RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society: http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/
This web application attempts to track in as near real time as possible where all trains nationally are at any one time: http://www.traintimes.org.uk/map/
Cycle routes on old railway lines - click "Railways" for 20-odd reports of cycling over bygone lines. Lots of photos of bygone infrastructure: http://www.bikerides.dsracing.me.uk/
The Griff Colliery branch: http://www.nuneaton-online.org.uk/nuneaton/griff.htm
Anyone interested in the bygone lines of Cheshire will find this map site useful. Although ostensibly for researching tithe maps, it has full aerial photographic coverage from 1971-73 of the whole of Cheshire and parts of surrounding counties together with OS maps from the 19th and 20th centuries. You can have a map open in one pane and an aerial photo in the other. Clever...! http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/TwinMaps.aspx
Airey's railway map of Scotland 1875: http://www.nls.uk/maps/scotland/detail.cfm?id=823
Mark Found's latest venture...
Garden Railway TV: "Great films for the outdoor minded" This site celebrates the great and the good of the outdoor garden railway - everything from 16 mm to 15 inch and more. It includes blogs, events, discussions, photos, videos: http://gardenrailwaytv.ning.com
Jack Burgess of the USA models, as closely as possible, the Yosemite Valley Railroad as of August 1939. Wonderful layout and a wonderful website of one of the editors favourite US lines: http://www.yosemitevalleyrr.com/
Ralph Rawlinson's Railway Roundup
Cornwall The narrow gauge Launceston Steam Railway is reported as intending to extend its line along the trackbed of the North Cornwall Railway to Egloskerry.
Fareham-Gosport Hampshire County Council has awarded BAM Nuttall the main contract to build the bus rapid transit (BRT) route along the disused Gosport branch. The Government is providing £20M towards the cost of site clearance and track removal.
Cotswold Line The North Cotswold Line was reopened on time on 1st September after work to prepare the route for a second track which is set to be installed early in 2010.
Essex Mangapps Farm Railway Museum at Burnham-on-Crouch celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. http://tinyurl.com/ydp5nl8
Torquay Torbay Council has handed over ownership of Babbacombe Cliff Railway to a not-for-profit community interest company. The council is hoping to refurbish it over the winter with a £140,000 lottery grant. http://tinyurl.com/klchfa
Cambodia More about Cambodia's Bamboo railway. http://vichsisowath.blogspot.com/2009/09/feer94-poor-mans-railway.html
Hundreds flee in Eurostar panic as live wire collapses: http://tinyurl.com/y8f4r27
Or maybe it wasn't that dramatic...! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8273248.stm
Northern Rail strategy unveiled by Network Rail http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/8264575.stm
Southeastern 395 units named after athletes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8266431.stm
Accident in Ledbury Tunnel: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/8265558.stm
Crash car falls in front of train: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8268353.stm
WW1 accident at Bere Ferrers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8272497.stm
Waverley Route funding confirmed: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8262498.stm
Wizard and chips for Potter crews: http://tinyurl.com/yah8u5p http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1410435?UserKey=
Plans to extend Llangollen Railway on display: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/8260952.stm
Dublin tram crash: http://tinyurl.com/kt43qd
Spanish AVE high speed services http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8268003.stm
High Speed Dubai Metro - 474 mph...! http://www.nce.co.uk/5208286.article
Tram-train project in South Yorkshire: http://tinyurl.com/yddxwar
Buses named after rugby players: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8262974.stm
Aircraft fire at Bournemouth Airport http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/8265798.stm
Light aircraft crash near Andover: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8265473.stm
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, John McCrickard, Reg Nerps, Peter Nicholson
| Sat Sep 26 | 1635-1705 | BBC2 'Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain' |
| Mon Sep 28 | 1930-2000 | BBC2 'Saving Britain's Past' Crofters |
| Mon Sep 28 | 1930-2000 | Five 'How Do They Do It?' Canal boats and locks |
| Wed Sep 30 | 1900-1930 | BBC2 'Railway Walks' The birth of steam - Cornwall |
| Wed Sep 30 | 1930-2000 | Five 'Building the Ultimate' Aircraft carriers |
| Wed Sep 30 | 2000-2100 | Five 'World War One in Colour' |
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. | ||
| Sat Sep 26 | ? | Mid Hants Watercress Line: Mambers' & Shareholders' Day http://www.watercressline.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 26 | ? | Dean Forest Railway: Diesel Gala Day http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 26 - Sun Sep 27 | ? | Bluebell Railway: Grandparent's Afternoon Tea http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/ |
| Sat Sep 26 - Sun Sep 27 | ? | Colne Valley Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 26 - Sun Sep 27 | ? | Dean Forest Railway: Lydney Model Railway Show http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 26 - Sun Sep 27 | ? | Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala http://www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 26 - Sun Sep 27 | ? | Peak Rail: The Shunter Hunter Extravaganza http://www.peakrail.co.uk |
| Sat Sep 26 - Sun Sep 27 | 1000-1730(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
Halifax Model Railway Club Exhibition
North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, HX3 6TE 1000-1730 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) http://pages.zoom.co.uk/hmrc |
| Sun Sep 27 | ? | Foxfield Railway: Traction Engine Steam Party http://www.foxfieldrailway.com/ |
| Sat Oct 03 | 1000-1700 |
Peacehaven Model Railway Show
Friendship Centre, Mayfield Avenue, Peacehaven (Behind Peacehaven Evangelical Free Church) 1000-1700 http://www.PeacehavenModelRailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 03 | ? | Rowsley Historical Railway Walk http://www.rowsleyassociation.org.uk |
| Sat Oct 03 - Sun Oct 04 | ? | Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Diesel Gala http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/ |
| Sat Oct 03 - Sun Oct 04 | 1000-1700(Sat) 1000-1630(Sun) |
Fareham & District MRC - Great Wickham Railex
Wickham Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, PO17 5AL 1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun) |
| Sat Oct 03 - Sun Oct 04 | ? | Colne Valley Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 03 - Sun Oct 04 | ? |
14th Annual Railcar Association DMU Convention
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway http://www.e-v-r.com/ |
| Sat Oct 03 - Sun Oct 04 | ? | Leawood Pump Steamings, Cromford Canal, Derbyshire http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/ |
| Sat Oct 03 - Sun Oct 04 | ? |
Manchester Model Railway Society Exhibition
New Century Halls, Manchester |
| Sun Oct 04 | 1000-1600 |
Romsey Signal Box Open Day
Admission free (donations welcome!) 1000-1600 ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey Car park in old school grounds http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk |
| Sun Oct 04 | ? | Tyseley Works Open Day, Birmingham http://www.tyseleylocoworks.co.uk/ |
| Sun Oct 04 | ? | Churnet Valley Railway: Classic Cars of Bygone Years http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk |
| Sun Oct 04 | ? | Middleton Top Engine Open Day (Static), Cromford, Derbyshire http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/ |
| Sat Oct 10 | ? |
Southampton Book Fair
St Anne's School, Carlton Road, Southampton 1000-1600, Admission: 50p |
| Sat Oct 10 | ? | Churnet Valley Railway: Class 37 & VEP Special Day http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 10 - Sun Oct 11 | 1030-1730(Sat) 1000-1700(Sun) |
Rail-Ex Southwest (Taunton)
Richard Huish College, South Road, Taunton 1030-1730 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun) http://www.somerset-modellers.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 10 - Sun Oct 11 | ? | Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Branch Line Weekend http://www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk |
| Sat Oct 10 - Sun Oct 11 | ? | The Battlefield Railway: Day Out with Thomas http://www.Battlefield-Line-Railway.co.uk |
| Sun Oct 11 - Mon Jan 12 | ? | Peak Rail: Mixed Traffic Weekend http://www.peakrail.co.uk |
| Cheers, Howard. editor (at) raildate.co.uk (spam-proofed) | ||
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| (C) Howard Sprenger and Hursley Park Model Railway Society 2009. | ||
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