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NETWATCH
Malcolm Smith's Railway Archive Pages (seems to be a very slow server!)
http://www.malcolm-smith.150m.com/railways/railways.html
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
The 762 Club - financing the construction of the new Lynton and Barnstaple locomotive, "Lyn"
http://www.762club.com
Recent explorations of the MR Ashby tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/leq3bnu
http://tinyurl.com/kyztx7l
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
World War II Fighters: Supermarine Spitfire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubaGbEkz7iA
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
The new Mary Rose Museum
http://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/maryrose/
In pictures: London's sights as seen from the skies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22716262
The web-site for the International Mining History Congress 2014 in Charters Towers, Australia
http://www.ct2014miningcongress.com/index.html
The spectacles factory unchanged since 1932
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22766785
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IN THE NEWS
Network Rail sees its debt increase to £30bn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22798795
Network Rail faces action over late and cancelled trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22814406
Fears raised over meeting Thameslink deadline
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22771239
http://tinyurl.com/ljqwhb2
Signalling failure at Yatton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-22764762
Tunnel Boring Machine reaches Canary Wharf
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/05/31/tbm-breaks-through-at-canary-wharf/
Crossrail: transport miracle or public sector folly?
http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/8920701/digging-into-crossrail/
New Kenilworth train station to be open by 2016, says Minister
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/new-kenilworth-train-station-open-4045713
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-22750955
East Coast Main Line debate
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/story/2013-06-05/future-of-east-coast-mainline-debated/
Man survives fall under train
http://tinyurl.com/mlptaab
Dawlish signal box loses listed status
http://www.dawlishnewspapers.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17551
Blazing train brings West Coast Main Line to standstill
http://tinyurl.com/n6vycnw
Call for Edinburgh-Perth railway line to reopen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22705610
Pantyffynnon station: Appeal for help with restoration project
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-22740981
Belfast to Dublin train fire: Investigation under way
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22805136
Dunmurry train fire: Second blaze within hours
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22815239
Tube lines could be sponsored to freeze fares, say Tories
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22745677
Steam track could run for 18 miles from Nottinghamshire to Leicestershire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-22728920
Museum of Science and Industry faces closure as funding cuts hit the north
http://tinyurl.com/ke5t46z
And the NRM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-22800981
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/story/2013-06-05/yorkshire-museums-under-threat/
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/indepth/savethenrm/petition/
Locomotive winched out of Birmingham Moor Street Station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-22766494
Ffestiniog Railway's 150-year-old steam loco takes ferry to Dublin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-22759392
Eurotunnel promotion for intermodal freight traffic
http://tinyurl.com/p4sav2s
TGV Nord improvements
http://tinyurl.com/lwecwxh
Exploding German ticket machines
http://tinyurl.com/kgb3vvg
New OBB freight service between Netherlands and Slovakia
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/05/24/new-freight-service-links-holland-with-slovakia/
Dutch rail chief resigns as Fyra high-speed train row rumbles on
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/06/dutch_rail_chief_resigns_as_fy.php
Netherlands cancels orders for faulty Finmeccanica trains
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/03/us-netherlands-train-idUSBRE9520Y920130603
Thales contract for South African signalling upgrade
http://tinyurl.com/mo32625
WWII bombshell stops bullet train in Japan
http://tinyurl.com/mnucwer
Trains rolling down Santa Fe tracks again
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/06/04/3053104/trains-rolling-down-santa-fe-tracks.html
Five workers hurt as LIRR maintenance trains collide
http://tinyurl.com/l8lfvlb
Russian Railways look at Greek transportation assets
http://rt.com/business/rzd-greece-transportation-assets-259/
Nottingham retirement village residents 'trapped' by tram
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-22750328
Basel (BLT) order for Stadtler trams
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/05/30/blt-places-tango-tram-order/
Coach recovered from Lake Geneva
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22761589
Jaguar: Malcolm Sayer - the man behind the curves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22729452
Radio feature available until next Wednesday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b021463z/Malcolm_Sayer_Aerodynamic_Wizard/
High Speed Transport Tubes: Travel from New York To LA in Only 45-Minutes?
http://tinyurl.com/mg4lsra
The rebirth of the Manchester Ship Canal
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2013/jun/03/manchester-ship-canal-video
Eurotunnel blocked from Dover ferry service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22794222
HMS Victory undergoes 3D-mapping
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22789106
Royal Navy warship HMS Edinburgh decommissioned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22798085
Royal visit to SS Robin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22784159
SS Nomadic open to the Public
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22740074
Royal Princess liner arrives in Southampton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22811712
Ardrossan to Campbeltown ferry service restarted after 70 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22720764
Study finds shipwreck hotspots threaten iconic oceans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22806362
Giant fender washed ashore in Norfolk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-22769342
USS Chesapeake remembered at Chesapeake Mill in Wickham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22733199
A 102-year-old ship sprouts a floating forest
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/06/a-102-year-old-transport-ship-sprouts-a-floating-forest/
Vulcan flying life extended
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2013-06-07/vulcan-flying-life-extended/
Salvaging Dornier Do17 from Goodwin Sands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22746342
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22791545
EasyJet purchases Fly Be landing slots at Gatwick
http://tinyurl.com/mqf6qzf
Redhill Aerodrome concrete runway plans rejected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-22795296
Possible air service to Skye
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22796956
Airbus pilots outline likely A350 initial test regime
http://tinyurl.com/lx2e9pp
Light aircraft crash-lands in Cheltenham garden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-22798139
Plane crashes into Virginia living room
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22733079
Air display show cut short after fatal crash
http://www.thelocal.se/48276/20130602/
1929 Ford Tri-Motor airplane takes flight in Elkhart
http://tinyurl.com/ma3vb2h
Maastricht Airlines files for bankruptcy before making a single flight
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/05/maastricht_airlines_declares_b.php
Japan developing prototype supersonic passenger airplane
http://www.dvice.com/2013-6-3/japan-developing-prototype-supersonic-passenger-airplane
RAF Museum celebrates the golden age of Airfix kits
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history%20%26%20heritage/war%20%26%20conflict/art437688
Model maker Hornby reports big loss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22810510
Bursledon Windmill wins £94k lottery grant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22779392
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!
08/06/13 BBC4 2230-2330
"Ford's Dagenham Dream" History of the car plant
08/06/13 BBC4 2330-0030
"The Deadliest Crash: the Le Mans 1955 Disaster"
09/06/13 BBC Parliament 1900-2300
"Beeching Night" An evening of railway programmes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b02xczsh
09/06/13 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Terror in the Skies" Aviation incidents 1/4
09/06/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Britain Through a Lens: the Documentary Film Mob"
10/06/13 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways" 1/3 The Congo
10/06/13 BBC4 2000-2030
"Britain on Film" Island nation
10/06/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Precision: the Measure of all Things" 1/3 Time and distance
11/06/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"Town with Nicholas Crane" 4/4 Enniskillen
11/06/13 BBC4 2330-0030
"Precision: the Measure of all Things" 1/3 Time and distance
14/06/13 ITV1 2000-2030
"Harbour Lives" A look at Poole Harbour 1/8
14/06/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"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.
05/06/13- 150th Anniversary of the arrival of railways in Buxton
08/06/13 Buxton Methodist Church, The Market Place, Buxton
Photograph display by John Morten (son of ER Morten) and Mike Bentley
The exhibition will include an 0 gauge model of Buxton Midland in LMS days
1100-1600
Another display will be in Hargreaves' shop in Spring Gardens
07/06/13- West Somerset Railway: Mixed Traction Gala
09/06/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
07/06/13- Great Central Railway: 1940s Wartime Weekend
09/06/13
http://www.gcrailway.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/
08/07/13- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Surrey Border & Camberley Railway Weekend
09/07/13
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
08/06/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Spring Diesel Gala
09/06/13
http://www.gcrn.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/
11/06/13 Winchester: Chesil Railway and Tunnel Guided Tour
1800-1930, Adult: £5, Child: £2
http://tinyurl.com/c93oqab
11/06/13 Winchester: Chesil Railway and Tunnel Guided Tour
2000-2130, Adult: £5, Child: £2
http://tinyurl.com/c93oqab
12/06/13 Stapleford Historical Society: Illustrated Talk
Maycliffe Hall, Toton Lane, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7HA
“The History of Toton Marshalling Yards"
by Brian Amos and Phil Burton
1930 start, admission £2.50
Further details: 01332 872320
15/06/13- German Railway Society (Trent Group): Cromford 2013
Cromford Community Centre, Matlock Road, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3QF
1030-1700 both days
Adult: £4, Child: £2, Family: £6
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with Boden-am-See
15/06/13- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Heritage Transport Festival
16/06/13
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk/
15/06/13- Gauge One Expo
16/06/13 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Nr Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN
http://www.g1mra.com
15/06/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Miniature Traction Engine Rally
16/06/13
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
15/06/13- Apedale Heritage Centre: Mining Gala
16/06/13 Mining museum and mine tours
http://www.apedale.co.uk
15/06/13- Wigan Finescale Railway Modellers Show
16/06/13 Robin Park Arena & Sports Centre, Loire Road, Wigan, WN5 0UH
http://www.wiganfrm.org.uk
16/06/13 West Somerset Railway: Fathers Day Special
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
16/06/13 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Father's Day
http://www.rhts.co.uk
16/06/13 Great Central Railway: Father's Day Sunday Lunch Dining Train
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
16/06/13 Peak Rail: Peak Park preserved Bus Gathering
http://www.chesterfield123.org.uk
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
17/06/13 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Library, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start, finish 2150
Air Work by M McCloskey
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
17/06/13 Friends of Cromford Canal - Talk
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
"The Future of the Cromford Canal" by Matthew Rogers
Starts: 1930, admission: £2.00
http://www.cromfordcanal.info
21/06/13- Epping Ongar Railway Celebrates Tube 150
24/06/13
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
22/06/13 Solent Railwayana Auctions
Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham, Hampshire, PO17 5AL
Viewing: 0800, Start: 1000
http://www.solentrailwayana.com/
22/06/13 Minstead Model Railway Exhibition
Minstead Village Hall, Nr Lyndhurst, Hants, SO43 7FX
1000-1600
Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with Boden-am-See & Coniston Junction
Adults: £3.50, Senior/Child: £2.50, Family: £9.50
In aid of Diabetic Solent and Hampshire/IOW Air Ambulance.
22/06/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
23/06/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
23/06/13 Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum: Country Fair
Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GW
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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