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NETWATCH
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
Siemens & 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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