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PUBLICATION DATES FOR RAILDATE IN AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
16th August - will be published on Thursday 15th August
23rd August - no Raildate
30th August - no Raildate
6th September - back to normal
NETWATCH
Pictures of the 130 year celebrations of the Volks Electric Railway last weekend
http://tinyurl.com/p8qtl7k
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Saying goodbye on the rail station platform (Barrow-in-Furness)
http://www.hexhamcourant.co.uk/saying-goodbye-on-the-rail-station-platform-1.803767
Dawlish Air Show – A look at some of our displays for 2013
http://dawlishairshow.co.uk/newindex/a-look-at-some-of-our-displays-for-2013/
Buffalo Airways latest addition, a swingtail DC6
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152591817152588
The Red Arrows
http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The Great Train Robbery: How it happened
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23606367
The Cabmen's Shelters: Inside London's secret 'green sheds'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23591682
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IN THE NEWS
King's Cross Station redevelopment near completion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23596709
First Great Western apology over passengers stranded on train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23571002
Southeastern to add thousands of seats to trains early next year
http://tinyurl.com/p6dkhov
Hitachi contract helps secure Knorr-Bremse jobs in Wiltshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-23612669
WCML delays due to flooding near Carlisle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-23573769
Electric route for Lake District
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/electric-route-for-lake-district
New base required for Royal Train stock
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23590167
OHL problems on Lea valley line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23546104
London-Shrewsbury train service proposals – again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-23589751
Train failure on Berks & Hants
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23571002
RAIB report on collision between two engineering machines near Nuneaton
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/130808_R122013_Arley.pdf
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-23623712
Great Train Robber who got away will be named
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/great-train-robber-who-got-away-will-be-named-1.1216737
Rail cable thefts spark call to ban cash for scrap
http://tinyurl.com/njay3lr
RAIB report on LC crossing accident near Welshpool
http://tinyurl.com/kak6o7h
Brompton Road disused tube station up for sale
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23596703
Balfour Beatty to build Midland Metro extension
http://tinyurl.com/k3awmc5
Tyne & Wear Metro line closed for refurbishment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-23565958
Dorset delight as steam train links pubs with fine beer and new craft brewery
http://tinyurl.com/mbzl9l2
Campaign to reopen Didcot to Southampton railway
http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/10572766._/
Bahamas to be overhauled at Tyseley Loco works
http://ingrowlocomuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Press-Release-re-Tyseley.pdf
Alpha, bravo makes Dutch railways unsafe
http://tinyurl.com/nqu9xxg
Austrian video to combat level crossing misuse
http://tinyurl.com/krw7xf3
Bids invited for Polish regional trains
http://tinyurl.com/pyhpe9d
Spain rail crash: 'No malfunction reported'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23610747
Thalys traffic increase
http://tinyurl.com/mbxt49t
Malaysia nation training centre
http://tinyurl.com/p7wcl25
Derailment of train conveying dangerous goods in Louisiana
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/23571952
Canadian railway company in runaway train crash files for bankruptcy
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/07/world/americas/canada-runaway-train/
Canadian minor line closed
http://tinyurl.com/lxm3cdy
St Kitts Scenic Railway to gets a new US$650,000 locomotive
http://www.zizonline.com/news/?7E7AA313-9E07-6917-8B665FED279B1EB3
Commuter trains to be restored to Baku suburban settlements
http://en.apa.az/xeber_commuter_trains_to_be_restored_to_baku_s_197202.html
Zhengzhou to Hamburg freight train arrives
http://tinyurl.com/phsvce9
IIT-Madras tie up to power AC coaches with solar energy
http://tinyurl.com/pwxel57
Dead shark found on New York Subway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23610105
Riyadh Metro
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/07/30/first-look-at-new-riyadh-metro-train/
New bus service and operator in Romsey
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10523364.New_bus_service_is_on_the_road/
http://www.romseydistrictsociety.co.uk/wheeler-buses.html
Pensioner's plea to save historic Northampton bus depot
http://tinyurl.com/kzukvtk
Bus service around wildlife sites from Machynlleth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-23534205
Classic Jaguar sports cars on display
http://tinyurl.com/lsmyo9v
Sir Henry Birkin and his supercharged Bentley 'Blower'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-23574665
Last Riley Riviera car returns to Salisbury 'home'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-23561268
Meet the motor racers powered by the sun
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-23628212
South Korean road wirelessly recharges OLEV buses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23603751
In pictures: Mumbai's famous taxis
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23549985
Canal boat bid to boost Derbyshire Dales tourism
http://tinyurl.com/nn9na5b
Stenson Lock House coffee shop could close over canopy row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-23573876
Celebration for Isle of Skye ferry service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-23605787
Japanese aircraft carrier 'biggest since World War II'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_five_live/listenlive
Broxbourne village hit by debris from aircraft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-23604499
Dreamliner performs fly-past of Rolls-Royce site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-23603298
http://tinyurl.com/kco6pb6
Samuel Cody statue unveiled to mark 1908 flight in Farnborough
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23591409
Four unusual blue-sky ideas to solve airport capacity
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23612511
Call to ban Gatwick night flights
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23607186
Abingdon airport plans put forward
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-23628995
Delta Airlines flight that circled over England lands in Amsterdam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23604222
Hong Kong flight returns to Heathrow with 'minor fault'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23583662
Faulty BA plane 'put lives at risk', passengers say
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23631153
Nairobi airport closes as fire crews tackle blaze
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23598012
'Lost' Blue John stone vein rediscovered after 68 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-23559735
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
10/08/13 BBC Radio 4 0607-0630
"Open Country: Firth of Forth" Profile of the bridges old and new
11/08/13 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Hairy Bikers' Restoration Road Trip"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01d88vw
12/08/13 Channel 4 2000-2030
"Ryanair: Secrets from the Cockpit"
12/08/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Metal: How it Works"
12/08/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain" Grand designs never built 1/3
12/08/13 BBC4 2300-0000
"Pugin: God's Own Architect"
14/08/13 BBC4 2200-2300
"Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain" Grand designs never built 1/3
16/08/13 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Building the International Space Station"
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
09/08/13 SS Shieldhall: Afternoon Cruise of the Solent to view Cowes Week
http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
09/08/13 SS Shieldhall: Evening Cruise for Cowes Week Firework Finale
http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
09/08/13- Talyllyn Railway: Beer Festival
10/08/13
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
10/08/13- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Mail Rail weekend
11/08/13 Anniversary of the Great Train Robbery
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org/
http://tinyurl.com/n3mw9vg
10/08/13- Dean Forest Railway: Severn Bridge Toll Refund Days
11/08/13
http://www.dfr.co.uk
10/08/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Multiple Memories Weekend (DMUs)
11/08/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
10/08/13- Mid-Hants Railway: Day Out with Thomas
18/08/13
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
11/08/13 Twyford Waterworks: Guided Tour Open Day
Hazeley Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1QA
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
11/08/13 SS Shieldhall: Start of the Fastnet Race
http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
11/08/13 Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Phoenix Summer Gathering
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
11/08/13 West Wales Model Railway Exhibition
Near Aberaeron, Ceredigion
16 layouts/displays and featuring a display of Rowland Emett related exhibits
Enquiries: Nigel Bird - 01974 821281
http://www.denisbates.uwclub.net/page7.html
15/08/13 Ffestiniog Railway: Summertime Jazz
http://www.festrail.co.uk
16/08/13- Dean Forest Railway: Day Out with Thomas
18/08/13
http://www.dfr.co.uk
17/08/13 Winchester: Chesil Railway and Tunnel Guided Tour
1115-1245, Adult: £5, Child: £2
http://tinyurl.com/c93oqab
17/08/13 Winchester: Chesil Railway and Tunnel Guided Tour
1415-1545, Adult: £5, Child: £2
http://tinyurl.com/c93oqab
17/08/13- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Visiting Locomotives Weekend
18/08/13
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
17/08/13- SS Shieldhall: Old Gaffers Jubilee Festival
18/08/13
http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
17/08/13- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: 1960s Weekend
18/08/13
http://www.rhts.co.uk
17/08/13- Island at War - the Isle of Man
18/08/13
http://www.iombusandrail.info
18/08/13 Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum: Trains, Trains, Trains
Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GW
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
18/08/13 Twyford Waterworks: Guided Tour Open Day
Hazeley Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1QA
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
19/08/13 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start, finish 2150
Basingstoke to Weymouth via Southampton by David Canning
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
22/08/13 Ffestiniog Railway: Summertime Jazz
http://www.festrail.co.uk
23/08/13- South Devon Railway: Bank Holiday Rails & Ales
26/08/13
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
26/08/13 Dean Forest Railway: Evening Scenic Supper Cruise
http://www.dfr.co.uk
24/08/13- East Kent Railway: Real Ale and Cider Festival
26/08/13
http://www.eastkentrailway.co.uk/
24/08/13- Great Central Railway: Family Fun Weekend
26/08/13 Meet Peppa Pig and George
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
24/08/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): 20th Anniversary Mixed Traffic Event
26/08/13
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
24/08/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Summer Bank Holiday Open Days
26/08/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
25/08/13 Twyford Waterworks: Guided Tour Open Day
Hazeley Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1QA
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
25/08/13- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Scooby Doo
26/08/13
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
25/08/13- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
26/08/13 Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
26/08/13 Dean Forest Railway: Parkend Carnival
http://www.dfr.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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