RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society: http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/
From Nick Wheat... Those who fondly recall the exciting days of APT-E being on trial from Derby Technical Centre might enjoy the newly repainted vehicles being moved from the NRM, York to its new outreach at Shildon:
http://www.apt-e.org/onthemove/tc2.htm
Advanced notice of the Dean Forest Railway's Hallowe'en Ghost Trains on 31st October. Among the delights in store will be a witches' coven, sleeping vampires in their coffins, grisly graveyard, ghostly sights on the train, and lots of ghosts and ghouls including Dracula and his bride. There is also a fancy dress competition, and three ghost trains will be running in the evening (5.00, 6.30, 7.45). Adults: £6.50, Seniors: £5.50, Children (3-16): £4.50. http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk
What a great idea - trainspotting with a camera phone! Get information and photographs in real time:
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/TWACP/
A lot of railway photos here:
http://photos.wanadoo.co.uk/album/285525
LMS Jubilees:
A virtual ride along the Weymouth Quay tramway:
http://www.sbrobinson.co.uk/index2.html
There's other interesting stuff at:
Cromford Designs - a bespoke model-making service (kit or scratch-built) specialising in 'O' gauge...
Dave & Jackie Walker, Kings Road Lock House, Foxholes Lane, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2PE. email: cromforddesigns@tiscali.co.uk
No website as far as I can determine.
An Abt rack railway in Tasmania for anyone going that way...
http://www.federalresorts.com.au/west-coast-wilderness-railway.php
South-West Trains timetables radically changed: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3651948.stm
South-West Trains drivers in one-day strike threat: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/3656522.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3662882.stm
Commuters protest over train cuts: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/3654258.stm
Campaign to reopen Spalding to March line: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/3653434.stm
Harrogate to Ripon reopening dealt a blow: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3654704.stm
Coventry stadium station plan turned down: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/3658220.stm
LNWR could return: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3652340.stm
| Discovery's programmes are no longer included, but their daily schedules are here: http://tinyurl.com/3fczf | ||
| Sat Sep 18 | 1000-1030 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain' The canal network |
| Sat Sep 18 | 1030-1100 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments' Bridges & tunnels |
| Sat Sep 18 | 1300-1400 | UKTV History 'The Mystery of the Iron Bridge' |
| Sat Sep 18 | 1600-1630 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain' The canal network |
| Sat Sep 18 | 1630-1700 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments' Bridges & tunnels |
| Sat Sep 18 | 2200-2230 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain' Westminster |
| Sat Sep 18 | 2230-2300 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments' Blackpool Tower |
| Sun Sep 19 | 1000-1030 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain' Westminster |
| Sun Sep 19 | 1030-1100 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments' Blackpool Tower |
| Sun Sep 19 | 1300-1400 | UKTV History 'Rocket and its Rivals' |
| Sun Sep 19 | 1600-1630 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain' Westminster |
| Sun Sep 19 | 1630-1700 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments' Blackpool Tower |
| Sun Sep 19 | 1900-2000 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Brooklyn Bridge |
| Sun Sep 19 | 2000-2100 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Bell Rock lighthouse |
| Sun Sep 19 | 2100-2200 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' America's railroad |
| Sun Sep 19 | 2200-2300 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' London's sewers |
| Sun Sep 19 | 2300-2400 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Hoover Dam |
| Mon Sep 20 | 0000-0100 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Panama Canal |
| Mon Sep 20 | 0800-0900 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Brooklyn Bridge |
| Mon Sep 20 | 0900-1000 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Bell Rock lighthouse |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1000-1100 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' America's railroad |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1100-1200 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' London's sewers |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1200-1300 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Hoover Dam |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1300-1400 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Panama Canal |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1400-1500 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Brooklyn Bridge |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1500-1600 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Bell Rock lighthouse |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1600-1700 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' America's railroad |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1700-1800 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' London's sewers |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1800-1900 | UKTV History 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' Hoover Dam |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1930-2000 | BBC1 London 'Inside Out' A Routemaster bus on its final journey |
| Mon Sep 20 | 1930-2000 | Five 'World's Greatest' Dams |
| Mon Sep 20 | 2000-2100 | Five 'Megastructures' The World's longest bridge |
| Tue Sep 21 | 1930-2000 | Five 'Weapons of World War II' Midget submarines |
| Thu Sep 23 | 1930-2000 | ITV1 London 'The Tube' Fly-on-the-wall on the Underground |
See Mainline Steam Tours page for up-to-date info on many of these tours, and others, often with timings.
| For up-to-date information on many of the tours mentioned in RAILDATE (and others) often with timings, see the Steam Tours pages at: http://www.uksteam.info/index.shtml | ||
| All details are correct to the best of my knowledge. No responsibility is taken for inaccuracies or changes. | ||
| Fri Sep 17 - Sun Sep 19 | ? | Mid-Hants Railway - Steam Gala http://www.watercressline.co.uk |
| Fri Sep 17 - Sun Sep 19 | ? | Great Central Railway: Diesel Gala http://www.gcrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 18 | 1400 |
Paddington Films present a programme of transport films
City Screen, Coney Street, York Starts 1400 Films: Land of Robert Burns (1954), Report on Modernisation (1959), What a Day (1960), Link Span (1956) Further Details: 07733 127211 (paddingtonfilms@aol.com) http://www.britishtransportfilms.co.uk/york |
| Sat Sep 18 | ? |
West Somerset Railway - Somerset Central Railway 150
Celebratory train to be hauled by 9F 92214 Further information: SCR150@sdrt.org |
| Sat Sep 18 | ? | Talyllyn Railway: Victorian Train http://www.talyllyn.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19 | 1030-1700(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
Weymouth Model Rail 2004
Wey Valley School, Dorchester Road, Weymouth 1030-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) |
| Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19 | 1030-1800(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
Railway Enthusiasts Club Model Railway Exhibition
Woking Leisure Centre, Woking Park, Kingfield Road, Woking 1030-1800 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) |
| Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19 | 1030-1700(both days) |
Worthing Model Railway Show
Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbot Road, Worthing 1030-1700 (both days) http://geocities.com/worthing_mrc |
| Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19 | ? | Kent and East Sussex Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.kesr.org.uk |
| Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19 | ? |
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum
Brockford Station, Wetheringsett, Near Stowmarket Centenary of the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Demonstration Goods Trains and twice-daily shunting demonstrations http://www.mslr.org.uk |
| Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19 | ? | The Battlefield Line: Autumn Diesel Gala http://www.Battlefield-Line-Railway.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19 | ? | The Steeple Grange Light Railway: Bolehill Trail http://www.steeplegrange.org.uk |
| Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19 | ? | Midland Railway, Butterley: Autumn Diesel Gala http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 18 - Sun Sep 19 | ? |
Peak Rail: Diesel Mania Weekend
Narrow Gauge Real Ale & Curry Evening on the Saturday http://www.peakrail.co.uk |
| Sun Sep 19 | ? | Avon Valley Railway: Teddy Bears' Picnic http://www.avonvalleyrailway.co.uk |
| Sun Sep 19 | ? | Colne Valley Railway: Rail Bi-Centernary Festival http://www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk |
| Fri Sep 24 | 2000 |
Rob Foxon's 'Railways Remembered' Archive Film Show
Saracens Head, Kings Norton, Birmingham British Narrow Gauge Railways Show starts at 2000 Further information: http://www.britishtransportfilms.co.uk |
| Fri Sep 24 | ? | Welsh Highland Railway: Twilight Experience http://www.festrail.co.uk |
| Fri Sep 24 - Sun Sep 26 | ? | Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Gala http://www.svr.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 25 | ? | Midland Railway, Butterley: Railway Experience Day http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 25 - Sun Sep 26 | ? | Didcot Railway Centre: All Steamed Up Weekend http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk |
| Sat Sep 25 - Sun Sep 26 | 1030-1800(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
Scaleforum 2004
Leatherhead Leisure Centre, Guildford Rd, Leatherhead, Surrey 1030-1800 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) http://www.scalefour.org |
| Sat Sep 25 - Sun Sep 26 | ? | East Somerset Railway: Mendip Steam Dream http://www.eastsomersetrailway.com |
| Sat Sep 25 - Sun Sep 26 | ? | Kent and East Sussex Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.kesr.org.uk |
| Sat Sep 25 - Sun Sep 26 | ? | Churnet Valley Railway: Diesel Gala http://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 25 - Sun Sep 26 | ? |
Dean Forest Railway: Forties Wartime Weekend
Military vehicle convoys each day, led by Winston Churchill Public “Singalong” to boost morale with 'Andrews Sisters', 'Dianna Durbin' & 'Marlene Dietrich' Feldgendarmerie 40 Gestapo Group will be in control of some stations, checking tickets, passes, etc Mr. Churchill will address the allied troops assembled Battle with Enemy and Allied troops each day Various displays by military groups And much, much more! http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 25 - Sun Sep 26 | ? | The Steeple Grange Light Railway: Teddy Bear Specials http://www.steeplegrange.org.uk |
| Sat Sep 25 - Sun Sep 26 | ? | Ffestiniog Railway: Vintage Weekend http://www.festrail.co.uk |
| Sun Sep 26 | ? |
EFE Showbus Rally
Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire |
| Tue Sep 28 | 1930 |
West Somerset Railway Association, Bristol Branch
BAWA, Southmead Road, Filton Bristol Temple Meads and IK Brunel - Peter Harris 1930 for 1945 start; admission £2.00 http://www.wsra.org.uk/ |
| Wed Sep 29 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
Bath and Bristol & return mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Fri Oct 01 | ? |
SS Shieldhall: Global Challenge yacht race events
Date and times TBD, Fare: £25.00 http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk |
| Fri Oct 01 - Sun Oct 03 | ? | Severn Valley Railway: Diesel Gala http://www.svr.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 02 | ? |
SS Shieldhall: Global Challenge yacht race events
'QE2', 'Caronia' and 'Oriana' may be seen en route
Date and times TBD, Fare: £25.00 http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 02 | ? | Leighton Buzzard Railway: Steam Glow http://www.buzzrail.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 02 - Fri Oct 03 | ? |
Solent Model Railway Group Modular Experience Special
One-off special featuring several European Clubs' modular layouts connected together to give a 200-foot run Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Passfield Avenue, Eastleigh mailto:mrg85@ntlworld.com |
| Sat Oct 02 - Sun Oct 03 | ? | Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Visiting Locomotive Weekend http://www.steamtrain.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 02 - Sun Oct 03 | ? | Moors Valley Railway: Tinkerbell Rally http://www.moorsvalleyrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 02 - Sun Oct 03 | ? | Avon Valley Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.avonvalleyrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 02 - Sun Oct 03 | ? | Colne Valley Railway: A Day Out with Thomas http://www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 02 - Sun Oct 03 | ? | Midland Railway, Butterley: Diesel and Steam Weekend http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Sun Oct 03 | 1000-1600 |
Romsey Signal Box Open Day
1000-1600; Admission free (donations welcome!)
Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey Car park in school grounds http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk http://www.topica.com/lists/romseybox |
| Sun Oct 03 | ? |
SS Shieldhall: Global Challenge yacht race events
'Black Prince' may be seen en route
Date and times TBD, Fare: £25.00 http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk |
| Sun Oct 03 | ? | Didcot Railway Centre: Didcot Steam and Railcar Day http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk |
| Cheers, Howard. editor@raildate.co.uk | ||