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NETWATCH
Would it be realistic to renationalise the railways?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31621300
A new video from Andrew Cook filmed at Reading with more than usual passing through due to the
landslip at Harbury
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqmCquk_Tyg
Campaign to reopen Gilsland station
http://www.gilsland-station.org.uk/
Tube app: Guide for blind people on London Underground
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31757593
Fascinating video of Butlins monorail in 1965
http://tinyurl.com/pum3rfs
The old Millersville trolley brought students to school and took them to the 'big city' of
Lancaster
http://tinyurl.com/orp9pau
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Lost Railways
The North:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9zlLEQQXMo
London & The South:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pUxxAXA9y8
Scotland & Wales:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nSqU12oGsk
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Flash Butt welding advances
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/02/25/flash-of-inspiration/
Batteries Included
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/02/25/batteries-included/
Web Cam on MOB
http://www.webcam-4insiders.com/de/Wetter-Gstaad/102-Gstaad-Wetter.php
Swiss lost property recycling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31712159
Oversleeping - Austrian style
http://www.austriantimes.at/?id=15232&print=1
760 Net - Austrian narrow gauge
http://760net.heimat.eu/streckeneng.html
(potter: Neil Kearns)
Vintage Diesels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbbU_JGNlig
Portsmouth Webcam - HMS Warrior
http://www.hmswarrior.org/webcam
The most northerly aerial service of the world: Porjus-Suorva (1920-1923)
http://tinyurl.com/oqmrzje
Webpage dedicated to the aviation traders Carvair
http://aviationtraderscarvair.com/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Crossing the Forth without the Forth Bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31712005
Old pictures: The old Derby bus station - before Riverlights
http://tinyurl.com/ouv9bve
Pat Moss: The racing legend's sister who beat the men
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/31749919
Airline industry's safety innovations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31758810
The man who posted himself to Australia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-31700049
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IN THE NEWS
Head of Network Rail: lack of women on railways leads to 'macho' culture - hundreds injured
each year
http://tinyurl.com/nydkmof
Britain anticipates major expansion of train fleet
http://tinyurl.com/mcgmoou
Nacco acquires Eversholt wagon fleet
http://tinyurl.com/kjtaj4h
London Bridge: 'Life threatening chaos' at railway station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31729316
Track repairs at Poole
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-31682338
Rail electrification project: Is shock therapy for the railway worth it?
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/draft/story-26120020-detail/story.html
Thanet Parkway railway station consultation
http://tinyurl.com/onpb7sw
East Coast rail back in private hands
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31680914
http://tinyurl.com/pudwhgh
Wolverton works historic railway sheds in Buckinghamshire face demolition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-31645885
Harbury Cutting to reopen on 13th March
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31726118
Wem level crossing barriers fail to close
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-31694929
Derby’s rich railway heritage featured on BBC’s The Great Antiques Map of Britain
http://tinyurl.com/q6spx6r
First 319s run on Northern route
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/03/05-first-319s-run-on-northern.html
http://www.northernrail.org/northern/electric-trains
Transport for North should get £15bn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31735672
Twelve rail lines prioritised for electrification
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31753447
Borders Railway's bicycle-friendly credentials queried
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-31693259
Borders Railway a 'tourism magnet' says VisitScotland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-31766507
Rise in East Coast services to Dunbar considered
http://tinyurl.com/nszngnj
Flypast celebrates Forth Bridge’s 125th birthday
http://tinyurl.com/p8pymar
Network Rail unveils major development plans to meet demand
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31719527
Plans unveiled to upgrade North Wales coast railway and reduce journey times
http://tinyurl.com/q8g89e5
K&WVR Winter Gala
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2015/march/2nd.htm
Restoration of 41313 at Cranmore
http://www.eastsomersetrailway.com/gallery.php?gid=321
Isle of Wight PWay newsletter
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk/news/track-pack-february-2015-169.aspx
Preview of Swanage Railway diesel gala
http://tinyurl.com/ne5rjvv
Feasibility report on connecting West Somerset Railway to Taunton
http://tinyurl.com/nk9fug5
Severn Valley Railway receives national recognition
http://tinyurl.com/qgb36f9
North Yorkshire Moors Railway Seeks Managing Director
http://www.railnews.co.uk/careers/vacancy/159-managing_director.html
All aboard the Harry Potter Hogwarts Express
http://tinyurl.com/ljn95ds
Steam train to come out of retirement at Heatherslaw
http://tinyurl.com/kvb2dkl
UK government sells Eurostar stake for £757.1m
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31721334
Eurostar services suspended after death on line in Kent
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31693733
Updated RAIB report on Channel Tunnel shuttle fire
http://tinyurl.com/lse5bkj
French union announces plans for new rail strike
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150303/french-rail-workers-announce-new-strike-plans
Delft’s new station finally opens, but fast trains are a problem
http://tinyurl.com/lysx4p7
Port rail line hauls bonanza
http://www.miamitodaynews.com/2015/02/25/port-rail-line-hauls-bonanza/
China's major railway construction projects in Africa, Latin America
http://tinyurl.com/oaw3e4v
Survey for train line in Burma discovered in journals belonging to "The Railway Man"
http://tinyurl.com/jvnlm6s
Metro extension: MP takes fourth petition to Parliament
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-31746651
Tram adverts deal could cost city council cash
http://tinyurl.com/p9akdqf
Horse Tram operating days at Crich
http://www.tramway.co.uk/events/horse-tram-days
Bus blown off road near Lincoln
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-31695189
MPs: UK 'needs to prepare' for driverless cars
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31759071
James Bond favourite Aston Martin DBS found in barn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31676335
Classic Ford Mexico car stolen in ram raid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31755960
The world's most expensive SUV
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31694245
Celebration of bridges on stamps
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31729166
Time-lapse: River Thames record-holder MV Munkebo Maersk docks at London Gateway
http://tinyurl.com/o2elafx
Gallipoli campaign ship is given new lease of life
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31705976
Japan's WW2 'Musashi battleship wreck found'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-31724995
Harrison Ford injured in plane crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31759873
Old planes refurbished to offer taste of luxury
http://tinyurl.com/q4ec7zl
Scots airports on UK spaceport shortlist
http://tinyurl.com/m7gztk6
Warning over toxic fumes in plane cabins
http://tinyurl.com/m9kp8bn
Turkish A330 suffers nose gear collapse in Kathmandu
http://tinyurl.com/mvhrgmf
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-31736672
Aircraft slides off runway at La Guardia Airport in New York.
http://tinyurl.com/ok8c2vl
MH370 search yet to yield any high-interest items
http://tinyurl.com/krxm8av
Lithium Ion battery air freight safety risk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31709198
Bombadier CS300 test flight in Canada
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-31667682
Buddy Holly crash probe might be reopened
http://news.sky.com/story/1438341/buddy-holly-crash-probe-might-be-reopened
World's oldest working steam engine is Birmingham Museums Trust's Object of the Month for March
http://tinyurl.com/olowl7l
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
08/03/15 BBC2 1900-2000
"The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway" Story of Crossrail 3/3
08/03/15 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Great Railway Journeys" Double-bill, Buxton and Brighton
08/03/15 Yesterday 2200-2300
"Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways"
09/03/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Germany (2)
10/03/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Scandinavia (1)
11/03/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Scandinavia (2)
11/03/15 BBC2 2200-2230
"Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience" RAF fighter pilot
12/03/15 Channel 5 1900-2000
"The Classic Car Show" 6/13
12/03/15 ITV 2100-2200
"Emergency! Winter on the Railways" If no live football
12/03/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"The Modern Age of Coach Travel"
13/03/15 ITV 2000-2030
"Barging Around Britain with John Sergeant" 5/8 Trent & Mersey
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
06/03/15 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
AGM and Members' Evening
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
06/03/15 Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
Risca Colliers Institute, Oxford House Adult Ed Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
"The British Family Car in the 1950s" by David Woodliffe
1900 for 1915, meetings finish by 2130
Friends and visitors welcome: admission £2
http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk
06/03/15- North Norfolk Railway: Spring Steam Up
08/03/15
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/
06/03/15- 6880 Betton Grange Society: Steel, Steam & Stars IV at the Llangollen Railway
08/03/15
http://www.6880.co.uk/
06/03/15- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: 50th Anniversary Closure of the Line
08/03/15
http://www.nymr.co.uk/
07/03/15 Gauge 0 Guild: Spring Show 2015 - Kettering
Kettering Leisure Village, Thurston Drive, Kettering, NN15 6GN
1000-1600
http://www.gauge0guild.com/events/events.aspx
07/03/15- Romsey and District Railway Modellers Society Exhibition
08/03/15 Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, SO51 8GL
http://www.rdrms.hampshire.org.uk/
07/03/15- Romsey Signal Box opening
08/03/15 In association with the 150th Anniversary of the opening of the Andover-Redbridge
line
Admission free (donations welcome!)
1000-1600
off Latham Road, Romsey, SO51 7DB
Parking available at the Nightingale Surgery near the top of Greatwell Drive
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
07/03/15- East Lancashire Railway: Spring Diesel Gala
08/03/15
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/
10/03/15 Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"The Unknown Warrior – A Patriot Reborn" by Richard Sant
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
10/03/15 North West Film Archive
The Forum, 28 Duke Street, Barrow, Cumbria, LA14 1HH
"Furness on Film" films featuring life around Barrow in the past century
Starts 1930
http://www.theforumbarrow.co.uk/
10/03/15 Richmond Lending Library, Little Green, Richmond, TW9 1QL
"The Life and Legacy of George Bradshaw" a talk by Dr David Turner
Starts 1900, booking required
http://www.richmond.gov.uk/events_in_libraries
11/03/15 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)
"Narrow Gauge in Northern Switzerland" an illustrated talk by Nick Britton
Meetings start 19:00, refreshments available
Non-members very welcome (£3.50 donation requested)
http://www.swissrailsoc.org.uk/
11/03/15 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Steam on the Main Line in 2014" by Karl Jauncey and Dave Richards
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
12/03/15 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, City Campus, Usk Way, Newport, NP20 2BP
"Out and About - Looking Back" by Hugh Gould
Starts at 1900 prompt, admission for non-members is £3 and for members, £2
http://mrsoc.co.uk/
13/03/15 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
13/03/15- 6880 Betton Grange Society: Steel, Steam & Stars IV at the Llangollen Railway
15/03/15
http://www.6880.co.uk/
14/03/15- The Midlands Garden Rail Show
15/03/15 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Nr Leamington Spa, CV31 1 XN
http://www.largescalemodelrailway.co.uk/
15/03/15 Rocks by Rail: Remembering Stanton Ironworks
Ashwell Road, Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7BX
http://www.rocks-by-rail.org/
16/03/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Hants, Wilts and Dorset - Railways and Buses, 1965-1969" by GP Warren
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
16/03/15 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Stanton Gone but Not Forgotten
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
Stephen Flinders offers an illustrated talk on the history of Stanton Ironworks
Starts 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
17/03/15 RCTS Cheltenham
Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
"The Oakwood Story" by Andrew Kennedy
Starts at 1930
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £3.50 is requested
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/cheltenham/events.htm
19/03/15 Rolls Royce Pavilion, Moor Lane, Derby, DE24 9HY
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
20/03/15 Oxford House Industrial History Society (Risca)
Risca Colliers Institute, Oxford House Adult Ed Centre, Grove Road, Risca, NP11 6GN
"Developing the Past: Llancaiach Fawr" by Diane Walker
1900 for 1915, meetings finish by 2130
Friends and visitors welcome: admission £2
http://www.riscamuseum.org.uk
20/03/15- Severn Valley Railway: Spring Steam Gala
22/03/15
http://www.svr.co.uk/
21/03/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Mixed Traction Weekend
22/03/15
http://www.e-v-r.com
Cheers, Howard.
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