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LAWRENCE HANNEY
It's always sad to hear when a member of our little community passes away, but Lawrence was
with us from the beginning, when Raildate was the newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway
Society. RIP my friend.
NETWATCH
Paul Bartlett's photos of the building of the Network Rail York Campus over the past 12 months
http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/yorkcampusnetworkrail
Swindon Panel Preservation
http://www.swindonpanel.org.uk
Spotter: Neil Kearns)
The Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre is situated in the old Bovey station building, and is open
until the end of the season at the end of October
http://www.devonmuseums.net/Bovey-Tracey-Heritage-Centre/Devon-Museums/
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in Spring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXTBGud57FY
Industrial Explorer Weekend: Derby and the Derwent Valley 19th–22nd June 2014
http://heritageofindustry.co.uk/IndustrialExplorer/2014/DerwentValley.html
Scotland's secret tunnel under the Forth, 50 years old and forgotten
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/scotland-blog/2014/apr/30/scotland-firthofforth-coal
The refurbished railcar website
http://www.railcar.co.uk/
The Colonel’s salute
http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/the-colonel-s-salute/article1-1212130.aspx
Australian steam locomotive 3265 returns to service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qft8gew4nAA
An epic struggle on Como bank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY-13S4_Ulw
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Photos of Ron Fisher's 2010 visit to the Deutsches Dampflok Museum at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg
Photostream starts here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/14001383536/
The museum is well worth a visit, especially when they are having a "Dampffest" and running
steam shuttles up and down the 5-mile, 1 in 40, "Schiefe Ebene" which they are doing on 7th-9th
June and 20th-21st September - details here (in German):
http://www.dampflokmuseum.de/startseite/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
The train tunnel in this 1898 film is now part of the Pacific Coast Highway
http://tinyurl.com/odk8t4x
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Support the restoration of Runcorn locks
http://www.unlockruncorn.org/
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IN THE NEWS
HS2: MPs back first phase of rail link despite rebellion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27184269
HS2 tunnel 'could protect Chilterns'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-27178386
Temple Meads station's handover marks start of a rail revolution
http://tinyurl.com/p3jxjxw
Passengers reminded to plan their journeys ahead of Watford railway upgrade
http://tinyurl.com/kqr9e9p
Crowded Brockenhurst station taxi rank 'danger to pedestrians'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-27128924
Norwich station crash train driver in previous incidents
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-27236502
North Yorkshire station to get share of £100m of government funding
http://tinyurl.com/qggwudt
Bid goes in for York to host high speed rail college
http://tinyurl.com/ol2wvmu
Siemens wants to discuss 'opportunities' with Alstom
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27177762
Emma Lifsey rail death crash: Network Rail apologises
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-27243960
Woman detained for endangering train at Yarnton level crossing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-27158369
London Underground pre-selects Thales for SSL signalling
http://tinyurl.com/mjjspzv
‘Masterpiece’ Ballochmyle Viaduct gets major award
http://tinyurl.com/jwytuf4
Reston station council support increased
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-27206812
Elgin station upgrade
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3667477
Glasgow-built steam train stops off at Edinburgh
http://tinyurl.com/lu8wxep
Barmouth to Harlech Cambrian Coast railway line reopens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-27226047
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-27241618
http://tinyurl.com/pkry38e
Scruton station on Wensleydale Railway reopens after 60 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-27171483
Action urged over dirty trains as cleaners strike begins to bite
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/04/action_urged_over_dirty_trains.php
Mysore Rail Museum set for expansion
http://tinyurl.com/ny7aq2t
Derailed US train in bursts into flames in Lynchburg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27232523
Fatal derailment in Katanga DR Congo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Katanga_train_derailment
Rail fans say goodbye to locomotive
http://tinyurl.com/lhwkb9k
Devon couple build £32K train set in garden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27215894
Blackpool council agrees to pay £4.7m for tram extension
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-27203002
Edinburgh tram starting date revealed as 31 May
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-27250311
Bus fire at Marlborough
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-27186429
Sheffield's FreeBee city bus service ends
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-27170168
New Dundee Museum of Transport opens to the public
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27156238
M25 widening: Kent and Surrey 'smart motorway' opens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27217264
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27223930
Solent submarine wreck becomes tourist attraction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-27223756
Titanic: Last letter sells for £119,000 at auction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-27169197
New ships being built by Appledore shipyard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-27164975
Costa Concordia gets new hardware
http://gcaptain.com/costa-concordia-gets-new-hardware/
East Midlands Airport reopens after day-long closure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27217109
Computer glitch causes UK airport delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27225649
Simulated air crash exercise in London Docklands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27174200
Leeds to Pakistan airline service withdrawn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-27162086
Everest climbers take-off from Lukla, Nepal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27192816
Asiana 767 crew grounded after flying on one engine
http://tinyurl.com/m6pyvxd
CBS broadcasts report on aging air tankers
http://fireaviation.com/2014/04/14/cbs-broadcasts-report-on-aging-air-tankers/
Spotters: Paul Bartlett, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
03/05/14 Channel 4 1905-2000
"For the Love of Cars" 1/6 Ford Escort Mexico
04/05/14 Channel 4 2000-2100
"For the Love of Cars" 3/6 Triumph Stag
06/05/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys goes to Ireland" Newbridge to Roscrea
06/05/14 BBC4 2300-0000
"The Bridges that Built London with Dan Cruickshank"
07/05/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys goes to Ireland" Athlone to Galway
08/05/14 BBC Radio 4 1500-1530
"Open Country" Brooklands racetrack
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
Until Priest's House Museum, Wimborne, Dorset, UK
30/06/14 Lost Tracks - Remembering East Dorset's Railways
Exhibition to mark 50 years since East Dorset's last scheduled passenger trains
http://www.priest-house.co.uk/exhibitions.html
02/05/14 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
30-minute AGM followed by members presentations.
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
02/05/14- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Spring Steam Gala
03/05/14
http://www.nymr.co.uk/
03/05/14 Kidderminster Railway Museum: A day of classic railway films
Station Approach, Comberton Hill, Kidderminster, Worcs, DY10 1QX
21 films being shown throughout the day and evening
Starts at 1100
http://www.krm.org.uk/
03/05/14- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Spring Steam Gala
05/05/14
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
03/05/14- Didcot Railway Centre: Steam Gala
05/05/14
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
03/05/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Rocks and Rails Weekend
05/05/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
04/05/14- Friends of the Cromford Canal - Horseboat trips
05/05/14
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
04/05/14- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
05/05/14 Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
05/05/14 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Doug Copley’s Lineside Images” - cine films taken by the late Doug Copley
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
05/05/14 Dean Forest Railway: Come and see Peppa Pig
http://www.dfr.co.uk
05/05/14 Great Central Railway: Bank Holiday Monday Steam Special
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
08/05/14- Swanage Railway: Diesel Gala & Beer Festival
11/05/14
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk
09/05/14- Great Central Railway: Swithland Gala
10/05/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
10/05/14 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway and Trent Barton: Big Bus and Train Bash
Wirksworth station
http://www.trentbarton.co.uk/bigbash
10/05/14 Railway Film Show
St Mary's Church Hall, Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle, NE20 9PZ
Archive films (BTF films shown with the permission of the BFI)
Admission free, retiring collection, doughnuts at the interval
1500 and 1930
http://ponthistsoc.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/railway-films.html
http://www.pontelandstmary.co.uk
10/05/14 Pathfinder Tours: charity special train visiting lines in the Carlisle area
Passenger and freight-only lines
http://tinyurl.com/n6y8ac6
10/05/14- Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: Steam & Diesel Gala Weekend
11/05/14
http://www.rhdr.org.uk/
10/05/14- Derby Model Railway Exhibition
11/05/14 Moorway Sports Centre, Moorway Lane, Derby, DE24 9HY
1000-1700 both days
http://www.mmrg.org.uk/
11/05/14 Derby 175 - The Midland Railway
Quad, The Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AS
Historic films celebrating Derby's 175 years of railway heritage
Presented by Rob Foxon
Starts 1430
Tickets: £6.50, Box Office: 01332 290606
12/05/14 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“The Motor Industry”
by John Murden
1930 for a 1945 start
http://www.hias.org.uk
12/05/14 North East Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology Society
St Thomas’s Church Centre, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3AW
“The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway”
by Martin Smith
Starts 1930, £2 admission for non-members
http://www.nedias.co.uk
13/05/14 Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG.
Vintage Colour Slides with Philip Lovell
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
14/05/14 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Steam on the Main Line 2013" by Karl Jauncey and Dave Richards
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
A donation of £1.00 (members) or £2.00 (non-members) is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/south_wales/events.htm
15/05/14 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, Newport Riverside City Campus
"Chile, Argentina & South Brazil - 1974" by Peter Gray
Starts at 1915 prompt, admission for non-members is £3.00
http://mrsoc.org.uk/
16/05/14- Nene Valley Railway: Diesel Gala
18/05/14
http://www.nvr.org.uk/
17/05/14 South Devon Railway Trust: Museums at Night
The Ashburton branch comes back to life
Starts 1930 at Buckfastleigh station
Adult: £3.00, Child: £2.00, Family: £8.00
No need to book – just turn up on the evening
http://www.culture24.org.uk/am82803?id=EVENT470529
17/05/14- Great Central Railway: Classic & Vintage Vehicle Festival
18/05/14 Real Ale Train, Saturday only
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
18/05/14 Mid-Hants Railway: Watercress Festival
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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