RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society: http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/
Railwatch is the quarterly magazine of Railfuture, which campaigns for more investment and a greater use of Britain's railways. You will find links to pages of the latest edition of Railwatch, other interesting railway-related Web sites, and the latest news from Railfuture:
http://www.railwatch.org.uk/index.html
James Farrell's excellent photographs of the Diesel Gala held last weekend at Wirksworth:
http://wayfarer.fotopic.net/c617954.html
More here from Neil Fersguson-Lee:
http://gallery.e-v-r.com/albumListing.aspx?albumID=42&albumName=2005+Diesel+Gala
Adjacent to WyvernRail, and using the trackbed of a branch off the Cromford and High Peak Railway, is the Steeple Grange Light Railway:
http://www.steeplegrange.co.uk/history.htm
Three Woodhead mousemats are now available from:
EM2 Locomotive Society 111 Norwood Crescent Leeds LS28 6NG
They are: Guide Bridge 1955 Painting (EM2, Tommy & 506), Woodhead 1955 Painting (EM2 on London Passenger) Penistone 1980 Photo (2 X Class 76 on MGR).
Cost: £4.50 including postage.
Tommy Knox's database of all workings for LNER Pacifics and V2s, which now stands at over half a million entries... incredible...
http://www.lner-pacifics.me.uk
And finally, "A Little Piece of Railway Nonsense" from Ralph Rawlinson, taken from items that appeared on the dinner table of the King's Head Hotel, Darlington during the occasion of the AGM of the Railway Canal and Historical Society.
Last year we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the English railway. However, the following Shakespearean quotation, taken from The Times' letters page of 12 August 1989, indicates that railways were already well established by 1604!
From Mr FT Dunn, Oxfordshire:
Sir, Mrs Joanna M Swan (August 7) questions the relevance of a history of railway stations on sale at Shakespeare's birthplace. Perhaps Shakespeare himself had some inkling of this when, in Coriolanus, he wrote of those who "do press among the popular throngs and puff to win a vulgar station".
More Shakespearean railway quotes in future weeks...
Second attack on London's transport: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4705117.stm
Overcrowding for Thameslink users: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4698231.stm
Crossrail is "vital" for England: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4698091.stm
£500m Peterborough "gateway" plan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4703379.stm
New rail links for Northumberland: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/4701827.stm
Painting closes Forth Rail Bridge: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4704527.stm
Small stations worry passengers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4698683.stm
"Our stations are toilets": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4699321.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4693767.stm
Warning on Channel rail link cost: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4701801.stm
| Discovery's programmes are no longer included, but their daily schedules are here: http://tinyurl.com/3fczf | ||
| Sun Jul 24 | 1700-1730 | ITV1 Central 'Railway Lives' Life on the railways |
| Sun Jul 24 | 2000-2100 | Channel 4 'The British Middle Class' Social history |
| Sun Jul 24 | 2100-2200 | BBC2 'Coast' 2/10 - Exmouth to Bristol |
| Mon Jul 25 | 1900-2000 | BBC2 'Abroad Again in Britain' Salisbury Cathedral |
| Mon Jul 25 | 2000-2100 | Five 'Monster Moves' Moving house... literally... |
| Mon Jul 25 | 2300-2330 | ITV Meridian 'Fleet Air Arm' Documentary series |
| Mon Jul 25 | 2300-2400 | BBC4 'A Picture of Britain' 4/6 - The Midlands |
| Tue Jul 26 | 0000-0040 | BBC4 'A Digital Picture of Britain' 4/6 - The Midlands |
| Tue Jul 26 | 2255-2355 | BBC4 'A Picture of Britain' 5/6 - The South |
| Tue Jul 26 | 2355-2435 | BBC4 'A Digital Picture of Britain' 5/6 - The South |
| Wed Jul 27 | 1900-1930 | BBC2 'Map Man' Harry Beck's London Underground map |
| Wed Jul 27 | 2300-2400 | BBC4 'A Picture of Britain' 6/6 - The West and Wales |
| Thu Jul 28 | 0000-0040 | BBC4 'A Digital Picture of Britain' 6/6 - The West and Wales |
| Thu Jul 28 | 1900-1930 | BBC2 'Talking Landscapes' The Yorkshire Dales |
| Thu Jul 28 | 2320-2400 | BBC2 'A Digital Picture of Britain' 1/6 - The North |
| Fri Jul 29 | 0000-0030 | BBC2 'Landscape Mysteries' Alum mining near Whitby |
| Fri Jul 29 | 2100-2200 | BBC2 'Coast' 3/10 - Severn Estuary to Aberystwyth |
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 Jul 22 - Mon Jul 25 | ? | Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Jul 23 | ? | Ffestiniog Railway: 50th Anniversary of first passenger train http://www.festrail.co.uk |
| Sat Jul 23 - Sun Jul 24 | 1100-1700 |
Festival of Model Tramways
Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Green Dragon Lane, Brentford 1100-1700 both days http://www.tramways.freeserve.co.uk http://www.kbsm.org |
| Sat Jul 23 - Sun Jul 24 | ? | Didcot Railway Centre: Steamdays http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk |
| Sat Jul 23 - Sun Jul 24 | ? | Great Central Railway: Steam Railway Gala http://www.gcrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Jul 23 - Wed Jul 27 | ? | Churnet Valley Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk |
| Sun Jul 24 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
Salisbury & Exeter & return ('Duke of Gloucester') mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Sun Jul 24 | ? | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Senior Citizen Day http://www.bucksrailcentre.org |
| Sun Jul 24 | ? | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway - Transport Nostalgia Day http://www.gwsr.com |
| Wed Jul 27 | ? | Didcot Railway Centre: Steamday http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk |
| Wed Jul 27 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
Chichester & return for Goodwood Racing ('Duke of Gloucester') mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Sat Jul 30 | ? | Swanage Railway: Swanage Carnival Firework Specials http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk |
| Sat Jul 30 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
York & Scarborough (diesel to York then 'Green Arrow') mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Sat Jul 30 - Sun Jul 31 | 1000-1700(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
Fareham and District Model Railway Club Exhibition
Fareham Community Centre, Queens Road, Fareham, Hants 1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) |
| Sat Jul 30 - Sun Jul 31 | 1045-1700 |
Moors Valley Railway - Hornby/LGB Railways Weekend
Moors Valley Country Park, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, Hants 1045-1700 both days |
| Sat Jul 30 - Sun Jul 31 | 1100-1700 |
Pete's Railway Days - Isle of Wight gauge '0' Guild
Glenhurst, Alverstone Road, Apse Heath, IoW 1100-1700 both days |
| Sat Jul 30 - Sun Jul 31 | ? | Didcot Railway Centre: Family Activity Weekend http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk |
| Sat Jul 30 - Sun Jul 31 | ? | Pontpool and Blaenavon Railway: Railwayana Display http://www.pontypool-and-blaenavon.co.uk |
| Sun Jul 31 | ? | Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Solent Meccano Exhibition http://www.steamtrain.co.uk |
| Sun Jul 31 | ? | Crich Tramway Village: Yorkshire Day http://www.tramway.co.uk |
| Wed Aug 03 | ? | Didcot Railway Centre: Steamday http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk |
| Wed Aug 03 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Sunny South
Weymouth via Winchester & Bournemouth & return ('Duke of Gloucester') mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Sat Aug 06 | ? | Swanage Railway: Swanage Carnival Firework Specials http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk |
| Sat Aug 06 | 1830 |
Dean Forest Railway: Swing, Jazz and Jive On the Line
Come and enjoy a great gig with the popular and talented Keith Little Hot Six who will be playing on the platform at Norchard station Bar with real ale and hot and cold meals and snacks available Admission (includes a trip on the train to Whitecroft during the evening): Adult: £4, Child/DFRS member: £2 No need to book, pay on arrival! 1830 at Norchard Station http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Aug 06 - Sun Aug 07 | ? | Didcot Railway Centre: Steam and Railcar days http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk |
| Sat Aug 06 - Sun Aug 07 | 1000-1700(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
Waveney Valley Model Railway Club Exhibition
St Felix School, Halesworth Road, Southwold, Suffolk 1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) http://www.waveneyvalleymrc.150m.com |
| Sat Aug 06 - Sun Aug 07 | 1100-1700(Sat) 1030-1600(Sun) |
Porthmadog Model Railway Exhibition
Glaslyn Leisure Centre, Porthmadog, Gwynedd 1100-1700 (Sat), 1030-1600 (Sun) |
| Sat Aug 06 - Sun Aug 07 | ? | Peak Rail: 1940s Weekend http://www.peakrail.co.uk |
| Sat Aug 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 |
| Sun Aug 07 | ? | 'Half-cab Heaven', Kemble Airfield, Nr Cirencester |
| Sun Aug 07 | ? |
Dean Forest Railway: Branchline Auto Day
Re-creating the Great Western Branchline with 1450 plus autocoach and also loco 9681 http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk |
| Cheers, Howard. editor@raildate.co.uk | ||