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The newly-formed Killamarsh Heritage Society is launching a project to restore the old
Killamarsh GCR station. The Society's website will be formally launched at a meeting on 17th
January, when Howard Turner will talk about his memories of commuting on the GCR through
Killamarsh. The meeting starts at 7.30 pm at Killamarsh Village Centre, and people are invited
to bring information, photographs or memories, etc. The Society has a Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Killamarsh-Station/144197635676491
A Heritage Day is being organised by the East Midlands Branch of the Railway & Canal Historical
Society, and will be held on Saturday 19th May in Long Eaton. The subject is "Trent 150: Trent
Station 1862-1968". Cost is 18.00 for the day.
http://www.northants-iag.org.uk/emiac.html
Frome's missing links:
http://www.fromesmissinglink.org.uk/
Stations may have gone but no-one can take away memories of the last journey through Borrowash:
http://tinyurl.com/7z9nj2m
All sorts of stuff here:
http://www.michaelclemensrailways.co.uk/
The inaugural Portsmouth Air Festival will be held on 18th August 2012, and will provide a
memorable day's entertainment and celebration of Britain's Armed Forces, in the air, on the
ground and at sea:
http://www.portsmouthairfestival.co.uk
Translated from German: In the home of aged people "Geriatriezentrum am Wienerwald", in the
Viennese district of Lainz, a tiny railway ran up to 27th November 2011. With a gauge of 500
mm and a length of 4 km approx. Originally transporting all, what's needed in a hospital, from
coal to bed linen, only food for inhabitants was moved in insulated containers in recent years.
The home for aged people will move elsewhere in a few years - albeit without the railway. The
closure of it was obviously the first step for that.
http://vimeo.com/derloris/lainz
(Spotter: Terry Bye)
A Deutsche Bahn temporary railway graveyard:
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=63953
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
The History of Yosemite Valley Railroad No 21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQyffDvVkKw
Here's a holiday idea... Walt's Sierra Adventures, 17th/18th March 2012. Emeryville to Reno
aboard a chartered Vista Dome dining car:
http://www.privatecarservice.net/Private_Car_Service_2012/Walts.html
(Spotter: Terry Bye)
One man's view on what might happen when the oil runs out:
http://www.auzgnosis.com/pgs/auzloco.htm
Trams DownUnder is a Yahoo discussion group/mailing list pertaining to trams, trolleys, light
rail and urban transport in Australia and New Zealand. A separately-maintained website
supports the discussion group, details of which are included on the site:
http://tdu.to/default.aspx
Video of a flight in a Lancaster over Ontario:
http://vimeo.com/15498493
(Dave Grindrod, via Ted Millward)
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IN THE NEWS
HS2: Phase one of high-speed rail line gets go-ahead
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16478954
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16485263
Tory shires furious as high-speed rail link gets go-ahead
http://tinyurl.com/7ps3xx5
Transport Secretary Justine Greening in HS2 jobs pledge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16502630
Nottinghamshire Council renews calls for improved Midland Main Line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16505724
Network Rail to be prosecuted over Grayrigg crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-16544694
King's Cross public square plans given the go-ahead
http://tinyurl.com/7abnm5m
Late notice possession for bridgework at Doncaster
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-16447072
Direct Rail Services orders 15 Vossloh EuroLight UK locomotives
http://tinyurl.com/7r84qc4
http://tinyurl.com/6rh6354
DRS to run commuter service for Sellafield
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-16460362
http://tinyurl.com/88yxovs
Blackfriars 12 car works
http://tinyurl.com/86sx8tl
RAIB investigation into can on line at Stowmarket
http://tinyurl.com/79mj3tb
Engineering at Buckshaw Parkway
http://tinyurl.com/769garp
Review of ETRMS
http://tinyurl.com/7erwotv
Sound barriers for engineering works
http://www.therailengineer.com/2012/01/05/quiet-rail-work-in-progress/
Woman killed trying to retrieve phone from tracks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16482007
Concern over effect of new Rail hub on wildlife
http://tinyurl.com/7r6fwev
United train back on track (I only forward the links...!)
http://tinyurl.com/6snblrg
First minister queries tunnel costs in Welsh secretary's constituency
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-16496721
RAIB report on Whitland LC accident
http://tinyurl.com/7k992qr
Man struck by train dies at Bagillt, Flintshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-16504263
Llangollen Railway line extension to Corwen approaches half way mark
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-16444357
Open crossing barrier plan for Ayrshire and Highlands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16545264
Keith Brown makes Stranraer rail pledge:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-16467160
Cars could go on rails to end 140-mile detour in Wester Ross
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16441094
Mobile Phone tickets on NIR
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16465710
Jersey narrow gauge railway trial a step closer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-16466912
Three trains in accident in northwest Indiana
http://tinyurl.com/7fmngqb
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/06/us/indiana-trains/index.html
Investment agreed for Illinois high speed project
http://tinyurl.com/7vdm2cd
Merger of Canadian National subsidiary companies in US of A
http://www.rail.co/2012/01/04/cn-completes-merger-of-u-s-subsidiaries/
More road works for Edinburgh Trams
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16449191
London bus crashes into Wandsworth Sainsbury's supermarket
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16460272
School bus hit overbridge in Warrington
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16490627
Optare buses purchased by Ashok-Leyland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-16447057
New Thames bridge to be built
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-16461496
New Chesterfield Canal basin full
http://tinyurl.com/86993je
Llangollen Canal proposals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-16477290
Ferry company Sea France to shed 127 Dover jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16469300
New Ferry company to take over from Sea France
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16485886
Round-the-clock repairs in Falmouth for cruise ship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-16439935
Investigation into shipwreck off Lleyn Peninsula in November
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-16443883
Safety concerns for A380 airbuses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16452878
Helicopter crash in Salisbury
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-16486011
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
14/01/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity" 2/3
15/01/12 BBC1 1900-2000
"Countryfile" Along the banks of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal
15/01/12 Channel 5 2100-2150
"World's Scariest Plane Landings"
16/01/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 11/25 Oxford to Pershore
16/01/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Climbing Great Buildings" Burghley House
16/01/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"Indian Hill Railways" 3/3 The Kalka-Shimla Railway
16/01/12 BBC4 2300-0000
"John Sergeant on Tracks of Empire" Indian railways 1/2
17/01/12 BBC4 0000-0100
"Indian Hill Railways" 3/3 The Kalka-Shimla Railway
17/01/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 12/25 Hartlebury to Great Malvern
17/01/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Climbing Great Buildings" The dome of St Pauls
18/01/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 13/25 Lydney to Newport
18/01/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Climbing Great Buildings" Blenheim Palace
18/01/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Last Days of the Liners" Post-war popularity
19/01/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 14/25 Cardiff to Brecon
19/01/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"John Sergeant on Tracks of Empire" Indian railways 1/2
19/01/12 BBC4 2100-2200
"Pugin: God's Own Architect" The Gothic Revival
20/01/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 15/25 Port Talbot to Milford Haven
13/01/12 Channel 5 1900-2000
"World's Scariest Plane Landings" 1/4
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
14/01/12 Bridport and District MRS Model Railway Exhibition
Beaminister Town Hall, Fleet Street, Beaminister, Dorset, DT8 3EF
14/01/12 Gorleston-on-Sea Model Railway Exhibition
Cliff Park Junior School, Orde Avenue, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth
14/01/12 Railway/Bus Collectors Fair
Pudsey Civic Hall, Leeds
1000-1500
14/01/12- Bognor Regis MRC Model Railway Exhibition
15/01/12 Felpham Community College, Felpham Way, Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://www.brmrc.co.uk/
14/01/12- St Albans Model Railway Exhibition
15/01/12 The Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans
1000-1800 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun)
http://www.cmra.org.uk/
16/01/12 Friends of Cromford Canal - Talk
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
The trade on the Cromford Canal before the Railway Age by Philip Riden
Starts: 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.info
17/01/12 Killamarsh Heritage Society
Killamarsh Village Centre, Sheffield Road, Killamarsh, S21 1DY
Launch of campaign to reinstate Killamarsh GC station
Howard Turner talks about his memories of commuting on the GC
through Killamarsh
Please bring any information, photographs or memories, etc
Starts 1930
Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Killamarsh-Station/144197635676491
20/01/12 Newbury and District Transport Group
Bayer House, Strawberry Hill, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1JA
"From Brownie to Digital - Steam and Diesel Photographs 1958 to Date"
by David and Marion Canning
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
20/01/12 Launceston Railway Circle
Dingley Hall, Castle Street, Launceston, PL15 8BA
"South Africa and Isle of Man - Mainly Narrow Gauge"
by Roger Webster
Meetings begin at 1930
20/01/12- London Model Engineering Exhibition
22/01/12 Great Hall Alexandra Palace, London, N22 7AY
http://www.londonmodelengineering.co.uk
28/01/12- Southampton Model Railway Society Exhibition
29/01/12 Barton Peveril College Eastleigh
http://www.smrs.hampshire.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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