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Paul Bartlett has added a number of photographs of rolling stock from the 1950s to his Zenfolio site, including some 23 in
http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/gwrcarriage
and about a dozen in
http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/lnerlivestock

Stockholm metro deserted beauty caught on camera
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27824848

SEFT-1 Abandoned Railways Exploration Probe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27929846
http://tinyurl.com/o3quj75

Amazing colour pictures of London under siege from Nazi bombers during World War II
http://tinyurl.com/445mp6n

Flying with the jet set back when travel was glamorous
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27629532

White Pass & Yukon Railroad
http://www.wpyr.com/index.html
Public Transport to Giants Causeway (The hard way - there's an hourly train service to Portrush and hourly buses along the coast road!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-27870572
London's derelict stations and railways
http://tinyurl.com/ppjgr8q
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

In pictures: Audley End miniature railway celebrates 50 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-27812706
Kings Cross replica with steam train ride in Florida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFYQ3JVUWEI
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

Garden railway: 10 scale miles - Drivers Eye View of Bekonscot Model Railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMsJ_P6d-zg
Cock o’ the North, pride of Doncaster railways
http://tinyurl.com/oh458xo
World War I in Photos: The War at Sea - The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/wwi/wwisea/
MV Balmoral Fund Ltd
http://www.heritagesteamers.co.uk/balmoral/index.html
The First Air Force One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehwvZXVKmPU
Freydis Sharland obituary - pioneering female pilot for the wartime Air Transport Auxiliary
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/10/freydis-sharland
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

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IN THE NEWS

China wants to back High Speed 2 and new nuclear 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27888027

Virgin West Coast contract extended
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27917711

Bombardier wins Virgin Trains maintenance contract
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-27943470

Network Rail plans 300 station pick-up points for online shoppers
http://tinyurl.com/k8mygjs

Marylebone station shut by cable fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27874985
http://tinyurl.com/p967abe

Power supply problems Hatfield Peverill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27901663

Greater Anglia apologises over London to Norwich train disruption
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27901663

Car skewered by rising bollard outside Cambridge railway station
http://tinyurl.com/kev9lf4

Asbestos adds £1m to Didcot Parkway railway station revamp costs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-27902960

Portishead railway station location consultation begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-27857122

Maiden Newton railway work 'keeps residents awake'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-27900539

Ramp access to Backwell and Nailsea station postponed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-27900803

Plymouth's Laira Bridge to become new cycling route
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-27915236

Light rail or heritage ideas for old Cranleigh-Guildford line 
http://tinyurl.com/pr5utl9

Rail bosses to meet transport campaigners at Cambridge conference
http://www.railfuture.org.uk/Press+Release+17th+June+2014

Redditch-Barnt Green railway line works closure 'needed'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-27869368

Warwick finally on track for disabled railway access
http://tinyurl.com/pon4u8w 

York loses rail college bid
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11276293.York_loses_rail_college_bid/

Property of the Week: The Old Station House in Brockholes
http://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/property-of-the-week-7252436

Train derailment in Crewe causes delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27925517

Marylebone station shut by fire, hitting Chiltern rail services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27874985

Woman on railway line
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Woman-railway-line/story-21235685-detail/story.html

RAIB report on level crossing near miss near Barton-on-Humber June 2013
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/140616_R122014_Butterswood.pdf

RAIB report into locomotive failure near Winchfield
http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/investigation_reports/reports_2014/report132014.cfm

Rail enthusiasts call for line revival (DN&SR)
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/rail-enthusiasts-call-for-line-revival

Veteran, 97, returns to the railway
http://tinyurl.com/q3nlgl4

LUL Sub surface line power supply upgrade
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/06/17/tfl-announces-power-upgrade-frameworks/

Chancery Lane Tube commuters panic after smoke pours from bag
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27920006

Work starts on Galashiels transport interchange
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-27813207

Glasgow 2014: Trains staff agree Games payments
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27912186

Train forced to make emergency stop after it hits object on track
http://tinyurl.com/kglr7j4

Bid to re-open Portobello railway station
http://tinyurl.com/lsovfo3

Volunteers relaunch Weardale Railway's heritage line
http://tinyurl.com/pwums9w

Scrapyard locomotive is back on the tracks
http://tinyurl.com/mcw59zg

Iarnro'd E'ireann financial recovery
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2014/06/17/iarnrod-eireann-overcome/

French rail strike enters second week
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27914250

Over €1bn earmarked for Dutch railway improvements
http://tinyurl.com/m4emb72

Sioemens & Alstom financial discussions
http://tinyurl.com/lsfmy4n

Spain to privatise High Speed services
http://tinyurl.com/klnhklo

Rail exam leads to derailment at railway station, bus stand
http://tinyurl.com/newed7b

Cairngorms funicular railway to be closed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-27889335

Mock tram seeks home - What would you do with it?
http://tinyurl.com/mv4odd7

More arrests in enquiry into Padarn Bus fraud investigation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-27839596

Bus timetables placed too high to read
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-27908373

Harley-Davidson invites public to test electric motorbike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27926348

Sully Island traffic lights to cut high tide rescues
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-27890806

Thames heritage boat museum approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-27856905

Economics of the cruise industry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27865627

Port of Ramsgate close to bankrupcy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-27905037

UK dock operators battling to run Marchwood Military Port
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-27911430

Plane crash near M1 investigated by air accident officials
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-27856966

Newquay Airport passengers rise as storms hit rail use
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-27894810

Channel Islands Air Search replacement plane arrives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-27888630

Plane crashes after take off from Guernsey Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-27894906

Scottish Government funds for Prestwick Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-27897006

First of 14 new Chinooks delivered to RAF Odiham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27874534

De Havilland Mosquito B.35 VR796 (CF-HML) flies
http://tinyurl.com/pp556d3

Malaysia MH370: Inmarsat confident on crash 'hotspot'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27870467
Malaysia MH370 jet hunt will move south, Australia says
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27936167

A350 wraps up hot-weather test in UAE
http://tinyurl.com/pc9cqxu

American cuts Venezuela schedule as trapped cash mounts
http://tinyurl.com/kvllawb

Ultimate selfie? Dutch F-16 pilot snaps pics on 787 escort
http://tinyurl.com/mcgxhd2

Virgin Atlantic to implement Google Glass strategy
http://tinyurl.com/oqxlmh4

Photographer collects glossary of British landscape
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27780066

The elaborate appeal of Heath Robinson
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27813927

Spotters: Tom Baldwin, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth

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TV and RADIO

21/06/14  Channel 4 1900-2000
          "The Restoration Man"  An old water mill becomes a home

22/06/14  BBC2 2100-2200
          "A Cabbie Abroad"  A London cabbie in Cambodia

23/06/14  BBC4 1930-2000
          "Great British Railway Journeys"  The Channel Tunnel

23/06/14  BBC2 2200-2230
          "The Culture Show: Tents - the Beginning of Architecture"

23/06/14  BBC4 2200-2300
          "Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces"  1/3

24/06/14  BBC4 1930-2000
          "Great British Railway Journeys"  Hythe to Hastings

25/06/14  BBC4 1930-2000
          "Great British Railway Journeys"  Ayr to Skye

25/06/14  BBC4 2100-2200
          "Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces"  2/3

25/06/14  BBC4 2200-2300
          "Caravans: a British Love Affair"

26/06/14  BBC4 2000-2100
          "Precision: the Measure of Things"  History of measurement 1/3

27/06/14  Channel 5 1900-2000
          "World's Busiest Airport"  1/4 Hong Kong International

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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

20/06/14-   Great Central Railway: 8-mile Long Model Railway & Engineering Exhibition
22/06/13    In association with the Soar Valley Model Railway Club
            http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
            EMT link: http://tinyurl.com/kqsv5hj

21/06/14    Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Armed Forces Day
            http://www.rhts.co.uk

21/06/14-   Mid-Hants Railway: Dene Rally
22/06/14    http://www.watercressline.co.uk/

21/06/14-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
22/06/14    http://www.e-v-r.com

21/06/14-   European Railways Association: Cromford 2014 
22/06/14    Cromford Community Centre, Market Place, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3QF
            Raildater Derek Gillkerson will be attending with New Stanton Lees Mk3
            1030-1700 both days

21/06/14-   Churnet Valley Railway: Anything Goes Gala
22/06/14    http://www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk

21/06/14-   Llangollen Railway: Heritage Railcar Gala
22/06/14    http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk

21/06/14-   Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Worldwide Weekend Trolleydays
22/06/14    http://www.sandtoft.org

22/05/14    Peak Rail: Vintage Car Rally
            http://www.peakrail.co.uk

26/05/14-   Mid-Norfolk Railway: East Coast Summer Steam Gala
29/05/14    http://www.mnr.org.uk

28/06/14    Winchester: Chesil Railway and Tunnel Tour
            http://winchestertouristguides.com/index.php/tours/themed-tours

28/05/14-   The Battlefield Line: Fireman Sam
29/05/14    http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk

29/06/14    Ilkeston Heritage & Classic Vehicle Show
            Ilkeston Market Place, Derbyshire
            1000-1600

05/07/14    Romsey and District Railway Modellers Society Open Day (Romsey Festival)
            Abbey United Reformed Church Hall, The Abbey, Romsey, SO51 8EL
            1030-1630
            Free admission, bucket collection in aid of Abbey URC funds
            http://www.rdrms.hampshire.org.uk/
            http://tinyurl.com/o2fp8zm

05/07/14    Romsey Signal Box open day (Romsey Festival)
            Admission free (donations welcome!)
            1000-1600 (to be followed by the Friends of Romsey Signal Box AGM)
            off Latham Road, Romsey, SO51 7DB
            Parking available at the Nightingale Surgery near the top of Greatwell Drive
            http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
            http://www.romseyfestival.org/genre/2014/7/5/

05/07/14    In aid of The Friends of the Cromford Canal:
            Railway Open Day and Garden Party
            14 Millfield, off Wilne Lane, Shardlow, Derby, DE72 2HD
            1300-1900
            Admission: £3.00

05/07/14-   Wiston Steam Rally
06/07/14    Wiston Park, Steyning Road, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3DZ
            http://www.sussexsteamrally.co.uk

05/07/14-   Great Central Railway: Edwardian Weekend
06/07/14    **** Cancelled ****
            http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/

05/07/14-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Classic Bus Weekend
06/07/14    http://www.e-v-r.com

05/07/14-   Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Weekend Trolleydays
06/07/14    http://www.sandtoft.org

06/07/14    Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Getting to Know Rushton Week
            http://www.rhts.co.uk

06/07/14    Friends of the  Cromford Canal - Horseboat trips
            http://www.cromfordcanal.info/

06/07/14    Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
            Engine in motion 1200-1700
            http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

06/07/14    Twyford Waterworks: Miniature Steam Power Open Day 
            http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/


Cheers, Howard.
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