RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society: http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/
Network Rail's plans for your local line: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/4451.aspx (Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Bridlington Station Buffet website (no... really...) http://www.stationbuffet.co.uk/index.html
St Albans Signal Box: http://www.sigbox.co.uk
Nigel Bird's new catalogue (62) is now available: http://www.nigelbirdbooks.co.uk/html/catalogue.html
Class 40 headcode website: http://www.zen39087.zen.co.uk/railway
This week, The Times newspaper has been giving away free DVDs from the series "Days that Shook the World". The Great Train Robbery DVD was given away on Wednesday 23rd June 2008 - you might be able to track a copy down if you get down to WH Smith quick: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/commercial/article4171860.ece
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Gloucester & Warwickshire loco roster. (Includes news on 850 Lord Nelson): http://www.gwsr.com/html/loco_roster.html (Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Last week I featured a news item from the BBC - "House sails to new home": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7463667.stm
This prompted an email from David Elliott, who spotted that BBC hadn't got it quite right. The house was being barged to Fanny Bay on Vancouver Island not to Vancouver. (As there is a two-our ferry ride between Vancouver and the Island that is quite a difference.) According to the CBC, the Canadian house moving company does about 50 house moves a year and moving houses by water is the easiest. Also of note is that the barge is based in Alaska. Lumber-built houses are of course lighter in weight and more flexible for moving than stone or brick might be. The CBC report is here: http://tinyurl.com/3pm7lu
Various discussion groups that you might like to sign up to:
WessexRail-subscribe@yahoogroups.com - for the discussion of railway matters, questions, etc, for the Wessex/South Central region of the UK. The list is run in conjunction with WRGEN, which is the regions Rail-Gen list. The boundaries for the list are based on the following counties: Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, and Wiltshire.
WiltshireAvonGen-subscribe@yahoogroups.com - mailing list for all news and workings in the counties of Wiltshire and Avon. Members can post news of workings and news related to the Wiltshire and Avon area. TOPS reports, Railtour timings, freight timings and details of forthcoming workings are very welcome. If any member lives outside the Wiltshire and Avon area, you may post details of workings, providing the working is due to pass through the Wiltshire and/or Avon area. All members are very welcome to make contributions to the group and you may post your own photos, post files and create links. Discussions are also welcome on this group providing they don't get out of hand.
SWRG-subscribe@yahoogroups.com - the group for whats happening on the railways of South West England. SWRG is for: 'Real time' gen, co/unit allocations, Sightings, General news, Advance timings of railtours/special workings etc...
SWRGD-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk - A discusion group for anywhere in the south-west, railway related.
SWRGF-subscribe@yahoogroups.com: The Group Covers South Wales, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset for news, gen and discussions.
And finally...
I've previously featured wacky railway announcements, now Mike Morant has spotted these spoof ones: http://www.emmaclarke.com/fun/mind-the-gap/spoof-london-underground-announcements/
Cyclist crashes onto railway track: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7471043.stm
Major new rail linas (HS2 to 6...?) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7467203.stm:
Quad Art coaches restored: http://tinyurl.com/3nl7wm
NRM to celebrate Gresley's life: http://tinyurl.com/625ocb
Tram trains for Halifax...? http://tinyurl.com/6gwb92
Air cooling on the London Underground: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7471124.stm
Man jailed for train chicken game: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1306461,00.html
Railway workers mistaken for Dutch football fans: http://tinyurl.com/5q6zd8
A sad state of affairs: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1331234.ece
Churnet Valley receives £260,000 in will: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/7468907.stm
Spa Valley rolling stock for sale: http://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/SpaSales_04.htm
Minehead turntable in use: http://www.wsr.org.uk/news.htm#0658
Stagecoach news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7472640.stm
Steam powered car record attempt: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7474083.stm
Catamaran ferry for Orkney: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7471654.stm
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Andy Sollis, Nick Wheat
| Sun Jun 29 | 1900-2000 | BBC4 'The Secret Life of the Motorway' 2/3 |
| Mon Jun 30 | 1930-2000 | Five 'How Do They Do It?' Southampton's container port |
| Tue Jul 01 | 1140-1200 | Channel 4 'Checking into History' Manchester's Midland Hotel |
| Tue Jul 01 | 2350-2450 | BBC4 'The Twenties in Colour: the Wonderful World of Albert Kahn' |
| Wed Jul 02 | 1930-2000 | Five 'Massive Speed' Four-wheel drive vehicles |
| Thu Jul 03 | 1145-1200 | Channel 4 'Small Railway Journeys' Isle of Wight railway |
| Fri Jul 04 | 1930-2000 | Five 'Brits Who Made The Modern World' Rockets |
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 and also http://railwayherald.co.uk/railtours/ | ||
| All details are correct to the best of my knowledge. No responsibility is taken for inaccuracies or changes. | ||
| Fri Jun 27 - Sun Jun 29 | ? | Lynton & Barnstaple Railway: Woody Bay Beer Festival http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk |
| Sat Jun 28 | ? |
Solent Railwayana Auctions
Wickham Community Centre, Mill Road, Wickham http://www.solentrailwayana.com/ |
| Sat Jun 28 - Sun Jun 29 | 1000-1700 |
Orpington & District Model Railway Society Show
The Education Centre, Church Lane, Princes Plain, Bromley Common, Kent 1000-1700 both days |
| Sat Jun 28 - Sun Jun 29 | ? | Churnet Valley Railway: Steam and Diesel Summer Special http://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk/ |
| Sat Jun 28 - Sun Jun 29 | ? | Midland Railway Centre: Free for Disabled Weekend http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Sat Jun 28 - Sun Jun 29 | ? | Peak Rail: Mixed Traffic Weekend * * * CANCELLED - NORMAL STEAM SERVICE WILL RUN * * * http://www.peakrail.co.uk/ |
| Sat Jun 28 - Sun Jun 29 | ? | Churnet Valley Railway: Steam & Diesel Summer Special http://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk |
| Sat Jun 28 - Sun Jun 29 | ? | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway: Vintage Weekend http://www.wllr.org.uk/ |
| Fri Jul 04 - Sun Jul 06 | ? | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Summer Diesel Gala http://www.gwsr.com |
| Sun Jul 06 | ? | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Transport Nostalgia Day http://www.gwsr.com |
| Sat Jul 05 - Sun Jul 06 | ? | Isle of Wight Railway: 1940s Weekend http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk/ |
| Sat Jul 05 - Sun Jul 06 | ? |
Train Collectors Society Sandy Exhibition 2008
Sandy Upper School, Sandy, Beds, SG19 1BL http://www.traincollectors.org.uk/ |
| Sat Jul 05 - Sun Jul 06 | ? |
Main Line Steam: Steam Dreams 'Coronation'
Celebrating the anniversary of Mallard's record-breaking run http://www.steamdreams.co.uk |
| Sat Jul 05 - Sun Jul 06 | ? |
Leawood Pumphouse Steaming Weekend
Cromford Canal, Derbyshire http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk |
| Sat Jul 05 - Sun Jul 06 | ? | Midland Railway Centre: Diesel & Steam Weekend http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Sun Jul 06 | 1000-1600 |
Romsey Signal Box Open Day
Admission free (donations welcome!) 1000-1600 Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey Car park in school grounds http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk |
| Sun Jul 06 | ? |
Twyford Waterworks Models and Miniatures Day
Hazeley Road, Twyford, Hants Includes HPMRS member Ian Griffiths with 'Watt Estate' http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk |
| Sun Jul 06 | ? | Churnet Valley Railway: Children's Fun & Activity Day http://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk |
| Sat Jul 12 | 1000-1600 |
Southampton Book Fair
2nd hand, rare, antiquarian and collectable books, maps, etc
St Anne's School, Carlton Road, Southampton 1000-1600 |
| Wed Jul 12 - Sun Jul 13 | ? |
Lymington Branch Celebrations
The plan is to operate a class 73 with 1498 (3-Cig) on the Lymington branch all day Saturday On Sunday, it should be class 73 + 1497 all day. |
| Sat Jul 12 | 1000-1700 | Kidderminster Railway Museum Railway Photograph Fair 1000-1700 http://www.krm.org.uk |
| Sat Jul 12 - Sun Jul 13 | ? | Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Summer Steam Gala http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/ |
| Sat Jul 12 - Sun Jul 13 | 0900-1800 |
Romsey Signal Box Romsey Arts Festival
Admission free (donations welcome!) 0900-1800 Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey Car park in school grounds http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk |
| Sat Jul 12 - Sun Jul 13 | ? |
Amberley Working Museum: Railway Gala Weekend
Includes HPMRS member Ian Griffiths with 'Watt Estate' http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/ |
| Sat Jul 12 - Sun Jul 13 | ? |
Guildford Steam Rally & Model Railway Exhibition
Stoke Park, London Road, Guildford http://www.gmes.org.uk/ |
| Sat Jul 12 - Sun Jul 13 | ? | South Devon Railway: Military Vehicle Weekend http://www.southdevonrailway.org |
| Sat Jul 12 - Sun Jul 13 | ? | Midland Railway Centre: Narrow Gauge Railway Gala and Garden Railway & Modellers Weekend http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Sun Jul 13 | ? | Midland Railway Centre: Road Rally http://www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk |
| Cheers, Howard. editor at raildate.co.uk (spam-proofed) | ||
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Previous issues of Raildate are at: http://steam.to/raildate
This page includes a master catalogue of items that have appeared in previous editions of Raildate. | ||
| (C) Howard Sprenger and Hursley Park Model Railway Society 2008. | ||
| The external edition of Raildate may be freely distributed without permission as long as no changes whatsoever are made to the original document distributed by the Editor. You can subscribe to the external edition here: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/RAILDATE/ | ||