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NETWATCH
A day out in the North West of England, 4th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOR_qoMdPXM
Union of South Africa and The Great Marquess at Dalmeny and Dolphinton, 6th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8aJ4VZqvHs
(Andrew Cook)
Heart attack train driver's dramatic rail rescue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22553067
45699 - Galatea, What a Birthday party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajS6Hp42pAg
2013: Steam Locomotive Parade at Wolsztyn in Poland
http://www.wimp.com/locomotiveparade/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Past and future of ISRE
http://tinyurl.com/p2tpo5z
Archive of Birmingham New Street drawings
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/04/22/archives-reveal-new-street-heritage/
Crossrail station cavern at Stepney Green
http://tinyurl.com/pmb8gdy
Contrast of Wakefield Kirkgate and Westgate
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2013/05/16/a-city-of-two-tales/
Kiwi Rail Tranzalpine service
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2013/05/15/riding-new-zealands-tranzalpine/
Rail Freight Group
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2013/05/20/what-do-they-do-rail-freight-group/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
An extract from Anthony Asquith's silent classic Underground, digitally restored by the BFI
National Archive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kEHCM55ja4
The feature on signal boxes in last Monday's "The One Show" is available until next Monday
(jump to 20m 10s)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b020swkq/The_One_Show_20_05_2013/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Station Colours
http://www.stationcolours.info/
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly the Atlantic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/22561595
Save The Trident the preservation of Trident 1C G-ARPO
http://www.savethetrident.org/
Imperial Airways Compendium
http://www.imperial-airways.gb.com/
Flight of the Connie: National Airline History Museum
http://www.flightoftheconnie.org/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The Cambrian Mines Trust
http://www.cambrianmines.co.uk/
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IN THE NEWS
Patrick McLoughlin defends High Speed Rail 2 as 'right for Britain'
http://tinyurl.com/bx7ap82
HS2 compensation row could lead to class action lawsuit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22597363
c2c Rail will continue to operate Essex Thameside franchise until September 2014
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/essex-rail-contract-agreement
New £7m Stratford Parkway railway station opens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-22575944
Construction of IEP factory confirmed
http://tinyurl.com/nkku8cf
Waterloo International reopening
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2013/05/20/what-do-they-do-rail-freight-group/
RAIB report into de-wirement at Littleport
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/130520_R062013_Littleport.pdf
FGW driver injured by thrown brick near Salisbury
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22605560
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22616907
Fatality at Portchester
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10429488.Probe_into_death_on_the_railway_line/
Stainforth landslip rail line 'could reopen in July'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22601284
East Riding Council 'lacks vision' over rail route
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-22607579
North Dorset Trailway extension connects Blandford and Stourpaine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-22543498
National Railway Museum celebrates refurbishment and award win
http://tinyurl.com/p489u4g
Ducklings saved minutes before being hit by train
http://tinyurl.com/prtw3cw
Transport of delight: Museum is the best in Europe
http://tinyurl.com/pflh9zn
Man struck by train on Wrexham rail line at Gwersyllt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-22580482
Pye Corner, Newport, railway station secured with grant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-22550481
Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22578931
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22579467
Railroad bridge fire and collapse over the Colorado river in Lampasas County Texas
http://tinyurl.com/qzftlh2
New AMTRAK locos delivered.
http://tinyurl.com/bwsatgy
Let’s improve Kenya’s rail transport system
http://tinyurl.com/l7sapra
Pendolino order for Polish Railways
http://tinyurl.com/pqttoxr
Links between Indian and Swiss Railways
http://tinyurl.com/q7o4lvf
World's most luxurious station planned by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah
http://tinyurl.com/od67725
Sherwood Forest Railway needs your help
http://tinyurl.com/oxyz8jq
Sheffield Supertram track renewal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-22580099
Nottingham tram bridge inched into place
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-22570427
Edinburgh trams: Overhead cables to go up during summer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22653223
Bakers Dolphin Operating Licence restrictions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-22552890
Proposed bus strike during TT event
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-22555526
US road bridge collapses into Skagit River, Washington
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22650268
Ark Royal leaves Portsmouth for scrap yard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22541019
Ark Royal sets sail on final journey to scrapyard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22593477
Captain 'sad' at Ark Royal scrapping
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22599583
Who, what, why: How do you scrap an aircraft carrier?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22513349
Cruise ship grounded off Oban
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22603212
New problems for Pentland Firth ferry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22601160
Twice Forgotten: Heroes of the R12 Submarine
http://tinyurl.com/c86zl9l
102-Year-Old Abandoned Ship is a Floating Forest
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/ss-ayrfield-the-floating-forest
Mega-ships head for shipping firm amid global sea trade battle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22568123
From 'seagoing White House' to ghost ship: Truman's yacht rusts far from home
http://tinyurl.com/by2fyyx
Two held after RAF Typhoon jets escort Pakistan plane over UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22658979
Heathrow Airport runways closed after plane 'fire'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22652718
Wind shelter for Airbus transport aircraft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-22552041
Additional flights from Cambridge to European destinations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-22594577
Light aircraft crash in North Wales
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22586020
Landing crash plane 'was too fast'
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/landing-crash-plane-was-too-fast-29269738.html
Braintree: Unravelling 70 year old mystery of horror plane crash
http://tinyurl.com/pjbhsvt
RAF Voyager launches tanker operations with Tornado
http://tinyurl.com/pgonpfx
Plane catches fire on landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22579630
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO - abbreviated this week due to the non-arrival of our Radio Times!
26/05/13 BBC2 1900-2000
"Racing Legends" Stirling Moss
26/05/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"Australia with Simon Reeve"
27/05/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Britain's Best Drives" The Wye Valley
27/05/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Motor Morphers"
28/05/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"WWI's Tunnels of Death: the Big Dig"
28/05/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Britain's Best Drives" Scotland
28/05/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Golden Age of Steam" 2/2 The revival of standard-gauge railways
28/05/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"Town with Nicholas Crane" 2/4 Saffron Walden
28/05/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"The Joy of (Train) Sets: The Model Railway Story"
29/05/13 BBC2 1900-1930
"Coast"
29/05/13 BBC4 2000-2030
"Dan Cruickshank's Written in Stone" 1/4 Forts and Castles of Ulster
29/05/13 BBC4 2030-2100
"Dan Cruickshank's Written in Stone" 2/4 Country Houses of Ulster
29/05/13 BBC4 2315-0015
"The Golden Age of Steam" 2/2 The revival of standard-gauge railways
30/05/13 BBC4 2330-0030
"The Golden Age of Steam" 2/2 The revival of standard-gauge railways
31/05/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers" 5/8
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
24/05/13- Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway: Cotswold Steam Celebration
27/05/13
http://www.gwsr.com/
25/05/13- Didcot Railway Centre: Diesel Shed Bash
27/05/13
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
25/05/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Carnival Open Days
27/05/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
25/05/13- Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Walks
02/06/13 Includes a tour of both Crich railways and another following the exact
route limestone would have taken down the gangroad and along the canal
to the Butterley Works
26/05/13 Ram Hill Colliery Open Day
1000-1630
http://www.ramhillcolliery.org.uk
26/05/13 Trent-Barton's 100th Birthday Party
https://www.trentbarton.co.uk/home/birthdayparty
26/05/13- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: May Fair
27/05/13
http://www.rhts.co.uk
27/05/13 National Bus Company Running Day and Rally
Operating from St Catherine's Car Park, Bar End, Winchester
Static display 1000-1630
Free shuttle service from railway station and The Broadway
http://hampshirebuses.weebly.com/nbc-running-day-2013-new.html
27/05/13 220 Years of History - Cromford Canal Guided Walk with Mike Kelley
Two hour walk/talk from Cromford wharf to the Pump House and High Peak Junction
Depart: 1430 from the wharf
Charge: £3 for charity
27/05/13 Aln Valley Railway: Car Boot Sale
Lionheart Station Site, Alnwick, NE66 2HT
1000-1500
http://www.alnvalleyrailway.co.uk/
30/05/13 Palace Theatre, Newark
The Handley Page Story – introduced by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
£7.50, £7 concessions
http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/palacetheatre/whatson/may/ageofaviation/
01/06/13 50th Anniversary of the End of Silver Star of Porton
The three surviving Silver Star vehicles gather in Salisbury
01/06/13 Gauge 0 Guild Summer Show
North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, HX3 6TE
http://www.gauge0guild.com
01/06/13- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
02/06/13 Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
02/06/13 Romsey Signal Box Open Day and AGM (box will close early to public)
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
02/06/13 Twyford Waterworks: Railway Gala Open Day
Hazeley Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1QA
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
03/06/13 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Church, St John's Road, Hedge End
Buriton Chalk Pits by Carolyne Haynes
Starts 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
03/06/13 Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Beside the Seaside: Railways & Resorts” & “The Bass Railway Trips 1865-1914”
Digital presentations by Rod Pearson
1930 for a 1945 start, for a requested £3 donation on the door
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
06/06/13 West Somerset Railway: Fathers Day Special
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
07/06/13- West Somerset Railway: Mixed Traction Gala
09/06/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
08/06/13 SS Shieldhall: 2-hour morning cruise to see 5 cruise liners
http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
08/06/13 SS Shieldhall: 2-hour afternoon cruise to see 4 cruise liners
http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
08/06/13- Wingfield Railway Group: Peak Model Railway Exhibition
09/06/13 Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AH
1000-1600 both days
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with Boden-am-See & Coniston Junction
http://www.wingfieldrailwaygroup.co.uk/
09/06/13 SS Shieldhall: Cruise and Dine
http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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