Subject: Raildate 18th June 2015
From: "Howard Sprenger" <hsprenger@ntlworld.com>
Date: 18/06/2015, 20:37
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A day earlier this week due to being away...


NETWATCH

Friends Of The Brigg & Lincoln Lines
http://e-voice.org.uk/friendsofbrigg-lincolnlines/

Mikw Wilcock's videos of an RCTS visit to the Mid-Hants Railway
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlygbBBT0ME
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH-jqtR8RKs
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jb55NFwhr8

Andrew Cook's video of the Great Western main line, Royal Oak to Acton, March 2015
http://tinyurl.com/pq992rs

Gasworks wonders
http://tinyurl.com/q6srmju

NER WW1 railway workers website launched
http://tinyurl.com/pf5f3n8
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

Great Central Railway: Woodford Halse Shed Event 14th June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svK_maUI9MI
Great Central Railway 1965 & 1966
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id9iyPYGamI
V2s on the Great Central
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V28XtC-Vgz0
The ex-Great Central around Nottingham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA-xrkpwz1g
Four Seasons Of Steam - 61 steam locos in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSw1-k6vBO0
Compilation of steam locomotive trains - Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_kUOHoayMw
Flying Legends - Duxford 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RToj8Q7xefw
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

Wuppertal overhead railway
http://tinyurl.com/onoxquv
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

Bringing Europe together by rail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02tcrqr
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

Realtime Trains Blog
http://blog.realtimetrains.co.uk/
MV Balmoral, latest news and updates
http://www.heritagesteamers.co.uk/balmoral/news.htm
A short Diary of the B-25 "Sandbar Mitchell" Recovery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_078EDzNUQc
Dirk Septer's showcase on vintage prop planes in the Caribbean and elsewhere
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/others-septer.htm
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

Chasing a Russian steam train:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxNgLBJCd00
(Spotter: Nico Spilt)

Lancastria: The forgotten tragedy of World War Two
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33092351

Paris Air Show: From hot air to heavy metal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33080147

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IN THE NEWS

Minister signals possible return of parcels by train
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/06/16-minister-signals-possible-return-of.html

Is this London’s loneliest train?
http://londonist.com/2015/06/is-this-londons-loneliest-train.php

'Hero' doctor killed as he tries to save woman is named
http://tinyurl.com/pxypl8e

New joint leadership for South West alliance
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/06/12-new-joint-leadership-for-south.html
http://tinyurl.com/nanstfu

RAIB report on staff accident near Redhill June 2014
http://tinyurl.com/opsd74p

Inland rail link ‘vital’ to unlocking the South West’s potential
http://tinyurl.com/nzwrso6
http://tinyurl.com/nr4ujl2

New trains for North Devon’s Tarka Line
http://tinyurl.com/otlztw5

Tarka Line welcomes surge
http://tinyurl.com/ox7orsg

Replacement footbridge opened at Corsham
http://tinyurl.com/oc54j5p

New Street station escalator faults top 800 in two years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-33075856

HS2: Derby City Council gets behind proposed station at Toton
http://tinyurl.com/q2xmoum

Friargate Goods Yard: could pot of cash be key to progress on Derby eyesore?
http://tinyurl.com/o2rxfj7

Nottingham railway station parking fines net £24k
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-33145547

Row breaks out over march in protest at sacking of railway conductor
http://tinyurl.com/qjcj9y8

Edinburgh to Glasgow main line blocked for 44 days
http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2015/egip-closure-of-winchburgh-tunnel/

Borders Railway is handed over to Scotrail Alliance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-33113123

Borders Railway tickets affected by website glitch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-33132544

New Seabraes railway bridge opens to public in Dundee
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-33151251

Rail firm ‘breaks promise’ on reviving village station
http://tinyurl.com/pq992rs

Train carriage from 1882 at heart of Cornish bungalow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-33154429
Details (PDF): http://www.careandco.co.uk/documents/Property_83.pdf

West Somerset Railway-owned rail shed could soon be over
http://tinyurl.com/nd8q8e2

Public copy of a letter from the WSR PLC to the WSRA
http://www.wsr.org.uk/wsrplcletter2wsrajune2015.pdf
Public statement by the PLC
http://www.wsr.org.uk/wsrplcstatement15june2015.pdf

Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway launches new narrow gauge super-coach
http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2015/fr-super-coach-launched-at-paddington/

Replacement fairings for Irish DMUs
http://tinyurl.com/pl3xwcy

NS orders more Bombardier Traxx locomotives
http://tinyurl.com/o9mbgyb

Number of trains passing red signals in the Netherlands falls sharply
http://tinyurl.com/ounxxd4

Head of NS resigns over tendering allegations
http://tinyurl.com/o9ynfj3

National Express wins two more German rail franchises
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/06/16-national-express-wins-two-more.html

Turkish prototype electric loco
http://tinyurl.com/ngaerkg

Gas fuelled loco passes acceptance trials
http://tinyurl.com/qcgvt75

Sierra Leone’s lost British locomotives ride again
http://www.railstaff.uk/2015/06/16/sierra-leones-lost-british-locomotives-ride-again/

Passengers injured after scenic train and bus collide near Cairns
http://tinyurl.com/ojbzyrq

Tube drivers vote for strike action over 24 hour Tube
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33180965

San Francisco Transit orders additional 40 light rail vehicles
http://tinyurl.com/ojgwz3e

Manchester celebrates arrival of 100th M5000 tram
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/06/15/manchester-celebrates-arrival-of-100th-m5000-tram/

Trolley tour turns dangerous after trolley car went up in flames
http://tinyurl.com/nktuedt

Wartime tram restored for Hiroshima anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-33148281

Jaguar Land Rover given green light to move into former Baddesley Colliery site
http://tinyurl.com/q6mvuqh

Bloodhound land speed record bid put back to 2016
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33110292

'No development' in Blue Star Line's Titanic II plans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33180071

Sunken wrecks of epic WWI naval battle revealed
http://news.sky.com/story/1503175/sunken-wrecks-of-epic-wwi-naval-battle-revealed

Hythe residents aim to rescue troubled ferries
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13338274.Fight_launched_to_save_troubled_ferry_service/

New pier opened on Ullswater
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-33082581

Calls to bring QE2 back to the UK gain momentum
http://tinyurl.com/ox9cp2m

The Blenheim's back
http://tinyurl.com/phfyatt

RAF Waddington runway work over-run
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-33097024

Battle of the giants at Paris Air Show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33130770
Paris Air Show goes green amid sluggish sales
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33092936

Boeing 787 Dreamliner shows off near-vertical take-off
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33115944

Paris Air Show: On board Antonov's new cargo aircraft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33161945

United exits JFK as it moves premium transcon flights to Newark
http://tinyurl.com/p6vfy88

Shanklin beach cliff lift bridge works begin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33166732

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

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TV and RADIO

20/06/15  Channel 4 1900-2000
         "Walking Through History: The Birth of Industry" The Derwent Valley

20/06/15  Channel 4 2100-2325
         "Rush"  2013 movie about James Hunt and Niki Lauda

22/06/15  BBC4 1930-2000
         "Great British Railway Journeys"  London to the west...

22/06/15  Channel 5 2100-2200
         "Inside Manchester's Midland Hotel"  4/4

23/06/15  BBC4 1930-2000
         "Great British Railway Journeys"  Salisbury to Castle Cary

24/06/15  BBC4 1930-2000
         "Great British Railway Journeys"  Further west...

24/06/15  More4 2100-2200
         "Great Canal Journeys"  The Kennet & Avon Canal

24/06/15  More4 2200-2300
         "Great Canal Journeys"  The Rochdale Canal

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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

Until       Louth Museum: The Railways of Louth
01/08/15    http://lincolnshirewoldsrailway.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-   Midsummer at Midsomer (Norton)
21/06/15    http://www.sdjr.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/

23/06/15-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: 1950s Week
25/06/15    http://www.e-v-r.com

24/06/15    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Murder Mystery Evening Land Cruise (booking essential)
           http://www.e-v-r.com

27/06/15    Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Hampshire Autistic Charity Event
           http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/

27/06/15-   Midland Railway, Butterley: Diesel & Steam Weekend
28/06/15    http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk

27/06/15-   Churnet Valley Railway: Anything Goes Weekend
29/06/15    http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk

28/06/15    Leighton Buzzard Railway: Vintage Vehicles Day
           http://www.buzzrail.co.uk

03/07/15-   East Lancs Railway: Summer Diesel Spectacular
05/07/15    http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk

04/07/15    Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Day Out with Thomas
           http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/

04/07/15-   Isle of Wight Steam Railway: 1940s Experience
05/07/15    http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk

04/07/15-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Annual Classic Bus Rally
05/07/15    Features a BBMF Spitfire fly-past at 1405
           http://www.e-v-r.com

04/07/15-   Llangollen Railway: Classic Transport Weekend
05/07/15    http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk

05/07/15    Twyford Waterworks, Hants: Open Day & Miniature Steam
           http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk

05/07/15    Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Rushton Town Party Week (Class 31)
           http://www.rhts.co.uk/

05/07/15    Middleton Top Engine Static Exhibit Day
           http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

05/07/15    Leawood Pumping Engine Static Display Day
           http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

06/07/15    Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
           The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
           “Purbeck Clay Mining” by Clare Randall
           Starts at 1945
           http://www.hias.org.uk/

06/07/15    Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
           The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
           “Peter Fox Collection – Part 1: The Early Years (slideshow)" by Andy Barclay
           Starts at 1930
           For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
           http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch

08/07/15    Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Rushton Town Party Week (Class 31)
           http://www.rhts.co.uk/

08/07/15    Foxfield Railway: Heritage Train Day
           http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/

09/07/15    St Pancras & King’s Cross – The Grand Restoration
           English Heritage members only
           http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/2543157/

Cheers, Howard.
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