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NETWATCH

Bob Symes - Daily Telegraph obituary
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11379879/Bob-Symes-inventor-obituary.html
Bob Symes - Guardian obituary
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/30/bob-symes

Mike Wilcock's latest edit of clips from South Wales filmed in March 1997
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dcm_KWSQpw

Last train from Newport to Brecon, 27th July 1962
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2fIi0JTWN8

Living beside the tracks in Vietnam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-30879091

Thousands of film clips at the Huntley Archive
http://www.huntleyarchives.com/
(Spotter: Roger Smith)

A model railway cab ride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3KpPz0qxR8
Network Rail Route Studies
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/long-term-planning-process/route-studies/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)

GCR Winter Gala photographs
http://dangreen.zenfolio.com/p623538812
Video report on mobile flash butt welding
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/02/02/video-mobile-flash-butt-welding/
Deltic on the ECML including photos taken at Doncaster in 1959/1960
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1.../i-Z3h58GT
Steam on the Gotthard line in 1997
https://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/sets/72157650512038722
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

Krokodil am Gotthard, Sommer 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig_Ii2Owcvw
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

Ten lesser known facts about Indian Railways
http://post.jagran.com/ten-lesser-known-facts-about-indian-railways-1421923217
Crowley Maritime Corporation - raising Costa Concordia
http://digital.nexsitepublishing.com/i/438320
Films of the Sea
http://navalmarinearchive.com/research/films_of_the_sea.htm
The sinking of MS Wilhelm Gustloff, 30th January 1945 - 9,400 people perished
http://www.wilhelmgustloff.com/sinking.htm
ARMair (Aircraft Restoration & Marketing - formerly Dross Metals, DMI) boneyard
http://www.dhc-2.com/ARM-DMI.html
The 727 that Vanished
http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-727-that-vanished-2371187/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

Insight into the charity that looks at disused railway structures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zG9D6FniFg
The Railway Paths charity
http://www.railwaypaths.org.uk/
Churchill funeral train memories
http://www.svsfilm.com/nineelms/wcf.htm
Harbury Cutting February 2015, a little short of a year since the 2014 landslip
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4330670
Top 10 in-service Russian and Soviet airliners by type
http://tinyurl.com/qb7hjlh
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

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IN THE NEWS

HS2 East Midlands hub: Decision not until summer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31101909

Network Rail to issue multi-million pound bill over Thameslink disruption
http://tinyurl.com/nzf765c

Rip up busiest railways and replace them with bus lanes, says Thatcherite thinktank
http://tinyurl.com/n4usuu5
http://tinyurl.com/o6p3lw7

Construction of Stockley Viaduct
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/01/27/turn-left-heathrow/

The railway lines alarmingly close to the sea
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31113368

Dawlish rail line: Closure 'costs economy up to £1.2bn'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-31140192

Colas Rail awarded Total haulage contract
http://tinyurl.com/l7rdpn2

Disused Peckham rail track could be London's very own 'High Line'
http://tinyurl.com/kgnmh22

Ashford International resignalling scheme gets government backing
http://tinyurl.com/p4o77or

Plans for Thanet Parkway railway station on show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-31072917

Wires down at Rayleigh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-31090365

Landslip blocks railway line between Banbury-Leamington Spa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-31081630
http://tinyurl.com/o2wehuv
http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/landslipleamington

Siemens awarded £40m Banbury resignalling contract
http://tinyurl.com/p5yb8u6

East coast main line disrupted by 7ft sink hole
http://tinyurl.com/mroxf4q

Kidderminster station revamp to begin after £1.8m funding award
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-31117511

Man dies after being hit by train in Derbyshire
http://tinyurl.com/p328583

Stoke Road shut due to struck bridge work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-31083638

Ashford Bowdler level crossing closure option scrapped
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-31073792

Cherry-picker van hits Bradford railway bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-31083118

Background to D78 stock conversion
http://tinyurl.com/nqta9h4

Port of Sunderland welcomes Transport Secretary to rail line trial
http://tinyurl.com/pm3qhyo

Level crossing danger videos released by police
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31097124

400 motorists charged with level crossing ‘misuse’ in 2014
http://tinyurl.com/o5u6l4s

Borders Railway reaches Galashiels
http://www.itv.com/news/border/story/2015-02-04/borders-railway-reaches-galashiels/

Final track section of Borders Railway complete
http://tinyurl.com/mr8ugfw

Freight train derails at Georgemas Junction in Highlands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31162433

Don’t expect ScotRail changes overnight
http://tinyurl.com/nu2ljk3

Motorist fined for driving car across railway tracks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-31117109

Not-for-profit plan for Welsh rail 'ready by the summer'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31135287

Lurgan security alert
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-31143754

Upgrade of Coleraine  - Derry/Londonderry line to restart.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-31015872

Auction of a First GW footplate ride to help Swindon Panel project
http://www.swindonpanel.org.uk/auction-fgw-cab-ride/

First WSR trains in 2015 at Williton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOWgKV7Q34

Ashburton Station needs your help
http://friendsofashburtonstation.co.uk/category/news/

Churchill funeral train reunited for anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31060364

Minister praises 'inspiring' Lynton and Barnstaple Railway plans
http://tinyurl.com/m5epwso

Channel Tunnel fire response plans
http://www.therailengineer.com/?p=27508

Train services in chaos around Utrecht after signals failure
http://tinyurl.com/qyvxw8k
Rail users, MPs want answers on railway chaos
http://tinyurl.com/q6h3qau

Mysore Rail Museum expansion under way
http://tinyurl.com/jwug5wg

Design to transform disused Tube tunnels into underground cycle routes
http://tinyurl.com/ot3z2es
http://tinyurl.com/mdanjt2

Wolverhampton tram line work over old mine resumes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-31058398

Midland Metro opens refurbished depot
http://tinyurl.com/p5dxvwc

Metrolink strike timed for Manchester United matchday
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-31147475

Glasgow tram-train link could increase delays
http://tinyurl.com/l8lwb5k

Tunnelling breakthrough on Cityringen project
http://www.globalrailnews.com/blog/2015/01/30/65184/

New rail tunnel under Amsterdam dockland
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/01/27/antwerps-new-rail-link/

Moscow hopes to put an end to ‘train surfer’ deaths on metro
http://tinyurl.com/m7v3z5w

Seven killed as New York train hits vehicle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31124170
New York crash train was 'not speeding', say investigators
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31159404

Seashore Trolley Museum dollars roll in
http://tinyurl.com/lsfwbwb

Ramsbottom Railway Club creates replica rail system
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-31056469

London bus strike: Staff walk out over pay differences
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31139088

Land Rover builds replica of 1948 Series 1 production line at Solihull
http://tinyurl.com/l6c5yxp

Vintage cars found at French castle up for auction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31143638

WW2 torpedo boat takes to the water in Somerset
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-31074285

Dazzle livery for Mersey Ferry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-31081468

Curran ferry proposed price increase
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31090048

End of Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire ferry service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-31132039

Summer Southsea-Sandown hovercraft route considered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31163006

TransAsia crash: Taiwan plane in deadly river crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-31162351
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31125052

A new way to stop the gridlock in the skies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31109732

Birmingham Airport blow as Flybe axes five destinations
http://tinyurl.com/lgrs3wn

New service to be started Luton to New York
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-31115489

Airbus marks 75 years with photographic exhibition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-31082384

The planes you can hire with an app
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30999130

Embraer KC-390 takes maiden flight
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/embraer-kc-390-takes-maiden-flight-408635/

RAF investigates Voyager wing strike incident
http://tinyurl.com/o88kw9h

Photo exhibition of 50 years anniversary of city status for Southampton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-31044916

Collapsing Shropshire heritage mine 'safe' for visitors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-31112936

Service marks 125 years since Llanerch colliery disaster
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-31153986

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth

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TV and RADIO

08/02/15  BBC2 1900-2000
         "The Motorway: Life in the Fast Line"

08/02/15  Yesterday 2100-2200
         "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways"  Adelaide to Darwin

08/02/15  Yesterday 2200-2300
         "Monsoon Railway"

09/02/15  BBC4 1930-2000
         "Great Continental Railway Journeys"  Hungary to Austria (1)

10/02/15  BBC4 1930-2000
         "Great Continental Railway Journeys"  Hungary to Austria (2)

11/02/15  BBC4 1930-2000
         "Great Continental Railway Journeys"  Basle to Zurich

12/02/15  Channel 5 1900-2000
         "The Classic Car Show"  2/13

13/02/15  ITV 1900-2000
         "Barging Around Britain with John Sergeant"  1/8 Leeds & Liverpool

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EVENTS

All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for inaccuracies or changes.

05/02/15-   Doncaster Rail Week
12/02/15    Mansion House, 45 High Street, Doncaster, DN1 1DN
           A selection of artefacts from the Doncaster Grammar School Museum collection
           Information on the new-build locomotive "Cock O' the North"
           1100-1600
           http://tinyurl.com/npxcvcf
           http://www.visitdoncaster.com/

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

07/02/15-   Festival of British Railway Modelling
08/02/15    Doncaster Exhibition Centre, Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6BB
           1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
           Adult: £9, Child: £4.50
           http://tinyurl.com/l2ktomx
           http://www.visitdoncaster.com/

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

16/02/15    Newbury and District Transport Group
           The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
           1915 for a prompt 1930 start
           Change of subject/speaker
           Settle and Carlisle Railway, David and Marion's photos of steam and diesel 1967-2005
           followed  by a film "Seasons of Steam"
           Non-members welcome
           Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome

17/02/15    RCTS Cheltenham
           Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
           "A Mixed Bag of Railway Interest" by Colin Willats
           Starts at 1930
           Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £3.50 is requested
           http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/cheltenham/events.htm

17/02/15-   Great Central Railway: Villains & Superheroes
19/02/15    http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/

18/02/15    Dronfield Civic Society
           St Andrew’s Church, Pentland Road, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 8ZQ
           "The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway" by Martin Smith
           Starts 1930, all welcome
           Members £2, non-members £4, to include refreshments

20/02/15    Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
           Risca Colliers Institute, Oxford House Adult Ed Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
           TBA
           1900 for 1915, meetings finish by 2130
           Friends and visitors welcome: admission £2
           http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk

20/02/15-   Model Rail Scotland
22/02/15    Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow
           http://www.modelrail-scotland.co.uk/

21/02/15    Welsh Railways Research Circle
           Dockside Room, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, SA1 3RD
           "130 years of the Port Talbot Railway & Docks Company, 1894-1922" by Robin Simmonds
           1400-1500
           http://www.wrrc.org.uk/

21/02/15-   New Mills & District Railway Modellers Exhibition
22/02/15    Chapel-en-le-Frith High School, Long Lane, Chapel-en-le-Frith, SK23 0TQ
           1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
           http://www.nmdrm.co.uk/


Cheers, Howard.
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