RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society: http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/
Ian Griffiths is a member of Fareham and District Model Railway Club, and for their recent exhibition, he and a colleague from the club undertook the challenge of building a new layout in 2 months! It is in On scale, that's 7mm/foot on N-gauge track, and is called Watt Estate. It purports to be a private estate railway somewhere in the South of England carrying timber, produce and coal for estate use. The viewing part of the layout is 4ft by 2ft, and reuses some old flat earth boards salvaged from a previous layout. The concept is to build a series of views around the estate, the first being a smithy (based on the Hursley village forge), stables and engine shed/workshop, with the intention of having a walled garden behind. It will be interesting to see how the layout progresses after its debut last weekend.
The Members' Showcase has been updated with pictures of Ian's East Meon Viaduct and more views of Derek Gillkerson's New Stanton Lees:
http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/photo.html
Bideford and Instow Railway Group:
http://www.bidefordrail.co.uk/
Hayling Seaside Railway:
http://www.easthaylinglightrailway.co.uk
Stansted Park Light Railway, Rowlands Castle, Hants:
http://www.stanstedlightrailway.com/
A website devoted to two locomotives owned by the Great Western Society and kept at Didcot:
Alex Seal has been trying to work out the station working of Newton Abbot. The only source of information is the book "Operation Torbay". The results so far can be seen here:
http://www.alextrack.co.uk/model_railways/newton_abbot/station_working.shtml
Dewi Williams' Railway, Trains and Trams Page:
http://dewi.ca/trains/index.html
Pictures of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Steam Gala held last July:
http://gallery74781.fotopic.net/c603089_56.html
North Woolwich Railway Museum:
http://aplaws-web1.newham.gov.uk/content/Leisure/north_woolwich_station.jsp
Christian Wolmar's website:
http://www.christianwolmar.co.uk/
Helena Wojtczak's Railway Women website:
http://www.railwaywomen.co.uk/
Andrew Grantham has some railway stuff on his site:
This interesting site tells the stories of railwaymen awarded the George Cross in the line of duty:
http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/railwaymen.htm
A South African railtour is to be held in May 2006. For further information go to:
http://www.khakibostours.com/steam
Richard Spratt's model railway website:
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/randfspratt/index.htm
Dingham auto-couplings:
http://www.dingham.demon.co.uk/index.htm
Park Trains and Models, Southampton:
If a bus has apeared on screen (TV, film, etc) chances are its 15 minutes of fame will be logged here:
http://www.busstation.net/screen/screen.htm
An entire history of every one of the Routemasters that joined the fleet of Northern General Transport in Gateshead in the mid 1960s (51 of them to be precise, all purchased new with one exception which came second- hand from London Transport:
http://www.northernroutemaster.co.uk/
For information on mainly London Routemasters, look at:
http://www.routemaster.org.uk/
As Nick Wheat says... only in America... cars fitted with train horns:
http://media.hornblasters.com/vid-main/ver3a1000k.wmv (6MB)
http://web.umr.edu/~taknnc/trainhorn.wmv (6MB)
Spectacular aircraft and space shuttle pictures found by Nick Wheat...
http://www.militaryforums.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8332
http://www.ktb.net/%7ebillmeco/sts114A.html
Rail bids go under the spotlight: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4314910.stm
£8m cost of Hatfield crash trial: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4312182.stm
Cornish commuters angry about temporary bus: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4311230.stm
Trains back to normal after fire: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/4307272.stm
Wartime bomb closes railway line: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/4306398.stm
Revamp for Belper railway station: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/4317540.stm
Glasgow rail link plan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4313660.stm
Indian trai crash: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4303536.stm
Final days for steam in Inner Mongolia: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/international/asia/04train.html
| Discovery's programmes are no longer included, but their daily schedules are here: http://tinyurl.com/3fczf | ||
| Sat Oct 08 | 1330-1400 | Five 'Air Race World Series' |
| Sat Oct 08 | 1400-1650 | Five 'Atomic Train' 1999 disaster movie |
| Sat Oct 08 | 2010-2110 | BBC2 'The Secret of Drawing' Recording art, science and technology |
| Sun Oct 09 | 1445-1500 | BBC Radio 4 'Slate Stories' The heritage of the slate quarry (4/4) |
| Sun Oct 09 | 1730-1830 | Channel 4 'Scrapheap Challenge' The fastest milkfloat in the West |
| Mon Oct 10 | 0040-0100 | Five 'Air Race World Series' |
| Mon Oct 10 | 2000-2030 | BBC2 'Map Man' William Mudge's Ordnance Survey 1st Edition |
| Tue Oct 11 | 1910-2000 | BBC4 'Great Railway Journeys' Calcutta to Rajasthan with Ian Hislop |
| Wed Oct 12 | 1930-2000 | BBC2 'How to Rescue a House' An architect explains (2/8) |
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. | ||
| Thu Oct 06 - Sun Oct 09 | ? |
International Association for the History of Transport,
Traffic and Mobility - Third Annual Meeting National Railway Museum, York Conference theme is tourism and the history of transport, traffic and mobility Opening address to be given by Professor David Nye, Warwick University Further details: http://www.t2m.org |
| Fri Oct 07 - Sun Oct 09 | ? | Didcot Railway Centre: Day Out with Thomas http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk |
| Sat Oct 08 - Sun Oct 09 | 1030-1700 |
Somerset Modellers Club - Rail-Ex Taunton-Southwest
Richard Huish College, South Road, Taunton, Somerset Free vintage bus service from Taunton station to the show 1030-1700 both days http://www.somerset-modellers.org.uk |
| Sat Oct 08 - Sun Oct 09 | ? | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway - Day Out with Thomas http://www.gwsr.com |
| Sat Oct 08 - Sun Oct 09 | ? | Great Central Railway: Autumn Steam Gala http://www.gcrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 08 - Sun Oct 09 | ? |
Heathcote O Gauge Society Modelling Weekend
Hind Leys Community College, Shepshed, Leicesterhire |
| Sat Oct 08 - Sun Oct 09 | ? | The Battlefield Line, Shackerstone: Postman Pat http://www.Battlefield-Line-Railway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 08 - Sun Oct 09 | ? | Bure Valley Railway: 15th Anniversary Gala http://www.bvrw.co.uk |
| Sun Oct 09 | 1030-1500 |
Eastleigh Toy and Model Collectors' Fair
Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Passfield Avenue, Eastleigh 1030-1500 |
| Sun Oct 09 | ? | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Autumn Steam & Diesel Gala http://www.bucksrailcentre.org |
| Sun Oct 09 | ? |
Dean Forest Railway: Vintage Rally at Norchard car park
http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk |
| Wed Oct 12 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
Salisbury, Bath & Bristol & return (Black 5) mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Fri Oct 14 - Sun Oct 16 | ? |
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Autumn Steam Gala
Extensive timetable on all 3 days, including evening running on the Friday and Saturday Up to 8 locomotives in steam each day including visiting engines 3440 'City of Truro' and 49395 Super D http://www.kwvr.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 15 | 1000-1600 |
Victory Model Railway Club and the Gosport & Fareham Dolls
House Club Show Portchester Community Centre, Westlands, Grove Portchester HPMRS member, Derek Gillkerson, will be attending with 'New Stanton Lees' 1000-1600 |
| Sat Oct 15 | ? |
St Johns Railway Circle Model Railway Exhibition
St Johns Church Hall, Church Lane, Midsomer Norton 100-1700 |
| Sat Oct 15 | ? |
Crich Tramway Village: The Big Draw
An opportunity to paint and draw at the museum http://www.tramway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 15 | 1830 |
'On Precise Lines - engineering drawing and railways from
Boulton & Watt to BR' An illustrated lecture by Tim Procter, Access Team Project Leader at the National Railway Museum, York Starts: 18.30 in the Gibb Theatre Free ticketed event - 75 places available Parking available in the Main Visitor Car Park Tickets obtainable from Helen Taylor, Education Team, NRM, Leeman Rd, York, YO26 4XJ Email: helen.taylor@nmsi.ac.uk. |
| Sat Oct 15 - Sun Oct 16 | 1100-1300 1400-1700 |
'On Precise Lines - engineering drawing and railways from
Boulton & Watt to BR' An exhibition of original designs from the drawing shops of Stephenson, Hackworth, the Big Four and British Rail, including sketches taken at the Rainhill Trials and a design for a locomotive on skis Historic drawing instruments will form part of the exhibition, and experts from Collections will be on hand for information and discussion To be held in the Luggage Van in Station Hall 1100-1300 and 1400-1700 Details on the HMRS web site via the events page: http://www.hmrs.org.uk/events/index.shtml |
| Sat Oct 15 - Sun Oct 16 | ? |
Exhibition of Railway Memorabilia and Model Railways
Milldown School, Milldown Road, Blandford, Dorset Layouts include Wimborne (00), Shillingstone (00), Tarrant Valley (N), Bembridge (00) plus displays of S&D railwayana Trade stands selling models, books, videos, DVDs, etc Purbeck Mining Museum Various locomotive groups Vintage bus service operating between town centre and the show http://www.blandfordcharter400.org.uk |
| Sat Oct 15 - Sun Oct 16 | ? | Ffestiniog Railway: Vintage Weekend http://www.festrail.co.uk |
| Sun Oct 16 | ? |
Bursledon Brickworks - Autumn Steam
Swanwick Lane, Swanwick, Southampton |
| Sun Oct 16 | ? | Isle of Wight Bus Museum Running Day, Newport Harbour |
| Mon Oct 17 - Fri Oct 21 | ? | Great Central Railway: Half Term Daily Running http://www.gcrailway.co.uk |
| Tue Oct 18 | 1930 |
Chesterfield & District Local History Society
Rose Hill United Reformed Church, Rose Hill St, Chesterfield 'Emmerson Muschamp Bainbridge - Founder of Bolsover Colliery & Chairman of the Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway' A talk by David Wilmot (chairman of NE Derbyshire Industrial Archaeological Society) Start: 1930 |
| Wed Oct 19 | 1900-2100 |
Minstead Toy, Train and Model Collectors' Fair
Minstead Village Hall, Minstead, Hants 1900-2100 |
| Wed Oct 19 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
Ely & Norwich & return ('Bitterne') mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 22 | ? |
Dean Forest Railway: Diesel Haulage Day
Re-creating the Great Western Branchline with 1450 plus autocoach and also loco 9681 http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 22 | ? |
Main Line Steam - Cathedrals Express
Warwick & Stratford & return ('Bitterne') mailto:info@steamdreams.co.uk http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 22 | ? |
Chichester Model Railway Show
Rod Blakeman's rebuilt Southdown layout will be in attendance |
| Sat Oct 22 - Sun Oct 23 | 1100-1700 | Pendon Museum: Launch Event for 'Transport Toys' Exhibition 1100-1700 http://www.pendonmuseum.com |
| Sat Oct 22 - Sun Oct 23 | ? | West Somerset Railway: Grand Trains Extravaganza http://www.West-Somerset-Railway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 22 - Sun Oct 23 | ? | Seaton Tramway: End of Season Gala http://www.tram.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 22 - Sun Oct 23 | ? | Great Central Railway: A Day Out with Thomas http://www.gcrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 22 - Sun Oct 23 | ? |
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Big Trains and Little Trains
Wirksworth Model Railway Exhibition Over 20 layouts and full-size steam at Wirksworth with 'Whiston' (Austerity 0-6-0ST) operating on the incline Details of exhibits and trade stands are available here: http://www.evra.org.uk/MRE-details.htm |
| Sat Oct 22 - Sun Oct 30 | ? | Swanage Railway: A Day Out with Thomas http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 22 - Sun Oct 30 | ? | Crich Tramway Village: Treasure Trail (Half-term activities) http://www.tramway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 22 - Sun Oct 30 | ? | Bure Valley Railway: Hallowe'en Specials http://www.bvrw.co.uk |
| Sun Oct 23 | 1000-1630 |
Central Southern Gauge 0 Guild Exhibition
The Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne, Dorset 1000-1630 |
| Sun Oct 23 | ? | Warminster and West Wilts Running Day, Warminster |
| 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. | ||
| 12-22-18 | ||