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BOOK NEWS
Rails to Ashbourne by Howard Sprenger
Passing through the beautiful scenery on the border of Derbyshire and Staffordshire to Buxton,
the London & North Western Railway’s picturesque line from Ashbourne has long been a favourite
of railway historians and photographers. Along its route, it served remote communities, often
isolated by winter snowfalls, and industry in the form of limestone quarries that seem to be
eating away north-west Derbyshire to leave a permanent blizzard-white panorama. If the
attraction of the scenery were not enough to generate interest in the line, it also had the
distinction of being partly aligned on the northern half of the famous Cromford and High Peak
Railway.
At its southern end, it made an end-on junction with a line from Uttoxeter built by a different
railway company, the North Staffordshire Railway – a line that has tended to be overlooked in
other published works. This book redresses the balance by viewing the line from Uttoxeter to
Buxton as a whole.
The two lines were quite different in character. The earlier line from Uttoxeter was very much
rooted in the railway mania of the mid-19th century. The later one from Buxton was a
comparatively recent addition, built after the railway network of Great Britain had been
largely completed. This was a period of consolidation when the sometimes highly-speculative
schemes of fifty years earlier had given way to strategic routes that filled in some of the
last-remaining gaps on the railway map. Where the earlier line was built by navvies using only
the most basic tools and equipment, the later line had the benefit of half a century of
railway-building expertise. In historical terms, the line from Uttoxeter to Ashbourne is more
contemporary with the original Cromford and High Peak Railway than the extension to Buxton,
which largely superseded it.
Softback, 176 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs
Over 300 illustrations (colour and black & white)
273 x 215mm
ISBN: 978-1-905505-29-6
Price: £19.95
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk
http://twitter.com/kestrelrailway
http://www.facebook.com/KestrelRailwayBooks
NETWATCH
British Pathe footage of the aftermath of the Ais Gill railway disaster from September 1913
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/railway-disaster-aisgill
(Spotter: Adrian Hirst)
A(nother) recent exploration of Manchester Mayfield
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/other-sites/83523-mayfield-train-station-manchester-august-2013-a.html
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
A significant portion of the Ybbstalbahn line in Austria is under threat from a proposal for a
cycle track. If you are not in favour of a cycle track replacing an operational narrow-gauge
railway, please consider signing the petition at
https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/rad-bahn-gemeinsam-fuer-unsere-region-gemeinsam-fuer-die-zukunft
Just click on "Unterschreiben" and fill in the boxes
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Facebook page for the Masbury Station Appeal
https://www.facebook.com/groups/259393597535931/
Readers' big infrastructure projects
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23969607
In pictures: The David Mellor designs that defined the street
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23977482
Some interesting pictures of the Australian railway scene from Tim Arnot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/qj7119/
Photos from WW1 reveal the backbreaking and often dangerous work taken on by British women
during the Great War
http://tinyurl.com/m8zukbb
Videos of Costa Concordia - apparently 16th September is the date for the start of the
parbuckling to right the wreck
http://www.youtube.com/user/DelIsolaGiglio/videos
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Science yo! What inventors were thinking way back then...
http://tinyurl.com/pgr9mlw
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 high-speed rail benefits dwindle as costs soar - MPs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24011403
HS2 to boost UK economy 'by £15bn a year' says report
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24040674
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24047047
HS2 'could boost East Midlands business' by billions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-24046938
Q&A: High-speed rail 2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16473296
Cannock Bridge repaired after vehicle hit leaves it 'significantly weakened'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-24008297
Delays on West Anglia after cow hit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-24006816
Initial report into Carlton oil train derailment in august
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24013636
Firefighters use 'hidden' Birmingham New Street tunnels
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-24044414
Thousands welcome Mallard to Grantham, Lincolnshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-24002422
60163 Tornado visits Bluebell Railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24035714
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J-Uo5iyOjw
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spinner673/9719617360/in/set-72157635471489584/
Steam at Purbeck mining museum
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news889.htm
Port of Par saddle tanks visit Bristol Harbour railway
http://tinyurl.com/oqwqrgy
Campaigners steam ahead in plea to save historic bridge
http://tinyurl.com/q65p2j5
Huge infestation of millipedes suspected of causing Australian train crash
http://tinyurl.com/nrybvl6
China moves in to rebuild Kenya’s lunatic line
http://tinyurl.com/qejqpqg
All aboard the first private train to Iran
http://tinyurl.com/qefrfrs
World's fastest train reaches 310mph in trials
http://tinyurl.com/p6oe289
Guernsey bus drivers pay talks delayed by fog
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-23977301
James Bond's submarine Lotus Esprit car auctioned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24014822
Google Street View car in 'accident'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24080422
Formula E to use Qualcomm technologies in electric cars
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24013661
Wreck of the Astrid is salvaged in Kinsale, Co Cork
http://tinyurl.com/nw3q7dg
Herm communications 'cut off by cruise ships'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-23896815
Freight company increases sailings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-24000587
Airline announces expansion at East Midlands Airport
http://tinyurl.com/qf46uqd
Easyjet to take over FlyBe Gatwick-Newquay service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-24057837
Last RAF Leuchars Airshow takes to skies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-23986041
Fishermen haul in Spitfire part off Sark coast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-24014451
Proposal for Severnside regional hub airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23988550
Fourteen hurt as Thai plane skids off runway in Bangkok
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24012344
Airbus A330 slides off runway at Bangkok
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24012344
Hovercraft receives mechanical engineers award
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-24065409
US pilot forced to end Atlantic cluster balloon flight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24076168
Virgin spaceship passes technical milestone
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23999742
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
14/09/13 BBC Radio 4 2000-2100
"Archive on 4: Bombing Berlin"
15/09/13 BBC1 1900-2000
"Countryfile" At the Great Dorset Steam Fair
16/09/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Two Thousand Year Old Computer"
17/09/13 BBC4 2030-2100
"Britain on Film" 7/10 The Home Front
17/09/13 BBC4 2200-2300
"The Bridges That Built London with Dan Cruickshank"
19/09/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The Railway: First Great Western" Fly-on-the-wall series - 4/12
20/09/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Monster Moves" Moving a Canberra from Coventry to Newquay
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
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: Ales on the Rails
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/
28/09/13 West Somerset Railway: Fish & Chip and Ale Train Special
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
28/09/13 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Autumn Diesel Day
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
28/09/13 Friends of Cromford Canal: The Beeston Big Band Concert
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
Entrance: £6 per person
http://www.cromfordcanal.info
28/09/13- Scaleforum 2013
29/09/13 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stadium Approach, Mandeville Rd, Aylesbury, HP21 9PP
Layouts: Allt-y-Graban Road, Black Gill, Dubbieside, Elcot Road, Halifax King X,
London Road, Nottingham Goods, Simington, Stoke by Nayland, West End, Obbeker
Test track provided by Risborough and District Model Railway Club
Demonstrations and Help desks
Modelling the pre-Grouping period, Using Templot, Modelling the diesel and electric
period, Soldering, Getting started in P4, Track construction, Modelling in P87,
Layout wiring, Loco construction and loco problem solving clinic, Resin casting'
Designing and making interlocking lever frames
Lecture "Earning a living" by Jim Summers - how the prototype railway worked
Visiting Societies: MERG, DEMU, LNWR Society, Broad Gauge Society
Traders: A large range of traders will be found in the main hall and the remainder
on the first floor
Members: £5.00, Non-members £8.00 (ticket valid on both days)
Partners and accompanied children free.
http://www.scalefour.org/shows/shows.html
28/09/13- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Jazz and Real Ale
29/09/13
http://www.rhts.co.uk
28/09/13- The Battlefield Line: Heavy Horses (Delivering the Goods)
29/09/13
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
28/09/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Autumn Diesel Gala
29/09/13
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
28/09/13- Barrow Hill Roundhouse: Barrow Hill Live!
29/09/13 Celebrating 160 years of Doncaster Works
http://www.barrowhill.org
28/09/13- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala
29/09/13
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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