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NETWATCH
Rolleston-on-Dove station, Staffordshire
http://www.rolleston-on-dove-station.co.uk/
Peninsula Rail Group - the Northern & Southern Dartmoor rail route debate
http://prg.2day.uk/
Mike Wilcock's video of 97302 & 97304 working a test train in the Vale Of Neath on 17th January
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViznDNgijAI
Steam Locomotives: Power To Order - 1942 Educational Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI9jeGnY5sA
On the footplate of 71000 Duke of Gloucester
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHuYeYttBb8
Steam Trains at Speed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mcDsY0TwcA
West Coast Main Line: the story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lz25GzqIcs
East Lancashire Railway - Winter Steam Gala - 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB8sKLQxL8Q
East Lancashire Railway - Type 1, 2 and 3 Running Day 10th January
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bnBschTKrU
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Isle of Wight railways in the 1940s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6OjPHUx_9w
Memories of the Winston Churchill funeral train
http://svsfilm.com/nineelms/wcf.htm
Quantock Heritage buses
http://www.quantockheritage.com/
Farnborough bus running day September 2014
http://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/sets/72157647355824615/page2/
Ipswich photo archive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-30932840
Tower Bridge lifting times
http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/lift-times/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Another nice tribute to Bob Symes - do follow the links to the videos
http://www.mremag.com/news/article/bob-symes-rip/20404
Tribute to the Redbirds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec8rpQygYwA
Lowering the Spirit of St. Louis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNFZJ_qbzFA
First flight of Russia's supersonic TU-144
http://englishrussia.com/2014/12/31/first-flight-of-supersonic-tu-144/
FMF Racing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VHaQeY88po
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Historical images Of New York City Subway
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/historical-images-of-new-york-city-subway-1421962140-slideshow/
(spotter: Richard Buckby)
Stanley Kubrick shoots the NYC subway, 1946
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/stanley_kubrick_shoots_the_n.y.c._subway_1946
England's lost theme parks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29816153
http://tinyurl.com/ltmkfah
Will the UK's gas holders be missed?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30405066
http://www.kingscross.co.uk/gasholder-park
Whatever happened to the future?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30513670
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IN THE NEWS
Crossrail: Who wants to work in a tunnel?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30704449
Crossrail makes tunnel breakthrough under Liverpool Street Station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31047605
Rail ticket prices have trebled since privatisation
http://tinyurl.com/nlkfxdq
Meet Britain's longest train (apart from some Channel Tunnel freights) - the ballast cleaner
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31010111
Rail journey satisfaction dips - Passenger Focus survey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31002940
UK launches rail ‘vision statement’
http://www.globalrailnews.com/blog/2015/01/28/uk-launches-rail-vision-statement/
Thameslink tunnel flooded
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-30978552
Network Rail invoices Thames water for Farringdon flooding
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31026906
Farringdon station update
http://www.thameswater.co.uk/media/press-releases/18458.htm
Tarka Line blocked after train breaks down
http://tinyurl.com/pw3sqzz
David Cameron says Okehampton railway line is 'most resilient'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-31042325
Sutton Coldfield rail crash memorial call 60 years on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-30947182
http://tinyurl.com/obu7y85
Work begins on Banbury area resignalling
http://tinyurl.com/my97c4v
Oxford Parkway station building completed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-31000687
Amended train services between Manchester and Liverpool
http://tinyurl.com/pulu8wk
Borders to Edinburgh railway: Business opportunities 'must be seized'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-31025912
Belfast to Bangor railway line is reopened after Titanic halt alert
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30983615
Londonderry to Coleraine rail line upgrade to start in May
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-31015872
Sections of Monsal Trail in Derbyshire could be extended
http://tinyurl.com/kc7lpqn
RAIB report into Channel Tunnel shuttle fire
http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/150117_channel_tunnel.cfm
SNCF launches unlimited travel pass
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150129/sncf-launches-an-unlimited-travel-pass
New railway line to Dublin airport suggested
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30980544
P&O expands Rotterdam rail hub
http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/freight/po-expands-rotterdam-rail-hub.html
Dutch railway earned €2.5m in today’s money from transporting Jews in WWII
http://tinyurl.com/p6lunbz
Aeroexpress to end services in Vladivostok and Kazan
http://tinyurl.com/lxvs63t
MTU awarded engine contract for CNR locomotives
http://tinyurl.com/pvj5xg6
Fake Travelling Ticket Examiner arrested by Jolarpet railway police
http://tinyurl.com/kwyhaou
Steam train investigated as Oamaru fire cause
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/264438/steam-train-investigated-as-oamaru-fire-cause
Eduardo Paolozzi's murals at Tottenham Court Road Tube station under threat from Crossrail
http://tinyurl.com/m2bg8qh
EIB confirms Northern line extension funding
http://tinyurl.com/pd3d84k
Overnight underground service will break even in 2033
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-30956099
London Docklands Light Railway 48-hour strike called off
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31005293
Mothballed Dudley railway line set to reopen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-31046970
Tramline fall cyclists to sue Edinburgh council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-30951833
Paris commuters face chaos as strike goes on
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150129/commuter-chaos-in-paris-after-train-driver-attacked
Bordeaux opens light rail extensions
http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/light-rail/bordeaux-opens-light-rail-extensions.html
São Paulo Line 6 CBTC contract
http://tinyurl.com/k3948m4
Bio methane bus enters service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-30948671
Proposed bus strikes in London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31026915
Sheppey Crossing safety warnings 'ignored'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-31017004
Swinging lampposts M62
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYrbQGk6DQ
Hoegh Osaka: Cars driven off cargo ship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31002891
Red Funnel ferry in rescue of capsized yacht
http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/car-ferry-assists-rescue-sailors
Fire on Cruise ship Boudicca
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30972125
Increase in ferry passengers at Holyhead
http://tinyurl.com/oyenmx2
Jewish groups furious over SS name for world’s biggest ship
http://tinyurl.com/panhmod
Berlin to Bristol flight diverted to Amsterdam due to smoke in cockpit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-30981753
Jersey air and ferry passenger numbers continue to rise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-30936887
Budget airline Easyjet backs Heathrow expansion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31060825
Aer Lingus 'to accept' bid from British Airways owner IAG
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30967346
Parachute saves Cirrus SR22 pilot as he ditches off Hawaii
http://tinyurl.com/m6abenx
Dubai claims Heathrow's air traffic crown
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30999197
ATSB readies recovery effort for MH370
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/atsb-readies-recovery-effort-for-mh370-408195/
MH370: Malaysia declares flight disappearance an accident
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-31039460
USAF chooses 747-8 as next Air Force One
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-chooses-747-8-as-next-air-force-one-408408/
American becomes second US 787 operator
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/american-becomes-second-us-787-operator-408256/
Qantas to donate first 747-400 to museum
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/qantas-to-donate-first-747-400-to-museum-408421/
In storage: Top 10 parked airliner types
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-storage-top-10-parked-airliner-types-408252/
Sound mirror in danger of being washed away
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/historic-air-defence-post-crumbling-30464/
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
31/01/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Restoration Man" A brick water tower in Yorkshire
29/01/15 BBC4 1900-1930
"The First World War from Above"
01/02/15 BBC2 1900-2000
"The Motorway: Life in the Fast Line"
01/02/15 Yesterday 1900-2000
"Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways" The Congo
01/02/15 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Indian Hill Railways" Shimla
02/02/15 Yesterday 1800-1900
"Dambusters: the Race to Smash the German Dams"
03/02/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" London to Paris
03/02/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"The Mary Rose: a Timewatch Guide" 1/3
04/02/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Paris to Monte Carlo
04/02/15 More 4 2100-2200
"George Clarke's Amazing Spaces" A signal box becomes a summerhouse
05/02/15 Channel 5 1900-2000
"The Classic Car Show" 1/13
05/02/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"The Mary Rose: a Timewatch Guide" 1/3
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
30/01/15 Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
Risca Colliers Institute, Oxford House Adult Ed Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
Artefacts night - bring something interesting
1900 for 1915, meetings finish by 2130
Friends and visitors welcome: admission £2
http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk
30/01/15- Great Central Railway: Winter Steam Gala
01/02/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
31/01/15 Town Hall, Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, BS37 6AD
“Railways Remembered - GWR” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1430
Tickets: £7.50, Child: £5.00
31/01/15 A New Life for Bennerley Viaduct? A Sustrans consultation
Ilkeston Football Club, New Manor Ground, DE7 8JF
1000-1300
http://tinyurl.com/nufn8q9
31/01/15- Stafford Railway Circle Annual Model Railway Exhibition
01/02/15 Stafford County Showground (Prestwood, Argyle and Sandylands Suites)
3 miles east of Stafford on the A518 - satnav postcode ST18 0BD
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/
02/02/15 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“What's in the Pantry?” by Jenny Carter
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
02/02/15 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“The Matlock Cable Tramway” by Glynn Waite
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
04/02/15 A New Life for Bennerley Viaduct? A Sustrans consultation
The Gardeners Inn, Awsworth Lane, NG16 2RZ
1900-2100
06/02/15 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"St Pancras District Part 4: Bringing the Story Up to Date" with Arthur Turner
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
At each meeting we ask for a donation of £2 from non-members and £1 from members
A free cup of tea or coffee will be available during the interval, and a large
selection of new and second hand books will be on sale
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol/events.htm
06/02/15 Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
Risca Colliers Institute, Oxford House Adult Ed Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
"Surviving Stationary Steam Engines in South Wales" by Brian Davies
1900 for 1915, meetings finish by 2130
Friends and visitors welcome: admission £2
http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk
07/02/15 Trinity Church Hall, Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 SEX
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1900
10/02/15 Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
The Andrew Hook Memorial Meeting:
"Railways of North and North East Switzerland" by Arthur Turner
Incorporating the Bristol Group AGM
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
10/02/15 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, City Campus, Usk Way, Newport, NP20 2BP
Video evening
Starts at 1900 prompt, admission for non-members is £3 and for members, £2
http://mrsoc.co.uk/
11/02/15 Swiss Railways Society (London Branch)
The Model Railway Club, Keen House, 4 Calshot Street, London, N1 9AT
(Penton Rise stop on bus routes 30, 73, 205 & 476)
Members slides of non-Swiss railway items within Switzerland
Starts 1900, refreshments available
Non-members very welcome, £3.50 donation requested
http://www.swissrailsoc.org.uk
11/02/15 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Island Lines - a pictorial review of the Railways of the Isle of Wight since 1948"
by Nigel Wassell
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
13/02/15 Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
Risca Colliers Institute, Oxford House Adult Ed Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
Members' contributions
1900 for 1915, meetings finish by 2130
Friends and visitors welcome: admission £2
http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk
13/02/15- Mid-Hants Railway Watercress Line: Spring Steam Gala
15/02/15
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
15/02/15 Gauge 0 Guild and ALSRM: Northern Show Manchester (incorporating Scale O Bolton)
Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Portway, Woodhouse Park, Withenshawe, Manchester,
M22 1QW
1000-1600
http://www.gauge0guild.com/events/events.aspx
Cheers, Howard.
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