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NETWATCH
Young volunteers at the Wensleydale Railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUiVu5AURs8
Severn Valley Railway - 2857 Charter, 30th March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd4R7cuSxQQ
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Network Rail material for schools, including all sorts of technical explanations of railway
terminology:
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/Calling-all-schools--see-our-educational-engineering-videos-on-YouTube/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
The relocation of NSWGR royal coach GG1 to Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia:
http://heritageexpress.com.au/pages/media/video/2011-05_GG_relocation.htm
Dover Harbor goes to Williamsburg with the Trackers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyJhd6vj0Kw
(Spotter: Terry Bye)
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IN THE NEWS
A bridge too far for East Midlands rail electrification?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17740648
Train fire at Sevenoaks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-17797030
Freight derailment at Mountfield (GBRf light engine Mountfield, all wheels derailed in the sand
drag following possible SPAD)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-17842192
English Heritage consults on impact of GWR electrification
http://tinyurl.com/cc3zn9d
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17805708
Trains to be cancelled as strike nears
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17831178
http://tinyurl.com/756x929
East Midlands Trains to run services despite ASLEF planned strike action
http://tinyurl.com/dx8lk8k
Darlington railway station could become regional hub
http://tinyurl.com/clk8ta2
York South Shed excavated
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-17811588\
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2012-04-20/yorks-railway-heritage/
Rail cable theft: No more money to help tackle crime
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17858197
TfL details games rail and tube hotspots
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17807502
Delay for Edinburgh-Glasgow rail passengers
http://tinyurl.com/c9uu6dm
New railway station planned for Dundee waterfront
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-17807044
Georgemas Junction undergoes transformation
http://tinyurl.com/cuzng9q
Stirling railway signal staff to strike over rosters
http://tinyurl.com/d739h8y
http://tinyurl.com/bskgseh
Scotrail: Ayr honours 'Scotland's Brunel'
http://tinyurl.com/ckdel9y
Mighty steam loco passes through Moray
http://tinyurl.com/cwtdn3m
SNP: Transport is key issue in Borders
http://tinyurl.com/d48bb92
Bus and rail fares may rise again as Translink faces huge loss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17818243
Clearance starts Almwch branch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-17770791
http://tinyurl.com/bot7ato
http://www.angleseycentralrailway.com/cafe.htm
Bakerloo line train hits obstruction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17853428
http://tinyurl.com/7m2t9s5
RAIB investigation into door interlock incident on Tyne & Wear Metro
http://tinyurl.com/84dwu6t
W24 Calbourne to visit Mid-Hants Railway
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/Events/Calbourne
W24 Calbourne to visit Swanage Railway
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news822.htm
'Banned' Clan Line steam locomotive's return trip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-17854189
Steam gala runs on Llangollen Railway extended line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-17791809
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-17781845
Collision near Amsterdam (with photo of Glasgow Central)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17799940
http://news.uk.msn.com/world/passengers-hurt-in-trains-collision
Tending a bar between the tracks
http://tinyurl.com/c2nyxh3
Confused driver 'parks' car in Paris metro station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17829438
Gosport to Fareham transit route opens to traffic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-17787398
Bus just the ticket for wedding couple
http://tinyurl.com/d7erh93
Southern Vectis management changes:
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/bus-boss-leaves-company-44070.aspx
In pictures: The Ford Transit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17792125
China's small electric vehicles are gaining ground
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17780515
Fire on Condor ferry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-17861037
Salvage deal for Costa Concordia agreed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17798266
Staffordshire canal boat starts voyage to Diamond Jubilee flotilla
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-17793004
The Dutch village with no roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17789343
Edinburgh airport sold for about 800m
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-17814024
'Jetlag reducing' Dreamliner plane lands in UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17822413
The Dreamliner: 'Handles like a dream, amazing to fly'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17821687
Boeing 787 flypast over Rolls Royce, Derby
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-17851940
The new vehicle set to revolutionise the skies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12110386
High winds shake planes landing in Bilbao, Spain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17863501
Delta Airline bird strike at New York JFK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17788229
Planes land on motorway in Taiwan military drill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13048131
Ulster Aviation Museum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17843764
Key tests for Skylon spaceplane project
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17864782
Queen Victoria archive goes online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17800359
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17803660
http://www.queen-victorias-scrapbook.org/index.html
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price
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TV and RADIO
28/04/12 BBC Radio 4 0605-0630
"Open Country" The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
28/04/12 ITV1 1520-1745
"Murder on the Orient Express" 1974 movie
29/04/12 BBC2 1825-1925
"Countryfile" Includes a look at old industrial waterways
29/04/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"Shock and Awe: the Story of Electricity" 1/3
01/05/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Coventry to Watford
01/05/12 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Dirty Great Machines" 1/4 Tunnel boring machines
01/05/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Story of British Pathe"
02/05/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Watford to St Pancras
02/05/12 Channel 4 2100-2200
"The Tallest Tower: Building the Shard"
02/05/12 BBC4 2100-2200
"Metalworks!" 1/3 The Golden Age of Silver with Dan Cruickshank
03/05/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"World's Scariest Flights" 1/4
04/05/12 BBC Radio 4 1100-1130
"Dave Brown's New Highway Code" A wry look at the Highway Code
04/05/12 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Dirty Great Machines" 2/4 Bucket-wheel excavators
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
27/04/12 Arkwright Society: Phillip Whitehead Memorial Lecture
University of Derby
Guest Speaker: Sir Simon Jenkins, Chairman of the National Trust
"Heritage Conservation in a period of Austerity"
Starts 1900
Free admission plus refreshments after
http://www.derby.ac.uk/arkwright
28/04/12 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Spring Diesel Day
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk/
28/04/12- Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Ltd: Spring Diesel Gala
29/04/12
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
29/04/12 Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Trust Railway Funding Day
Bursledon Brickworks
http://www.hngrt.org.uk/
29/04/12 Cobham Bus & Coach Gathering
http://www.londonbusmuseum.com/news-and-events/spring-gathering/
04/05/12 West Somerset Railway: Exmoor Mystery Tour
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
05/05/12- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Real Ale Festival
07/05/12
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
05/05/12- Kent & East Sussex Railway: Gala Weekend
07/05/12
http://www.kesr.org.uk
05/05/12- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Steaming Thru' the 40s
07/05/12
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk/
05/05/12- Didcot Railway Cantre: Steam Gala
07/05/12
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
05/05/12- Crofton Beam Engines in steam
07/05/12
http://www.croftonbeamengines.org/
05/05/12- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: May Bank Holiday Open Days
07/05/12
http://www.e-v-r.com
06/05/12 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
Admission free (donations welcome!)
1000-1600
ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey, SO51 8JA
Car park in old school grounds
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
06/05/12 Twyford Waterworks: Spring Rally Open Day
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
06/05/12- Quainton Steam & Miniature Enthusiast Weekend
07/05/12
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org
06/05/12- Middleton Top Engine House Open Day
07/05/12
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
06/05/12- Leawood Pumping Station Open Day
07/05/12
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
07/05/12 Quainton Steam & Miniature Enthusiast Weekend
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org/
11/05/12- Swanage Railway: Diesel Gala & Dorset Beer Festival
13/05/12
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk
12/05/12 Didcot Railway Centre: 'Steam Aid' charity event
http://tinyurl.com/chgm3wx
12/05/12 Stafford Railwayana Auctions
http://www.ukrailwayana.com/
12/05/12- Derby 2012 Model Railway Exhibition
13/05/12 Moorways Sports Centre, Derby, DE24 9HY
http://www.mmrg.org.uk
13/05/12 Bursledon Brickworks: Cars, Cars, Cars... & A Few Celebrations
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
13/05/12 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Antiques Fayre
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
13/05/12 Basingstoke Festival of Transport
http://tinyurl.com/7jjokct
13/05/12 Snibston Transport Festival
Ashby Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3LN
1000-1700
http://www.snibston.com
Cheers, Howard.
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