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This will be the final issue for 2013 - it includes your bumper three-week TV and radio guide
Very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year, and a special "thank you" to all contributors
throughout 2013!
Raildate will restart on 3rd January 2014
NETWATCH
Promotional video by the P2 Steam Locomotive Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wed_tAHB3IE
A recent exploration of Manchester Central Station
http://tinyurl.com/qgz3pvt
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
Final week of Jacobite operations 2013 season
http://www.westcoastrailways.co.uk/jacobite/Jacobite-final-week-video.html
Bittern at speed on the east Coast, 7th December
http://trev11.zenfolio.com/p464070425/h1317ebae#h1317ebae
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Hu80olei8
Steam on the Met, 8th December
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-_QuCxDbAU
Vulcan Foundry website
http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/index.htm
Maps on the Web - railway gauges
http://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/image/69374323780
Details of changes to 456 units refurbished for SWT
http://www.porterbrook.com/downloads/brochures/456%20Brochure.pdf
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Severn Valley Railway Santa Trains, 7th December
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icK6n0wTgKg
Arrival of railway transformed Barnham
http://www.bognor.co.uk/news/your-community/arrival-of-railway-transformed-area-1-5733635
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Santa Special - Colombian version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce7YptC9H1o
Train ploughing through deep snow, Arthurs Pass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acPX_00M9Q
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
This is what happens when two trains meet on the Bamboo Railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilJAczgfmHk
(Spotter: Richard Walker)
The best of motoring in the 1930s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwQFkNZkMWU
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 'needed' to avert capacity crisis on Britain's railways, say MPs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25355233
http://tinyurl.com/nemn42s
East Midlands rail upgrade boosts top speed to 125 mph
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-25301981
Doncaster railway sleeper factory opens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-25297496
First phase of North West electrification programme commissioned
http://tinyurl.com/pmyekdl
High speed trains from Newcastle to London planned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-25340545
Alliance Rail ECML proposals
http://www.alliancerail.co.uk/
Settle to Carlisle railway 'thriving' 30 years after closure plans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-25358254
Reopening railway line between Cambridge and Oxford wins Government backing
http://tinyurl.com/ojqvqe8
Kenilworth station: Government funds for trains by 2016
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-25349943
Ascot station footpath closed due to wet leaves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-25280760
Additional services via Melksham start operation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-25290051
Repairs to storm damage on routes to Lowestoft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-25347313
http://tinyurl.com/nbr4t4z
Westcountry railways have oldest trains and poor access
http://tinyurl.com/pkkj84k
A railway run for passengers not shareholders: there's an idea
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/natalie-bennett/nationalising-the-railways_b_4411446.html
CCTV footage shows danger of escalators at Birmingham New Street
http://tinyurl.com/qjork2u
Clapham rail disaster: Memorial service held
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25349254
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25331840
RAIB investigation into fatal accident crossing accident at Attenborough
http://tinyurl.com/ohzmh6c
RAIB report into buffer stop collision at Chester
http://tinyurl.com/lq2ezpa
RAIB report into locomotive failure near Winchfield, Hampshire
http://tinyurl.com/qa48hxj
RAIB report on a freight train derailment at Barrow-on-Soar, December 2012
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/131211_R222013_Barrow_Upon_Soar.pdf
First Trans Pennine 350 unit delivered
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/12/02/transpennine-class-3504-desiro-delivered/
National Rail Enquiries - Santa Specials
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/63676.aspx
Scottish rail customers happiest in UK with service
http://tinyurl.com/l56srm7
Borders to Edinburgh railway: safety pledge on winter works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-25331453
Scottish Government report on ECML
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-25334127
'Stark' difference in rail service in Wales and Scotland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25297609
More train powers for Welsh ministers call
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-25333672
Seawall collapsed blocking line between Chester and Rhyl
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25272562
Funding guaranteed for Northern Line extension to Battersea
http://tinyurl.com/q2erkxr
Steam Rail Motor 93 may run on Brentford branch
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/news/latest.html#news01
Signalling investment on Long Island Rail Road
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/11/15/mta-awards-428m-ptc-contract/
Siemens Vectron loco approved for use in Hungary
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/12/06/hungary-certifies-vectron-locomotive/
Opening date announced for tunnel under Zurich
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2013/11/30/completion-date-set-for-zurich-cross-city-line/
Siemens resignalling in Pretoria area
http://tinyurl.com/o3a2efg
Indonesia commuter train in deadly collision
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25263551
Could an ultra-light railway be the solution to Stortford's transport headache?
http://tinyurl.com/ltjcaru
£5k repair bill for owner of Poole Park's miniature railway after 'lorry damages track'
http://tinyurl.com/p8ko2t8
Volkswagen Kombi: The end of the road
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25296010
Stroud lock restored to use
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-25280271
Divers carry out Rudyard Lake £600,000 valve repairs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-25304827
Software changeover problem at NATS Swanwick
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25278163
Airports 'normal' after knock-on fog delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25344576
RAF Chinook helping repairs to flood defences near Middlesbrough
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-25280880
US Air and American Airlines merged
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25307870
Eastern Airways to take on Southampton-Leeds route
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25301098
100 years of aviation history as it appeared in the original pages of Flight Magazine from
1909-2005
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/index.html
RAF Upper Heyford - memories of a MAD world
http://tinyurl.com/kqn3qrn
The €1bn transport hub closed after just three years that's now falling into rack and ruin
http://tinyurl.com/cwvestf
RAF C-130K Hercules in Storage
http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/12/04/feature-raf-c-130k-hercules-in-storage/
Spitfire MkXVIII SM845 unveiled
http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/12/11/news-spitfire-mkxviii-sm845-unveiled/
Barrow Hill twin chimneys demolished
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/iconic-twin-towers-are-demolished-1-6313066
Revamped Derby Silk Mill museum aims for 100,000 annual visitors
http://tinyurl.com/n5bon2s
Tibetans displaced within region 'amid mining'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25359391
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
14/12/13 BBC Radio 4 0600-0630
"Open Country" The Shropshire Union Canal
14/12/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 2/3
15/12/13 BBC4 1900-1930
"Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" Part 1
15/12/13 BBC4 1930-2000
"Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" Part 2
16/12/13 BBC4 2100-2200
"Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 3/3
18/12/13 BBC1 2100-2200
"The Great Train Robbery" Part 1: The Robber's Tale
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25111035
18/12/13 BBC4 2300-2330
"Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" Part 1
18/12/13 BBC4 2330-0000
"Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" Part 2
19/12/13 BBC1 2100-2200
"The Great Train Robbery" Part 2: The Copper's Tale
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25111035
19/12/13 BBC4 2300-0000
"Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 3/3
20/12/13 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Stobart: Trucks, Trains and Planes" Series 6 7/7
21/12/13 BBC4 2000-2100
"Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 3/3
23/12/13 BBC4 1900-2000
"Timeshift: Full Throttle - the Glory Days of British Motorbikes"
24/12/13 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Eddie Stobart: 12 Days of Christmas"
24/12/13 BBC4 1900-2020
"The Titfield Thunderbolt" 1952 Ealing comedy
25/12/13 Channel 5 2030-2130
"Eddie Stobart: 12 Days of Christmas"
26/12/13 BBC2 2015-2115
"Idris Elba: King of Speed" History of motor racing 1/2
26/12/13 BBC Radio 4 1100-1130
"Extreme Commuting" People who commute for more than three hours
27/12/13 BBC2 2000-2100
"Idris Elba: King of Speed" History of motor racing 2/2
28/12/13 Channel 4 1900-2100
"The Italian Job" The original and best
29/12/13 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Speed with Guy Martin" Breaking speed limits 1/4
30/12/13 Channel 5 1930-2030
"Eddie Stobart: 12 Days of Christmas"
01/01/14 Channel 5 1830-2055
"The Dambusters" 1954 classic wartime drama
01/01/14 BBC Radio 4 2045-2100
"Pop-Up Ideas: Maps and Mistakes" The London Tube map
02/01/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"PQ17: an Arctic Convoy Disaster" Jeremy Clarkson tells the story
02/01/14 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Restoration Man" Renovating a Victorian pumping station
02/01/14 BBC2 2330-0030
"Idris Elba: King of Speed" History of motor racing 1/2
03/01/14 BBC2 0030-0130
"Idris Elba: King of Speed" History of motor racing 2/2
03/01/14 BBC2 1830-1900
"Coast" The Western Isles
03/01/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"James May's Toy Stories: the Motorcycle Diary"
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
14/12/13 Minstead Model Railway Exhibition
Minstead Village Hall, Lyndhurst Road, Minstead, nr Lyndhurst, Hampshire
1000-1600
16/12/13 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Library, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start, finish 2150
Reading Buses and King Alfred Update by James Freeman
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
1930-2200 (approx) - doors open 1900
25/12/13 Great Central Railway: Christmas Day Dining Train and Passenger Service
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
26/12/13 Great Central Railway: Boxing Day Dining Train and Passenger Service
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
26/12/13- Mid-Hants Railway: Christmas Leave (WWII)
27/12/13
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
28/12/13- West Somerset Railway: Winter Steam Festival
29/12/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
28/12/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Winter Holiday Trains
29/12/13
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
27/12/13- Great Central Railway: Christmas Holiday Trains
30/12/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
28/12/13 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Winter Steam-up
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
28/12/13- Dean Forest Railway: New Year Mince Pie Specials
29/12/13
http://www.dfr.co.uk
28/12/13- South Devon Railway: Mince Pie Specials
01/01/14
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
29/12/13 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Mince Pie Specials
http://www.rhts.co.uk
31/12/13 Great Central Railway: New Years Eve Train and Dining Train
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
01/01/14 Friends of King Alfred Buses Running Day
http://www.fokab.org.uk/
http://s262662507.websitehome.co.uk/page41.html
01/01/14 Dean Forest Railway: New Year Mince Pie Specials
http://www.dfr.co.uk
01/01/14 Great Central Railway: New Year Trains
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
Santa Specials
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
18/12/13 Great Central Railway: Santa Specials
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
18/12/13- South Devon Railway: Santa by Steam
23/12/13
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk
20/12/13- Mid-Hants Railway: Santa Specials
24/12/13
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
21/12/13- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Santa Specials
22/12/13
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
21/12/13- Dean Forest Railway: Santa Specials
22/12/13
http://www.dfr.co.uk
21/12/13- Great Central Railway (Nottingham): Santa Specials
22/12/13
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
21/12/13- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Santa Special Trains
22/12/13
http://www.e-v-r.com
21/12/13- Ffestiniog Railway: Santa Specials
22/12/13
http://www.festrail.co.uk
21/12/13- Welsh Highland Railway: Santa Trains
22/12/13
http://www.festrail.co.uk
21/12/13- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Santa by Steam
24/12/13
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
21/12/13- Great Central Railway: Santa Specials
24/12/13
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
21/12/13- West Somerset Railway: Santa Trains
24/12/13
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
21/12/13- Peak Rail: Santa and Steam Specials
24/12/13
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
24/12/13 Dean Forest Railway: Santa Specials
http://www.dfr.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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