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NETWATCH
The Vytopna Restaurant in Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic, about 5 minutes walk from
the railway station, has an 0-gauge model railway to serve the diners, but cannot deliver large
items such as plates as they are "out of gauge", so the waitress delivers these in the normal
way; items such as beer and cutlery can easily be accommodated. The railway is automated, and
delivers your order directly to your table. Empty bottles or written messages for more service
can be dispatched on the return working. On arrival, you have to ask for a railway table,
otherwise the railway bypasses you on a double-track main line that weaves through the
restaurant. All the railway tables have their own private siding, and the train automatically
reverses back to the kitchen after allowing about 10 minutes for unloading. Apparently, the
food is good too, and comprises both local specialties and an international menu. Some photos
appear on the Raildate Facebook page.
http://www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=1395
(Spotter: Martin Allen)
Mike Wilcock's video of 37419 on the Heart of Wales Line, July 2002
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_QXbF4sCQ
Excellent British Film Institute trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgNuRs8Cgrg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33428389
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33423877
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33428965
(Spotters: Nick Wheat & Mike Price)
Mid Norfolk Railway Steam Gala, 20th June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPxVzVJ9ZMo
NYMR Diesel Gala, 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-pfJs2u6JQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq_Vt-EhsQs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3rBwtc0qjs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3rBwtc0qjs
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Going Loco: The Joy Of Trainspotting
http://flashbak.com/going-loco-the-joy-of-trainspotting-37301/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Clan Line en route to Crewe 30/6/2015
http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p187872304/h4ce59dd4#h4ce59dd4
What does it take to restore a World War Two Spitfire?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32935757
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33141225
Dungeness old lighthouse
http://www.localrags.co.uk/index.php/2015/7/5/dungeness-lighthouse-is-well-worth-the-150-foot-climb/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Ten fascinating "rides" on huge American 0-gauge layout - your journeys begin here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNo5F6vlVuY
Allied planes captured and used by the Luftwaffe (4 pages)
http://tinyurl.com/no49cg9
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
In pictures: Inside a modern biplane factory
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33167009
The big joy of small villages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33187404
Tin mining in Cornwall
1940-1949:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CtvhMVQxLo
1933:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBQ2z76PXXg
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IN THE NEWS
Rail industry mourns 'unrivalled' spokesman (and schoolmate of Raildate's editor... RIP)
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/07/07-rail-industry-mourns-unrivalled-industry.html
Getting hot and bothered – why the railway doesn’t like high temperatures
http://tinyurl.com/ouankou
Carne lays down digital railway challenge
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/07/09-carne-lays-down-digital-railway.html
RAIB report into derailment at Angerstein Jn in early June
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/derailment-near-angerstein-wharf-south-east-london
Tube strike: London Underground resumes 'normal service'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33473636
Who, What, Why: What do Tube drivers do and how much do they earn?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33459515
Special stop for 60163 to commemorate Sir Nicholas Winton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-33457917
Southern Railway rolling stock engineers to strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33377128
SWT franchise to go to open tendering in 2017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33436408
Stagecoach to rebid for SWT after talks fail
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/07/07-stagecoach-to-rebid-for-swt.html
First Great Western strike action enters second day
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33470713
Speed restrictions on GE main line due to defective bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33408085
The vision that signalled the end of old New Street
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/vision-signalled-end-old-new-9581267
Birmingham New Street: Timelapse captures revamp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-33407678
Birmingham film captures changing railway trip to Aberystwyth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-33412495
New Street opening dates revealed
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/07/06/new-street-opening-dates-revealed/
Council say they are step closer to re-opening disused part of Robin Hood railway line
http://tinyurl.com/pxpkrze
Delay in electrification of Midland Main Line is disappointing news
http://tinyurl.com/nmdxv7y
200th biomass wagon delivered
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/07/09/200th-biomass-wagon-delivered/
Major disruption to ScotRail trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33397963
Forth Bridge given World Heritage Site status
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-33397980
Forth Bridge: Facts, figures and photos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-33395348
Study into opening new Bow Street rail station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-33473840
Waterford Greenway proposal
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0706/712964-wexford-greenway/
34092 to visit East Lancs Railway
http://tinyurl.com/na38ofe
Snowdon Mountain Railway helps rescue teen from summit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-33432181
Snowdon railway carriage named after Katherine Jenkins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-33411499
Peterborough miniature railway plan for Yaxley halted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-33430361
Dozens of Calais migrants try to storm Channel Tunnel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-33393593
Migrant dies on Channel Tunnel train trying to reach UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33422109
Civil works completed on Tours-Bordeaux LGV
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/07/07/civil-works-completed-on-tours-bordeaux-lgv/
Last post for French high-speed freight as postal TGVs bow out
http://tinyurl.com/pyx4h5a
Collapsed railway bridge in Pakistan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33375757
New Locos for Metrolink (California)
http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=38491
Delays (Amtrak style)
http://tinyurl.com/qzj5wdg
Vandals cause Metrolink tram to derail in Chorlton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-33400886
MER services halted by overturned tram
http://tinyurl.com/pbqa3nv
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-33427559
http://www.isleofman.com/news/video/73198/investigation-into-tram-derailment
Testing begins on Sacramento LRT extension
http://tinyurl.com/qjptudj
Bus collision in Brighton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-33406558
Buses involved in accident in Bexleyheath
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33429547
Proposed cuts to Bristol "metro" bus service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-33420106
Classic Ford Capri pulled from Nottinghamshire boating lake
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-33451410
Work begins to turn abandoned railway at Newent into a canal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-33400723
Historic MV Balmoral ship officially re-launched at Llandudno Pier
http://tinyurl.com/p3qpv8b
Scoot Ferries launches new foot passenger service for Isle of Wight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33470334
Ferry strike called off after assurances from Sturgeon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-33458200
Cunard 175 celebrations: Liner to recreate Atlantic crossing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-33384719
Anniversary of Little Baldon RAF crash marked
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-33401230
World War II era plane breaks during salvaging effort
http://www.wlox.com/story/29471549/world-war-ii-era-plane-breaks-during-salvaging-effort
Close up with the Battle of Britain planes at RAF Coningsby
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33472970
Battle of Britain flypast over London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33476099
Restored World War Two Spitfire sold for £3.1m
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-33472028
Manston Airport could be used for Operation Stack
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-33465801
Solar Impulse completes Japan to Hawaii flight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_and_environment
Warning lights on Aurigny Embraer195 flight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-33394380
Independence Day airshow at Feltwell cancelled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-33381414
Libya jet skims heads in very low fly-by
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33416471
Fatigue, sickness involved in botched Qantas A330 approach
http://tinyurl.com/qbyc9zk
Arctic expedition pupils flying in a boat in the sky
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33435389
Iconic pit tower to be demolished
http://www.retfordtimes.co.uk/Iconic-pit-tower-demolished/story-26871415-detail/story.html
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
11/07/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"Timeshift: Magnificent Machines - the Golden Age of the British Sports Car"
11/07/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"The Secret World of Lego"
11/07/15 BBC2 2130-2300
"The Battle of Britain" 2010 documentary
12/07/15 BBC2 2100-2200
"Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure" 1/3
13/07/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys Goes to Ireland" Athlone to Galway
13/07/15 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Stop! Roadworks Ahead" Fly-on-the windscreen looks at roadworks 1/6
14/07/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Lancashire (1)
14/07/15 BBC4 2000-2030
"Great British Railway Journeys" Lancashire (2)
14/07/15 ITV 2100-2200
"Virgin Atlantic: Up in the Air" Fly on the wall documentary 2/3
14/07/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"Cold War, Hot Jets" The development of the jet engine 1/2
15/07/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Lancashire (3)
15/07/15 ITV 2000-2100
"100-Year-Old Drivers Ride Again"
15/07/15 BBC1 2305-0000
"The Trouble with Mobility Scooters"
15/07/15 ITV 2345-0035
"Goodwood Festival of Speed"
16/07/15 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The Holiday Airport: Sun, Sea and Scousers" 1/7
16/07/15 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Golden Age of Steam Railways" 1/2 Narrow gauge lines
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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 New Mills Heritage and Information Centre: Celebration of 150 years of railway
history
01/08/15
http://visitnewmills.co.uk/happy-birthday-to-new-mills-central/
Until Louth Museum: The Railways of Louth
01/08/15
http://lincolnshirewoldsrailway.co.uk/
10/07/15- Churnet Valley Railway: Rail Ale Festival
12/07/15
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
11/07/15- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Island Motor Show
12/07/15
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
11/07/15- Mid-Norfolk Railway: 1960s BR Mixed Traffic Weekend
12/07/15
http://www.mnr.org.uk
11/07/15- Great Central Railway: Diesel Running Weekend
12/07/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
11/07/15- Great Central Railway - Nottingham: Summer Diesel Gala
12/07/15
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
11/07/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: 1960s Weekend
12/07/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
11/07/15- Login Station Open Day - 140th Anniversary
12/07/15 1100-1600 both days
http://loginrailwaystation.co.uk/
12/07/15 Royal Albert Bridge Walk, Sunday 12th July 2015
http://www.royalalbertbridge.co.uk/bridge-walk-2015.html
12/07/15 Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Bus Rally
http://www.gwsr.com
13/07/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Transport Memories in West Berkshire" by Steve Wimbush
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
17/07/15 Derwent Valley Light Railway running evening
Starts 1830
Admission via the Farming Museum will be £6 to include light refreshments
http://www.dvlr.org.uk/
18/07/15 Severn Valley Railway: Behind the Scenes
http://www.svr.co.uk
18/07/15 Llangollen Railway: Fish & Chip Special
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
18/07/15 DRS Open Day
Kingmoor Depot, Carlisle
1000-1600
http://www.directrailservices.com/news-articles/2015/02/23/drs-open-day-2015/
18/07/15- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Teddy Bears' Picnic (Steam)
19/07/15
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
18/07/15- Great Central Railway: Commercial Vehicle Weekend
19/07/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
18/07/15- Foxfield Railway: Summer Steam Gala
19/07/15
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
18/07/15- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Classic Transport Weekend
19/07/15
http://www.e-v-r.com
19/07/15 Alton Bus Rally & Running Day
http://www.altonbusrally.com/
19/07/15 Kempton Steam Railway: Teddy Bears' Picnic
http://www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk
19/07/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Summer Steam Gala
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
24/07/15- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Heritage Diesel Weekend
26/07/15
http://www.gwsr.com
24/07/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Indietracks Music Festival
26/07/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
25/07/15- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Summer Fayre
26/07/15
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
25/07/15- Churnet Valley Railway: Fireman Sam
26/07/15
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
25/07/15- Llangollen Railway: 1960s Weekend
26/07/15
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
26/07/15 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Everything Goes!
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
26/07/15 Great Central Railway - Nottingham: Bus Gathering & Running Day
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
26/07/15 Middleton Top Engine Static Exhibit Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
26/07/15- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: The Railway Folk
28/07/15
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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