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COLOUR-RAIL
The last Colour-Rail slide has been made, and the future is officially digital! Nevertheless,
several hundred new images continue to be added to the website around the 15th of each month.
To commemorate the historical event, Paul Chancellor has produced "The Concise Colour-Rail
Catalogue", which lists every slide they have produced over nearly forty years. For each
slide, it gives brief details of loco number, location and date, and also shows the quantity of
each slide sold (except for some of the very early issues) so that you can see which are the
rare ones. Their best-sellers have sold over a thousand copies but some amounted to fewer than
ten. The catalogue is available for £10 including postage.
http://www.colour-rail.com/
NETWATCH
Time-lapse Blackpool tram cab ride from Starr Gate to Fleetwood in 6 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3vsZWf7Y8U
Blackpool heritage trams Easter Saturday, 19th April 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pZNsPGTrQQ
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 10th October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z88wvx42skw
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Petition to extend the Robin Hood line to Edwinstowe and Ollerton
http://www.robinhoodline.co.uk/
Northern Ireland's golden age of railways explored in new TV series
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29566992
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Past Lives Project: touring arts and heritage
http://pastlivesproject.com/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Cliffside road with free carwash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ipIFrvlspY
Pan Am Boeing 707-321B - "Emergency Landing Travis AFB" - 1965
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2RW7xybmU
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Britain's Railways from the Air
http://locodriver.co.uk/Railway_Encyclopedia/Part170/Part01/index.html
Extra long-haul: The 10 furthest airline routes
http://tinyurl.com/q94dphs
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
From silver mine to wet plate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-29131629
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IN THE NEWS
HS2: Stoke-on-Trent launches business case for station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-29619287
Network Rail: Debt-ridden train operator’s Middle East contract is its biggest coup yet
http://tinyurl.com/mgydzwk
How Dutch and German train and bus firms are taking UK taxpayers for a ride
http://tinyurl.com/kpq9h9g
Three quarters of UK rail network owned by foreign governments, research reveals
http://tinyurl.com/pfa9h68
Porterbrook changes hands
http://tinyurl.com/laychq3
Railways 'dead zones' for mobiles, report reveals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29641950
Changes to Henley branch service
http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?tabp=y&id=40191
Southeastern train service “not good value for money”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-29566377
Commuters told to expect delays because trains 'not equipped to deal with salt water'
http://tinyurl.com/qzgsvap
Calls for more trains on redoubled Swindon to Kemble railway line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29657045
Secret aerodynamic test facility revealed (Catesby tunnel)
http://tinyurl.com/mervqbn
Ilkeston railway station: Flooding concerns cause second delay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-29640166
Structural damage 'worse than expected' at Middlesbrough railway station
http://tinyurl.com/nr4p87s
Seaside railway posters make £13,207 in New York auction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-29625888
Abellio planning steam trains for Scotland
http://tinyurl.com/q73v9a4
http://tinyurl.com/ndkn2x9
Progress report on the Borders Railway project
http://tinyurl.com/nuxmkyq
The nostalgic beauty of blending haircuts with railway history
http://tinyurl.com/o4oq57w
Manx Electric Railway track repairs 'to cost £1.3m'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-29603298
Bombardier Sponsors Refurbishment of Unique Southern EMU
http://tinyurl.com/pmcreac
Swanage to Wareham rail reconnection works begin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29633017
Class 37 Golden Jubilee (GWSR)
http://tinyurl.com/or8sv22
GWR 1450 arrives at Alresford for Mid Hants Autumn Gala
https://www.facebook.com/watercressline/photos/pcb.740134666022499/740127006023265/
Eurostar rail stake touted for sale by UK government
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29588412
http://tinyurl.com/owbpufh
ProRail to take control of Betuweroute
http://tinyurl.com/lygbj2k
Vienna’s new central station opens
http://tinyurl.com/kzn6l9p
Bushfire derails Zig Zag railway
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/25227432/bushfire-derails-zig-zag-railway/
Sri Lanka's Colombo-Jaffna railway reopens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-29592232
http://tinyurl.com/m2cnalx
CSX rebuffs CP Railway merger overture
http://tinyurl.com/kppzqfp
Metrolink line to Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport to open a year ahead of schedule
http://tinyurl.com/p5yp4eg
Thieves steal precious steamroller parts in a ‘military style attack’ in Northamptonshire
http://tinyurl.com/kyttlou
Thames Travel bus involved in accident on A4074
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-29610914
Celebrity stop announcements on buses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29567448
Lorry spotting: Stephen Ryans explains his obsession
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29619658
The world's fastest ambulance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29649343
Luxurious and innovative 'concept cars' on show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29658169
World's first 3D printed car constructed in Chicago
http://tinyurl.com/kjqptel
Proposals for a new tunnel under the Thames
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29610463
D-Day landing craft raised from dock
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29655649
Three hundred jobs at risk at Sunseeker luxury yacht maker
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29664951
CALMAC new ferry MV Loch Seaforth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-29611956
Photos of Titanic soon after launching
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29610641
Isle of Wight drunk hovercraft pilot caught on video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29568551
Closure of Blackpool Airport to commercial traffic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-29615965
Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports sold in £1bn deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29650438
Enhanced Eastern Airways service between Southampton and Aberdeen
http://tinyurl.com/kpyrx2f
Ryanair hopes to fly from Schiphol airport next year
http://tinyurl.com/l9pg298
Plane makes emergency landing after cabin develops crack
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29633352
Rolls-Royce test-flies composite blade
http://tinyurl.com/mfzesz7
Junkers Ju-87 Stuka discovered off Croatian coast
http://tinyurl.com/oj94cd9
Rare WW2 bomber retrieved from the bottom of the Baltic Sea
http://tinyurl.com/ng64cef
French soldier’s room unchanged 96 years after his death in first world war
http://tinyurl.com/kz8g4ae
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth, Nick
Wheat
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TV and RADIO
18/10/14 BBC2 1900-1930
"Restoring England's Heritage" The South East
18/10/14 Channel 5 1955-2055
"World War II in Colour" 6/13 The Mediterranean and North Africa
20/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" Oxford to Pershore
20/10/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Torquay
20/10/14 BBC4 2000-2030
"Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" 1/2
21/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" Worcestershire
21/10/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Cornwall (1)
21/10/14 BBC4 2000-2030
"Great British Railway Journeys" Cornwall (2)
21/10/14 BBC4 2100-2200
"Dan Cruickshank and the Family That Built Gothic Britain" The Gilbert Scotts
22/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" Forest of Dean
22/10/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" North from London
23/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" South Wales (1)
23/10/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Underground Britain" 1/6
24/10/14 BBC2 1650-1720
"Great British Railway Journeys" South Wales (2)
24/10/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"World War II in Colour" 7/13 Turning the Tide
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
16/10/14- Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition
19/10/14
http://www.midlandsmodelengineering.co.uk
17/10/14- Swanage Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
19/10/14
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk
18/10/14 South Devon Garden Railway Group: Exeter Garden Railway Show
The Matford Centre, Exter, EX2 8FD
All scales with lots of traders, layouts, demonstrators and good catering
Free parking
1030-1630
http://www.exetergardenrailwayshow.com/
18/10/14 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Branch Line Day
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
18/10/14- IW CAMRA & IoW Bus Museum: Classic Buses, Beer & Walks Weekend
19/10/14
http://iwbeerandbuses.co.uk/
18/10/14- Avon Valley Railway: End of Season Gala
19/10/14
http://www.avonvalleyrailway.org
18/10/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: LMS Branch Line at War - 1940s
19/10/14
http://www.rhts.co.uk
18/10/14- The Battlefield Line: Diesel Gala
19/10/14
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
18/10/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Model Railway Show
19/10/14
http://www.e-v-r.com
18/10/14- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
19/10/14
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
18/10/14- Middleton Railway: Model Mania
19/10/14
http://www.middletonrailway.org.uk
19/10/14 Central Southern O gauge Group Model Railway Exhibition
The Allendale Centre, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1AS
5 layouts, test track, 16mm live steam, traders and demonstrators
Lots of parking and very popular restaurant
1000-1600
http://csg0g.org/
19/10/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
20/10/14 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Denver to Detroit in a Model T Ford" by Peter Yeoman
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
20/10/14 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Talk
"William Jessop - The Man" by Martyn Taylor-Cockayne
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
21/10/14 RCTS Cheltenham
Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
"Signalling on the G-WR and the Preservation of Swindon Panel" by Danny Scroggins
Starts at 1930
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £3.50 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/cheltenham/events.htm
24/10/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
26/10/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
25/10/14 London Omnibus Traction Society: Autumn Transport Spectacular
http://www.lots.org.uk/
25/10/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Halloween Open Day
http://wdsme.co.uk/
25/10/14 Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Hallowe'en Ghost Train
http://www.rhts.co.uk
25/10/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Twilight Trolleydays
26/10/14
http://www.sandtoft.org
28/10/14 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half Term Operating Day
http://www.e-v-r.com
29/10/14 Foxfield Railway: Halloween Steam Cream Land Cruise Train
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/events.php
30/10/14 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half Term Operating Day
http://www.e-v-r.com
31/10/14 The Battlefield Line: Hallowe'en Night Trains
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
31/10/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Wizard Weekend
02/11/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
01/11/14 The Battlefield Line: Bonfire Night Spectacular
http://www.battlefieldline.co.uk
01/11/14 Swadlincote Meccano and Model Railway Exhibition 2014
Hill Street Church, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
1000-1600
01/11/14- Friends of the Cromford Canal - Horseboat trips
02/11/14
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
01/11/14- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal
02/11/14 Engine in motion 1200-1600
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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