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NETWATCH
A description of a walk on the Black Isle line
http://tinyurl.com/nllr2vb
New build NER G5 0-4-4T
http://www.g5loco.co.uk
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
http://www.bridgnorthcliffrailway.co.uk/
SVR to NR connection at Kidderminster
http://www.therailengineer.com/2013/09/04/connecting-the-severn-valley/
Warmley signalbox
http://tinyurl.com/kngv29j
Designing a biomass wagon
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/09/02/video-designing-a-biomass-wagon/
Thameslink bridge works at London Bridge
http://www.therailengineer.com/2013/08/13/1-down-33-to-go/
How the British film industry helped win World War II
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23771250
Signalling in Kiruna Iron Ore mine
http://www.therailengineer.com/2013/09/03/signalling-down-the-mine/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
A series of photos taken in the north Bristol area of the lifted LMS line in 1982
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristol-re/sets/72157623138740887/
A video by Andrew Cook of trams, buses and coaches at Edinburgh Airport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWIQJ-VHS20
London to Brighton non-stop: Tracking the changes to a seaside rail journey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23853863
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Live map of trains in the UK
http://traintimes.org.uk/map/#bhm
Tube Map Live lets you view trains in real-time
http://www.148apps.com/news/tube-map-live-lets-view-trains-realtime/
A steam whistle from the past
http://tinyurl.com/oa7d4fv
Tourist trains to the Wolf’s Lair
http://polishrail.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/tourist-trains-to-wolfs-lair/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Moving a 'Big Boy' locomotive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwt28MYKaI8&feature=youtu.be
An 'interesting' landing in Bhutan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsZqN-uEgQU
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
A recent exploration of Lissummon Tunnel, County Armagh
http://tinyurl.com/o7vm43d
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
What was behind the Bristol bus boycott?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23795655
(Spotter: Adrian Hirst)
Snailbeach Lead Mine, Shropshire
http://www.snailbeachmine.org.uk
20 historic black and white photos colorized
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/historic-black-white-photos-colorized/
Does pressing the pedestrian crossing button actually do anything?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23869955
Which era of house do people like best?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23956650
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IN THE NEWS
Network Rail appoints new boss Mark Carne
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23974267
George Osborne 'passionate' about HS2 rail link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23919949
HS2 rail route house valued at £0 bought for £245,000
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-23960208
Waterloo International platforms set to reopen
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2013/08/15-waterloo-international-platforms-set-to.html
Smart ticketing trial on c2c
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/08/30/c2c-to-trial-smart-card-ticketing-in-the-south-east/
Petition for Shrewsbury to London rail service gets 4,000 signatures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-23926546
Work starts on £2.3m Burnley railway station revamp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-23708363
http://tinyurl.com/pneco6w
Network Rail creates super signalling centre in York
http://tinyurl.com/n9r3heb
Railcare business sold
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2013/08/27/knorr-bremse-completes-railcare-sale/
Southend train worker suspended over track rescue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-23974522
Southend station wheelchair fall: Was woman pushed on to track?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-23984644
Derailed engineering train damages track
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-23784244
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10632952.Train_line_work_is_on_track/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23920961
Nottingham railway station: Final tests after five-week closure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-23809658
Derailment at Carlton, Nottingham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-23846669
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23861844
Welcome to the north's forgotten railway station
http://tinyurl.com/qhstrct
Ipswich railway station climber Mantas Badauskas jailed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-23960210
Independently-powered EMU to be tested
http://tinyurl.com/pcqhxf9
http://tinyurl.com/q2d8h8u
Call for new Grangemouth railway station
http://tinyurl.com/njr2xyw
Plan for viewing platform at top of Forth Rail Bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-23840609
Scottish rail electrification programme
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/rail/rail-improvements/EGIP-2014
Tavish Scott: Stop the cattle-like train treatment
http://tinyurl.com/obtpssn
Queen Street Station to stay open during revamp
http://tinyurl.com/kpvt2ol
Abellio ScotRail issues tender for up to 400 new electric trains
http://tinyurl.com/qejvrbo
Ministers urged to extend Borders Railway
http://td1radio.com/ministers-urged-to-extend-borders-railway/
First Minister Alex Salmond announces tourist trains for Borders Railway
http://tinyurl.com/mq52pox
Damage done to bridge on Borders Railway in ‘attack’
http://tinyurl.com/lbsxd78
Bat flaps used to help clear Galashiels railway tunnel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-23973127
Concerns remain despite rail barrier installation
http://tinyurl.com/or5h7g8
Perth to Inverness railway's 150th marked
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-23862629
Dalnaspidal station moved to Insider Festival site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-23904751
Rail disruption warning as viaduct work to last a week
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23816106
http://www.chirk.com/viaduct.html
Train suspended on washed-out track for 12 minutes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23944852
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/130902_R142013_Knockmore.pdf
Underground, Overground: wifi on trains in the UK
http://tinyurl.com/p9qu6au
S Stock trains take to Circle line
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/09/03/s-stock-trains-take-to-circle-line/
Tyne & Wear metro LC accident
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-23935415
Sir Keith Park locomotive rededicated after years in scrapyard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23884378
Mallard on display at Grantham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-23971546
Derbyshire volunteers hold signal box vigil to mark rail crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-23881307
Ingrow railway museum is on track for TV stardom
http://tinyurl.com/q9ydtxa
Accident at Middleton Railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-23846756
Stretch of historic Tyneside railway to be saved
http://tinyurl.com/mq3gd9v
Giant first world war gun on the move across southern England this week
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/02/first-world-war-gun-railway
Santiago rail-crash driver in new recording
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23982566
Three train signallers 'hold key to rail chaos'
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130812-51351.html
SNCF to support development of Corsican rail network
http://tinyurl.com/mz2c6vt
Siemens City-Jet EMUs for Austrian Railways
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/09/03/siemens-reveals-cityjet-designs/
UK university to train Russian railway bosses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23864720
Transnet railway preservation project
http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2013/08/transnet-railway-preservation-project/
Old trains make tracks from local workshops to South Africa
http://tinyurl.com/ox4dbvl
Damaged railway fixed, but trains still on hold
http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-08/19/content_16903001.htm
Bridge collapse on Nottingham tram network extension
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-23956631
Stagecoach financial results
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-23879861
Luton Dunstable Busway services to start on 25th September
http://tinyurl.com/nz547ql
Westbourne mechanic gets bus wedged under bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-23811750
Roof ripped off school bus as it passed under railway bridge in North Ayrshire
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/roof-ripped-school-bus-passed-2205471
Delays to Ipswich bus station improvements
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-23848663
Steam roller record attempt at Great Dorset steam fair
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-23896775
http://tinyurl.com/lfqv6qr
Sheppey crossing safety calls after 130-vehicle crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-23984059
'Walkie-Talkie' skyscraper melts Jaguar car parts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675
Retired JCB worker carried to his funeral in bucket of the digger
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/retired-jcb-worker-carried-funeral-2246846
Dresden 'eyesore' Elbe bridge opens after Unesco row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23825738
Chesapeake Bay Bridge: Saving drivers too scared to cross
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23887805
Friends of Cromford Canal's trip boat, Birdswood, reaches High Peak Junction
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cromfordcanal/photos/album/1487539847/pic/list
Volunteers helping to restore historic Swansea canal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-23957381
Kennet & Avon Canal lock damaged at Devizes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-23831746
Boat's voyage a shining example of solar potential
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23936775
Huelin-Renouf shipping ceased trading
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23832042
Funding for Isle of Scilly ferry improvements
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-23949732
Pilots recreate historic round-Britain flight 100 years on
http://tinyurl.com/q66ft3j
Ex-RAF Vickers VC10 K3 ZA148 joins Classic Air Force Collection
http://tinyurl.com/qe65btd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cml5gtq3IAQ
Ryanair warns that profits may miss forecast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23956190
Crashed WWII Spitfire being dug up on Salisbury Plain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-23942610
Training for additional aerospace workers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23934149
Preserved Hornet Moth to visit former RAF St Athan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23937660
Hydraulic fault on FlyBe Dash400
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-23955510
'Damn good pilot' hailed in safe Yellowknife plane crash landing
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/08/19/north-yellowknife-air-crash.html
First world war model battlefield to be dug up
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/01/first-world-war-model-battlefield
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
07/09/13 BBC Radio 4 2000-2100
"Archive on 4: Bombing Berlin"
08/09/13 BBC Radio 4FM 2000-2100
"The Reunion" The occupation of Jersey in WW2
08/09/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Ford's Dagenham Dream"
08/09/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Requiem for Detroit" The demise of Motown
10/09/13 BBC4 2030-2100
"Britain on Film" 1/10 Messing About in Boats
12/09/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The Railway: First Great Western" Fly-on-the-wall series - 3/12
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
06/09/13- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Steam Gala & Real Ale Festival
08/09/13
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
06/09/13- Swanage Railway: Grand Steam Gala & Classic Transport Rally
08/09/13
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk
06/09/13- Welsh Highland Railway: Super-Power Weekend
08/09/13
http://www.festrail.co.uk
07/09/13 SS Shieldhall: Merchant Navy Day
http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/
07/09/13 Dean Forest Railway: Diesel Traffic Day
http://www.dfr.co.uk
07/09/13- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: A Day out with Thomas
08/09/13
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
07/09/13- West Somerset Railway: CAMRA Real Ale Festival
08/09/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
07/09/13- The Battlefield Line: Shackerstone Family Festival
08/09/13
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
07/09/13- Mallard Returns to Grantham
08/09/13
http://www.mallardatgrantham.co.uk/
07/09/13- International N Gauge Show
08/09/13 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Nr Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN
http://www.ngaugeshow.co.uk/
07/09/13- Great Central Railway: Diesel Gala
08/09/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
07/09/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Festival Open Days
08/09/13 Tunes and Chips Evening Land Cruise on the Saturday
http://www.e-v-r.com
07/09/13- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Model Weekend
08/09/13
http://www.rhts.co.uk
08/09/13 Great Central Railway (Nottingham): TVRCC Pre-80s Extravaganza
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
14/09/13- Romsey Signal Box Heritage Open Days
15/09/13 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
14/09/13- South Devon Railway: Heritage Transport Gala & Behind the Scenes
15/09/13
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
14/09/13- Epping Ongar Railway: Diesel Gala
15/09/13
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
14/09/13- Nene Valley Railway: Steam Gala
15/09/13
http://www.nvr.org.uk
14/09/13- Manchester expoEM North
15/09/13 George H Carnall Leisure Centre, Kingsway Park, Davyhulme, M41 7FJ
http://www.emgs.org/2-expoem-events/8-expoem-north-2012.html
16/09/13 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start, finish 2150
Proposed restoration of part of the DN&S by Rex O'Hara
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
16/09/13 Friends of Cromford Canal - Talk
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
Fame Within 5 miles of Alfreton by Ray Sunderland
Starts: 1930, admission: £2.00
http://www.cromfordcanal.info
20/09/13- Great Central Railway: Beer Festival
22/09/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
20/09/13- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
22/09/13
http://www.svr.co.uk/
21/09/13 Dean Forest Railway: Real Ale Steam Day
http://www.dfr.co.uk
21/09/13 Mid-Hants Railway: Open Day
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
21/09/13 Alan Keef Ltd: Works Open Day
Lea Line, Nr Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7LQ
http://www.alankeef.co.uk/
21/09/13- Kent & East Sussex Railway: Return to Robertsbridge Gala
22/09/13
http://www.kesr.org.uk
21/09/13- Didcot Railway Centre: All in a Day's Work - The WWII Years
22/09/13
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
21/09/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
22/09/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
21/09/13- Peak Rail: Mixed Traffic Weekend
22/09/13
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
21/09/13- Model Rail Live
22/09/13 Newark Showground
http://www.modelraillive.co.uk
21/09/13- Ribble Steam Railway: Steam Gala
22/09/13
http://www.ribblesteam.org.uk
22/09/13 Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum: Blitz at The Brickworks
Coal Park Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7GW
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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