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NETWATCH

Lübeck Hbf showing trains including Br 112, 146, 152, 648.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QkDEPXKqcQ
Hamburg Harburg Bahnhof Variety feat. Br 101, 120, 152, 146, 159, 246, 186, 189 ICE and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXGavvgJ2ao
(Andrew Cook)

Listen to the industry experts!
https://www.christianwolmar.co.uk/2022/03/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/
Operator of Last Resort documents for South Eastern Railway
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/south-eastern-railways-2021-olr-rail-contract
Watercress Line Medstead resignalling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZzbfT6X3Ew
Fifty Years of the National Bus Company corporate livery
https://nationalbusmanual.com/2022/04/10/identity-shock-wood-and-wilson-show-their-hand/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

This Tokyo hotel has installed a shinkansen simulator at its lobby
https://tinyurl.com/y9ej24ka
(Spotter: Andrew Nummelin)

Meet the last survivor from Aberdeen’s iconic trams era
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/4163483/ron-webster-aberdeen-trams/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

Official Trailer and Poster released for the Railway Children Return
https://tinyurl.com/y55m42x8

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IN THE NEWS

Accounting regulator investigates external audits of Go-Ahead
https://tinyurl.com/y5doj4hs

British Library extension will include Crossrail 2 station
https://tinyurl.com/yyv3u8qb

A living wall installed at Portsmouth Harbour
https://tinyurl.com/y6myxyqm

Cuts to Harrogate Loop services
https://tinyurl.com/y3efud9q

New Liverpool station name chosen by public consultation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-61081462

Replacement of Rugby Road bridge in Leamington Spa over Easter weekend
https://tinyurl.com/yyl9w3ok

Bike carriage rollout on ScotRail over the summer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61097726

New Reston station set to open in May, officials confirm
https://tinyurl.com/y6z4ec2m

Eurostar reopens cocktail bars in Business Premier lounges
https://tinyurl.com/y7f4c65t

Why did the tower cross the line?
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/799642/

Kiwirail service reintroductions
https://www.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz/northern-explorer/plan/service-alerts
https://www.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz/coastal-pacific/
https://www.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz/tranzalpine/

End of the line? Vintage train journeys at risk as coal supply fails
https://tinyurl.com/ybcl97oq
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61059737

WSR used for testing of safety equipment
https://tinyurl.com/y2z92f4s

Full steam ahead for new season at Northumberland heritage railway
https://tinyurl.com/y7oeqf3l

Final carriage disappears from Aberporth
https://tinyurl.com/yxbtxy5w

First rails arrive at Chirk for Glyn Valley Tramway rebuild
https://tinyurl.com/ybj3vsms

Night Tube to be restored to the Jubilee line next month
https://tinyurl.com/yaepv78f

Challenging Bakerloo line tunnel completed at Paddington station
https://tinyurl.com/ydar56zv

Work may start on Bristol Metro in 2029
https://tinyurl.com/y39rgwmy

Police van crashes into tram in Hillsborough
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/live-police-van-crashes-tram-23663842

Bus route changes in Castleton IOM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-61067303

Cowes Floating Bridge: Ferry's returned delayed after crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-61086344

P&O ferry detained in Larne over safety concerns back sailing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-61053808

Maid of the Loch: Crowdfunder smashes £40,000 target to fund vital repairs
https://tinyurl.com/yaw6mhwn

Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast wins UK's first cruise ship contract in 20 years
https://tinyurl.com/y63l2jfc

A 4 Course Meal On A Historic Fokker 100: Inside The Plane Experience
https://simpleflying.com/fokker-100-plane-experience-brasil/

The New Air Force One Boeing 747-8 Faces Production Hiccups
https://simpleflying.com/air-froce-one-production-hiccups/

Emergency landing of DHL aircraft in Guatemala
https://tinyurl.com/y44n6sxd

Two DC3 crashes in Colombia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CCy3s4vIBw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6TVTjlMnp4

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Alan Rushworth

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TV and RADIO

15/04/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "The Architecture the Railways Built"

16/04/22  Channel 4 1920-2020
          "Titanic: Building the World's Largest Ship"

16/04/22  Yesterday 1600-2100
          "Great British Railway Journeys"

16/04/22  Yesterday 2100-2200
          "Smoke and Steel"  A Manchester mill

18/04/22  BBC2 1900-2000
          "Great Continental Railway Journeys"  Spain

18/04/22  Yesterday 2100-2200
          "Hornby: A Model World"

19/04/22  BBC2 1900-2000
          "Great Continental Railway Journeys"  France

19/04/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "Scouting for Toys"

19/04/22  Yesterday 2100-2200
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

20/04/22  BBC2 1900-2000
          "Great Continental Railway Journeys"  Germany

20/04/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "World's Most Dangerous Roads"

21/04/22  BBC2 1900-2000
          "Great Continental Railway Journeys"  Sicily

21/04/22  Yesterday 2100-2200
          "Scouting for Toys"

22/04/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "The Architecture the Railways Built"


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EVENTS
If you would like to publicise an event here, please contact the editor

15/04/22- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Fun On The Line In '39
18/04/22  https://watercressline.co.uk/

15/04/22- Spa Valley Railway: Little Red Riding Hood's Easter Train Ride
18/04/22  https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk

15/04/22- Gainsborough Model Railway Society: Open Days
18/04/22  The Clubrooms, Florence Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 1BE
          1330 to 1730 (last admission 1630)
          http://gainsboroughmodelrailway.co.uk/

15/04/22- Churnet Valley Railway: Mad Hatter's Tea Party
18/04/22  https://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk/

15/04/22- Leek & Rudyard Railway: Easter Egg Specials
18/04/22  http://www.rlsr.org/

15/04/22- Isle of Man Railways: Rush Hour
18/04/22  https://www.rail.im

16/04/22  Romsey Signal Box Working Museum Open Day
          Brick Lane, Romsey, Hants, SO51 8LG
          Opens 1100, last entry 1530
          https://romseysignalbox.org.uk/

16/04/22  Apedale Valley Light Railway: Easter Egg Hunt
          https://avlr.org.uk/

16/04/22- Apedale Valley Light Railway: Easter Egg Hunt
18/04/22  https://avlr.org.uk/

17/04/22- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Easter Transport Festival
18/04/22  https://www.bucksrailcentre.org

21/04/22- London Transport Museum Depot Open Days: The Art of the Poster
24/04/22  https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk

21/04/22- Severn Valley Railway: Spring Steam Gala
24/04/22  https://www.svr.co.uk

22/04/22- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Spring Diesel Gala
24/04/22  https://www.e-v-r.com

23/04/22- Helston & Falmouth Model Railway Club Spring Show
24/04/22  Pool Academy, Church Road, Pool, Redruth, TR15 3PZ
          1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
          https://www.hfmrc.com

23/04/22- Leek & Rudyard Railway: Diesel Gala
24/04/22  http://www.rlsr.org/index.html

29/04/22- Bristol Model Railway Exhibition
01/05/22  Thornbury Leisure Centre, BS35 3BJ
          https://www.model-railway-shows.co.uk

29/04/22- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Spring Steam Gala
02/05/22  https://watercressline.co.uk/

30/04/22- South Devon Railway: 150th Anniversary Celebrations
02/05/22  http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk

30/04/22- Leek & Rudyard Railway: Lollipop Specials
02/05/22  http://www.rlsr.org/index.html

01/05/22  Romsey Signal Box Working Museum Open Day
          Brick Lane, Romsey, Hants, SO51 8LG
          Opens 1100, last entry 1530
          https://romseysignalbox.org.uk/

01/05/22- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Spring Steam Gala
02/05/22  https://www.bucksrailcentre.org


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