RAILDATE - your free weekly guide to what's happening, what's new and what's on
NETWATCH
Railway bridges of the World
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/railroadbridge/interesting/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
A very early cops and robbers film - from 1903! Three minutes in, the burglar escapes by
train. The film was shot on the Midland Railway in the Sheffield area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCFRzs-mKiM
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
A selection of steam hauled trains recorded in various locations in and around the Bath area in
2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS4fQbmL1vo
Midland Railway Centre: 1960s Gala 14th July
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8RAncsVXAo
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Recent explorations:
LNWR Micklehurst Loop - Stalybridge New/East (Cocker Hill) Tunnel, July 2012
http://tinyurl.com/bro6ur4
Glasgow Botanic Gardens station, July 2012
http://tinyurl.com/c4e9e93
Wye Valley Railway - Tidenham Tunnel, June 2012
http://tinyurl.com/c6cqjk2
Severn Bridge Tunnel, June 2012
http://tinyurl.com/cjpfutv
Shrubhill Tram Depot, Edinburgh, August 2011
http://tinyurl.com/d4w26v9
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
Australian Rail Track Corporation
http://www.artc.com.au/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Daimler Roadliner Yahoo group - collating information and personal reminiscences on the Daimler
Roadliner bus and coach chassis
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/DaimlerRoadliner/
============
IN THE NEWS
Rail network to see 'biggest investment' since the Victorians
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/13/rail-network-investment-cameron-clegg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18851907
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18861767
9bn railway investment unveiled
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/16/9bn-railway-investment-unveiled-cameron
Midlands line 'to be electrified'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18839483
FirstGroup vies with Virgin in west coast rail bidding war
http://tinyurl.com/7hmzk2b
500m Heathrow link to cut times on Great Western line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18817874
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-07-13/500m-heathrow-rail-link-boost/
Heathrow Express traffic increase during M4 closure
http://tinyurl.com/cnpc67c
New railway could be ready by 2017
http://tinyurl.com/bw9psh7
Nottingham to London trains affected by 100m works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-18903291
Strikes planned by East Midlands Trains' drivers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18899474
Ilkeston railway station campaign gets government boost
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18875298
HSTs fit for use until 2035
http://tinyurl.com/czpj3h3
Fatal level crossing accident at Downham Market
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18816246
http://tinyurl.com/c64ttf2
RAIB investigation into derailment of freight train at Shrewsbury
http://tinyurl.com/d5465s4
Disabled access problems during the Olympics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18774287
Olympics security poster 'gibberish' to Arabic speakers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18911599
12m Paisley electrification confirmed
http://tinyurl.com/dxp36sm
Two Scotrail trains hit landslips following heavy rain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-18890247
http://tinyurl.com/c254osm
Railway electrification of Valley Lines announced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18828866
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-18854386
http://tinyurl.com/cf8ybnr
Train derails after hitting cows at Welsh Hook, Pembrokeshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-18822840
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-18837378
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-18847937
RAIB investigation into Letterston Junction derailment
http://tinyurl.com/d2za73c
HLF grant for Isle of Wight Railway new building & centre
http://tinyurl.com/c8s5246
No planned weekend engineering works on LUL until September
http://tinyurl.com/cjrtdhc
Snake charmers aid bridge repaint
http://www.rail.co/2012/07/11/snake-charmers-aid-bridge-repaint/
Metrolink T68 trams to be withdrawn
http://www.rail.co/2012/07/17/metrolink-to-retire-t68-by-2014/
Crich Tramway Village restores Edwardian tram
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18800815
Bombardier win order for Moscow Metro
http://tinyurl.com/c8uflml
London bus workers accept Olympics bonus offer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18886736
Middlesborough Bus station refurbishment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-18847929
Speed limits: 40mph plan for country roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18840110
Thomas Newcomen steam engine replica unveiled in Dudley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-18831641
Lego Rolls-Royce engine to inspire next generation of engineers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-18876538
UK's new F-35 fighter plane
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18919934
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/first-look-the-uks-brand-new-fighter-plane/
'Lightning Lab' tests aim to make modern planes safer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18870112
Cable car spanning London's River Thames opens to public
http://tinyurl.com/ckno7xb
Friends of Cromford Canal launch appeal to bring 1930s trip-boat back
http://tinyurl.com/cm5bdhh
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
Control of Kennet and Avon canal transferred from British Waterways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18796687
First cargo ship Maimi-Havana for 50 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18839508
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price
============
TV and RADIO
22/07/12 BBC Radio 4 1945-2000
"The 8.51 to Brighton" Drama - 1/3 Along the line
22/07/12 BBC2 2000-2100
"Engineering Giants" 2/3 A North Sea gas rig is stripped-down
22/07/12 BBC4 1900-2000
"London: a Tale of Two Cities with Dan Cruickshank"
22/07/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Bridges that Built London with Dan Cruickshank"
22/07/12 ITV1 2220-2315
"Bomber Command" Documentary about the last survivors
23/07/12 BBC Radio 4 1345-1400
"Unbuilt Britain" An unfinished cathedral in Liverpool
23/07/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Sandwich to Folkstone
23/07/12 BBC2 1900-2000
"Coast" The mysteries of the isles
23/07/12 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Megastructures: London's Olympic Stadium"
24/07/12 BBC Radio 4 1345-1400
"Unbuilt Britain" An pyramid planned for Primrose Hill
24/07/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Hythe to Hastings
24/07/12 BBC4 1930-2000
"Talking Landscapes" The Yorkshire Dales
24/07/12 BBC2 2000-2100
"Coast" Life beyond the edge
24/07/12 BBC4 2100-2200
"The Secret Life of the Motorway" 1/3
24/07/12 BBC4 2200-2300
"Ford's Dagenham Dream" Remembering the car plant
25/07/12 BBC Radio 4 1345-1400
"Unbuilt Britain" An elevated street in Edinburgh
25/07/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Scotland
25/07/12 BBC2 1900-2000
"Coast" The hidden history of harbours
25/07/12 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Joy of Motoring" History of motoring
25/07/12 BBC2 2350-0050
"The Bridges that Built London with Dan Cruickshank"
26/07/12 BBC Radio 4 1100-1130
"Crossing Continents" Spain's unused Don Quijote Airport
26/07/12 BBC Radio 4 1345-1400
"Unbuilt Britain" A Whitehall palace for James I
26/07/12 BBC2 1900-2000
"Coast" Perils from the seas
26/07/12 BBC2 2355-0055
"Engineering Giants" 2/3 A North Sea gas rig is stripped-down
27/07/12 BBC Radio 4 1345-1400
"Unbuilt Britain" Oban's McCaig Tower
27/07/12 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" Dumbartonshire
27/07/12 BBC2 1900-2000
"Coast" The Irish Sea
============
EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
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
20/07/12- Churnet Valley Railway: Rail Ale Trail
22/07/12
http://www.churnet-valley-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/
04/08/12- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Victorian Weekend
05/08/12
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
04/08/12- Great Bush Railway Gala & Model Railway Exhibition
05/08/12 Tinkers Park, East Sussex
http://www.tinkerspark.com/
04/08/12- West Somerset Railway: Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally
05/08/12
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
04/08/12- Peak Rail: 1940s Weekend
05/08/12
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/
04/08/12- Leawood Pumping Station Open Day
05/08/12
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
05/08/12 Twyford Waterworks: The Edwardian Waterworks Open Day
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
05/08/12 Romsey Signal Box Open Day (followed by AGM at 1530)
Admission free (donations welcome!)
1000-1530
ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey, SO51 8JA
Car park in old school grounds
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
05/08/12 The Lavender Line: Goods Train Days
http://www.lavender-line.co.uk/
05/08/12 Middleton Top Engine House Open Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
editor(at)raildate.co.uk replace (at) with @
Raildate may be freely distributed without permission as long as no changes whatsoever are made
to the original document distributed by the Editor. You can subscribe to Raildate here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RAILDATE/
Issues of Raildate up to and including 18th December 2009 are at:
http://www.raildate.net
This page includes a master catalogue of items that have appeared in previous editions of
Raildate.
(C) Howard Sprenger 2012