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NETWATCH
Remarkable models and photographs
http://tinyurl.com/ojnsexo
British Steam Locomotives from the WD GWR LMS LNER & Southern Railway in searchable databases
http://www.britishsteam.com/
BRDatabase - complete BR Locomotive Database 1948-1997
http://www.brdatabase.info/
Midland Main Line Statement of History and Significance - an astonishing amount of detail (16Mb
PDF) together with an illustrated route map of the line (8MB PDF)
http://tinyurl.com/o4gohvx
History and Significance of the Great Western Main Line (16Mb PDF)
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/history-significance-gwml/
Great Western Main Line Gazetteer (20Mb PDF)
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/gwml-gazetteer/
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Ely Explorer 23rd November
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6_xSeeq6c8
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
60009 at speed near York
http://steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2013/November/23rd.htm
North of England Heritage buses.
http://www.yorkshireheritagebus.co.uk/default.asp
http://www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Alan Titchmarsh: our railways gladden the heart
http://tinyurl.com/peqrv8y
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Polish Standard Gauge steam locomotive for sale
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390697092931
High speed rail for the USA?
http://tinyurl.com/mmpbu46
(Spotter: Lawrence Hanney)
Andrew Cook's recent video of Mannheim, Heidelberg and Ludwigshafen - freight and passenger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTFq_igrk2E
Taking the luxury train through Japan's volcanic landscapes
http://tinyurl.com/nj89ujo
Google Seaview!
https://www.google.com/maps/views/streetview/oceans
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The Enfield Thunderbolt: An electric car before its time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25117784
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25152008
See Radio 4 programme next week
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 will be more London gravy train than locomotive of regional growth
http://tinyurl.com/onnas8x
HS2 goes before parliament
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25077119
RAIB report on lorry falling onto the track near Aspatria
http://tinyurl.com/nlcz6w4
Marston Moor signalbox given listed status
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-25147978
Reading viaduct construction
http://tinyurl.com/q7lduf4
Refurbished 317 unit
http://www.therailengineer.com/2013/11/28/class-317-half-old-half-new/
Testing of battery-powered 379 unit starts
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/11/27/battery-train-to-begin-dynamic-testing/
Christmas rail services: Trains cut by engineering work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25120636
East Suffolk trains disrupted for five hours as signaller ill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-25085912
Bath Spa railway station voted best in British Isles
http://tinyurl.com/o2b88gf
The railway workers trained to stop suicides
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25036838
Rail worker talked boy out of taking his own life
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25090469
London to get 24-hour weekend Tube service
http://tinyurl.com/nun66j9
London Underground staff balloted over strike action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25105102
End of the line for direct trains to Glasgow?
http://tinyurl.com/pkzd5q9
Urgent improvement call for ScotRail, Network Rail
http://tinyurl.com/oaqjaed
World Heritage Site hopes for Barmouth Bridge, Gwynedd
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-25120851
Great Central Railway submits £10 million lottery bid for new Leicester museum
http://tinyurl.com/nl373cf
Andover Town Council votes for Steam Railway and Town Centre Manager
http://tinyurl.com/pqu7ds3
Auction of coach body found in Dorset
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-25090336
Station and locomotive to be auctioned in South Gloucestershire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-25100746
West Somerset Railway sell-off considered by county council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-25149914
Burgh le Marsh station for sale
http://tinyurl.com/k6nc5e4
Aggression against railway staff increases in the Netherlands
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/11/aggression_against_railway_sta.php
Paris-Barcelona TGV service to start in December
http://tinyurl.com/opumjn5
Bern station shut by wagon on fire
http://tinyurl.com/pjclzsp
Level crossing accident on Zermatt line
http://www.thelocal.ch/20131125/mountain-train-collides-with-van-in-valais
Turkey: new call for bids for Anatolia railway
http://tinyurl.com/qy5wzcm
Kazakhstan: Subway weightlifting to mark President's Day
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25125481
Belarusian Railways to present its transit opportunities to Russian partners
http://news.belta.by/en/news/econom?id=733408
High-speed train in China kills four rail workers cleaning track
http://tinyurl.com/q54x4hs
Standard Gauge East African Railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25134276
http://tinyurl.com/nh24n5a
http://tinyurl.com/np55grf
Railways eyes small-bang solution for fog problem
http://tinyurl.com/q6lbtrs
Funds available for restoration of Preston bus station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-25101142
Teachers pull tuk-tuk in Peru, on world record bid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25065218
Kennet & Avon Canal restoration work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-25116571
WW1 bi-plane wings recovered from Connah's Quay garage roof
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-25117045
http://tinyurl.com/p6ohpc7
Prestwick Airport sold to Scottish Government
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25055531
New maintenance hanger at Birmingham Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-25111785
Engine icing problems for GE engines on Boeing 787s
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25068222
No prosecution over Alison Hume Ayrshire mineshaft death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25153177
Neath Abbey Ironworks drawings bought by archive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25020478
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Lawrence Hanney, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien,
Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
30/11/13 BBC Radio 4 1030-1100
"The Enfield Thunderbolt" Story of a 1970s IoW-built electric car 1/2
01/12/13 BBC2 2000-2100
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" New series: 6/6 Bordeaux to Bilbao
01/12/13 BBC1 2100-2200
"Britain and the Sea" David Dimbleby looks at us and the sea - 3/4
02/12/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Berwick-upon-Tweed
02/12/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 1/3
02/12/13 BBC Radio 5 Live 2200-0100
"Phil Williams" The need for airport expansion live from Heathrow
03/12/13 BBC Radio 4 0900-0930
"The Politics of Architecture" 3/3
03/12/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Hadrian's Wall
03/12/13 BBC Radio 4 2130-2200
"The Politics of Architecture" 3/3
03/12/13 BBC Radio 5 Live 2230-0100
"Phil Williams" HS2 discussion live from Birmingham New Street
04/12/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Cumbria
04/12/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Golden Age of Liners"
04/12/13 BBC Radio 5 Live 2230-0100
"Phil Williams" Discussion about road transport live from the A14
05/12/13 BBC1 1930-2000
"Restoring England's Heritage" Subjects vary by region
05/12/13 BBC4 2300-0000
"Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 1/3
06/12/13 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Huge Hovercraft: Monster Moves"
06/12/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Stobart: Trucks, Trains and Planes" Series 6 5/7
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
30/11/13 South Hants MRC: Portsmouth Model Railway Exhibition
Admiral Lord Nelson School, Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 5XT
http://www.shmrc.co.uk/
30/11/13 Falmouth Society of Railway Modellers Model Railway Exhibition
Budock Village Hall, Budock Water, Falmouth, TR11 5DR
http://fsrm.weebly.com/
30/11/13- Gresley and Wychnor Model Railway Group - Mince Pie Open Days
01/03/13 Gresley Social Centre, 5a Park Road, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9QE
1000-1630 both days
02/12/13 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Church, St John's Road, Hedge End
The Influence of the Solent and Hampshire Basin on the life and writing
of Nevil Shute by David Henshaw
Starts 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
02/12/13 Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
Pie, Pea & Chips Supper with a Peak Rail Director
Followed by “YourPix”
Starts 1930 for a requested £3 donation on the door
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
04/12/13 The March Society
March Library, City Road, March, PE15 9LT
March Station and Railway Update by Alan Neville & Adrian Sutterby
Starts 1900, entrance is £2.50 for non-members and £1.50 for members
Tea, coffee and biscuits provided
http://www.themarchsociety.org.uk/msocmain.php
07/12/13 Hayle Model Railway Club - Hayle Model Railway Club Christmas Show 2013
Hayle Day Care Centre, Commercial Road, Hayle, Cornwall
http://www.haylemrc.org.uk/
14/12/13 Minstead Model Railway Exhibition
Minstead Village Hall, Lyndhurst Road, Minstead, nr Lyndhurst, Hampshire
1000-1600
Santa Specials
30/11/13- Mid-Hants Railway: Santa Specials
01/12/13
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
30/11/13- West Somerset Railway: Santa Trains
01/12/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
30/11/13- Great Central Railway: Santa Specials
01/12/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
01/12/13 South Devon Railway: Santa by Steam
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
07/12/13- Mid-Hants Railway: Santa Specials
08/12/13
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
07/12/13- West Somerset Railway: Santa Trains
08/12/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
07/12/13 South Devon Railway: Santa by Steam
08/12/13
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
07/12/13- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Santa by Steam
08/12/13
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
07/12/13- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Santa Specials
08/12/13
http://www.rhts.co.uk
07/12/13- Great Central Railway: Santa Specials
08/12/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
07/12/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Santa Specials
08/12/13
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
07/12/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Santa Special Trains
08/12/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
07/12/13- Peak Rail: Santa and Steam Specials
08/12/13
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
07/12/13- Welsh Highland Railway: Santa Trains
08/12/13
http://www.festrail.co.uk
08/12/13 Dean Forest Railway: Santa Specials
http://www.dfr.co.uk
11/12/13 Great Central Railway: Santa Specials
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
14/12/13- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Santa Specials
15/12/13
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
14/12/13- Mid-Hants Railway: Santa Specials
15/12/13
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
14/12/13- West Somerset Railway: Santa Trains
15/12/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
14/12/13 South Devon Railway: Santa by Steam
15/12/13
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
14/12/13- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Santa by Steam
15/12/13
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
14/12/13- Dean Forest Railway: Santa Specials
15/12/13
http://www.dfr.co.uk
14/12/13- Great Central Railway: Santa Specials
15/12/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
14/12/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Santa Specials
15/12/13
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
14/12/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Santa Special Trains
15/12/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
14/12/13- Peak Rail: Santa and Steam Specials
15/12/13
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
14/12/13- Ffestiniog Railway: Santa Specials
15/12/13
http://www.festrail.co.uk
14/12/13- Welsh Highland Railway: Santa Trains
15/12/13
http://www.festrail.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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