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NETWATCH
Royal Albert Bridge Walk, Sunday 12th July 2015
http://www.royalalbertbridge.co.uk/bridge-walk-2015.html
Britannia chases Galatea up Shap 30th May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiPaJFIbqwc
BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust - an opportunity to buy shares in the The Duke of Gloucester
http://www.theduke.uk.com/
Mike Wilcock's video of railways in Saabrucken, Dollands Moor and Didcot (2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypM4Zy4bh4
MRE Magazine relaunch
http://www.mremag.com/
Amateur Tube map "better than the real thing"
http://tinyurl.com/pklr98g
Direct trains to Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32916197
Photos of Jacobite operations
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2015/may/25th.htm
Filming Rocky Mountain Express using CPR2816
http://www.stephenlow.com/the-road-to-rocky-mountain-express/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
45690 "Leander" on the Fellsman at Ais Gill 19th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu3KsOEl6GA
46115 "Scots Guardsman" on the Fellsman 3rd June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPOOcZRGBGg
Best Of 2015 (Jan-Mar) Classes 20/37/47/56/57/60/66/67/68/70/86/91/92
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoLFMNCBiQ
A corkscrew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSuH9u0kvhU
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Barry Coward's videos of Canada
Riding the VIME miniature railway
http://youtu.be/NX-TQU8gzhE
Black Ball ferry MV Coho
http://youtu.be/YGf-eC5REhY
Washington ferry MV Elwha
http://youtu.be/rChgvhUtGfg
Canada Goose goslings
http://youtu.be/A_fx4WjGkAs
Driving along the Trans-Canada Highway to Mill Bay
http://youtu.be/rWIvmuuTwjI
(Via Nick Wheat)
Pakistan's classics: Cars worth millions
http://www.wheels24.co.za/News/Pakistans-classics-Cars-worth-millions-20150528
The Aviation History Online Museum
http://www.aviation-history.com/index.html
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Photographing Britain's disappearing petrol stations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32974892
Life at the world's largest shipyard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32811866
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IN THE NEWS
RMT/NR Railstrike suspended
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32956876
Fallen trees cause rail chaos - as it happened
http://tinyurl.com/ngufxzo
Crossrail project: London's 26-mile tunnelling work finished
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33002819
Crossrail: The End of the Beginning
http://www.londonreconnections.com/2015/crossrail-end-beginning/
London Overground launches expanded network
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/06/01/london-overground-launches-expanded-network/
Record ridership on London's urban rail network
http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/europe/london-reports-record-ridership.html
Crossrail’s South East Section
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/05/29/crossrails-south-east-section/
Welcome to 'Theobolds' Grove: Station accidentally renamed in official London Overground signs
http://tinyurl.com/qx6jksr
Contract signed for refurbishment of class 321 emus
http://tinyurl.com/orr8otj
http://tinyurl.com/poyhp2w
West Grinstead station house for sale
http://tinyurl.com/pu7toay
Three bidders named for Greater Anglia shortlist
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/06/02-three-bidders-named-for-greater.html
Completing the GN/GE joint line
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/06/01/completing-the-gnge/
Two trains in 'low-speed' crash at Cambridge station
http://tinyurl.com/oe5votv
Three new stations and £750m City Deal projects to fuel Cambridge public transport revolution
http://tinyurl.com/praq6ze
Safety warning after Broads boat hits railway bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-32958732
Newcourt railway station costs £700k more than expected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-33007069
Frampton rail crash motorcyclist's helmet 'muffled train horn'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-32928505
Lydney railway station expansion plan is 'vital'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-32958885
Delayed Ricoh Arena railway station won't be ready for new football season
http://tinyurl.com/nulxqh9
Talks on railway freight base for Cheshire town
http://tinyurl.com/qgwjsra
Grimsby Level crossing upgrades
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-32942769
Report on user worked level crossing accident near Knaresborough
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/collision-between-train-and-tractor
British to research Shift2Rail track innovations
http://tinyurl.com/nnphtqf
Talks to extend Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-32996341
Train to be named after railway campaigner Madge Elliot
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-32995577
Farewell to First Scotrail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kzKeL0rEow
New class 68 for ScotRail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdziRtWjrBk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9cCsdcoZbw
Whifflet Electrification
http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/06/03/whifflet-electrification-a-race-to-the-finish/
Warning that Valley Lines electrification could use needlessly expensive engineering
http://tinyurl.com/okwcyne
Friends of Ashburton Station – Response to DNPA Ashburton Railway Appraisals
http://tinyurl.com/qbqjuyd
Contracts awarded for Londonderry-Coleraine upgrade
http://tinyurl.com/nhzuk8a
Hallandsas Tunnel – 23 years in the making
http://www.railstaff.uk/2015/06/02/hallandsa%CC%8As-tunnel-23-years-in-the-making/
Countdown launched to opening of Gotthard rail tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/p4lroaf
Talgo stock enters service in Russia
http://tinyurl.com/o8xkq2e
Russian Railways gets $1.2bn from state for investment projects
http://tinyurl.com/o2ml5mu
Why BNSF Railway is using drones to inspect thousands of miles of rail lines
http://fortune.com/2015/05/29/bnsf-drone-program/
Refurbished Slovak locos enter service in Uruguay
http://tinyurl.com/n9tlb9o
Nottingham tram extension: No date given for opening
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-32958396
Marseille opens Rue du Rome tram line
http://tinyurl.com/py7zct2
Driverless operation proposed for Wien Metro line 5
http://tinyurl.com/nzlpjvl
Tramtastic Vienna
http://tinyurl.com/prst8w9
'Hidden spaces' of Birmingham opened up to public
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-32995021
Tributes to Exeter's Colin Shears, the man who saved Devon's vintage buses
http://tinyurl.com/pmrbt66
Demand for new tyres dropping for pre-'60 cars
http://tinyurl.com/o57mquc
Summer Southsea-Sandown hovercraft route plans dropped
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33005639
Eurotunnel to end "My Ferry Link" partnership
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-32923453
Istanbul ferries have a future
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/may/28/istanbul-ferries-future-transport-new-york-london
Star Clippers to build the world’s biggest square rigger
http://tinyurl.com/ohneg6q
Massive container ship takes 40-degree rolls in North Atlantic
http://gcaptain.com/40-degree-roll/
Courage transporter blaze: Fire crews investigate damage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33005307
Coventry Airport plane crash crew 'were under pressure'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-32927682
Malaysia Airlines technically bankrupt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32955818
Work underway to move Lancaster KB882 to Edmonton
http://tinyurl.com/q9fngra
Airbus confirms software configuration error caused plane crash
http://tinyurl.com/o7fzk55
French 777F probe details 100t take-off weight error
http://tinyurl.com/owmr64b
Vietnam A350 performs maiden flight
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-vietnam-a350-performs-maiden-flight-412983/
Vision for the future of Southsea's South Parade Pier revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33005311
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
07/06/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"For the Love of Cars" 8/8 Series review
08/06/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Stirling
08/06/15 Channel 5 1900-2000
"World's Busiest Airport" Hong Kong
08/06/15 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Inside Manchester's Midland Hotel" 2/4
09/06/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Dundee to Aberdeen
10/05/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" The Highlands
11/06/15 ITV 2100-2200
"Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow" 2/3
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
Until Chesterfield Museum: Down the Track - the borough’s railway heritage
18/07/15
http://tinyurl.com/oo5p6fb
05/06/15- West Somerset Railway: Diesels at Home in the West
07/06/15
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/
05/06/15- Epping Ongar Railway: Steam Gala
07/06/15
http://www.eorailway.co.uk/
05/06/15- Great Central Railway: 1940s Wartime Weekend
07/06/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
06/06/15- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Days
07/06/15
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
06/06/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
07/06/15
http://www.e-v-r.com
07/06/15 Twyford Waterworks, Hants: Open Day & Railway Gala
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk
07/06/15 Southdown 100 event, Southsea Common
http://www.southdown100.co.uk/
07/06/15 Middleton Top Engine Static Exhibit Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
07/06/15 Foxfield Railway: Heritage Train Day
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
10/06/15 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Great Western Upgrade + IEP" by Stuart Baker
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
12/06/15- North Norfolk Railway: Summer Diesel Gala
14/06/15
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/
13/06/15 Llangollen Railway: Real Ale Train
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
13/06/15- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Heritage Transport Festival
14/06/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
13/06/15- Great Central Railway: Woodford 50th Anniversary Commemoration
14/06/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
13/06/15- Belper Steam & Vintage Event
14/06/15
http://www.belpersteam.co.uk/
13/06/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
14/06/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
13/06/15- Peak Rail: Local Residents Weekend (postcodes DE4 & DE45)
14/06/15
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
14/06/15 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Dads and Lads Day
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
14/06/15 Wilts & Dorset Centenary Vintage Bus Running Day, Salisbury
https://warminstervbrd.wordpress.com/
14/06/15 Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Classic Vehicle Day
http://www.gwsr.com
15/06/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"The Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway" by Peter Bennet
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
15/06/15 Friends of the Cromford Canal: The Derbyshire Oil Strike of 1919
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
A talk by Cliff Lea
Starts 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
16/06/15 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Lecture Theatre A10, City Campus, Usk Way, Newport, NP20 2BP
"The Masters Neverers Association" by Derek Huntress
Starts at 1900 prompt, admission for non-members is £3 and for members, £2
http://mrsoc.co.uk/
19/06/15- Great Central Railway: Model Event
21/06/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
20/06/15 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: A Midsummer's Night Steam & Carvery
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
20/06/15 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Armed Forces Day (Diesel)
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
20/06/15- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: War on the Line
21/06/15
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
20/06/15- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Dene Rally
21/06/15
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
20/06/15- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Day Out With Thomas
21/06/15
http://www.gwsr.com
20/06/15- Llangollen Railway: Heritage Railcar Gala
21/06/15
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
20/06/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: 1940s Weekend
21/06/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
21/06/15 Kempton Steam Museum: Porsche Club (GB)
http://www.kemptonsteam.org
21/06/15 Kempton Steam Railway: Father's Day (Dads go free)
http://www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk
21/06/15 Oxford Bus Museum: Father's Day
http://www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
21/06/15 Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Fathers' Day (Steam)
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
21/06/15 Chasewater Railway: Coal Train Day
http://www.chasewaterrailway.org
21/06/15 Peak Rail: Peak Park Preserved Bus Gathering 2015
http://www.chesterfield123.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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