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NETWATCH
Trainspotting was a harmless kids' pastime in an age when everything was different
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/trainspotting-harmless-kids-pastime-age-4319737
Underground London: abandoned tube stations and tunnels – in pictures
http://tinyurl.com/l95ufzo
(Spotter: Roger Smith)
The weird afterlife of the world's subterranean 'ghost stations'
http://tinyurl.com/ldh9flq
The Petite Ceinture: the battle over Paris's abandoned railway
http://tinyurl.com/l9yv5k3
Severn Valley Railway Autumn Gala 19th September
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jbhqPODnU8
Plandampf 2013, steam locomotives on freight duties in Germany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PobBgnSgT40
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Motorcar Operations West (inspection cars on unusual lines in the USA and Canada)
http://mowonline.org/schedule.html
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
London Trams in their last years
http://dewi.ca/trains/london/trams.html
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Old Wings - A classic aviation website
http://www.oldwings.nl/
Douglas C-54E (DC-4) Departing & Arriving HAF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tSsJ9Owvq8
Former Zantop Electra L188 Departs YIP for Keystone Florida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nTu__Ps3jY
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
In 60 seconds: The F-22 Raptor jet fighter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29367837
Day out at the gallows and other Victorian photographic oddities
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29246071
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IN THE NEWS
New British railway chief hints at higher rail and freight fares
http://tinyurl.com/plbftmv
Rail delays: 'Train staff need better information'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29321983
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway foundations uncovered at Paddington
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29317233
http://tinyurl.com/m9scpag
Crossrail bridgeworks at Slough
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-29308419
Planning Crossrail and its links with the national network
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/01/10/crossrail-and-the-network-rail-connection/
Flooding at Manor Park
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-29288079
The life on a signal engineer
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/09/17/life-signalling-engineer/
Overcrowded and getting busier: why new train lines can't come fast enough for London
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/21/tube-overcrowding-london-train-lines
Have your say on a proposed London Overground station at Old Oak
https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/london-overground/old-oak-common
Didcot Parkway railway station £8m revamp complete
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-29245990
Greenpeace occupy coal train outside Cottam power station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-29334128
Improving the railway at Manchester Oxford Road and Piccadilly stations
http://tinyurl.com/k6g457x
Virgin Trains driver injured by electric shock en route to Liverpool Lime Street
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/major-rail-disruption--virgin-7821680
Blackpool and Shrewsbury direct rail services to London approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29313965
Two dead in 'suspicious' train deaths
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29326572
'Night Tube' weekend service to launch in September 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29336093
Contactless payment arrives in London
http://tinyurl.com/mear9sc
Epping Ongar railway back in service
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11485296.Epping_Ongar_railway_back_in_service/
Action group makes Beattock station case
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-29341761
Locomotion museum celebrates 10th anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-29293878
Groudle Glen Railway unveils new coaches
http://tinyurl.com/lhpb6td
Palmerston steam engine returns to Rheidol railway line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-29285310
Inaugural Trailffest along Ffestiniog Railway is a huge success
http://tinyurl.com/p5qp3pd
Talyllyn Railway loco back on track for 150th birthday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-29339796
Refurbishing Drogheda viaduct
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/09/17/international-cooperation/
SNCF Infra rolls out cable theft detection device
http://tinyurl.com/kx3jrqr
2ft gauge railroad for sale
http://www.adamsauctions.com/servlet/Search.do?auctionId=327&itemId=2326
New trams for the West Midlands
http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/09/23/private-tram-wednesbury/
Routemaster bus: Google doodle celebrates 60 years of much-loved London vehicle
http://tinyurl.com/nlwynd9
Vintage London bus retraces battle routes through Ypres
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29322305
On the road to nowhere: a Routemaster trip to remember
http://tinyurl.com/l34o6yv
Portsmouth barge operator fined for health and safety breach
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29339869
Hayling ferry company fined over passenger numbers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29339398
Lancaster bombers flypast at 'Dambusters' Derwent Dam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29295272
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlJ4htNDoHI
Two Lancasters – final flight in UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29325810
Mid-air collision over Bedfordshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-29326352
Dreamliner makes emergency landing at Glasgow Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29377379
Manston Airport sold (again)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-29326000
Spitfire replica unveiled in Essex
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/news/spitfire-replica-unveiled-in-essex
Last surviving crew member of Hindenburg dies
http://tinyurl.com/pavdrxg
Scotland's top 10 contributions to aviation
http://tinyurl.com/n4wvs22
Campaign aims to save Cardiff's Coal Exchange
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29319674
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
27/09/14 BBC2 1800-1830
"Restoring England's Heritage"
27/09/14 Channel 5 1935-2030
"World War II in Colour" 3/13 Britain at Bay
29/09/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys" Lochailort to Skye
29/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Liverpool to Eccles
30/09/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys" The Great Eastern line
30/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Finding out about Bradshaw
30/09/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane" 4/4
30/09/14 BBC4 2200-2300
"Full Throttle - the Glory Days of British Motorbikes"
01/10/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys" Felixstowe
01/10/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Embsay and Bolton Abbey
01/10/14 BBC4 2000-2030
"Britain on Film" Messing about in boats
01/10/14 BBC2 2350-0050
"The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane" 4/4
02/10/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys"
02/10/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Caravans: a British Love Affair"
03/10/14 BBC2 1600-1630
"Great British Railway Journeys" Essex to Hackney
03/10/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"World War II in Colour" 4/13 Hitler Strikes East
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
26/09/14 National Railway Museum Researchers Night
1800-2000
www.nrm.org.uk/researchers-night
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- Great Central Railway: Pirates & Princesses
28/09/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
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
02/10/14- Severn Valley Railway: Diesel Enthusiasts Gala
04/10/14
http://www.svr.co.uk/
02/10/14- West Somerset Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
05/10/14
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/
02/10/14- Great Central Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
05/10/14
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
03/10/14 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"50 Years of Railway Photography (Part 2)" by Les Nixon
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
04/10/14- Fareham and District Model Railway Club Exhibition
05/10/14 1000 Lakeside, Western Rd, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3EN
http://fareham-mrc.org.uk/
04/10/14- Friends of the Cromford Canal - Horseboat trips
05/10/14
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
04/10/14- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
05/10/14 Engine in motion 1200-1700
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
05/10/14 Twyford Waterworks: Autumn Rally Open Day
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/
05/10/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
05/10/14 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: St Leger Historic Vehicle Rally
http://www.sandtoft.org
06/10/14 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“Hemerdon Tungsten Mine”
by Dr Peter Stanier
1930 for a 1945 start
http://www.hias.org.uk
06/10/14 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“BR Standards at Work Around the Country, Part 3” a slideshow by Ashley Shimwell
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
08/10/14 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"All the Colours of the Rainbow - liveries from the 1955 Modernisation Plan
onwards"
by David Walker
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
10/10/14 Railway Club of Wales
Dyfatty Community Centre, Chapel Street, off High Street, Swansea, SA1 1NB
“Travels by train and other forms of transport throughout Russia and the former
Soviet Union" by Rhys ab Elis
There is a donation box at all meetings (but no compulsion to put anything in it)
Starts at 1930 (meetings finish by 2130)
10/10/14- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Spectacular
12/10/14
http://www.kwvr.co.uk/
11/10/14- Kings Cross station: Steam Extravaganza
12/10/14 Railwaylands area between Kings Cross and St Pancras
A family weekend to celebrate the age of steam at King's Cross
Featuring two famous layouts - "The Gresley Beat" and "Copenhagen Fields"
http://www.kingscross.co.uk/stories
11/10/14- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Victorian Weekend
12/10/14
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
11/10/13- Farnham & District Model Railway Exhibition
12/10/13
http://farnhammrc.org.uk/?page_id=158
11/10/14- The Battlefield Line: Vintage Crafts
12/10/14
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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