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NETWATCH
On the Road
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-27306795
BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog: A decent mate, but an idle sod
http://brownhillsbob.com/2014/05/16/a-decent-mate-but-an-idle-sod/
An Evening at Carstairs 9 May 2014 by Andrew Cook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui9OUT7v_hU
All aboard for a taste of luxury! Inside some of the most opulent private trains in America
http://tinyurl.com/marr3oh
8 terrifying train journeys that’ll make you pretty happy with National Rail
http://tinyurl.com/nah8e6k
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Settle & Carlisle 25 years after political reprieve
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2014/04/17/return-settle-carlisle/
The rise of intermodal traffic (complete with inappropriate pictures)
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2014/05/13/rise-intermodal-freight/
Rail safety summit
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2014/05/13/rail-safety-summit/
Statement of commercial faith?
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2014/05/13/statements-of-faith/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Costa Concordia sponson knocked out of position
http://gcaptain.com/costa-concordia-sponson-knocked-out-of-position/
Canadian Lancaster UK tour programme
http://www.warplane.com/lancaster-2014-uk-tour.aspx
Virtual Aircraft Museum
http://www.aviastar.org/index2.html
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Warning over Dorchester to Bournemouth rail disruption
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-27390001
Derailment at Angerstein Jn
http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/140402_angerstein_junction.cfm
New train service from Sheffield and Chesterfield to Belper
http://www.belpernews.co.uk/news/local/new-train-after-passenger-boom-1-6612776
Station access bid is finally on track
http://www.belpernews.co.uk/news/local/station-access-bid-is-finally-on-track-1-6612044
Dingle tunnel collapse families anger at repair costs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-27373188
Signalling problems cause disruption to railway services at Colchester Town
http://tinyurl.com/nx3u7s7
Man on motorbike dies at railway crossing near Stroud
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-27372077
Bombardier opens gates to celebrate 175 years of Derby train-building
http://tinyurl.com/kd5bhq6
‘Oldest railway station in the world’ threatened by Network Rail plans
http://tinyurl.com/luqawml
Side swipe collision between "S" stock on District line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27361455
What are London's WWII deep-level air-raid shelters used for?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27435348
New seat plaque is a fitting tribute to The Railway Man
http://tinyurl.com/m9edcza
£350m Borders Railway nearly half complete
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/350m-borders-railway-nearly-half-complete-1-3411103
Borders to Edinburgh railway bridge lifted into place at Galashiels
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-27392815
Flintshire railway cable thieves 'putting lives at risk'
http://tinyurl.com/mvdotvc
RAIB report into a near-miss at Llandovery level crossing, 6th June 2013
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources/140515_R112014_Llandovery.pdf
RAIB report on level crossing accident near Coleraine
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources/140512_R102014_Balnamore.pdf
Locomotive collision at Great Central
http://tinyurl.com/ncj75p7
http://tinyurl.com/mmh3kzs
Prized WWII steam engine returning to railroad museum
http://www.usatoday.com/search/Prized%20WWII%20steam%20engine%20returning%20to%20railroad%20museum/
Lac-Megantic train explosion: Three charged in Quebec
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27387287
China to build new East Africa railway line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-27368877
Edinburgh Tram ticket prices confirmed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-27394365
Douglas tram horse dies at work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-27407598
1954 West Bridgford bus in centenary celebrations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-27344433
Cornwall coach crash: Two people dead and 48 injured
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-27393386
Landslip damaged road in Calstock to reopen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-27393382
Gloucester bus station to be redeveloped.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-27409409
Express Motors (Caernarfon) bus fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-27326351
Expansion at Wright Bus, Antrim
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27369803
1950s Greek buses looking for home
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/05/10/1950s-buses-looking-for-home/
Truck almost flipped by storm force winds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EibCuXvkRSw
Christopher Columbus's Santa Maria wreck 'found'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27397579
Duke of Cambridge visits restored HMS Alliance submarine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-27370492
Costs mount for stricken cargo ship MV Sea Breeze
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-27229109
Heathrow and Gatwick unveil revised expansion plans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27387924
Bid to buy Manston Airport rejected
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent-business/county-news/manston-airport-offer-rejected-16777/
Counting down the hours (Manston Airport)
http://birchington.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/counting-down-hours.html
Guernsey WW2 airmen memorial design unveiled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-27316113
Middle Wallop crash pilot lost control, inquest hears
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-27428137
US and RAF pilots 'had mid-air row' over Norfolk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-27378057
RAF Marham to be maintenance base for European F35 aircraft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-27347336
Perth's Boeing 777 simulator reconstructed disastrous flight of MH370
http://tinyurl.com/mjvcmoq
Inmarsat offers free airline tracking
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27369288
Norwich Airport alert: KLM aircraft makes emergency landing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27397501
Brazil's battle to upgrade airports for the World Cup
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27396888
Mini-satellites send high-definition views of Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27408318
Southsea's South Parade Pier 'will not be demolished'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-27412732
Lives of the First World War 'digital memorial' goes live
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27369169
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Adrian Hirst, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
16/05/14 BBC Radio 4 2300-2330
"Great Lives" Isambard Kingdom Brunel
18/05/14 Channel 4 2000-2100
"For the Love of Cars" 5/6 The MG TC
19/05/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Classic Car Rescue" 5/8 A De Lorean
19/05/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Ely
19/05/14 Channel 5 2100-2235
"D-Day's Sunken Secrets" Underwater exploration
19/05/14 BBC4 2335-0035
"Ford's Dagenham Dream" Rise and fall of the car plant
20/05/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Cromer
20/05/14 BBC4 2200-2200
"The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles"
21/05/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Herefordshire
21/05/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Kings Cross - Inferno on the Tube: Minute by Minute"
22/05/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Horizon: 40 Years on the Moon"
23/05/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Eddie Stobart's Excellent Adventures" 1/4
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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
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/
19/05/14 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"The Berks & Wilts Canal" by Brian Stovold
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
19/05/14 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Talk
"The Fossdyke - a watery tale of mystery and intrigue" by Ian Morgan
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
19/05/14 Peak Rail Sheffield Branch
Central Library Theatre (by The Crucible), Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
1900 for a 1930 start
£6.50 on the door or £5.75 in advance
http://peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.html
23/05/14 WC&P Railway Group
St Andrew’s Church Centre, Old Church Road, Clevedon, BS21 7UF
“Chronicling the WC&PR - Part 2” by Christopher Redwood
Starts 19:30
Visitors are welcome - cost £2 (refunded if you join)
http://www.wcprgroup.org.uk/coming%20events.html
24/05/14- Kent & East Sussex Railway: 40th Anniversary Gala
26/05/14
http://www.kesr.org.uk
24/05/14- Didcot Railway Centre: Diesel Shed Bash
26/05/14
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
24/05/14- Dean Forest Railway: A Day Out with Thomas
26/05/14
http://www.dfr.co.uk
24/05/14- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Festival of Steam
26/05/14
http://www.gwsr.com
24/05/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Carnival Open Days
26/05/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
25/05/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Superheroes & Villains
26/05/14
http://www.rhts.co.uk
26/05/14- Great Central Railway: Midweek Running
29/05/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
26/05/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Peppa Pig
01/06/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
27/05/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half Term Operating Days
28/05/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
31/05/14- Mid-Norfolk Railway: West Coast Railways Gala
01/06/14
http://www.westcoast.mnr.com
Cheers, Howard.
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