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BOOK NEWS
LB&SCR Carriages Volume 1: Four- and Six-wheeled Ordinary Passenger Stock
by Ian White, Simon Turner and Sheina Foulkes
It is now almost forty years since the publication of Carriage Stock of the LB&SCR by PJ
Newbury, and twenty since David Gould produced Bogie Carriages of the London, Brighton & South
Coast Railway. This new book is the first of two volumes intended to complete the coverage of
LB&SCR carriages and passenger-rated vans. A second volume will describe the four- and
six-wheeled saloon and passenger-rated vans, and will also give an account of the restoration
of LB&SCR carriages at the Bluebell Railway. This is the first comprehensive coverage of all
LB&SCR designs, with many previously unseen photographs, and will appeal to followers of the
SR, LB&SCR and Bluebell Railway, and railway carriage enthusiasts in general. In particular,
the newly-produced scale drawings and prototype details will be of great interest to railway
modellers.
The aim is to provide a “design history” based on contemporary historical documents
supplemented by practical knowledge gained through the study and restoration of surviving
carriage bodies. Written by acknowledged experts in the field, who have all been involved in
the restoration of LB&SCR carriages on the Bluebell Railway, the two volumes describe how
carriage design developed, and how it followed new developments in train lighting, braking,
communication and the social distinctions of the time.
Both volumes are profusely illustrated with photographs and scale drawings, and are produced to
the same high standard as this publisher’s LSWR Carriages Volume 3 and LSWR Carriages Volume 4
by Gordon Weddell. All royalties from the sale of these volumes are being donated to the
Bluebell Stroudley Coach Fund.
Hardback - 232 pages
Over 170 photographs and approximately 60 scale drawings
304 x 217mm
ISBN: 978-1-905505-35-7
Price: £29.95
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk
NETWATCH
UK Loco Picture Index
http://uklocopictureindex.weebly.com/
Railway safety since 1913
http://www.nrm.org.uk/OurCollection/health-safety/main.aspx
Great Central Railway 25th October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brBBqrpsauY
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Cornwall Railway Society
http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/
The site contains several articles about West Country lines, such as the Ashburton branch
http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/ashburton-branch---south-devon-railway.html
Air traffic timelapse: untangling Britain's plane-filled skies
http://tinyurl.com/ne6mk32
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30108947
Timelapse AirBus A380 "overhaul", page 1
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1043011/pg1
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Revised NIR timetable
http://www.translink.co.uk/Services/NI-Railways/
Irish Rail August 2005
http://www.thewandererphotos.com/2005photos/August-2005/i-9HS26TQ
Stradbally narrow gauge railway
http://www.stradballyrailway.webs.com/
Zillertalbahn steam over Christmas holiday period
http://www.zillertalbahn.at/page.cfm?vpath=specials/winter_steam_train
Guided tour of UK airspace
http://www.nats.aero/news/take-guided-tour-around-uk-airspace/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
The final days of Canadian steam railroading
http://canadiansteam.smugmug.com/
A Right Royal Tour of Lancashire 1913
http://vimeo.com/67647513
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
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IN THE NEWS
GWR's new trains unveiled at ceremony in Japan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-30067282
Christmas engineering works in Slough
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-30058237
Wimbledon Christmas engineering works
http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/wimbledon.aspx
Train firm launches lost teddy campaign
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30141111
Freightliner group for sale
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/11/13/uk-freightlinergroup-sale-idUKKCN0IX04H20141113
All Crossrail stations to be step free
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30093378
Horse hit and killed by train near Cambridge leaving passengers stuck in carriages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-30122259
Derby Bombardier wins £145m Gatwick train order
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-30102406
http://tinyurl.com/pejmlnu
http://tinyurl.com/nu4vs6w
Holbeck Viaduct plans set for public discussion after owner invites ideas
http://tinyurl.com/nemu9ox
Government to demand rail firm replaces hated Pacer trains
http://tinyurl.com/kheegds
Strike by Northern Rail drivers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-30040079
Dramatic picture shows derailed train strewn across tracks in Bedlington
http://tinyurl.com/pcwps6q
Noise complaints over Alloa line freight trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-30082497
Borders to Edinburgh railway: Alex Salmond sets passenger goal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-30079759
Reston and East Linton stations 'one step closer' to reopening
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-30112935
http://tinyurl.com/lfggu7h
"Government should pay to open rail line"
http://tinyurl.com/oqeaqxm
Major urban transport policies in Wales set to benefit from the next round of EU funds
http://tinyurl.com/lfkktd4
Welsh valley lines rail electrification row is settled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-30128378
http://tinyurl.com/o6e6qgu
Moyasta Railway Museum gets green light
http://www.clarechampion.ie/moyasta-railway-museum-gets-green-light/
Belmond Pullman to start operation of Luxury trains in Ireland
http://www.irishrail.ie/news/belmond
French remain fearful of taking public transport
http://www.thelocal.fr/20141120/half-of-french-feel-unsafe-on-public-transport
Japan's levitating maglev train reaches 500km/h (311mph)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-30067889
Longleat miniature railway derails for third time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-30080806
Bystanders lift car to end 'stand-off' with tram
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-30138390
Manchester Metrolink engineering works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-30046292
UK's first 'poo bus' goes into service between Bristol and Bath
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-30115137
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30125792
'My private toll road cost me money'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30085749
Derby's Rolls-Royce site being renovated for community
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-30125393
Chasing the sun at Chile's Solar Atacama Rally
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-30067624
Ferry service changes for rebuilding of Ullapool linkspan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-30115131
Kennet & Avon Canal reopened after sunken boat removed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-30041334
Sewer project cleans up historic Manchester Ship Canal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-30073625
Delta swaps Boeings for Airbus planes in $14bn order
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30141666
Airbus starts A330 Beluga development
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-starts-a330-beluga-development-406160/
Airbus to invest £100m at Broughton and Filton factories
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-30141420
UK's first A400M arrives at Brize Norton home
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk39s-first-a400m-arrives-at-brize-norton-home-406173/
Blackpool Airport reopens to light aircraft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-30096643
Edinburgh–Doha flights to operate daily
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-30100790
Cardiff Airport to get loan fund of up to £13m to attract new airlines
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-30107474
Driverless trucks make mining ‘safer’ for Rio Tinto
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30084997
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
22/11/14 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Speed with Guy Martin" Fastest soapbox racer
23/11/14 BBC4 2100-2200
"Hunt v Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals"
23/11/14 BBC4 2200-2300
"Jim Clark: the Quiet Champion"
24/11/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" High Wycombe to Stratford-on-Avon
24/11/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Harrogate and Saltaire
25/11/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Birmingham
25/11/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Batley
25/11/14 BBC4 2000-2030
"Great British Railway Journeys" Melton Mowbray
26/11/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Stoke to Winsford
26/11/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Greenwich to Hastings
26/11/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" La Caruna to Lisbon
27/11/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Dudley to Bridgnorth
27/11/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Underground Britain" A Cold War bunker
28/11/14 BBC2 1645-1715
"Great British Railway Journeys" Welshpool to Aberystwyth
28/11/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"World War II in Colour" 12/13 Victory in Europe
28/11/14 BBC4 2200-2300
"Play it Loud: the Story of the Marshall Amp"
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
21/11/14 "Picture Postcard Railway Rambles" by Stephen Gay
Coal Aston Methodist Church, Eckington Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AW
http://www.coalastonmethodist.org.uk/events/events.php
27/11/14 The Army Flying Association
The Museum of Army Flying, Middle Wallop
Flt Lt Tim Dunlop, Bomber Leader of The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
A presentation on "The Two Lancasters"
Starts 1900
£10 per person (Air Cadets free)
Register online: marketing(at)flying-museum.org.uk
28/11/14 Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
Oxford House Adult Education Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
"The Hereford, Ross & Gloucester Line" by Dr Martin Connop-Price
1900 for a 1915 start
http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk
28/11/14 WC&P Railway Group
St Andrew’s Church Centre, Old Church Road, Clevedon, BS21 7UF
AGM plus subject TBA
Visitors are welcome - cost £2 (refunded if you join)
http://www.wcprgroup.org.uk/coming%20events.html
01/12/14 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“20 Million Bricks”
by Dr Carolyne Haynes
1930 for a 1945 start
http://www.hias.org.uk
02/12/14 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, Newport Riverside City Campus
"Latest Additions to the Colour Rail Catalogue" by Paul Chancellor
Starts at 1915 prompt, admission for non-members is £3.00
http://mrsoc.org.uk/
05/12/14 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"Mostly Narrow Gauge - an Evening of Sound Cine" by Terry Nicholls
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
09/12/14 Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG.
"Martin's Miscellany Again - incorporating the famous quiz" by Martin Baker
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
10/12/14 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Rails through the Tongwynlais Gap - an historical perspective" by Jeff Morgan
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/south_wales/events.htm
Cheers, Howard.
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