HPMRS Raildate 23 Apr 04

News

RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society: http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/

NICK WHEAT'S NETWATCH

Starting with Nick's own latest project

http://www.millthorpeaircrash.org.uk

Brian Hall has supplied this link to the SRA page announcing the proposal to close Etruria station:

http://www.sra.gov.uk/news/2004/2/Etruria_release

Various locomotive allocations:

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/britishrailways/

Locomotive performance:

http://www.locoperformance.co.uk/

The Broad Gauge Society:

http://www.broadgauge.org.uk/

Thanks to John Hillmer who spotted this in the "Railway Magazine":

Two privately-owned stations in Herefordshire - Fencote and Rowden Mill - will hold open days on 11th and 12th September. The rare opportunity to visit the stations is in response to requests received following their opening in 2002 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Bromyard-Leominster Railway. Make a date in your diary!

John reports that there is a restored/preserved signal box at Fencote.

Genesis Kits:

http://www.waveneycottage.co.uk

The John Scholes Prize (formerly the National Railway Museum Prize) of up to £250 is awarded annually by the Journal of Transport History to the writer of an unpublished essay based on original research into any aspect of the history of transport, traffic and mobility. The prize is intended for younger scholars or recent entrants into the profession and may be awarded to the writer of one outstanding article or divided between two or more entrants. Publication in the Journal of Transport History will be at the discretion of the Editor.

The prize is funded by the Transport History Research Trust in memory of John Scholes, first Curator of Historical Relics at the British Transport Commission.

General rules

To be eligible for the prize the candidate must not yet: 1. be in a permanent academic position; 2. have published an academic monograph or have a publication in a major academic journal.

Entry is in no way limited to British nationals. Essays must not exceed 8000 words (including footnotes), must be fully documented, typewritten with double-line spacing, and submitted in English. Entries (three copies, stating the number of words) should be sent in hard-copy only to arrive no later than 31 July 2004 for the current competition. Essays should not bear any reference to the author, either by name or institution; candidates should send a covering letter with documentation of their status. The judges will not enter into correspondence.

Entries for the prize should be sent to: Prof. Colin Divall, Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History, National Railway Museum, Leeman Road,York,YO26 4XJ, UK E-mail (for enquiries only): cd11@york.ac.uk

IN THE NEWS

Pressed for time this week...

The GBP10bn rail crash - a devastating report on the WCML upgrade fiasco: http://www.guardian.co.uk/transport/Story/0,2763,1183210,00.html

TV and Radio

Events

See Mainline Steam Tours page for up-to-date info on many of these tours, and others, often with timings.