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I am hopeful that it will return in some form under new management, although there might
be a short hiatus as we don't have a corridor tender

Please stay tuned!


NETWATCH

Railways in Doncaster, varying traction, liveries, freights and passenger services Aug 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbv__Zu93SU
Railways in Doncaster. Lumo, F/Liner, DRS, EWS 5 x 91s. August 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMasz9ysukg
Railtour, "Lancastrian" with 26003/05 60084 56084/85. Open window sounds/views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EEh7CQkfv0
Railtour, Preston-Windermere. 37708/801 20075/131 26003/005. 60084
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpxKm817Rzw
Railways 1999. "Splott Pilot". 37420/519 Thrashing to Machen & Tytherington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZGUYGloOn8
Railways 1999. Splott Pilot. 2 x 08 into Cardiff Docks to the Bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3-m4Qtb_ao
Railtour 1999. "Splott Pilot" Open window views around Cardiff 24 years ago!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRO-LZFkxpM
Railways. Midland Railway Centre 1993/2022 inc 89001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zlA95hpifI
Railways 2022. 89001.91117, 91240, Deltic Tulyar at Barrow Hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68y09cMqVs8
Railways in Doncaster. July 2003, Eurostars. GNER liveries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWoVJBrFxic
Railways in Yorkshire 1997. 15 + Heavy freights. 56/59/60s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSP02TNS2cg
Railways in July 1997. Coal freight with class 59s at Knottingley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJszaKnofU4
(Mike Wilcock)

61 since 61: Alexanders Running Day, Perth, 28 August 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBIzdKOYof4
(Andrew Cook)

RAIB vacancies
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/raib-inspector-vacancies
Statue of Adrian Shooter unveiled at Marylebone station
https://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/news/adrian-shooter-statue-30-aug
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

35018 British India Line With A Spectacular Run Over Grayrigg!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKTLaZBQ6hA
34053 "Sir Keith Park" at the Great Dorset Steam Fair 29/08/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzgqX97Jsw0
Barrow Hill Roundhouse - 150+2 Celebration Gala - 27/08/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp62IlKAfAo
Awesome day behind 50007+50049 with GBRf to Paignton 27/08/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb1bf561jqY
Beer Heights Light Railway - Pecorama Loco Week - 27/08/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJKh1VS6vZ4
Blackpool Heritage Trams August Vintage Weekend 27th to 29th August 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg9FFpbvUZs
Finally Fixing My Oxford Dean Goods After 5 Years - Model Train Repairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItZ1KpNvYkA
A CRM visit to Britain's Largest Model Railway - Heaton Lodge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSnMA-pBGzE
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

These 12 Edinburgh photos show city centre's lost railway station in all its glory
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/history/12-edinburgh-photos-show-city-24827877
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

Battleship Texas Underway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe74Ib49f0Q
Battleship Texas Makes Its Way to Drydock in Galveston for Repairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta6TafiOXqM
(Alan Rushworth)

What are smart motorways and are they dangerous?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59134013

Model Railroading with Jack Burgess: Collecting Railroad History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxVU9_reQpE

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IN THE NEWS

Train strikes: More drivers set to walk out on 15 September
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62735147

Green Freeports can provide new opportunities to integrate rail freight - Martin Bignell
https://tinyurl.com/2kqmo7oj

Crossrail quirks!
https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2022/08/cutting-crossrail-frequencies.html

Harry Potter anniversary events at King's Cross station
https://tinyurl.com/2qjyvtaq

Latest photos of the new Brent Cross West station
https://tinyurl.com/2hlvfduf

Waterside line consultation
https://tinyurl.com/2o255gsu

Reduced timetable Salisbury to Exeter due to drought
https://tinyurl.com/2gutrmhy

Pay as you go smart card for Bristol area trains
https://tinyurl.com/2j5uzs82

Road and rail closures for Athelney LC and river bridge repairs
https://tinyurl.com/2euoc35m

Reopened Beeching cut Dartmoor rail line sees 120,000 journeys
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-62736152
(Except Okehampton was proposed for retention by Beeching!)

Dawlish sea wall update
https://tinyurl.com/2gzta6yu

Line blocked at Audenshaw due to burst water main
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-62729940

Passengers urged to plan ahead in September and October as major upgrades take place at Newcastle Central
https://tinyurl.com/2l4mkl9d

Troon station redevelopment plans unveiled
https://tinyurl.com/2qvfzldz

Water bottles delivered by train in bid to reduce CO2 omitted by HGVs
https://news.stv.tv/?p=261172

Cambrian Coast line closed until December for work on Barmouth Bridge
https://tinyurl.com/2gs35emm

Slate waste moved by rail from Llandudno Jn to Luton
https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/136764/llandudno-luton-rail-freight-route/

SVR switch over to diesel traction again
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-62730624

Legal challenge to NRM redevelopment
https://tinyurl.com/2zyojm3n

Glenfield Tunnel open on Heritage open days
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-62742932

Works costing €230m needed to stop parts of Dublin-Wicklow line from falling into sea
https://tinyurl.com/2exlew7m

Eurostar to Disneyland suspended from June 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62728618

Germans say goodbye to summer of €9 travel tickets
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62736375
Germany’s €9 train tickets scheme ‘saved 1.8m tons of CO2 emissions’
https://tinyurl.com/2jw7ff8e

Prototype passenger coaches under development for Portugal
https://tinyurl.com/2hnqp9qg

Caltrain electrification progress
https://tinyurl.com/2oeog3dg

Indian Railways to operate 167 year old loco
https://tinyurl.com/2exyybns

Ghana Western Railway development agreement signed
https://tinyurl.com/2hwm47ws

Rare model locomotives sold for 'astonishing' £25,000
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-62742919

Financial settlement agreed for TfL
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62728974

Tyne & Wear metro trains rolled out
https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/tyne-and-wear-metro-trains-rolled-out/62457.article

Two trams return to traffic at Crich museum
http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=46206

Hong Kong Hill Tram reopens
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62699128

Bus Éireann experiences 'unprecedented demand' for school bus places
http://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/0831/1319769-ukraine-students/

Important Announcement Regarding ‘Jubilee Sailing Trust Ltd’
https://jst.org.uk/jubilee-sailing-trust-ltd/

Southampton-Cowes Red Funnel strike: Pay deal accepted
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-62735615

Historic paddle steamer Waverley faces £200,000 shortfall after fuel price doubles
https://tinyurl.com/2f3jjsqw

Hapag Lloyd ship upgrades to reduce fuel consumption
https://tinyurl.com/2l7o6ls3

Battleship Texas Dry Dock Arrives in Galveston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhtQ161zfKQ

Red Arrows: What is going wrong at the RAF?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62664654

Red Arrows display halted at Wales air show after bird strike
https://tinyurl.com/2fwg4lh5
Captured on camera – the moment a Red Arrows’ jet collides with a bird mid air over Rhyl
https://tinyurl.com/2ndyzey8
Red Arrows limping home from Rhyl filmed by Barry Knapper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0vgRlEln1M

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

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TV and RADIO

No comprehensive guide, but note these:

Talking Pictures TV presents a season of films from the British Transport Films library

Thursday 1st September - 8.35am - British Rails are Long and Fast (1969)

Saturday 3rd September, 8.50am - Discover Britain by Train (1978)

Sunday 4th September, 2.45pm - Driving the Train (1959)

Monday 5th September, 1.45pm - Diesel Train Ride (1959)

Tuesday 6th September, 8.35am - Away for the Day (1952)

Wednesday 7th September, 11.15am - The Driving Force (1966)

Wednesday 7th September, 6.35pm - A Desperate Case (1958)

Friday 9th September, 2.50pm - Down to Sussex in 1964 (1964)

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EVENTS

04/09/22  Romsey Signal Box Working Museum Open Day
          Brick Lane, Romsey, Hants, SO51 8LG
          Opens 1100, last entry 1530
          https://romseysignalbox.org.uk/

05/09/22  Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
          The Underhill Centre, St. John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
          7:30 for 7:45pm
          "RAF Middle Wallop" by Paul Beaver
          Non-members welcome
          https://www.hias.org.uk/meetings.htm

05/09/22  Peak Railway Association - Sheffield Branch
          "More Footplate Memories" - slideshow - Martin Bromley (Nottingham)
          Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP
          £4 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
          Starts 1930
          http://peakrailwayassociation.co.uk/sheffield.html

08/09/22  Hamble Local History Society
          Hamble Memorial Hall (Rear Hall), SO31 4JE
          "Hamble River Valley Railways" by Jeff Martin
          Starts 1930, Admission £2, no booking needed

09/09/22  Elizabeth line Late: London Transport Museum event
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2022/09/09/elizabeth-line-late-303845

10/09/22- British Railways Woking Electrical Control Room Guided Tours
11/09/22  https://tinyurl.com/2pr4azrv

10/09/22- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Open Weekend
11/09/22  https://watercressline.co.uk/

10/09/22- West Somerset Railway: Forties Weekend
11/09/22  https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk

13/09/22  Great Western Society Bristol Group
          589 Southmead Road, Filton, BS34 7RF
          7:30 for 7:45pm
          "Alan Jarvis: South Wales Main Line in the 1960s" by Gerry Nichols
          Non-members welcome
          No admission charge but a suggested donation of £3 is appreciated
          http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html

14/09/22  RCTS South Wales Branch
          Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, CF15 8DF
          "Railway Holidays in the West Country - Part One" by Stuart Warr
          1900 for 1930
https://rcts.org.uk/branches/branch-swl-south-wales-de-cymru/

17/09/22- Romsey Signal Box Working Museum
18/09/22  Heritage open days - free admission
          Brick Lane, Romsey, Hants, SO51 8LG
          Opens 1100, last entry 1530
          https://romseysignalbox.org.uk/

17/09/22- Apedale Valley Light Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
18/09/22  https://avlr.org.uk/

17/09/22- Amerton Railway: Everything Goes Gala
18/09/22  https://amertonrailway.co.uk/

18/09/22  Amerton Railway: Classic Car and Vintage Rally
          https://amertonrailway.co.uk/

17/09/22- Leek & Rudyard Railway: Steam Gala
19/09/22  http://www.rlsr.org/index.html

19/09/22  Newbury and District Transport Group
          The Community Space, The Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
          1915 for a prompt 1930 start
          "The Devon Belle Part 3" by Ken Mumford
          Non-members welcome
          Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome


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