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This year sees the 150th anniversary of the Bishop's Waltham branch, so to celebrate, there is
an exhibition at the Bishop's Waltham museum. The website implies the exhibition ended on 8th
June, but in fact it is open between 2.00 and 4.00pm every Saturday and Sunday until the end of
September.
http://tinyurl.com/odc8awd
http://tinyurl.com/nbunk6v
Alderney Railway
http://www.alderneyrailway.com/
A lovely pot-pourri of images
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93600977@N04/sets/72157634263831074/
Lee Kenny has created a loco blog spot for those of you who follow the fortunes of the Class
Forty Preservation Society
http://www.cfpsloco.blogspot.co.uk
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Memories of wagon building written by someone who built wagons in Doncaster in the 1930s
http://www.wrightswritings.org.uk/?page_id=218
Reopen the Okehampton to Bude Railway facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/647646038597166/
Reopen the Taunton-Barnstaple Railway facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/171362033037900/
(Spotter: Lawrence Hanney)
Rails of Hampshire facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/369966036432096/
Rails Around Portsmouth facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/470408466383893/
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway - past, present and future facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476254739121527/
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway Revival (DNSRR)
http://dnsrr.angelfire.com/
The National Library of Scotland digital collection has put up copies of the 10 miles to the
inch planning maps of Great Britain published between the late 40s and in the 50s
Sheet 1: North (Scotland & Northern England)
http://maps.nls.uk/os/ten-mile/view/?jp2=91543806
Sheet 2: South (the rest of England and Wales)
http://maps.nls.uk/os/ten-mile/view/?jp2=91543809
Archive film of Derby in 1966
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Bygones-Archive-film-Derby/story-19375349-detail/story.html
The unbearable sadness of the Welsh valleys
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23028078
Naples' past revealed in underground dump
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23016548
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 may cost £10bn more than planned, minister tells MPs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23070506
GOBLIN to be electrified, West Anglia Franchise devolved
http://tinyurl.com/oy4k8sr
East Coast capacity boosted by new £47m link
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2013/06/26-east-coast-capacity-boosted-by.html
Trespasser causes Birmingham New Street station delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-23077737
MP welcomes feasibility study into Lakes rail electrification
http://tinyurl.com/qfbwm6x
Network Rail chiefs in secret plan for £10m 'double bonus'
http://tinyurl.com/ozbpgzg
Treasury gives £12bn Crossrail 2 project funds to get started
http://tinyurl.com/q4de8uy
£40m of improvements announced for West Coast main line railway
http://tinyurl.com/mkvow6p
Heathrow Express replica train cake marks anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23019761
Portsmouth's Northern Road bridge reopens ahead of schedule
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23027410
Historic locos to take passengers on Settle to Carlisle line
http://tinyurl.com/lubqtqh
Campaigners to walk old railway route to highlight the need for it to be rebuilt
http://tinyurl.com/n7c2hfk
Borders rail link must be given clear timetable
http://tinyurl.com/mnk96a6
Rare eels zapped to make way for Borders rail link
http://tinyurl.com/q3ree8k
185 new jobs for Fountainhall
http://tinyurl.com/osnz29o
Platforms at historic Bridge of Dun station are back in use
http://tinyurl.com/ovpc2w2
Call for debate on Edinburgh-Perth rail link
http://tinyurl.com/o3mngx8
NRM pioneer’s hard work deserved a medal
http://tinyurl.com/m7enejt
End of the line for North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Engine 825
http://tinyurl.com/mlj964f
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway plans expansion
http://tinyurl.com/p8mlo84
John Travolta visits Leighton Buzzard Railway with son
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-23082406
Opposition sinks plans to split Deutsche Bahn
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130621-50443.html
Belgian Train Museum had a hard time getting on Track
http://tinyurl.com/q4luroc
Death Railway Museum shelved due to land issues
http://tinyurl.com/o664tpz
Calgary bridge failure caused by flooding
http://tinyurl.com/pub63lg
Laser scanner preserves train history with precisely printed models
http://www.wired.com/design/2013/02/flexiscale-model-trains/
Dualling the A303 to be looked at in feasibility study
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23081141
Bridge over Firth of Forth named 'Queensferry Crossing'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-23067588
Britain’s Motorsport Valley – the home of Formula 1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23048643
Shearings coach driver suspended after 'mobile call at wheel'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23037327
New Forest National Park bus tour route launched
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23046989
Speed record 'shows future potential of electric cars'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23071190
Cromford Canal newts increase dredging cost
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-23004366
HMS Iron Duke leaves Portsmouth on return to service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23020181
Does WWII wreck SS Richard Montgomery threaten Thames airport?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17513286
Kittyhawk plane restored
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8823083/Old-bird-restored-to-wartime-glory
Old aerial photographs may hold the key to solving the Amelia Earhart mystery
http://tinyurl.com/l8ufw8e
BA's first 787 lands at London Heathrow
http://tinyurl.com/oo6pzlq
Jet engine problem captured on film at Manchester Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23071947
Flying Over Mojave – Apr 2013
http://tinyurl.com/pbxxp7c
German air force to bid 'Pharewell' to last F-4Fs
http://tinyurl.com/onc7o5h
Russia’s latest fighter wows crowds at Paris Air Show
http://tinyurl.com/lmp674b
FedEx to retire historic aircraft
http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/video/fedex-to-retire-historic-aircraft1371834865021
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
29/06/13 BBC4 1900-1930
"Heritage! The Battle for Britain's Past" 1/3
30/06/13 BBC1 2000-2100
"Countryfile" Includes "a ride on a steam train" in the Lake District
30/06/13 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Terror in the Skies" Aviation incidents 4/4
01/07/13 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Classic Car Rescue" A Porsche 911
01/07/13 BBC4 2000-2030
"London on Film" Archive film - the suburbs
02/07/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Route Masters: Running London's Roads" 3/6
02/07/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Crossing England in a Punt: River of Dreams" A journey along the Trent
02/07/13 BBC4 2200-2300
"The Golden Age of the Tram - a Streetcar Named Desire"
03/07/13 BBC2 2320-0020
"The Routemasters: Running London's Roads" 3/6
04/07/13 BBC4 2030-2100
"London on Film" Archive film - the East End
04/07/13 BBC4 2230-2330
"The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank"
04/07/13 BBC4 2330-0030
"Crossing England in a Punt: River of Dreams" A journey along the Trent
05/07/13 ITV1 2000-2030
"Harbour Lives" A look at Poole Harbour 4/8
05/07/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers" Series 4 6/8
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
28/06/13- Epping Ongar Railway Celebrates Tube 150
01/07/13
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
30/06/13 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Class 31 Running Day
http://www.rhts.co.uk
30/06/13 Reading Buses Open Day
Great Knollys Street depot
01/07/13 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Church, St John's Road, Hedge End
Polish Coalmining Headgear by Ray Riley
Starts 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
01/07/13 Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Trains, Trams, Trolleys and Trivia” a slideshow by Frank Greaves
Starts 1930 for a requested £3 donation on the door
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
05/07/13- East Lancashire Railway: Summer Diesel Gala
07/07/13
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
06/07/13- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: A Day out with Thomas
07/07/13
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
06/07/13- The Lavender Line: Diesel Gala
07/07/13
http://www.lavender-line.co.uk
06/07/13- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Get to know Rushden
07/07/13
http://www.rhts.co.uk
06/07/13- Great Central Railway: Summer Steam Fayre
07/07/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
06/07/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Classic Bus Rally
07/07/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
06/07/13- Talyllyn Railway: Garden Railway Weekend
07/07/13
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
06/07/13- Llanberis Lake Railway: Penrhyn Gala
07/07/13
http://www.lake-railway.co.uk
07/07/13 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
Admission free (donations welcome!)
1000-1600
ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey, SO51 8JA
Car park in old school grounds
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
07/07/13 Twyford Waterworks: Miniature Steam Power Open Day
Hazeley Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1QA
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
07/07/13 Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
09/07/13 Winchester: Chesil Railway and Tunnel Guided Tour
1800-1930, Adult: £5, Child: £2
http://tinyurl.com/c93oqab
09/07/13 Winchester: Chesil Railway and Tunnel Guided Tour
2000-2130, Adult: £5, Child: £2
http://tinyurl.com/c93oqab
13/07/13- Nene Valley Railway: Rail Mail Weekend
14/07/13
http://www.nvr.org.uk
14/07/13 Bus & Coach Preservation Newbury Bus Rally
Newbury Showground (M4/A34)
http://www.presbuspublishing.com/events.php
14/07/13 Great Central Railway (Nottingham):
Trent-Barton and East Midlands Buses Gathering and Running Day
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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