HPMRS Raildate 10 Dec 04

News

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

NETWATCH

Some pictures of the new Bachmann "Jinty" (on someone's rather nice layout):

http://nevardmedia.fotopic.net/p9750634.html http://nevardmedia.fotopic.net/p9750633.html http://nevardmedia.fotopic.net/p9750632.html

Nick Wheat alerts us to this rather unfortunate moment:

http://www.dreadful.org.uk/discuss/messages/692/3432.html

A new DVD has been produced to commemorate the closure of the Penrith- Keswick railway on 4th March 1972. There are around 3 gigabytes of pictures and movies of the line railway, as well many pictures and movies of other northern railways. It includes the first day on the Weardale railway, a movie and pictures of the Wensleydale railway and many pictures of the Eden Valley Railway. For more info see:

http://www.glebecrescent.freeserve.co.uk/ckp_northernrailways_dvd.htm

All profits go to help reopen the Penrith-Keswick railway.

Manchester Central Library's print collection has been digitised and is now available on the Web. There are not masses of locos, but there are loads of pictures of the Gorton area, Belle Vue, Ardwick, Longsight, some of Beyer Peacock and The Tank, a few stations, the Ship Canal, factories, docks, people, cars, trams, churches and some aerial shots. You can get the pics to reasonable size on the net, if you want hi-res prints they can be ordered for quite reasonable prices from the library:

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/

One of the oldest railway websites on the Web, UK Heritage Railways, now has a new URL:

http://www.heritagerailways.com

A website for the preservation scheme that operates at Yeovil Junction:

http://www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com/

There are more photographs on this site, which also has a lot more of interest:

http://trainsferriesbuses.co.uk/exesalis.htm.

Trevor's trains - all about BR(NER) modeling:

http://www.trevors-trains.com

North American signalling:

http://www.lundsten.dk/us_signaling/index.html

IN THE NEWS

Two die in level crossing crash: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4072835.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4074331.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4074575.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4076607.stm

Lorry hit by train on crossing: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4079881.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4080729.stm

Crossing barrier struck by vehicle in Northern Ireland: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=590207

Paddington crash proposals not fulfilled: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4077627.stm

Father's concern over seat belts: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4076007.stm

Darling defends railway plans: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4074149.stm

New technology for stations: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4071819.stm

Eastbourne railway line up for auction: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/4077719.stm

Stagecoach shares rise: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4079361.stm

Midland Mainline cancels Sunday service: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/4081053.stm

Deadline for East Coast rail bids: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4069847.stm

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