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NETWATCH
The Altrincham Electric Railway Preservation Society:
http://www.altrincham-electric.org.uk/
A recent exploration of Burbage Tunnel on the Cromford & High Peak Railway:
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=65304
This branch became disused in 1892, so the tunnel hasn't seen a train in 119 years!
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
Apologies to those who followed last week's link expecting to see a Video of Caledonian Railway
828 on the Severn Valley Railway and instead saw an S&DJR 7F - Youtube played about with the
link after I checked it! This is what you should have seen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azlozsnM3s4
Video of the Keighley and Worth Valley Autumn Gala 7th October:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWVRoSs2K6Q
Video of the Great Central S&D Gala 6th October:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoOywZbGq5Y
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Photos of the Great Central Autumn Gala, 6th-9th October:
http://trev11.zenfolio.com/p23904170
http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p995513319
Nico Spilt's idiosyncratic view of railway toilets (see also the news item below):
http://www.nicospilt.com/toilet.htm
BLS Ltschbergbahn photo gallery
http://www.bls.ch/e/unternehmen/fotogalerie-bahn.php
BLS Ltschbergbahn Fondue cruises on Lake Brienz
http://www.bls.ch/e/schifffahrt/events-fondue-brienz.php
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
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IN THE NEWS
Cost-cutting threat to rural rail stations
http://tinyurl.com/3l64wqr
Body find on rail line in Sileby prompts police inquiry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-15227784
Staffordshire train delays after signalling cable cut
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-15218017
RAIB report into collision between at Hatson UWC, Kings Lynn
http://tinyurl.com/5r8lhho
(Apologies for wrong link last week)
RAIB report into user worker crossing accident on Wensleydale Railway
http://tinyurl.com/5u86o59
Humberside Police helicopter averts railway crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-15210908
Unit involved in Sudbury crossing accident still under repair
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15271033
Heathrow and Gatwick airports: Ministers mull rail link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15227879
Salt moved by rail from Southampton Docks
http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/n7806.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6234bxt
DB Schenker Class 92's upgraded for use on HS1
http://tinyurl.com/6bxzlvw
Thameslink probe ruled out in 'huge blow' to jobs fight
http://tinyurl.com/6gvtngu
Change Thameslink decision, minister urged by shadow
http://tinyurl.com/65yakwd
Police hunt youths who left kettle hanging from railway bridge
http://tinyurl.com/66a8u9z
Chesterfield to honour George Stephenson with plaque
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-15253702
ScotRail introduces more services in winter timetable
http://tinyurl.com/6cm75cn
Renfrewshire couple 'died crossing rail line'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15288330
Scotland-Ireland undersea rail link plan 'a surprise'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-15187431
Victorian buildings at risk including the South Eastern Railway Offices
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15235988
Underground carriage restoration
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15224445
Fairbourne Railway near Barmouth fights job losses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-15250368
Comber Greenway busway plan dropped (Northern Ireland ex-railway line)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15210788
Dutch trains to get 'bag toilets'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15220297
Derailment near Olten (in German)
http://tinyurl.com/6y2du7s
Flooding in Switzerland from Swiss Rail forum
Heavy rainfalls combined with quickly melting snow have flooded the central and Eastern Alpine
region. BOB and ZB have closed lines and some of them are said to remain closed for 10 days.
At the moment Brienz-Meiringen, Dallenwil-Engelberg and Zweiltschinen-Lauterbrunnen are
closed, but a bus replacement service has been established. Also BLS had to stop train
services between Frutigen and Kandersteg, and as the road is in no better shape, the parallel
bus had to be suspended as well. Kandersteg can be reached from Brig. "Schweiz aktuell" from
Swiss tv might give you an impression:
http://tinyurl.com/5ufqxsf
Park on disused railway line in New York
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15208873
US train explodes after derailment in Illinois
Video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15226940
Edinburgh tram councillor 'did not have skills'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-15251200
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15249907
Bus restoration in Glasgow helping drug addicts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-15217399
Silver Star coaches of Caernarfon closed down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-15218446
New bus station in Chatham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-15236532
Oxfordshire Bus subsidy cut
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-15285917
The 340,000 electronic bus stop signs that just don't work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-15241600
http://tinyurl.com/6zj8yw3
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge celebrates centenary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-15080564
Agreement over new Wightlink ferry terminal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15261904
New 400m Airbus plant 'secures 6,000 jobs' in Flintshire
Video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15300225
Pylon design competition winner revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15293918
Talke mining deaths research prompts memorial call
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-15214678
Wooden buildings reach new heights
Video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15298896
And finally... A solution for overcrowding...?
http://tinyurl.com/6h4cj8l
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price
TV and RADIO
17/10/11 BBC1 2030-2100
"The Great Fuel Robbery - Panorama" Investigating the cost of fuel
18/10/11 BBC2 2000-2100
"Coast" Galway to Arranmore Island
18/10/11 BBC4 2000-2030
"Britain's Best Drives" 5/6 The Wye Forest and the Forest of Dean
19/10/11 BBC4 1930-2030
"The Golden Age of Coach Travel" The 1950s
19/10/11 Channel 4 2100-2200
"Grand Designs" Turning a Cornish mine engine house into a home
19/10/11 BBC Radio 4 2100-2130
"Costing the Earth" Replacing the National Grid
20/10/11 BBC Radio 4FM 1330-1400
"Costing the Earth" Replacing the National Grid
20/10/11 BBC4 2100-2200
"Shock and Awe: the Story of Electricity" 3/3 Revelations & revolutions
20/10/11 BBC4 2200-2300
"The Secret Life of the National Grid" 3/3 Impact of the network
EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
15/10/11 Manchester Victoria signalling school layout operating day
National Railway Museum, York
http://www.nrm.org.uk/
15/10/11- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Model Railway Weekend
16/10/11
http://www.wyvernrail.co.uk/
15/10/11- Foxfield Railway Steam Gala
16/10/11
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
15/10/11- The National Festival of Railway Modelling
16/10/11 East of England Showground, Peterborough, PE2 6XE
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://www.model-railways-live.co.uk
15/10/11- Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History, York
16/10/11 Details and booking form are now available for the two-day symposium and special
train commemorating the life, work and legacy of preservation pioneer,
environmentalist and social commentator LTC (Tom) Rolt
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/irs/irshome/news/seminars%2010-11.htm
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/irs/irshome/news/roltdetails.pdf
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/irs/irshome/news/roltregistration.pdf
16/10/11 Isle of Wight Bus Museum Running Day
http://www.iowbusmuseum.org.uk/
17/10/11 Friends of Cromford Canal - Talk
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville NG16 5NN
"Canal Boat People" by Wendy Freer
Starts: 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.org.uk/
18/10/11 Peak Railway Association (Chesterfield Branch) Slideshow
New Inn, 229 Mansfield Road, Hasland, Chesterfield, S41 0JJ
Trains in the Snow, Les Nixon
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/ChesterfieldBranch.html
20/10/11 Holmesfield Village Society: Illustrated Talk
Holmesfield Village Hall, S18 7WZ
Picture Postcard Railway Rambles, Stephen Gay
Rambles from various points along the Hope Valley railway line
Starts 1930
Admission: 3, which includes tea/coffee and biscuits
22/10/11 Solent Railwayana Auctions
Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, Hampshire, PO17 5AL
Viewing: 0800, Start: 1000
http://www.solentrailwayana.com/
22/10/11- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Class 33 Debut Weekend
23/10/11
http://www.wyvernrail.co.uk/
22/10/11- Swanage Railway: Half Term Fun Week
30/10/11
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/
24/10/11- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Wizard Week
28/10/11
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk/
25/10/11 Derwent Valley Mills Discovery Days: Belper and Morley Park Railway Walk
1000-1230, a circular walk of 4 miles starting from Openwoodgate Crossroads
Pre-booking recommended: 01629 536831 or
info@derwentvalleymills.org
http://www.derwentvalleymills.org
28/10/11 Derwent Valley Mills Discovery Days: Butterley Gangroad Walk
1000-1230, a circular walk of 4 miles starting from Crich Market Place
Pre-booking essential: 01629 536831 or
info@derwentvalleymills.org
http://www.derwentvalleymills.org
29/10/11 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Hallowe'en Trains
http://www.wyvernrail.co.uk/
29/10/11 Churnet Valley Railway: The Ghost Train
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
29/10/11 Peak Rail: Halloween Ghost Train (Evening Only)
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/
29/10/11- Leawood Pumping Engine, Cromford Canal
30/10/11 World Heritage Site Discovery Days
Engine in motion 1200-1700 (Sat), 1100-1600 (Sun)
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
30/10/11 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Wizard Week
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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