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NETWATCH
Wherever there was a railway, they're trying to map it!
http://www.railmaponline.com/index.php
All the bus photos you could ever want?
http://www.sct61.org.uk/index
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
DH88 Comet on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/105663946
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Derby photo studio's 140-year-old pictures to go on show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-29078035
http://vimeo.com/74275715
Should we build just like the Victorians did?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29065379
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IN THE NEWS
Inside Crossrail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29147218
SE franchise extended to 2018
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29153497
GW Heritage weekend
http://tinyurl.com/qczhucn
East Coast profits
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29127788
Signalling Thameslink Passengers
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/09/05/signalling-the-passenger/
Selby Swing bridge repairs completed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29110097
Residents fear they will be 'isolated' without Chandler's Ford railway crossing
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11461358.Residents__isolated__without_railway_crossing/
Cable theft delays on railways fall sharply
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29109733
Delayed London Road Bridge work in 'final stages', says council
http://tinyurl.com/qyoj9vs
Borders railway construction work
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/08/29/borders-on-track/
Fatal accident at Lenzie
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29094045
Worgret Jn to Motala leased to Swanage Railway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29129122
34067 on Dorset Coast Express 10 September
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp3yW0Ti4r8
Loco news from Pontypool & Blaenavon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-29168169
Pantograph failure (Germany)
http://www.britishrailways.tv/train-videos/2014-08/pantograph-destruction-caught-on-camera/
New £40m tram fleet for Wolverhampton and Birmingham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-29074594
Edinburgh trams: 1.5 million passengers in first 100 days
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-29110794
Andover's new bus station officially opens
http://tinyurl.com/q7yo583
Beer & Buses on the Isle of Wight
http://iwbeerandbuses.co.uk/
Summer in the City bus run in Central London
http://www.self-preservation-society.co.uk/summer/2014.php
Canal boat is craned into Derby's Market Place!
http://tinyurl.com/ne9zrrk
Three Lancasters at East Kirkby
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-29109650
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT_vq4rcw6M
Lancasters to visit Bournemouth - this weekend
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29163180
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=EA2A001E-5056-A318-A8FCB4F2CB42DFFF
Keep up to date with the BBMF
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=122DB3D3-5056-A318-A8946DB778012B50
Air show at Prestwick
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29100593
Job reductions at Bombardier, Belfast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29140990
Italian air traffic control strike disrupts UK flights
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29089548
Burma Spitfires – the dig is back on!
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/burma-spitfires-dig-back.html
FAA grounds US Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323783704578245501214772818
Middlesbrough swing bridge approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-29123798
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
15/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" London
15/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Chippenham to Gloucester
16/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Maidstone
16/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Wolverhampton
16/09/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane" 2/4
17/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Canterbury to Margate
17/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Norwich
17/09/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Great British Railway Journeys" Chelmsford
17/09/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Britain's Deadliest Roads"
17/09/14 BBC4 2200-2300
"Grand Prix: the Killer Years"
18/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Sandwich to Folkestone
18/09/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Britain's Craziest Commutes"
19/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Hastings
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
12/09/14- Apedale Heritage Centre: "Tracks to the Trenches"
14/09/14 Loomer Road, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. ST5 7LB
http://www.apedale.co.uk/
13/09/14 Etches Park Open Day, Derby
http://www.derby175.co.uk/
13/09/14 Derby Silk Mill Open Day including Midland Railway Study Centre Open Day
Silk Mill Lane, Derby, DE1 3AF
Guided tours 1030 - 1600
The museum's 7mm model railway will be operating in the afternoon
13/09/14 Mickleover Model Railway Group: Trains-Only Swap Meet
Mickleover Community Centre, Uttoxeter Rd, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DA
1030-1430, admission: £1.00
Free parking, refreshments
http://www.mmrg.org.uk/
13/09/14 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
13/09/14- Didcot Railway Centre: Everything Goes Gala
14/09/14
http://www.didcotraiwaycentre.org.uk
13/09/14- The International N Gauge Show
14/09/14 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Nr Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN
http://www.ngaugeshow.co.uk
13/09/14- Foxfield Railway: National Heritage Open Days and Knotty Heritage Train
14/09/14
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/events.php
13/09/14- Ribble Steam Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
14/09/14
http://www.ribblesteam.org.uk
13/09/14- Expo EM North
14/09/14 George H Carnall Leisure Centre, Kingsway Park, Davyhulme, Manchester, M41 7FJ
http://www.emgs.org/2-expoem-events/14-expoem-north-2014.html
14/09/14 Peak Rail: Vintage Car Rally
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
14/09/14 Butterley Gangroad Celebration Event: A miniature steam train will give
children rides along a well-preserved embankment of the old Butterley Gangroad
Centred on Fritchley Village Green, near Crich, Derbyshire
Includes other mechanical treats, horses, Napoleonic period troops, a band,
other music, a history fair involving local groups and exhibits collected by
the project
1200-1600
Free admission
15/09/14 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Aviation in the 1960s and 1970s" by Keith Butcher
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
15/09/14 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Talk
"A Farrier's Life" by Doug Bradbury
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
16/09/14 RCTS Cheltenham
Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
"Strictly Freight Only" by Brian Ringer
Starts at 1930
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £3.50 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/cheltenham/events.htm
17/09/14- Dorset Vintage and Classic Car Auction
18/09/14 Athelhampton House, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7LG
Wednesday: viewing, Thursday: auction
http://www.athelhampton.co.uk
18/09/14 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, Newport Riverside City Campus
AGM, followed by video films with B Foster
Starts at 1915 prompt, admission for non-members is £3.00
http://mrsoc.org.uk/
18/09/14- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
21/09/14
http://www.svr.co.uk/
19/09/14- Great Central Railway: Beer Festival
21/09/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
20/09/14 Kingsbridge Vintage Bus Running Day
http://www.tvagwot.org.uk/kingsbridge.htm
20/09/14 Mid-Hants Railway: Open Day
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
20/09/14 West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust Rally
http://www.busmuseum.org.uk/events-activities-rally.htm
20/09/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Food and Crafts Weekend
21/09/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
20/09/14- Peak Rail: Diesel Weekend
21/09/14
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
20/09/14- Middleton Railway: September Gala
21/09/14
http://www.middletonrailway.org.uk
20/09/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: European Trolleybus Day & Weekend Trolleydays
21/09/14
http://www.sandtoft.org
21/09/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
25/09/14 West Wiltshire Rail Users Group
Warminster Civic Centre, Wiltshire
"Maintaining the FGW HST/DMU Fleet" by Andy Mellors, FGW Engineering Director
Starts 1930
http://www.wwrug.org.uk/flyer.html
26/09/14- Epping & Ongar Railway: End of Tube Event
28/09/14
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
26/09/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Music & Real Ale Special
28/09/14
http://www.rhts.co.uk
27/09/14 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Diesel Gala Day
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
27/09/14- Hornby Hobbies Visitor Centre: Factory Shop Weekend Clearance Sale
28/09/14
http://www.hornby.com/visitorcentre
27/09/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Wallace and Gromit
28/09/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
27/09/14- Nene Valley Railway: Diesel Gala
28/09/14
http://www.nvr.org.uk/
27/09/14- Scalefour Society’s annual “Scaleforum”
28/09/14 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stadium Approach, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 9PP
1030-1730 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://www.scalefour.org/scaleforum/2014/
27/09/14- The Battlefield Line: Heavy Horses (Delivering the Goods)
28/09/14
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
27/09/14- Foxfield Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
28/09/14
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/events.php
27/09/14- Barrow Hill Live!
28/09/14
http://www.barrowhill.org/
27/09/14- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala
28/09/14
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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