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NETWATCH
A new Yahoo! Discussion group for the the Mid-Hants Watercress Line
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/watercressline/
Great Central Railway "Mail by Rail Gala" 7th July
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v61jWKlTmp4
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Pedalling the French rails (in French)
http://www.lamastre.net/2011/09/24/teste-pour-vous-le-velorail-de-la-vallee-du-doux/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
London's canals
http://www.londoncanals.co.uk/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
The story of a car called Miss Belvedere
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Belvedere
http://www.unburiedcar.com/ (a little out of date)
http://tinyurl.com/cpefx7o (latest info I could find)
The search for photos of China's past
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18784990
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IN THE NEWS
Rail punctuality: 'Fewer than 70% of trains' on time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18787065
Southeastern fined 65,000 for 'out-of-control train'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-18741559
Reading remodelling accelerated
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-18769442
billion rail boost will electrify the Midlands
http://tinyurl.com/bwlrxt9
395 unit named for paralympics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18785950
Suggested expansion of Boris Rail
http://tinyurl.com/brkxzky
Landslip near Saxilby
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-18767920
RAIB investigation into runaway track maintenance trolley near Haslemere
http://tinyurl.com/c436k8c
Network Rail to install footbridge over Branston crossing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18752095
Hitchin flyover main span lifted into position
http://tinyurl.com/d2u8rdy
Brading railway station recruits mannequin 'staff'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-18755925
West Highland line repaired after Tulloch derailment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18789649
RAIB investigation into derailment near Tulloch, West Highland line
http://tinyurl.com/csnpbn7
Residents 'in limbo' as rail link plans put on hold
http://tinyurl.com/d4etf2k
Commemoration for Troon - Kilmarnock line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18725887
Last Trainslink 4000 units arrives in Belfast
http://tinyurl.com/c3jlron
100 million Bristol Metro train network by 2016
http://tinyurl.com/bra3dyt
New Siemens tram models
http://tinyurl.com/7sxwsm9
Funicular railway's past is finally being brought to life
http://tinyurl.com/bs36ml3
Accountant, 80, puts railway through back garden
http://tinyurl.com/cnpszsr
Irish rail unites twitter dog and owner
http://tinyurl.com/cxjqbp4
CN to move historic steam locomotives to Halifax NS in july
http://tinyurl.com/c9yw5ap
CAF to manufacture rolling stock in India
http://tinyurl.com/cc4ezfm
Heavy Harry waits patiently for plans to get him back on track
http://tinyurl.com/ca9tja8
Argentina by train: among amigos on La Trochita
http://tinyurl.com/cp8ypqw
Tribunal fine for Cardiff Buses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18773953
Final tender from CT Plus to run Jersey's buses approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-18780459
M4 repairs averted 'catastrophic collapse'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18751083
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18787380
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16590738
BMW to invest 250m in UK to expand Mini production
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18764730
Portsmouth Air Festival 2012 postponed
http://www.portsmouthairfestival.co.uk/
Airport consultation delayed by coalition tension
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18800496
Traffic decrease at Edinburgh airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18783601
Highs and lows: Behind the scenes with the Red Arrows
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-18551461
Unmanned drones launch: Next step pilotless planes?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18741156
Firms compete for trade at Farnborough International Airshow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18768128
Future flight: Aviation advances on show at Farnborough
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18777097
MoD in 50m order for flight simulator at RAF Brize Norton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-18765784
First Minister welcomes Bombardier China jet order
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18773754
Canal and River Trust takes over from British Waterways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18806261
Falkirk Wheel 10 years old
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18742340
Titan crane on Clydebank
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18720832
http://www.titanclydebank.com/tour.aspx
Service marks 75th anniversary of Holditch Colliery deaths
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-18760462
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, George Moffat, Reg Nerps, Mike Price
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TV and RADIO
15/07/12 BBC1 1730-1830
"World War II Unearthed" A Spifire is dug up in Ireland
15/07/12 BBC4 1900-2000
"Wainwright: the Man Who Loved the Lakes"
15/07/12 BBC2 2000-2100
"Engineering Giants" 1/3 A Jumbo jet is stripped-down
15/07/12 BBC4 2330-0030
"Wainwright: the Man Who Loved the Lakes"
16/07/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" London to Chatham
16/07/12 BBC4 2100-2200
"The Toilet: an Unspoken History"
17/07/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Kent
17/07/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Talking Landscapes" The Pembrokeshire coast
17/07/12 BBC2 2000-2100
"Coast" The mysteries of the isles
17/07/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"Britain Through the Lens: the Documentary Film Mob"
17/07/12 BBC4 2300-0000
"Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe" Story of the top London hotels
18/07/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Canterbury and Whitstable
18/07/12 BBC2 1900-2000
"Coast" The South-West
18/07/12 Channel 5 2000-2100
"World's Fastest Train" France's AGV
19/07/12 BBC4 2330-0030
"The Toilet: an Unspoken History"
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
13/07/12 West Somerset Railway: Exmoor Mystery Tour
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
13/07/12 West Somerset Railway: Cheese & Cider Lunch
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
13/07/12 West Somerset Railway: Steam & Cream Specials
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
14/07/12- Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre: Railway Gala Weekend
15/07/12
http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk
14/07/12- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Island Motor Show
15/07/12
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
14/07/12- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Cina Clay Weekend
15/07/12
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
14/07/12- Nene Valley Railway: Vintage & RailMail Weekend
15/07/12
http://www.nvr.org.uk
15/07/12 Bursledon Brickworks: A Day Out With The Victorians
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
20/07/12 Newbury and District Transport Group
Bayer House, Strawberry Hill, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1JA
"India Railways" by Geoff Warren
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
20/07/12 West Somerset Railway: Exmoor Mystery Tour
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
21/07/12 Northampton & District Model Railway Club Exhibition
Weston Favell Academy, Booth Lane South, Northampton, NN3 3EZ
http://www.ndmrc.org
21/07/12 Snibston Discovery Museum: All-day event
180th Anniversary of the 1832 Leicester and Swannington Railway
The First Operational Steam Railway in the Midlands
Illustrated talks on the building and operation of the Railway
Followed by a site visit to Swannington Incline
Tickets 5 from Snibston, tel: 01530 278444
21/07/12- Crofton Beam Engines in steam
22/07/12
http://www.croftonbeamengines.org/
21/07/12- CAMRAIL 2012
22/07/12 A light railway and branch line model miscellany
St Margaret's Hall, Bradford-on-Avon
Proceeds to The Railway Children charity
http://www.railwaychildren.org.uk/
Organised by Simon Castens of The Titfield Thunderbolt
http://www.titfield.co.uk/
21/07/12- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Classic Transport Weekend
22/07/12
http://www.e-v-r.com/transportweekend/
21/07/12- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Day Out With Thomas
24/07/12
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
22/07/12 Middleton Top Engine House Open Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
25/07/12- Manx Heritage Transport Festival 2012
29/07/12
http://www.iombusandrail.info
28/07/12 West Somerset Railway: Summer Evenings at the Seaside
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
28/07/12 West Somerset Railway: Fish & Chip Specials
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
28/07/12- Llangollen Railway: 1960s Weekend
29/07/12
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
29/07/12 West Somerset Railway: Toy & Train Collectors Fair
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
29/07/12 Middleton Top Engine House Open Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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