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NETWATCH

Nottingham Trams at Clifton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j45O5fSZSMY
(Martin Miller)

Britannia 70000 passing Stableford on 17/2/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s-Mfhz0pIA
(Barry Knapper)

Royal Scot & The Duchess - LMS Icons On February Tours!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4dIik6X8Cs
Progress at the North Dorset Railway - Shillingstone 12/02/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrZkIpQnXRQ
NYMR - 9F No. 92134 on steam test at Grosmont MPD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmVjBOwqYKw&t=7s
Nidd Valley Recreation with Hudswell Clarke Mitchell/Illingworth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dU9pyQ00dE&t=58s
Gartell Light Railway - Model Railway Exhibition 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3OxJ5KsCEQ
Scratchy Bottom Halt Model Railway Layout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEl4RT7RUbM&t=2s
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

Around the Yamanote line in Tokyo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGiWIYpQzLM
(Spotter: Andrew Nummelin)

Station to station: a spotter’s guide to prefab design on the railways
https://tinyurl.com/ybbuwus8
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)

Amid rising tensions in Ukraine, four USAF B-52 bombers arrive into RAF Fairford, UK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXLgdp74m-A
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

The Scammel Scarab Mechanical Horse - 1950s Road Transport - Factory Promotional Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWM4izsb8LE

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IN THE NEWS

Burnham station completes Elizabeth line upgrades
https://tinyurl.com/ydbucnr2

Battery powered class 230 units proposed for Greenford branch
https://tinyurl.com/ycwvs32a

Bridge bash blocking Bromley North branch
https://tinyurl.com/ycqa9qx3

Bridge bash at Christ's Hospital blocked railway and A24
https://tinyurl.com/ybymbnzw

Portsmouth Direct line to close for 9 days
https://tinyurl.com/ybdt6f48

Final class 484 delivered to the Isle of Wight
https://tinyurl.com/ydhnrujl

Construction of HS2’s Colne Valley viaduct segments has started
https://tinyurl.com/ycbm3k3f

Could Etruria railway station reopen 17 years after it was closed?
https://tinyurl.com/ya67933g

New station bar to be opened at Lancaster
https://tinyurl.com/y6xovn99

Train services cancelled in Scotland due to Storm Dudley
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60392349

Plan to integrate Scots bus, ferry and train networks unveiled
https://tinyurl.com/yawvnzgk

Should Scotland have women-only rail carriages?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60350664

Latest version of Forth bridge visitors Centre
https://tinyurl.com/y7mdb76k

Wires down at Kilwinning after storm Dudley
https://tinyurl.com/y8xxvo4j

Fallen tree on fire at Beattock
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60418619

Engineering survey of Glenfinnan viaduct
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-60318698

New ScotRail timetables bad news for sustainable tourism in Highland Perthshire
https://tinyurl.com/4ucj7utx

North East journey time and Formartine rail improvements "hit the buffers"
https://tinyurl.com/y7w2lw7h

All Transport for Wales services cancelled on Friday due to Storm Eunice
https://tinyurl.com/y8tps3yo

34067 to Work Northern Belle charter
https://tinyurl.com/y8yj9tb9

New bridges installed on NYMR
https://tinyurl.com/yaemsem8

Alstom & SNCF launch hybrid multiple unit
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/alstom-sncf-voyageurs/

Czech Railways take 10 leased Vectron locos
https://tinyurl.com/yd3cy2e9

New diesel locos for Amtrak unveiled
https://tinyurl.com/y9dy944e

Extension of Vancouver Skytrain to Langley (British Columbia)
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/surrey-langley-skytrain
(Using displaced Merseyrail class 507 units?)

London Underground: Tube and bus fares see biggest hike in a decade
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60375838
https://tinyurl.com/ybf7l7be

Part of Manchester Metro to be blocked by HS2 works from 2024
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-60360062

Farewell to a transport icon at the Epping Ongar Railway this Sunday
https://tinyurl.com/ybacgmon

Increased Bluestar services
https://www.bluestarbus.co.uk/timetable-increases-sunday-27th-february

Introduction of electric buses in Wales
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60031144

Video of Red Funnel ferry in Southampton during Storm Eunice
https://tinyurl.com/ydccplhz

Storm Eunice leaves 90 passengers stranded on Isle of Wight ferry
https://tinyurl.com/ydfzpzgd

Isle of Man ferries cancelled due to storms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-60403767
Channel Island ferries cancelled due to storms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx7nvq7dv6lo

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Barry Knapper, Reg Nerps

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TV and RADIO

18/02/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways"  Cuba

18/02/22  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great Coastal Railway Journeys"  Mallaig to Lewis & Harris

18/02/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "Great British Railway Journeys"  Canterbury & Lincolnshire

18/02/22  Yesterday 2200-2300
          "Secrets of the Transport Museum"

18/02/22  Yesterday 2325-0125
          "Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson"  2 episodes

19/02/22  Yesterday 0800-0900
          "Trains That Changed the World"

19/02/22  Yesterday 0900-1100
          "Hornby: A Model World"

19/02/22  Yesterday 1200-1500
          "The Architecture the Railways Built"

19/02/22  Yesterday 1500-2000
          "Great British Railway Journeys"

19/02/22  5 Select 2100-2230
          "USA by Train with Tony Robinson"

21/02/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways"  Japan

21/02/22  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great Coastal Railway Journeys"  Avonmouth to Six Bells

21/02/22  BBC4 1930-2000
          "Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain"  Water and Boilers

22/02/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways"  Canada

22/02/22  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great Coastal Railway Journeys"  Barry Island to Pyle

22/02/22  5 Select 1900-2000
          "Britain's Greatest Bridges"  Clifton Suspension Bridge

22/02/22  BBC4 1930-2000
          "Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain"  Steel

22/02/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "Secrets of the Transport Museum"  New series

22/02/22  Yesterday 2100-2200
          "Secrets of the Transport Museum"  Old series

22/02/22  BBC4 2300-0000
          "Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways"  2/3

23/02/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Railway Journeys with Chris Tarrant"  Alaska

23/02/22  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great Coastal Railway Journeys"  Port Talbot to Pembury

23/02/22  BBC4 1930-2000
          "Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain"  Mechanics & Riveters

23/02/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "The Architecture the Railways Built"

23/02/22  Yesterday 2100-2200
          "Steam Train Britain"

23/02/22  Yesterday 2200-2300
          "Full Steam Ahead"

24/02/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Railway Journeys with Chris Tarrant"  Argentina

24/02/22  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great Coastal Railway Journeys"  Caernarvon to Pembroke

24/02/22  BBC4 1930-2000
          "Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain"  Pattern Making

24/02/22  Yesterday 2200-2300
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

25/02/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Railway Journeys with Chris Tarrant"  Southern Africa

25/02/22  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great Coastal Railway Journeys"  Milford Haven to Fishguard

25/02/22  Channel 5 1900-2000
          "World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys"  Ireland

25/02/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "Great British Railway Journeys"

25/02/22  Yesterday 2200-2300
          "Secrets of the Transport Museum"

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EVENTS
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19/02/22  Romsey Signal Box Working Museum Open Day
          Brick Lane, Romsey, Hants, SO51 8LG
          Opens 1100, last entry 1530
          https://romseysignalbox.org.uk/

21/02/22  Newbury and District Transport Group
          The Community Space, The Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
          1915 for a prompt 1930 start
          "Modern Railway Photographs" by Andrew Lay
          Non-members welcome
          Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome

25/02/22- East Lancashire Railway: Spring Steam Gala
27/02/22  https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk

25/02/22- Model Rail Scotland
27/02/22  SEC Glasgow
          http://www.modelrail-scotland.co.uk

26/02/22  Signalling Record Society: Zoom talk
          "Freedom of Scotland" by Andrew Gardiner
          Starts at 1030, visitors welcome
          There is no charge for the meeting but pre-registration is essential
          To register, email meeting@s-r-s.org.uk

01/03/22  Peak Railway Association - Sheffield Branch
          "West Coast Railways" by James Shuttleworth
          Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP
          £4 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
          Starts 1930
          http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch


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