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NETWATCH

T9 and U class double up on a charter at the SVR, 12th October
http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p442032729

Threat to Launceston's Steam Railway future
http://www.launcestonsr.co.uk/news.html
Petition to object to the Cornwall Council Planning Application which will prevent extension of
the Launceston Steam Railway
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/lsr/
(Via Derek Gillkerson)

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Autumn Gala 12th October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HKaJYTahs8
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Haworth 1940s weekend 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP44fY-8QOM
(Spotter Ted Millward)

"Railways in Britain 1959" - development of British diesel, electric and steam trains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyFqUEDbkdc
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)

Changing a diamond crossing in the Channel Tunnel
http://www.eurotunnelgroup.com/uk/media/videos/changement-de-traversee-oblique/
(Spotter: Nigel Callaghan)

Statistics about every make and model of vehicle registered in Great Britain
http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

Sixteen Spitfires flying together at Duxford
http://www.simplyplanes.co.uk/duxford_the_battle_of_britain_air_show.shtml
(Spotter Garry Archer)

"Turn To The Wind", a film about windmills made in 1978 by Channel 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIOKZS0hsD0

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IN THE NEWS

Virgin to run West Coast route 'for at least nine months'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19944782

Transport Select Committee start WCML enquiries
http://tinyurl.com/9rz4b79

Power failure affecting Waterloo (power failure Clapham Jn)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19932800

RAIB investigation into level crossing near miss at Bursough Bridge
http://tinyurl.com/9brekkg

Expansion work at Salford Crescent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-19931611

Balfour Beatty win Lancashire electrification contract
http://tinyurl.com/8hrfjdz

Appointment of director to oversees Merseyrail stock replacement
http://tinyurl.com/9saafsh

Cumbrian Coast line blocked by flooding at St Bees - and reopened
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-19981843
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-19988096

Flooding in Cornwall including Liskeard–Looe branch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19971316

Second weekly UK-Poland service started
http://tinyurl.com/9ahoger

Proposed Chiltern Railways service to Oxford approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-19993107
http://tinyurl.com/8ehn7pn

Mock level crossing crash staged in Fratton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-19941226

CCTV appeal after man pushed on to train track
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-20000866

East-West Rail video
http://vimeo.com/51290062

Whitwell Tunnel rail diversion
http://tinyurl.com/37qc4nq
http://tinyurl.com/c2swoor

Borders railway 'could be next capital tram debacle'
http://tinyurl.com/bs9fj6t

SVR share purchases
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19936148

RAIB report into Grosmont fatality
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/121018_R232012_Grosmont.pdf

Cyclists' dangerous trespass on West Somerset Railway condemned
http://tinyurl.com/8oy686w

Bluebell Railway honour Bernard Holden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-19935710

Heritage rail line hosts academy at Worcestershire base
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-19577968

Apple licenses Swiss Railway clock design for iPad's iOS 6 clock app
http://tinyurl.com/9rm4fy7

'Mushroom garden' offers tunnel vision for a greener London
http://tinyurl.com/csxg4qv

Line closure proposals in Switzerland (not to be considered as a definitive list of closures –
some of the lines are heavily publicised for tourist traffic - buses to Rigi Kulm are
unlikely!)
http://tinyurl.com/8wr5suj
http://files.newsnetz.ch/upload/1/8/18770.pdf

Marine & Rail Museum may face end of line
http://tinyurl.com/8zooyxa

High Speed train concept designs
http://www.rail.co/2012/10/10/high-speed-rail-concepts/

Fall and rise of British tram systems
http://tinyurl.com/8h6qldq

Birkenhead heritage trams operation suspended
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-19983411

Blackpool "Boat" is back (in San Franscisco!)
http://www.streetcar.org/blog/2012/10/the-boat-is-back.html

New LRV (trams) delivered to Minneapolis
http://tinyurl.com/8fpcvwq

Dorchester college bus carrying 56 students crashes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-19945751

Industrial problems for Bus Mannin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-19946847

M&S lorry gets stuck under York's Micklegate Bar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-20001098

A83 'old military road' to reopen
Video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19964561

Lancaster Bomber remains found 68 years after D-Day crash
http://tinyurl.com/9fur25t

Vulcan XH558 to be grounded
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-19926464
http://tinyurl.com/95vsw39

Heathrow third runway 'worse for public health'
Video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19935177

Gatwick expansion including second runway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-19977226

Glasgow Airport: Passenger tells of panic on Jet2 plane
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20001291

Shuttle Endeavour driven through Los Angeles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19933114
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19935264

Titanic II to set sail from Southampton in 2016
http://tinyurl.com/8e9gvmh

Sussex team test restored Bluebird at speed
Video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19960892

Aircraft carrier section ready for loading onto Clyde barge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19932065

Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19940049

2012 top ten endangered buildings
http://tinyurl.com/8hgcjjq
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-19991050

Cold War missile sites get listed status
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19957466

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Alan Rushworth, Nick Wheat

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TV and RADIO

20/10/12    Channel 4 2115-2320
           "The Taking of Pelham 123"  2009 action movie

21/10/12    Channel 4 2000-2100
           "How Britain Worked"  1/6 Overhauling a steam loco on the SVR

22/10/12    BBC4 1930-2000
           "Great British Railway Journeys"  Lochailort

22/10/12    Channel 5 2000-2100
           "Classic Car Rescue"  5/6 1950s Cadillac

22/10/12    BBC4 2000-2100
           "London on Film"  2/3 The East End

22/10/12    BBC4 2200-2255
           "The Maharaja's Motor Car: the Story of Rolls-Royce in India"

23/10/12    BBC4 2000-2100
           "George Clarke's Amazing Spaces"  Turning a bus into a holiday home

24/10/12    Channel 5 1900-2000
           "Eddie Stobart Trucks and Trailers"  6/8

24/10/12    BBC4 2000-2030
           "Britain's Best Drives"  2/6 North Wales

25/10/12    Channel 5 1900-2000
           "Classic Car Rescue"  5/6 1950s Cadillac

25/10/12    ITV1 1930-2000
           "Off the Rails?: Tonight"  Report into the state of our railways

25/10/12    Channel 5 2000-2100
           "Heroes of the Skies"  6/6  "Gabby" Gabreski

26/10/12    Channel 5 1900-2000
           "Heroes of the Skies"  6/6  "Gabby" Gabreski

26/10/12    Channel 5 2000-2030
           "Eddie Stobart Trucks and Trailers"  7/8

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EVENTS

All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.

19/10/12-   Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition
21/10/12    Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Nr Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN
           http://www.midlansmodelengineering.co.uk

19/10/12    Newbury and District Transport Group
           Bayer House, Strawberry Hill, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 1JA
           "Industrial Steam - UK, Europe and Africa" by Neil Kearns
           Non-members welcome
           Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
           1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900

19/10/12    Derbyshire Archaeological Society Industrial Archaeology Section
           St Mary's Parish Hall, Darley Lane, Derby
           "James Brindley's School of Engineers" by Chris Lewis
           Starts 1930
           Non-members welcome

20/10/12    Abingdon and District Model Railway Club: Didcot-Rail 2012
           The Civic Hall, Britwel Road, Didcot, OX11 7JN
           1000-1700
           Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with New Stanton Lees
           http://www.admrc.org.uk/doku.php

20/10/12    Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: Haworth Haddock Train
           http://www.kwvr.co.uk

20/10/12-   National Festival of Railway Modelling
21/10/12    East of England Showground, Peterborough, PE2 6XE
           https://www.model-railways-live.co.uk/

20/10/12-   East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Steam Gala, Lancashire & Yorkshire
21/10/12    Bus Gathering and Transport Collectors Fair
           https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/

21/10/12    Bursledon Brickworks: Something Steamy & Ghostly Going On
           http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/

21/10/12    The Lavender Line: Autumn Colours Specials
           http://www.lavender-line.co.uk/

23/10/12    West Somerset Railway: Exmoor Mystery Tour
           http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk

23/10/12    Killamarsh Heritage Society
           Killamarsh Leisure Centre
           Slideshow and talk about the railways in the Killamarsh area
           by Ken Grainger
           Starts 1900, £1 on the door

24/10/12-   Great Central Railway: Half Term Trains
28/10/12    http://www.gcrailway.co.uk

25/10/12-   Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: Beer & Music Festival
28/10/12    http://www.kwvr.co.uk

26/10/12    Derbyshire Archaeological Society & WEA (Derby Branch)
           Room OL1, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby
           Free public lecture
           Lord Willoughby's Railway by Rodney E Pearson
           Also known as the Edenham Branch in Lincolnshire
           Starts 1930

27/10/12    West Somerset Railway: Murder Mystery
           http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk

27/10/12    Midland Railway Society: Study Centre Open Day
           The Silk Mill, Derby
           http://www.midlandrailwaysociety.org.uk

27/10/12    Churnet Valley Railway: Ghost Train
           http://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk

27/10/12-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Model Railway Exhbition
28/10/12    http://www.e-v-r.com

27/10/12-   Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway: Hallowe'en Specials
28/10/12    http://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk

28/10/12    Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Small Engines Mini Steam Gala
           http://www.steamtrain.co.uk

28/10/12    The Lavender Line: Autumn Colours Specials - Goods Train Day
           David Larkin will be attending and will be pleased to discuss wagons
           http://www.lavender-line.co.uk/
           http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk/wagons.htm

29/10/12-   Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Peppa Pig
11/11/12    http://www.watercressline.co.uk

29/10/12-   Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Wizard Week
02/11/12    http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk

30/10/12-   Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: Halloween
31/10/12    http://www.rhdr.org.uk

30/10/12-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half-term operating days
01/11/12    http://www.e-v-r.com

31/10/12    Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Halloween
           http://www.steamtrain.co.uk

31/10/12    Great Central Railway: Halloween Fright Night
           http://www.gcrailway.co.uk

02/11/12    Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: Fright Night Train
           http://www.rhdr.org.uk

02/11/12-   Model Engineer Exhibition
04/11/12    Sandown Park Racecourse
           http://www.modelengineershow.co.uk

03/11/12    Solent Railwayana Auctions
           Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, Hampshire, PO17 5AL
           Viewing: 0800, Start: 1000
           http://www.solentrailwayana.com/

03/11/12    Wensleydale Railway: Bedale Bonfire Express
           http://www.wensleydalerailway.com

03/11/12-   Leawood Pumping Station Open Day
04/11/12    http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

04/11/12    Farnham & District MRC Open Day
           Wrecclesham Community Centre, Greenfield Road, Farnham, GU9 8TJ
           1000-1600
           Admission £1, refreshments available
           http://www.farnhammrc.org.uk email: openday@farnhammrc.org.uk

04/11/12    Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: End of Season Winter Parade
           http://www.rhdr.org.uk

04/11/12-   Wight Model Railway Group 2012 Exhibition
05/11/12    Medina Leisure Centre, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2DX
           1000-1700 both days
           Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with Boden-Am-See
           http://www.wmrg.co.uk/WMRG/Welcome.html

Cheers, Howard.
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