RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society: http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/
The Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway pages have been updated:
http://www.kachuzyn.fsnet.co.uk
Oakwood Press have a new email address:
sales@oakwoodpress.co.uk
and website address:
The October issue of Trains On-line can be found at:
http://www.trainsonlinemagzine.co.uk
In addition to the latest club and model railway news, the 20-page October issue contains seven pages of reviews, plus a full three-page colour 'Layout of the Month' feature.
The Guernsey bus timetable is innovative - holding the mouse over the bus stops on the route maps brings up the times of the next four buses to leave!
http://www.buses.gg/timetable.asp
And finally, (courtesy Nick Wheat) an actual London Underground announcement (allegedly):
At Camden town station (on a crowded Saturday afternoon): "Please let the passengers off the train first. Please let the passengers off the train first. Please let the passengers off the train first. Let the passengers off the train FIRST! Oh go on then, stuff yourselves in like sardines, see if I care, I'm going home."
FirstGroup franchise steams ahead: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3752202.stm
Train firm fails to sign franchise: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3750602.stm ...and then does: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3756618.stm
Central Trains services split up: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/3757302.stm
Franchises cut in shake-up: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3757772.stm
Decision due on high-speed trains: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3761212.stm
Train cleared after carriage fire: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3754902.stm
Delays after unit falls off train: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/3754552.stm
MP's fury as railway "cattle truck": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3756554.stm
Rededication of david Shepherd's 9F: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/3751040.stm ...but may have to be sold: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/3755524.stm
Three hoping to run cliff railway: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3749668.stm
Barge loaded with sleepers is a Solent hazard: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/3752086.stm
| Discovery's programmes are no longer included, but their daily schedules are here: http://tinyurl.com/3fczf | ||
| Sat Oct 23 | 0700-0800 | UKTV History 'What the Tudors Did for Us' Two editions |
| Sat Oct 23 | 0800-1000 | UKTV History 'What the Stuarts Did for Us' Four editions |
| Sat Oct 23 | 1000-1200 | UKTV History 'What the Tudors Did for Us' Four editions |
| Sat Oct 23 | 1030-1100 | Radio 4 'The Eureka Years' Beginnings of the factory system |
| Sat Oct 23 | 1200-1500 | UKTV History 'What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us' Six editions |
| Sat Oct 23 | 1500-1700 | UKTV History 'What the Stuarts Did for Us' Four editions |
| Sat Oct 23 | 1700-1900 | UKTV History 'What the Tudors Did for Us' Four editions |
| Sat Oct 23 | 1900-2300 | UKTV History 'What the Victorians Did for Us' Eight editions |
| Sat Oct 23 | 2300-0100 (D+1) | UKTV History 'What the Stuarts Did for Us' Four editions |
| Sun Oct 24 | 0700-0800 | UKTV History 'What the Victorians Did for Us' Two editions |
| Sun Oct 24 | 0800-1100 | UKTV History 'What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us' Six editions |
| Sun Oct 24 | 1100-1400 | UKTV History 'What the Romans Did for Us' Six editions |
| Sun Oct 24 | 1400-1800 | UKTV History 'What the Victorians Did for Us' Eight editions |
| Sun Oct 24 | 1730-1830 | Channel 4 'Battle Stations' B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Sun Oct 24 | 1800-2100 | UKTV History 'What the Romans Did for Us' Six editions |
| Sun Oct 24 | 2100-2200 | BBC1 'Himalaya with Michael Palin' 4/6 |
| Sun Oct 24 | 2100-2400 | UKTV History 'What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us' Six editions |
| Sun Oct 24 | 2230-2300 | BBC4 'The Great Train Robbery' Documentary |
| Mon Oct 25 | 0000-0100 | UKTV History 'What the Romans Did for Us' Two editions |
| Mon Oct 25 | 1900-2000 | BBC2 'Britain's Best Buildings - The Palace of Westminster' |
| Mon Oct 25 | 1930-2030 | Five 'Ultimate Armoured Cars' |
| Tue Oct 26 | 1900-1930 | BBC4 'The Great Train Robbery' Documentary |
| Tue Oct 26 | 2100-2200 | BBC2 'Who Do You Think You Are?' A train driver grandfather |
| Wed Oct 27 | 0305-0335 | BBC4 'The Great Train Robbery' Documentary |
| Wed Oct 27 | 1100-1130 | Radio 4 'The Secret Life of Phone Numbers' History of telephony |
| Wed Oct 27 | 1315-1515 | Channel 4 'The Way to the Stars' 1945 RAF drama |
| Wed Oct 27 | 1900-2000 | BBC4 'Himalaya with Michael Palin' 4/6 |
| Thu Oct 28 | 1000-1100 | UKTV History 'Time Trail' Routes, roads and railways |
| Thu Oct 28 | 1600-1700 | UKTV History 'Time Trail' Routes, roads and railways |
| Thu Oct 28 | 2100-2130 | Radio 4 'Leading Edge' Detecting cracks in trackwork |
| Thu Oct 28 | 2200-2300 | UKTV History 'Time Trail' Routes, roads and railways |
| Fri Oct 29 | 0215-0245 | BBC4 'The Great Train Robbery' Documentary |
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 Oct 22 - Mon Oct 25 | ? | Great Central Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.gcrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 23 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
Ely and Norwich & return mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Fri Oct 22 | 1400 |
Paddington Films present a programme of transport films
Little Theatre Cinema, St Michael’s Place, Bath Street, Bath Starts 1400 Films: Single Line Working (1957), Reshaping of British Railways (1963), Under the River (1959), Elizabethan Express (1954) Further Details: 07733 127211 (paddingtonfilms@aol.com) http://www.britishtransportfilms.co.uk/bath |
| Sat Oct 23 | 1000-1700 |
Risborough & District MRC Railex 2004
Civic Centre, Aylesbury 1000-1700 |
| Sat Oct 23 | 1000-1700 |
Chelmsford Model Railway Exhibition
King Edward VI Grammar School, Broomfield Road, Chelmsford 1000-1700 http://www.chelmsfordmodelrailwayclub.org.uk |
| Sat Oct 23 - Sun Oct 24 | ? | Bluebell Railway: Giants of Steam http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 23 - Sun Oct 24 | ? |
West Somerset Railway: Grand Trains Extravaganza
Steam & Diesel Weekend http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 23 - Sun Oct 24 | 1000-1730(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Railway Exhibition
Wirksworth Town Hall, Memorial Hall and Station 1000-1730 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) http://www.wyvernrail.co.uk/ |
| Sat Oct 23 - Sun Oct 31 | ? | Swanage Railway: A Day Out with Thomas http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 23 - Sun Oct 31 | ? | Mid-Hants Railway: Wizard Week http://www.watercressline.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 23 - Sun Oct 31 | ? | Midland Railway, Butterley: Spooky Half-term http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 23 - Sun Oct 31 | ? | Fairbourne & Barmouth Steam Rly: Half-term Opening http://www.fairbournerailway.com |
| Tue Oct 26 | 1930 |
West Somerset Railway Association, Bristol Branch
BAWA, Southmead Road, Filton The Aust Ferry - Tim Ryan 1930 for 1945 start; admission £2.00 http://www.wsra.org.uk/ |
| Wed Oct 27 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
Warwick and Stratford & return mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Thu Oct 28 - Sat Oct 30 | ? | Gwili Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.gwili-railway.co.uk |
| Fri Oct 29 | ? | Ffestiniog Railway: Halloween Trains http://www.festrail.co.uk |
| Fri Oct 29 | ? | Welsh Highland Railway: Halloween Trains http://www.festrail.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 30 | ? |
South Devon Garden Railway Group: Garden Railways Show
St Peter's School, Quarry Lane, Heavitree, Exeter |
| Sat Oct 30 | ? | The Battlefield Line: Halloween Bonfire Express http://www.Battlefield-Line-Railway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 30 | ? | Midland Railway, Butterley: Fireworks Night http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 30 | ? | Peak Rail: Hallowe'en Ghost Train, Bonfire & Fireworks http://www.peakrail.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 30 - Sun Oct 31 | 1100-1700 | Pendon Museum Dolls House and Miniatures Modelling 1100-1700 http://www.pendonmuseum.com |
| Sat Oct 30 - Sun Oct 31 | ? | Bluebell Railway: A Wizard Time at the Bluebell Railway http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 30 - Sun Oct 31 | 1000-1700(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
Colchester & District MRC Exhibition
Colchester Institute, Sheepen Road, Colchester 1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) http://www.colchestermrc.org |
| Sat Oct 30 - Sun Oct 31 | ? | The Steeple Grange Light Railway: Enthusiasts' Weekend http://www.steeplegrange.org.uk |
| Sun Oct 31 | ? | Didcot Railway Centre: Didcot Steamday http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk |
| Sun Oct 31 | ? | South Devon Railway: Half Price Day http://www.southdevonrailway.org |
| Sun Oct 31 | ? | Leighton Buzzard Railway: Halowe'en Haunting http://www.buzzrail.co.uk |
| Sun Oct 31 | ? |
Dean Forest Railway: Hallowe'en Ghost Trains
Witches' coven, sleeping vampires in their coffins, grisly graveyard, and much more! http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk |
| Sun Oct 31 | ? | Rudyard Lake Steam Railway: Hallowe'en Specials http://www.rlsr.co.uk |
| Wed Nov 03 | ? |
Andover-Redbridge 'The Sprat and Winkle Line'
An illustrated talk by Kevin Robertson at 7.30pm Winchester Library, Jewry Street, Winchester Tickets £3.00 including refreshments - available from Library |
| Fri Nov 05 | ? | Great Central Railway: Bonfire Night at Quorn http://www.gcrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Nov 06 | ? | Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Lakeside Firework Spectacular http://www.steamtrain.co.uk |
| Sat Nov 06 | ? | Midland Railway, Butterley: Fireworks Night http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Sat Nov 06 | 1000-1030 1030-1300 1400-1800 1530-1600 |
Locomotive & Carriage Institution, Imperial College, London
Lecture Theatre 208, Civil Engineering Department Evolution of Modern Traction P Connor - Development of Electric Traction on Underground MC Duffy - Hiram Maxim’s Test Railway for Flying Machines AJ Sprought - Liverpool Street to Shenfield 1500V DC JW Thurston - Condition Assessment & Maintenance W Turner - Update on West Coast Main Line Modernization RL Vickers - Capt Durtnell Internal Combustion Pioneer K Wingate - The 'Deltic' Locomotives D Woodland & F Schmid - APT Speed Supervision Registration: 1000-1030 with Coffee and Biscuits Morning Lectures: 1030-1300 followed by buffet lunch Afternoon Lectures: 1400-1800 with Coffee Break 1530-1600 Cost: £25.00 (cheque payable to Modern Traction) includes all refreshments - cheques and enquiries to: MC Duffy mailto:michael.duffy9@btopenworld.com 5 Bank Hall Terrace, Burnley, Lancashire BB10 1lB |
| Sun Nov 07 | 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 Nov 07 | 1400 |
Paddington Films present a programme of transport films
Harbour Lights, Ocean Village, Southampton Starts 1400 Mail on Rail - Films: What a Day (1960), Letter for Wales (1960), Night Mail (1936 - GPO), Newspaper Train (1942 - GPO), Thirty Million Letters (1963) Further Details: 07733 127211 (paddingtonfilms@aol.com) http://www.britishtransportfilms.co.uk/southampton |
| Sun Nov 07 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
Salisbury and Exeter & return mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Cheers, Howard. editor@raildate.co.uk | ||
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