RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society: http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/
Articles on the Somerset & Dorset, the Severn Valley and the Seaton Tramway:
http://www.gebejay.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.html
And a very useful description of the Templecombe Junction Railway, which connected the S&D and LSWR at Templecombe, from RAILDATEr Chris Osment:
http://www.trainweb.org/railwest/railco/sdjr/tjr.html
The new Gauge 0 Guild website:
Irish transport photographs:
http://irishtransportphotos.fotopic.net/
An interesting selection of photographs from Roger Bailey (no - Roger, not David):
http://thebaileygallery.fotopic.net/c421415.html
And pictures of railway remains from Cliff Occomore are here:
http://www.cliffspictures.railwayremains.photoshare.co.nz/
UK Train Sim:
The Southdown Omnibus Trust:
http://www.freewebs.com/crashgearbox/
And their hosts (which includes a downloadable .pdf with opening times, show dates, etc):
http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/
And finally... from Ralph Rawlinson...
Heard on the Central line: "Next time, you might find it easier to wait until the doors are open before trying to get on the train."
Tilting train problems: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4243287.stm
Train firm plea over old stations: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/4249211.stm
Security Guards to patrol trains: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4249023.stm
East cost rail bid scrutinised: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4248983.stm
Work starts on new tube trains: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4245977.stm
South Eastern Trains cracks down on fare dodgers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4238871.stm
Inquiry into Connex's loss of franchise: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4244201.stm
Hatfield trial: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4242889.stm
Leeds-Harrogate route "safe": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/4239283.stm
Rail works hit match day trains: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/4253905.stm
Train strike grips Buenos Aires: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4249371.stm
Bombs target Pakistan rail link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4245427.stm
| Discovery's programmes are no longer included, but their daily schedules are here: http://tinyurl.com/3fczf | ||
| Sat Feb 12 | 1900-1930 | Channel 4 'Force of nature' Donald Campbell's final run (again...) |
| Sun Feb 13 | 1830-1930 | Channel 4 'Scrapheap Challenge' All-terrain vehicles |
| Sun Feb 13 | 2005-2105 | BBC4 'Restoration Nation' Restored buildings in Northern Ireland |
| Mon Feb 14 | 0005-0105 | BBC4 'Restoration Nation' Restored buildings in Northern Ireland |
| Mon Feb 14 | 1530-1545 | BBC Radio 4 'Sleepers' A week of stories set on board overnight trains |
| Fri Jan 14 | 2000-2030 | Five 'Massive Engines' Superships |
| Fri Jan 14 | 2030-2100 | Five 'Massive Engines' Bikes |
| Tue Feb 15 | 1530-1545 | BBC Radio 4 'Sleepers' A week of stories set on board overnight trains |
| Wed Feb 16 | 1100-1130 | BBC Radio 4 'Mapping the Town' Hull |
| Wed Feb 16 | 1330-1400 | BBC Radio 4 'Land Lines' The Black Country |
| Wed Feb 16 | 1530-1545 | BBC Radio 4 'Sleepers' A week of stories set on board overnight trains |
| Wed Feb 16 | 2000-2100 | BBC2 'What the Ancients Did for Us' New Adam Hart-Davis series |
| Wed Feb 16 | 2000-2100 | Five 'Search for the Lost Fighter Bombers' In Greenland |
| Thu Feb 17 | 1240-1415 | Channel 4 'Passport to Pimlico' Classic 1949 Ealing Comedy |
| Thu Feb 17 | 1530-1545 | BBC Radio 4 'Sleepers' A week of stories set on board overnight trains |
| Thu Feb 17 | 1930-2000 | ITV Meridian 'The Way We Were' Archive film |
| Mon Jan 17 | 1930-2000 | ITV West and WestCountry 'Airport Story' Bristol Airport |
| Mon Jan 17 | 1930-2000 | ITV Central 'Waterworld' About Midlands canals |
| Tue Jan 18 | 0230-0330 | BBC4 'Restoration Nation' Restored buildings in Northern Ireland |
| Fri Feb 18 | 1530-1545 | BBC Radio 4 'Sleepers' A week of stories set on board overnight trains |
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. | ||
| Sat Feb 12 | 1000-1700 |
Newbury Model Railway Club Exhibition
Luker Hall, St Bartholomew's School, Andover Road, Newbury 1000-1700 Adult: £3, Seniors: £2, Children: £1.50, Family (2+2): £7 Further details: andrew.james.scott@ntlworld.com |
| Sat Feb 12 | 1000-1500 |
Bromley Transport Fair
St George's School, Tylney Road, Bromley, Kent 1000-1500 |
| Sat Feb 12 | 1030-1630 |
G Scale Society (West Midlands) Garden Railway Exhibition
St Mary's Church Hall, Hobs Meadow, Hobs Moat, Solihull 1030-1630 http://www.g-scale-society.co.uk |
| Sat Feb 12 - Sun Feb 13 | 1000-1800(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
The Festival of British Railway Modelling
Doncaster Exhibition Centre, The Racecourse, Doncaster 1000-1800 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) http://www.brmodelling.com |
| Sat Feb 12 - Sun Feb 20 | ? | Swanage Railway: A Day Out with Thomas http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk |
| Sat Feb 12 - Sun Feb 20 | ? | Midland Railway, Butterley: Half-Term Trains http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Wed Feb 16 | ? |
ITS Transport History Workshop
* * * * CANCELLED DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTION!! * * * *
Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History, York Twentieth-Century public policy compared: motorized bus transport in the UK and the USA |
| Wed Feb 16 - Thu Feb 17 | ? | Peak Rail: Half-Term Trains http://www.peakrail.co.uk |
| Sat Feb 19 | 1000-1700 |
Warminster & District Model Railway Group Exhibition
Warminster Assembly Hall, Western Car Park, Warminster, Wilts 1000-1700 http://www.nprms.org |
| Sat Feb 19 | ? |
Narrow Gauge South West
Whitstone School, Shepton Mallet, Somerset |
| Sat Feb 19 | 1000-1700 |
Princes Risborough & District MRC 'Risex 2005'
The Community Centre, Princes Risborough 1000-1700 |
| Sat Feb 19 - Sun Feb 20 | 1030-1700(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
Romsey & District Railway Modellers Society Exhibition
Crossfield Hall, Romsey 1030-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) |
| Sat Feb 19 - Sun Feb 20 | ? |
Syston MRS Show
Sileby, Leicestershire |
| Sat Feb 19 - Sun Feb 20 | 1000-1800(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
Scale Rail Bolton
Bolton School Arts & Conference Centre, Chorley New Road 1000-1800 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) http://www.come.to/notgog |
| Sun Feb 20 | 1000-1630 |
Ilkeston Woodside MRC Model Railway Show
Trowell Parish Hall, Near Ilkeston, Derbyshire 1000-1630 |
| Tue Feb 22 | 1930 |
West Somerset Railway Association, Bristol Branch
BAWA, Southmead Road, Filton Running a Railtour - Richard Szwejkowski 1930 for 1945 start; admission £2.00 http://www.wsra.org.uk/ |
| Fri Feb 25 - Sun Feb 27 | 1100-2000(Fri) 1000-1800(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
Model Rail Scotland
Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow 1100-2000 (Fri), 1000-1800 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) http://www.modelrail-scotland.co.uk |
| Sat Feb 26 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
York, Durham and Newcastle & return (diesel to York) mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Sat Feb 26 - Sun Feb 27 | 1000-1730(Sat) 0930-1700(Sun) |
Solent Model Railway Group - Eurotrack 2005
Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Passfield Avenue, Eastleigh 1000-1730 (Sat), 0930-1700 (Sun) Free heritage bus service from Eastleigh and Southampton Airport Parkway railway stations |
| Sat Feb 26 - Sun Feb 27 | 1030-1700(Sat) 1030-1600(Sun) |
West Byfleet Model Railway Exhibition
St Johns Church Hall, Camphill Road, West Byfleet, Surrey 1030-1700 (Sat), 1030-1600 (Sun) |
| Sat Feb 26 - Sun Feb 27 | ? |
Lincoln Garden Railway Show
Rod Blakeman's rebuilt Southdown layout will be in attendance |
| Cheers, Howard. editor@raildate.co.uk | ||
| Previous issues of RAILDATE are at: http://steam.to/raildate This page includes a master catalogue of items that have appeared in previous RAILDATEs. | ||