridge station
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-58562337
Tractor driver did not use level crossing phone before collision and
derailment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-58572632
Refurbishment of Summit Tunnel
https://tinyurl.com/yzom3qf6
Signalman jailed for Doncaster level crossing crash with Azuma train
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-south-yorkshire-58587307
Bridge on Drax power station branch repaired
https://tinyurl.com/ygbasp3l
Sleeper trains proposed between Edinburgh and mainland Europe
https://news.stv.tv/?p=212282
Testing hydraulic buffers at Glasgow Central
https://mobile.twitter.com/networkrailscot/status/1435320967195152386
First look at what the trains will look like on the new South Wales
Metro line
https://tinyurl.com/yk67p46e
Rail staff say they're dreading South Wales Metro's toilet-free Valleys
trains being put into service
https://tinyurl.com/yg6vyhpz
Barmouth Bridge reconstruction (again)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58517351
Eurostar services to Ashford and Ebbsfleet will not be restored until 2023
https://tinyurl.com/yhplf2yy
Ski trains to resume between London and the French Alps
https://tinyurl.com/yeklfoum
Collision and derailment of CN Freight trains Prescott Ontario
https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Wreck%20Details/2021Prescott.html
GSM-R failure shut down Netherlands Railways
https://nltimes.nl/node/54482
Northern Line extension to Battersea opened
https://tinyurl.com/yg7wf4go
UK's "greenest cruise terminal" officially opened in Southampton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-58571576
CALMAC inspects possible new ship
http://www.hebrides-news.com/calmac-inspects-potential-ship-10921.html
Ever Ace arrives at Felixstowe (careful stacking of containers so
evergreen ones are on the outer side!)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-58521299
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-58550645
Why even giant ships can't solve the shipping crisis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58479148
BBMF Lancaster lands safely after one engine shut down, RAF Coningsby
11/09/21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKx7uniUdfg
Restored Spitfire unveiled in Stoke-on-Trent
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-58565502
Call for action on Glasgow Airport transport links
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-47054170
60 years after plane crash in the suburbs, group working to honor
victims of TWA Flight 529
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeoU4QLkeG0
'Massive' transatlantic data cable landed on beach in Bude
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-57713168
Dorman Long tower to be destroyed after listed status revoked
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-58593615
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Barry Knapper, Reg Nerps, Andrew
Nummelin, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
17/09/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson" India/Burma
17/09/21 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Lighthouses: Building the Impossible" India/Burma
18/09/21 Yesterday 0800-1000
"Secrets of the Transport Museum" 2 episodes
18/09/21 Yesterday 1000-1500
"The Architecture the Railways Built" 5 episodes
18/09/21 Yesterday 1500-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" 10 episodes
18/09/21 Channel 5 2030-2130
"Lakes and Dales' Most Scenic Railway Journey"
18/09/21 Yesterday 2330-0030
"The Architecture the Railways Built" (Rpt)
20/09/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Newport/Clevedon
20/09/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"The Architecture the Railways Built" New series
20/09/21 Yesterday 2100-2300
"The Architecture the Railways Built" (Rpt)
21/09/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Taunton to Newton Abbot
21/09/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"How the Victorians Built Britain"
22/09/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Plymouth/Cornwall
23/09/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Hull to Malton
23/09/21 BBC4 2000-2100
"Flying Scotsman from the Footplate"
24/09/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"Building the Ultimate Mega Cruise Ship"
24/09/21 5 Select 2000-2100
"Building the World's Biggest Plane"
24/09/21 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Lighthouses: Building the Impossible" Bell Rock
24/09/21 Yesterday 2200-0000
"Train Truckers" 2 episodes
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EVENTS
If you would like to publicise an event here, please contact the editor
16/09/21- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
19/09/21
https://www.svr.co.uk/
18/09/21- Romsey Signal Box Open Day - Heritage Open Days
19/09/21
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
18/09/21- Avon Valley Railway: 1940s Weekend
19/09/21
http://www.avonvalleyrailway.org/
18/09/21- Leek & Rudyard Railway: Steam Gala
19/09/21
http://www.rlsr.org/
23/09/21- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Steam Gala
26/09/21
https://www.nymr.co.uk/
25/09/21- Epping Ongar Railway: Diesel Gala
26/09/21
https://www.eorailway.co.uk
25/09/21- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
26/09/21
https://www.gwsr.com/
25/09/21- Ribble Steam Railway: Steam Gala
26/09/21
https://www.ribblesteam.org.uk
30/09/21- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala
03/10/21
https://www.svr.co.uk
30/09/21- Great Central Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
03/10/21
https://www.gcrailway.co.uk
01/10/21 West Somerset Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
03/10/21
https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
02/10/21 Apedale Valley Light Railway: Steam Gala
03/10/21
https://avlr.org.uk/
02/10/21- The Dartmoor Line: Okehampton Rail 150
03/10/21
https://dartmoorline.com/150th/
03/10/21 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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