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NETWATCH
Down the Track at Chesterfield Museum - learn about the borough’s railway heritage in a new
interactive exhibition which runs from 9th May to 18th July
http://tinyurl.com/oo5p6fb
Andrew Cameron's "47s and other Classic Power at Southampton"
http://www.47soton.co.uk/
Kempton Steam Museum
http://www.kemptonsteam.org
Kempton Steam Railway
http://www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk
Railway posters: Exhibition remembers Frank Henry Mason
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-32495451
Caravan, A Great British Love Story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-32479499
The sinking of the Lusitania
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z2vj7ty
Fascinating 'then and now' pictures show how Manchester has changed, and stayed the same, over
the years
http://tinyurl.com/n7gvdtn
When is a late train really late?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32579674
A do-it-yourself tram!
https://vimeo.com/86508660
The Komatsu (and CAT) way to work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMCrj02SUlA
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Cooking stew on a steam loco
http://tinyurl.com/qh75wmy
150th Anniversary of Festiniog Railway passenger service
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2015/may/4th.htm
Photo charters at Didcot Railway Centre
http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p627182077
http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p126667863/h4505d1e5#h4505d1e5
Swiss Railways timetable planning
http://tinyurl.com/qzszepd
Behind the scenes with SBB rent a bike
http://blog.sbb.ch/en/2015/04/21/rent-a-bike/
SBB catenary faults
http://blog.sbb.ch/en/2015/02/12/contact-line-faults/
Garden Railway (60cm) in Switzerland (in German)
http://www.schbb.ch/de/Willkommen
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Is this the UK's longest Train?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvTZMBR28z8
Mainline steam at speed January-March 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjQbY81stJE
Swedish Y7 Railcar 1212 on the Nene Valley Railway, January 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7qj1i_sVQs
German steam in Holland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDTpPTZwYrQ
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
South Wales Loco Cab Preservation Group
http://www.traincabs.co.uk/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Network Rail revoke West Coast Railways suspension notice
http://tinyurl.com/q7wytlq
http://railwayherald.com/uknews/network_rail_lifts_wcr_ban
Railfreight ‘must match road sector innovation’
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/05/05-railfreight-must-match-road-sector.html
Thameslink testing and stabling
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/05/06/thameslink-testing-and-stabling/
Siemens wins Great Western ETCS design contract
http://tinyurl.com/p5paowl
Man rescued at Polegate level crossing
http://tinyurl.com/n9cvdk2
Memorial Road in Walkden backed up by lorry stuck under bridge
http://tinyurl.com/n4s2ro2
Harry Potter line steam train service hits buffers
http://tinyurl.com/o447gad
Study to look at Blaencwm railway tunnel reopening
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-32573613
Dog travels by train without owner or (rover) ticket
http://tinyurl.com/mluvnwf
G&WR successful volunteer recruitment day
http://tinyurl.com/pd93j9x
German train drivers begin week-long strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32578960
Austrian single line fatal collision
http://www.thelocal.at/20150506/austrian-train-crash-leaves-10-seriously-hurt
Drought relief by moving water to California?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102640638
Canada to introduce in-cab voice and video recording
http://tinyurl.com/ofqpu3j
Railway service reopened in Damascus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-32561050
Singapore-Malaysia high-speed railway delayed
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/05/06/singapore-malaysia-high-speed-railway-delayed/
Next generation of Docklands Light Railway trains planned
http://tinyurl.com/n349qqj
Vandals brick up train door on German subway
http://tinyurl.com/kynsoyd
Tram crash Wythenshawe: Two people taken to hospital after car collides with tram
http://tinyurl.com/lf4sdr2
Globetrotting vintage Austin Seven in charity auction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-32553742
Condor ferry cancellations for Liberation Day
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-32652636
Costa Concordia Ready for 10-Mile Tow
http://gcaptain.com/costa-concordia-ready-for-10-mile-tow/
92-year-old World War Two veteran flies Spitfire again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qt65y
Lancaster bomber mid-air engine fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-32628263
FW-190 First Flight At GossHawk Unlimited
http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/fw-190-flight-gosshawk-unlimited.html
Airbus had 1,000 parts 3D printed to meet deadline
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32597809
Thomas Cook Airlines debuts A330 leased from AirTanker
http://tinyurl.com/lu82uvk
Uber launches helicopter service for Cannes
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150506/uber-launches-helicopter-service-for-cannes
Private jets cram Vegas airport for Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
http://www.thescore.com/news/757800
French may be enforced on all flights to Canada
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150424/french-speakers-to-be-compulsory-on-flights-to-canada
Light aircraft crash near Dundee
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-32573938
Anniversary of Operation Manna
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-32572810
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-32388511
http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/manna.html
http://www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/artefact-month/operation-manna
Emirates Airline profits increase
http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/0507/699336-emirates-results/
Aer Lingus passenger statistics
http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/0507/699274-aer-lingus-stats/
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
09/05/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"For the Love of Cars" 3/8 Peugeot 205
10/05/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"For the Love of Cars" 4/8 A 1960 Messerschmitt
11/05/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Britain's Best Drives" St Ives to Lands End
11/05/15 ITV 2255-2355
"Slow Train through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones" 5/5
11/05/15 Channel 4 2200-2300
"The Night Bus" A night in the life of a night bus 1/3
12/05/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Britain's Best Drives" The Wye Valley
12/05/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Secret History of Our Streets" 3/6 Caledonian Road
12/05/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"Britain's Greatest Pilot: the Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown"
13/05/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Britain's Best Drives" Scotland
14/05/15 Channel 4 2305-0005
"The Night Bus" A night in the life of a night bus 1/3
15/05/15 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Lusitania: 18 Minutes That Changed World War One"
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
08/05/15- Swanage Railway: Diesel Gala & Dorset Beer Festival
10/05/15
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/
09/05/15 Stephenson Locomotive Society, Kidderminster Branch
Kidderminster Railway Museum, Kidderminster, DY10 1QX
"Pre-Nationalisation Locomotives in colour - a selection of slides"
by Bob Bemand, SLS Chairman
Starts 1400
http://www.stephensonloco.org.uk/SLSmeetings_dates.htm
09/05/15- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: VE Jubilee Celebration
10/05/15
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
09/05/15- Llangollen Railway: Teddy Bear's Picnic
10/05/15
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
09/05/15- Chesterfield Museum: Down the Track - the borough’s railway heritage
18/07/15
http://tinyurl.com/oo5p6fb
11/05/15 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“Forgotten Wrecks of WW1” by Stephen Fisher
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
11/05/15 North East Derbyshire Industrial Archaeological Society
St Thomas’ Church Centre, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3AW
David Wilmot Memorial Lecture
Greg Lilleker will give a talk on the High Speed Train
Starts 1930
http://nedias.co.uk/?page_id=300
12/05/15 Great Western Society (Bristol Group)
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"The 4709 Project" by Richard Croucher
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
13/05/15 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)
"Swiss Classic Trains" – an illustrated talk by Paul Hagger
Meetings start 1900, refreshments available
Non-members very welcome - £3.50 donation requested
http://www.swissrailsoc.org.uk/
13/05/15 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"The Waverley Route" by Ken Falconer
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
14/05/15 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, City Campus, Usk Way, Newport, NP20 2BP
"Brunel in South Wales, Part 1" by Steve Jones
Starts at 1900 prompt, admission for non-members is £3 and for members, £2
http://mrsoc.co.uk/
16/05/15 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Beer Festival
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
16/05/15 Great Central Railway: Real Ale on the Move!
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
16/05/15 Llangollen Railway: Steam & Jazz Train
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
16/05/15- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Steam & Real Ale Weekend
17/05/15
http://www.gwsr.com
16/05/15- Great Central Railway: Classic & Vintage Vehicle Festival
17/05/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
16/05/15- Peak Rail: Spring Shunter Gala
17/05/15
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
17/05/15 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: IoW Festival of Transport
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
17/05/15 Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum: Spring Running Day
http://www.iwbusmuseum.org.uk
17/05/15 Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Watercress Festival
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
18/05/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Buses in Hampshire" by Neil Kearns
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
18/05/15 Friends of the Cromford Canal: The Midland Railway at Butterley
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
A talk by Stuart Smith
Starts 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
18/05/15 Peak Railway Association
Library Theatre, Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
21/05/15 The Palace Theatre, Appleton gate, Newark, NG24 1JY
“Aviation Archive” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
23/05/13 Amerton Railway: Great Northern Day
Inspired by the publication of "The Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway" by Allan C Baker
and Mike Fell
Ex-Stafford & Uttoxeter Railway relics will be displayed
http://amertonrailway.co.uk/
23/05/15 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Strawberries and Cream Evening Land Cruise
http://www.e-v-r.com
23/05/15 Swedish Railway Museum 100 Years
Three English-built pioneers in steam for one day
http://trafikverket.se/railwaymuseum
23/05/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Friendly Engines
24/05/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
23/05/15- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala
25/05/15
http://www.gwsr.com
24/05/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Day Out with Thomas
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
24/05/15 Oxford Bus Museum: Teddy Bear Day
http://www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
24/05/15- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Superheroes & Villains (Diesel)
25/05/15
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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