RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society: http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/
Rod Blakeman had a little steam running a couple of weeks ago at a friends in Lymington, you can see some video clips at:
http://homepages.tesco.net/davidfleetwood/sdfrgallery.htm
The Mogul and Yellow C16 are Rod's.
A new emailing list has been created specifically for Sheffield and the surrounding area. There will be some overlap as North Derbyshire (and North Nottinghamshire) is considered to be a vital part of the Sheffield railway scene, so the Chesterfield area plus Hope Valley lines are valid areas of discussion:
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/sheffieldrailways
A series of walks are planned by The Rowsley Association for the New Year visiting various historic sites of railway related interest around Rowsley, Derbyshire. Details at:
http://www.derby.org/wheaty/rowsley/walks.html
Quite a monster railway site:
Thanks to David Moore for spotting this site devoted to Webb's LNWR Coal Tank No 1054:
http://www.coaltank.co.uk/index.html
The Bulleid Double Deck Society:
http://members.tripod.com/~dart75/bdds.htm
The Suburban Electric Railway Association:
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~traffic/
Diagrams for various companies including First North Western, First Great Western and Southern DMUs and EMUs together with Station Working Books are available at:
http://www.prar.fsnet.co.uk/diagrams.html
Gert (John) van der Pijl's Trains of Europe (and a bit more besides):
Lots of useful gen at the British Railway Modellers of North America, including a comprehensive list of model railway drawings:
http://home.ca.inter.net/~brmna/locolner.htm
A free piece of software that will (allegedly) prepare drawings from images. Apparently it allows you to open a drawing (bmp, gif, jpeg), set a scale from a known distance and then scale dimensions from the drawing. It is available for download from here:
http://rail3d.richsoftcomputing.co.uk/drawingruler.php
Greens call for improved railways: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4596570.stm
Settle and Carlisle line to be upgraded: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4595800.stm
Rail boss denies assault on train: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4596210.stm
Rail museum seeking wagon plates: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4600444.stm
Rescue plan to save Weardale Railway: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4602934.stm
Scottish transport agency gets on track: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4595164.stm
Glasgow Airport rail link proposal: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4592354.stm
China plans luxury train to Tibet: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4595178.stm
Sexy hijacker strikes again: http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C10117%2C17799630-13762%2C00.html
| Discovery's programmes are no longer included, but their daily schedules are here: http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/_listings/ and http://discoverywings.co.uk/_listings/ | ||
| Sun Jan 15 | 0700-0100 (D+1) | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain' All day |
| Sun Jan 15 | 1445-1500 | BBC Radio 4 'The History of Blacksmithing' 2/5 Weapons |
| Sun Jan 15 | 1645-1755 | Channel 4 'Scrapheap Challenge Top Ten' |
| Sun Jan 15 | 1900-2020 | BBC4 'Caught on a Train' Stephen Poliakoff drama from 1980 |
| Sun Jan 15 | 2330-2450 | BBC4 'The Photographer, His Wife, Her Lover' O Winston Link |
| Mon Jan 16 | 1915-2000 | Five 'Superships' Ocean workhorses |
| Mon Jan 16 | 2000-2100 | Five 'Megastructures' The World's longest bridge (Japan) |
| Mon Jan 16 | 2000-2030 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Mon Jan 16 | 2030-2100 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Mon Jan 16 | 2300-2330 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Mon Jan 16 | 2330-2400 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Tue Jan 17 | 1300-1330 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Tue Jan 17 | 1330-1400 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Tue Jan 17 | 2000-2030 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Tue Jan 17 | 2030-2100 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Tue Jan 17 | 2300-2330 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Tue Jan 17 | 2330-2400 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Wed Jan 18 | 1300-1330 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Wed Jan 18 | 1330-1400 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Wed Jan 18 | 2000-2100 | Five 'Warplane' The Jet |
| Wed Jan 18 | 2000-2030 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Wed Jan 18 | 2030-2100 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Wed Jan 18 | 2300-2330 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Wed Jan 18 | 2330-2400 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Thu Jan 19 | 1300-1330 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Thu Jan 19 | 1330-1400 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Thu Jan 19 | 1900-1930 | BBC1 'Big Red Bus' A look at London's buses 8/8 |
| Thu Jan 19 | 2000-2030 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Thu Jan 19 | 2030-2100 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Thu Jan 19 | 2300-2330 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Thu Jan 19 | 2330-2400 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Fri Jan 20 | 1300-1330 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Fri Jan 20 | 1330-1400 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Fri Jan 20 | 2000-2030 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Fri Jan 20 | 2030-2100 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
| Fri Jan 20 | 2300-2330 | UKTV History 'The Fred Dibnah Story' |
| Fri Jan 20 | 2330-2400 | UKTV History 'Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam' |
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 Jan 14 - Sun Jan 15 | 1000-1700(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
Bognor Regis MRC Model Railway Exhibition
Felpham Community College, Felpham HPMRS member Derek Gillkerson will be exhibiting 'New Stanton Lees' 1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) |
| Sat Jan 14 - Sun Jan 15 | 1000-1800(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
Chiltern MRA Model Railway Exhibition
Alban Arena, St Peter's Street, St Albans 1000-1800 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) http://www.cmra.org.uk |
| Sat Jan 14 - Sun Jan 15 | ? |
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Days
Class 37 on incline and Class 31 to Gorsey Bank http://www.e-v-r.com |
| Sat Jan 14 - Sun Jan 15 | 1100-1700(Sat) 1100-1700(Sun) |
North Fylde MRC Model Railway Exhibition
Milton Street Community Centre, Blakiston Street, Fleetwood 1100-1700 (Sat), 1100-1700 (Sun) |
| Tue Jan 17 | 1930 |
IRS&TH Public Lectures: 'Transporting Society'
A series of public lectures to mark the 10th anniversary of the Institute of Railway Studies, and the expansion of the Institute's remit to include all modes of transport 'Transport, Mobility and Consumer Society in Britain, 1900-39' Professor Colin Divall (IRS&TH, York) University of York, in room P/L001 (Physics building) at 1930 http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/ppr/ocourses.htm |
| Wed Jan 18 | 1945 |
Stoke Film Theatre: Archive on Wheels... On the Lines
The story of the British tram – footage over 100 years, plus lots of interviews and memorabilia Free Admission - starts 1945 http://www.stokefilmtheatre.fsnet.co.uk/ |
| Sat Jan 21 | 0930-1700 |
Astolat MRC Model Railway Exhibition
Methodist Church Hall, Woodborough Road, Guildford 0930-1700 http://www.astolatmrc.co.uk |
| Sat Jan 21 | 1030-1730 |
Brambleton MRC Model Railway Exhibition
Harpenden Public Halls, Southdown Road, Harpenden 1030-1730 http://www.brambleton.co.uk |
| Sat Jan 21 - Sun Jan 22 | 1000-1700(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
City of Canterbury MRS Model Railway Show
St Anslems School, Old Dover Road, Canterbury 1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) |
| Sat Jan 21 - Sun Jan 22 | 1000-1700 |
Bentley Model Railway Group Calne Model Railway Show
White Horse Leisure Centre, Calne, Wilts 1000-1700 both days http://www.calnemrs.org.uk |
| Sat Jan 21 - Sun Jan 22 | 1000-1730(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
Leamington & Warwick MRS Model Railway Show
Mylton School, Mylton Road, Warwick 1000-1730 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) |
| Sat Jan 21 - Sun Jan 22 | 1000-1700 |
Pennine MRS Model Railway Show
Huddersfield Technical College, Portland Street 1000-1700 both days |
| Tue Jan 24 | 1930 |
IRS&TH Public Lectures: 'Transporting Society'
A series of public lectures to mark the 10th anniversary of the Institute of Railway Studies, and the expansion of the Institute's remit to include all modes of transport 'Transport, crime and the city' Dr Colin Chant (Open University) University of York, in room P/L001 (Physics building) at 1930 http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/ppr/ocourses.htm |
| Wed Jan 25 | 1945 |
Stoke Film Theatre: Coal... The Sneyd Pit Disaster, 1942
A tribute to the men who lost their lives Interviews with historians and local people linked with the tragedy, plus photos and archive film Free Admission - starts 1945 http://www.stokefilmtheatre.fsnet.co.uk/ |
| Sat Jan 28 | 1030-1730 |
Egham & Staines MRS Model Railway Exhibition
Manorcroft School, Wesley Drive, Egham 1030-1730 http://www.egham-staines-mrs.co.uk |
| Sat Jan 28 | 1000-1630 |
Sodbury Vale MRC Model Railway Exhibition
Yate Community Centre, Station Road, Yate 1000-1630 |
| Sat Jan 28 - Sun Jan 29 | 1030-1730(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
Southampton Model Railway Exhibition
Eastpoint Centre, Burgoyne Road, Thornhill, Southampton 1030-1730 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) http://www.hants.gov.uk/smrs |
| Sat Jan 28 - Sun Jan 29 | 1000-1700(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
Erith MRS Model Railway Exhibition
Temple Hill Primary School, St Edmund's Road, Dartford 1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) http://www.erithmrs.org |
| Sat Jan 28 - Sun Jan 29 | 1000-1700 |
Normanton & Pontefract RMS Model Railway Exhibition
New College, Park Lane, Pontefract 1000-1700 both days |
| Tue Jan 31 | 1930 |
West Somerset Railway Bristol Group
The BAWA, Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol 'Broad Gauge Journey - Part 1: Paddington to Carmarthen' - Brian Arman Starts 1930 for 1945 http://www.wsra.org.uk |
| Tue Jan 31 | 1930 |
IRS&TH Public Lectures: 'Transporting Society'
A series of public lectures to mark the 10th anniversary of the Institute of Railway Studies, and the expansion of the Institute's remit to include all modes of transport 'Little Green Men, Hedgehogs & Zebras: A History of Pedestrians in the Twentieth Century' Dr Barbara Schmucki (IRS&TH, York) University of York, in room P/L001 (Physics building) at 1930 http://www.york.ac.uk/admin/presspr/ppr/ocourses.htm |
| Cheers, Howard. editor@raildate.co.uk | ||