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East Midlands on the East Coast - 43073 through Dalmeny 23rd February
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR6ZJmavKhw
(Andrew Cook)
The NRM's events to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Mallard's run
http://www.nrm.org.uk/PlanaVisit/Events/mallard75.aspx
A recent exploration of High Street tunnel, Lincolnshire - GNR Louth to Bardney line
http://tinyurl.com/akkd2xq
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
East Lancashire Railway Steam Gala 23rd February
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuEE9oQpE8A
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Main line railways of North Wales
http://www.2d53.co.uk/index.htm
Keeping water out of structures
http://www.therailengineer.com/2013/02/21/keeping-water-out/
London Transport Acton Museum Guided tours
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/museum-depot/guided-tours
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Railroad safety film: "Count the seconds" - Santa Fe railroad training
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFftm3bXNOs
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
The first test run of Yosemite Lumber Company No 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3A_2FNJydE
(Note that the engine is running on compressed air due to the fire danger)
The story of how the museum was able to purchase the locomotive
http://sierraloggingmuseum.org/shay-locomotive-status/the-survival-story-of-ysl-no-4/
A new video of Jack Burgess's model of the Yosemite Valley Railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0mjrMposBM
Robert Smith-Barry: The man who taught the world to fly
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21321362
Frank McClean: Forgotten pioneer of the sky
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21518157
Wings of Russia - an 18-part series about Russian aviation - part 1 starts here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCUd7WcaLO0&list=PL69B0CB4788F64720
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Got a missing piece or pieces in your old railway jigsaw? Try The Benevolent Confraternity of
Dissectologists. Apparently, Rev Tom Tyler used to be the President and he has made excellent
replacement pieces for among others, GWR jigsaws.
http://www.thebcd.co.uk
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
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IN THE NEWS
Signalman and Network Rail guilty over level crossing death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-21503798
ORR comments on Network Rail weather precautions
http://tinyurl.com/ck4agja
Cost of aborted West Coast franchise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21577826
Worcester Foregate Street bridge restored
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-21564868
Detonators stolen near Nottingham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-21559537
£5m bid for new Kenilworth railway station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-21588825
Public quizzed on Poulton-Fleetwood railway bid
http://tinyurl.com/aquhyfo
Olympic cyclist Dani King opens Hockley Viaduct bike route
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-21592576
Woman critical after railway viaduct fall
http://tinyurl.com/byf74rq
Call to boycott ‘rip-off’ station shops
http://tinyurl.com/bftsx62
Rail crossing barriers plan ‘could cause chaos’
http://tinyurl.com/cm5can7
Borders Railway ‘Meet the Buyer’ opportunity for local contractors
http://tinyurl.com/axpza2q
Anglo-Scottish sleepers to be split from Scotrail franchise
http://tinyurl.com/agv4ps9
Nuclear fuel called 'exotics' to leave Dounreay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-21587826
Whitland train crash: Oswald Davies suspended jail term
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-21553799
Public consultation of NIR development plans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21564416
New low-cost train service launched in France
http://tinyurl.com/afa2v8f
http://www.rail.co/2013/02/20/sncf-unveils-cheap-high-speed-service/
Gear up for a steamy ride at Indian rail museum
http://tinyurl.com/b72t2bt
These trains run on brake power
http://tinyurl.com/bcpadwk
Testing new signalling on LUL sub surface lines
http://tinyurl.com/cw7hepg
Princess returns to Paddington to celebrate 150th birthday
http://tinyurl.com/bagpw9k
A new tram bridge for Nottingham by the railway station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-21564540
http://tinyurl.com/afqcz46
House for sale in Biddenden with 10¼-inch gauge railway
http://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbcbrscks130022
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d9TrJ2HtrA
http://www.birchleyrailway.com
Hornby 150th anniversary celebrations get under way
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21558182
Sheffield bus service boost after £18m grant
http://tinyurl.com/cqucqe3
Proposal for bus only tunnels under Cambridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-21520590
Bristol Bus Boycott 50 years ago
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21525110
McKendry’s coaches fleet halved by traffic commissioner
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-21576421
Bus demolishes lamp-post in Kansas City
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21560569
Foot-launchable sail plane
http://player.vimeo.com/video/39325401
737 Fuselage moving by road from RAF Kemble
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21558418
Airbus owner EADS reports strong profits
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21598517
Nineteen PIA planes grounded
http://dawn.com/2013/02/25/19-pia-planes-grounded/
Montrose air station, the UK's first airbase, marks centenary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-21549636
(Still) on a mission to find WWII Spitfires in Myanmar
http://tinyurl.com/axngjl2
Red Arrows' relief after future secured
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/topic/red-arrows/
Jet packs: the transport of the future? - video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/video/2013/feb/21/jet-packs-future-video
£10m scheme to double commuters on the Thames
http://tinyurl.com/ael87vx
Narrow boats set for return to Cromford Canal as dredging gets underway
http://tinyurl.com/cg6vobn
As of 14th Feb 2013 Butterley tunnel is scheduled as an Ancient Monument
http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1404832
Billionaire unveils plans to rebuild the Titanic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21597371
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ITSE4dq6F0
Giant Chinese cranes dock at Thames Estuary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21631569
Building 17 at Cromford Mill will be brought back to life by Arkwright Society
http://tinyurl.com/cv7p7y8
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
03/03/13 BBC2 1830-1930
"The Sea King: Britain's Flying Past"
03/03/13 BBC4 1900-2000
"The Story of British Pathe"
04/03/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" London
04/03/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Flying Scotsman: a Rail Romance"
05/03/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Kent
05/03/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track" 4/6 West Coast Main Line
05/03/13 BBC2 2320-0020
"The Flying Scotsman: a Rail Romance"
06/03/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Kent
06/03/13 BBC2 2200-2230
"Going Underground: a Culture Show Special" 150th celebrations
06/03/13 BBC2 2320-0020
"The Railway: Keeping Britain On Track" 4/6 West Coast Main Line
07/03/13 Channel 4 2100-2200
"What Destroyed the Hindenburg?"
07/03/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past" 1/3 protecting monuments
07/03/13 BBC4 2200-2300
"The Bridges That Built London with Dan Cruickshank"
08/03/13 BBC2 0020-0050
"Going Underground: a Culture Show Special" 150th celebrations
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
02/03/13 Stafford Railway Collectors' Fair
St Leonard's Hall, St Leonard's Avenue, Stafford
1030-1530
02/03/13- Romsey & District Railway Modellers Society Exhibition
03/03/13 Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, SO51 8GL
1030-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://www.rdrms.hampshire.org.uk/
02/03/13- Romsey Signal Box Open Day
03/03/13 Admission free (donations welcome!)
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey, SO51 8JA
Car park in old school grounds
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
02/03/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
03/03/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
02/03/13- Northern Modelling Exhibition
03/03/13 Event City, Manchester, M17 8AS
http://www.northernmodellingexhibition.co.uk
04/03/13 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Church, St John's Road, Hedge End
Liverpool Crown Street to Liege Guillemins - how did we get there?
by Bill Fawcett
Starts 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
04/03/13 Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“British Transport Films”, a filmshow by Nick Wheat
1930 for a 1945 start, for a requested £3 donation on the door
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
06/03/13 Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History Research Workshop
National Railway Museum/University of York
In the Edmondson Room, NRM - North-west Canals as Carriers & Businesses
Peter Maw (Northumbria University):
What was carried on Britain’s canals? Evidence from Manchester during the
industrial revolution
Grahame Boyes (Railway and Canal Historical Society):
The business of running a canal: evidence from the Peak Forest Canal
1400-1715
All welcome, refreshments served
08/03/13- North Norfolk Railway: The Standards Gala (Part 1)
10/03/13
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk
15/03/13 Derbyshire Archaeological Society Industrial Archaeology Section
St Mary's Parish Hall, Darley Lane, Derby
"Clay Cross Tunnel - Plans and Reality" by Philip Cousins
Starts 1930
Non-members welcome, but note that the Society AGM will be held beforehand
16/03/13- The Midlands Garden Rail Show
17/03/13 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN
http://www.largescalemodelrailway.co.uk/
16/03/13- North Norfolk Railway: The Standards Gala (Part 2)
17/03/13
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk
16/03/13- West Somerset Railway: Spring Gala (Part 1)
19/03/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/
18/03/13 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Library, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start, finish 2155
British Steam 1947 to 1959 David Cable
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
18/03/13 Friends of Cromford Canal - Talk
The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire
The Butterley Company 1790-2009, the rise and fall of an industrial superstar
by Gwilyn Roberts CBE, past President of the Institute of Civil Engineers
Starts: 1930, admission: £3.00
http://www.cromfordcanal.info
Cheers, Howard.
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