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NETWATCH
Major improvement works over Christmas and New Year period 2014/15 - check before you travel
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/78877.aspx
A significant day for the railway community at Oxenholme
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11620264._/
Narrow Gauge Railways
http://www.narrowgaugerail.com/
The SMJ Society (Stratford Upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway)
http://thesmjr.ning.com/
A great selection of photographs from "54a South Dock"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54a_south_dock/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
The Rail Thing - a comprehensive blog
http://railthing.blogspot.co.uk/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The Class 47 list
http://www.sulzerpower.com/
Taunton Trains
http://www.tauntontrains.co.uk/
Steam Locomotives at speed!
Deltic D9016 Gordon Highlander Great Central Railway Diesel Gala 2014 CAB RIDE
http://youtu.be/PckSsD_YcKw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h24Dk4mAZfg
Warley Model Railway Exhibition 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIy84M8Z2Rg
(Spotter: Ted Millward, who was helping with the 3rd layout featured in the video above)
Mike and Philip - A Love of the Railway (iPlayer)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04pshgh
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
MV Liemba, survivor from WW1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14677418
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
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IN THE NEWS
Stagecoach and Virgin win East Coast mainline rail franchise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30222458
http://tinyurl.com/q5hvk6t
HS2 'slowly dying’ as Euston terminus plan grinds to halt
http://tinyurl.com/k9osd9v
Derbyshire residents must wait another year for decision on plans to bulldoze HS2 homes
http://tinyurl.com/k3h43h6
First Crossrail tracks laid
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/11/24/first-crossrail-tracks-laid/
New images released by Crossrail reveal the project’s progress
http://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/stunning-new-images-reveal-crossrails-progress
Blueprint for Waterloo railway services launched
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30173775
http://tinyurl.com/opv6uku
http://tinyurl.com/nwpwfng
Have your say on rail industry plan for growth on routes to London Waterloo
http://tinyurl.com/l9e56no
London's Charing Cross reopens after fire on train (actually a blown insulator pot!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30167555
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/charing-cross-fire-recap-updates-4678877
London Bridge station closures over Christmas holiday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30190194
Abellio Greater Anglia cancellations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-30143071
Trains delayed by injured swan in Bedfordshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-30227564
Kenilworth railway station design is selected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-30150778
London Road bridge in Derby opens after £7m revamp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-30223416
It's a disaster and death trap for cyclists, say campaigners
http://tinyurl.com/nrq5qo3
RAIB report on buffer stop collision at Chester, November 2013
http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/141124_R262014_Chester.pdf
Lake District rail line to be electrified
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-30238130
http://tinyurl.com/ms72e7m
Novel design to decorate Borders Railway
http://tinyurl.com/k7lpzud
Borders to Edinburgh railway: Abellio outlines route goals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-30191692
Borders to Edinburgh railway: Worker hurt at Galashiels site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-30229146
102-year-old Cardiff railway bridge to be replaced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-30195664
Extra trains for Rugby international in Cardiff
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-30151028
Driver has lucky escape after his car is hit by a train in North Wales
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-30192717
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/driver-lucky-escape-after-car-8172353
Possible Translink fare increases in 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30237241
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway extension work begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30167860
34027 Boiler overhaul pictures
https://www.flickr.com/photos/34027/6927082176/in/photostream/
92214 visiting Severn Valley Railway
http://www.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=628
2014 Ian Allan Railway Book of the Year Awards - congratulations to Brian Dickson
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk/
1,300 Eurostar passengers stuck in dark for nine hours after power cut leaves them stranded
http://tinyurl.com/penuj47
French to study rubber-tyred metro train adhesion
http://tinyurl.com/q5fjkzv
Trial run of Haramain Railway next year
http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/664586
Railway safety chief blames Central Railway for train accident
http://tinyurl.com/kqq39nr
Ringling Bros circus train shed in Baraboo receives $1.2M renovation to prepare for visitors
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/283490381.html
Nottingham tram extension to Chilwell and Clifton delayed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-30183238
MBTA trolley cars crash near Cedar Grove; 7 hurt
http://tinyurl.com/qzjc2qv
Seashore Trolley Museum's Prelude activities
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20141125/NEWS/141129430/101131/NEWS
Demolitions for expanded Leicester bus station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-30153894
http://news.leicester.gov.uk/newsArchiveDetail.aspx?Id=3419
Brighton, Hove & District bus crew strike averted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-30144847
The Itchen Bridge has raked in more than £22million in just seven years
http://tinyurl.com/ps78hd4
Alexander-Dennis order from Metrolinx, Ontario
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-30212157
Hovertravel building new hovercraft for Solent crossing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-30209360
Giant propeller blades stolen from Fishguard Harbour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-30192709
France 'blocks' Russian sailors from boarding a warship
http://tinyurl.com/pmqckju
Bristol Blenheim flies again
http://tinyurl.com/nbdd9na
Kent County Council withdraws support for second runway at Gatwick
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30173769
Light aircraft accident at Biggin Hill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30186923
UK RAF welcomes first A400M to Brize Norton
http://tinyurl.com/o4t2cvx
Passengers rally to push 'frozen' plane in Siberia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30222803
How easy is it to push a plane?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-30235844
The worst airport in America
http://gizmodo.com/the-worst-airports-in-america-1662565765
Restoration of Berwyn chain bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-30205556
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
29/11/14 BBC2 1730-1800
"Restoring Britain's Heritage" The North-east and Cumbria
01/12/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Kent (1)
02/12/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Kent (2)
02/12/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Bombay Railway" 1/2
03/12/14 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" The Channel Tunnel
03/12/14 BBC4 2000-2100
"Bombay Railway" 2/2
03/12/14 BBC2 2100-2200
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Haifa to the Negev
04/12/14 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The Railway: First Great Western" Fly on the track - new series 1/4
05/12/14 Channel 5 1900-2000
"World War II in Colour" 13/13 Victory in the Pacific
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
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
17/11/14 The Palace Theatre, Appletongate, Newark, Notts, NG24 1JY
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
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
01/12/14 Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London, NW1
“Steampipes” a film show by Rob Foxon with live organist
Starts 1900
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
15/12/14 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
Members Photographs
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
16/12/14 RCTS Cheltenham
Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
"Taking the Broad Gauge to Great Western, Ramblings around Sri Lanka" by Stewart
Blencowe
Starts at 1930
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £3.50 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/cheltenham/events.htm
Cheers, Howard.
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