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NETWATCH
A lovely film taken from the front of a train going over the Royal Albert Bridge and into
Plymouth, with the doubling of the line in progress, 1901 (scroll down for further interesting
old films)
http://tinyurl.com/pzbbd7s
(Spotter: RailWest)
Is this Australia’s weirdest railroad crossing?
http://www.railexpress.com.au/is-this-australias-weirdest-railroad-crossing/
(Spotter: Jim O'Brien)
Facsimile PDFs of many interesting ex-BR documents to download
http://www.barrowmoremrg.co.uk/Prototype.html
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Severn Valley Railway, 'An Afternoon Around Hampton', 22nd August
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emqfnzr2izA
Steam Trains In Spotlights - Australian Trains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEMpnmqitBQ
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Recent blogs by Dr David Turner of University of York and some of his colleagues...
Haven’t you got too much on? The activities of British railway directors, 1897
http://tinyurl.com/olgqbgv
The prevalence of ‘ladies only' compartments on British railways, 1887
http://tinyurl.com/o6hhopx
A Brief History of Ladies Only Carriages
http://tinyurl.com/qdes4sw
Return of the Women-Only carriage (vintage 1845)?
http://tinyurl.com/nhp4fwt
In pictures: the changing face of Britain's canals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33907419
(Spotter: Mike Price)
Exploring the USS Macon, a Dirigible Aircraft Carrier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1xi_3_wnlU
Tu-95MC "The Bear" long-range strategic bomber
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2eZKdWzp64
Russian Tu-95 "Bear" Strategic Bomber crashes in Khabarovsk region
http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150714/1024590456.html
Antonov 12 ultimate cockpit flight movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i721IEIGDsU
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Prototype Vivarail D-Train on test
http://tinyurl.com/neb6f84
Jeremy Corbyn would consider women-only rail carriages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34059249
The era of 'ladies only' train compartments
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34061094
Service disruption due to Halfords lorry getting stuck under railway bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34026667
Flooding hits railway station in east Surrey
http://tinyurl.com/qdvp954
Woolston station CCTV footage of man on 'live' rail issued
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-34065369
Green light for host of new rail services in South West England
http://tinyurl.com/o7lb9kl
More than 1,000 track faults a year on London to Norwich rail route
http://tinyurl.com/oj2qduv
Driver banned for LC misuse at Foxton
http://tinyurl.com/pkbcg4p
Northampton railway station evacuated after people spotted near tracks with ‘air weapons’
http://tinyurl.com/qxcfv4p
Coventry Arena train station to open – but football fans warned not to use it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-34050354
http://tinyurl.com/nglnb2h
Commuter groups angry at train 'cuts' from North West
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-34040948
Delays due to suspect bag found at Longsight depot
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-34014954
Rolling stock shuffle for Manchester area
http://tinyurl.com/pcqy827
Work starts on new Low Moor railway station in Bradford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-34052924
Network Rail day for girls
http://tinyurl.com/pw5xsov
Station to Station: a forthcoming NRM exhibition
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13612705.Station_To_Station/
Borders Railway campaigners claim key tourism role
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-34039372
News of Traws Link Cymru's bid to reopen Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-34051162
http://www.trawslinkcymru.org.uk/
Caernarfon £2m historical railway station designs unveiled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-34071609
http://tinyurl.com/qb2md7w
LUL strike suspended
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34045753
But dispute continues over 24 hour tube operations
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/08/25-underground-strikes-called-off-but.html
All-night Tube service will be delayed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34070904
http://tinyurl.com/oc3j2ab
FR Blanche to visit Lynton & Barnstaple gala weekend
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/page/special-events-2015
Channel Tunnel delays to freight services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-34035956
French minister calls for tougher train security
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150825/french-minister-calls-for-tougher-train-security
Could coaches overtake train travel in France?
http://www.thelocal.fr/20150824/could-coaches-overtake-train-travel-in-france
Upgrading of Heerlen-Aachen cross-border link starts
http://tinyurl.com/p2ow3ha
In Just Three Years All Dutch Trains Will Run On Wind Power
http://www.popsci.com/just-three-years-dutch-trains-will-run-wind-power
Poland radar image 'almost certainly Nazi train'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34090165
How one German chose to live on trains rather than pay rent
http://tinyurl.com/pj4v8h9
Uzbekistan electrification complete
http://tinyurl.com/puckkqc
New Russian electric loco with "last mile" diesel traction
http://tinyurl.com/pad9qs2
Nottingham tram extension: Line opens eight months late
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34043497
http://tinyurl.com/odeg9y4
Konya receives final battery-powered tram
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/08/24/konya-receives-final-battery-powered-tram/
121-year-old time capsule found at bridge near Kingussie
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-34054847
Nottingham Canal Centre gets thumbs-up from Lottery
http://tinyurl.com/nvyjwof
Shoreham air crash: What we know
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34039229
UK CAA announces display restrictions following Hunter crash
http://tinyurl.com/nh4bhpg
Shoreham air crash: How will it affect other shows?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34064272
Light aircraft crashes at Isle of Wight Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-34026444
Dublin Airport: Flights resume after hangar fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34060216
Fatal light aircraft collision near Basel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34033478
Quebec plane crash: Four Britons killed - UK Foreign Office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34047797
‘Emotional’ day as Avro Vulcan XH558 made its last ever flight over Suffolk, flanked by three
F-15s from RAF Lakenheath
http://tinyurl.com/nwro6je
Poland: Drought reveals Soviet WW2 plane in lake
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-34050693
Air NZ to phase out last 737s in September
http://tinyurl.com/nsacyqd
'Deteriorating' historic Belper mills need urgent repair
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-34051187
Expansion plan for Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-34083065
Are these England's most beautiful pubs?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34072662
Spotters: Paul Bartlett, Nigel Bird, Richard Buckby, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike
Price, Alan Rushworth, Roger Smith
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TV and RADIO
29/08/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Great Canal Journeys" 2/4 Llangollen Canal
30/08/15 BBC2 1800-1900
"World's Busiest Railway" 1/4 India
31/08/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Scandinavia (2)
31/08/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails"
01/09/15 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Bohemia & Bavaria (1)
01/09/15 BBC4 2000-2030
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" 1/6 Engineering
01/09/15 BBC4 2200-2320
"The Titfield Thunderbolt"
02/09/15 BBC4 2000-2030
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Bohemia & Bavaria (2)
02/09/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"Timeshift: The Trains That Time Forgot - Britain's Lost Railway Journeys"
02/09/15 BBC4 2200-2300
"India's Frontier Railways" 1/3
03/09/15 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Underground Britain" 1/6
04/09/15 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Aircrash: Collision in the Skies"
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
28/08/15- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: 41st Island Steam Show
31/08/15
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
29/08/15 Llangollen Railway: Peppa Pig's Visit
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
29/08/15- West Somerset Railway: Late Summer Weekend
30/08/15
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
29/08/15- Great Central Railway: Peppa Pig
31/08/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
29/08/15- Midland Railway, Butterley: Vintage Train Weekend
31/08/15
http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
29/08/15- Talyllyn Railway: Heart of Gold Weekend
31/08/15
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
30/08/15- Great Central Railway - Nottingham: Mixed Running Days
31/08/15
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
30/08/15- Middleton Top Engine Steaming Days
31/08/15
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
30/08/15- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Days
31/08/15
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
31/08/15 Xela Bus depot open day, Eastleigh
http://www.xelabus.info/news/article/18/
01/09/15 Worcester Locomotive Society
Barbourne Ex-Serviceman's Club, The Moors, Worcester, WR1 3ED
"Great Western - Local Areas - Steam & Diesel" by Roy Godfrey
Starts at 2000
http://www.worcesterlocomotivesociety.co.uk/
04/09/15 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"B&W Steam South of the Border" by David Kelso
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
04/09/15- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Autumn Steam Gala & Real Ale Festival
06/09/15
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
04/09/15- North Norfolk Railway: Summer Steam Spectacular
06/09/15
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk
04/09/15- Great Central Railway: Diesel Gala
06/09/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
05/09/15 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Sunset Specials & Carvery Night
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
05/09/15 Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Day Out with Thomas
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
05/09/15 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Tunes & Chips Evening Land Cruise (booking essential)
http://www.e-v-r.com
05/09/15- Lynton & Barnstable Railway: Half for the Hospice
06/09/15
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/
05/09/15- Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Model Weekend (Brake Van Rides)
06/09/15
http://www.rhts.co.uk/
05/09/15- Foxfield Railway: Iron Curtain Vehicle Rally
06/09/15
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
05/09/15- Churnet Valley Railway: 1940s Weekend
06/09/15
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk
05/09/15- Gauge 0 Guild: Guildex Exhibition 2015 - Telford
06/09/15 International Centre, St Quentin Gate, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4JH
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
http://www.gauge0guild.com/events/events.aspx
06/09/15 Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Morris Minor Rally
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
06/09/15 Twyford Waterworks, Hants: Open Day & Vintage Vehicles
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk
06/09/15 Romsey Signal Box: Grand Reopening
Adult: £2.50 (£3.00 if gift-aided), Child: free
1400-1700
Limited parking - see website for details
Brick Lane, Romsey - use sat-nav SO51 8LGB
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
07/09/15 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
Members' Evening
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
07/09/15 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch)
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“A Grinder to Town (slideshow)” by Martin Bromley
Starts at 1930
For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcome
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch
08/09/15 Great Western Society Bristol Group
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"The 2015 PTG Tour of New Zealand" by Dave Winter
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
09/09/15 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Pot Pourri - over 6 Decades on Gauges Great and Small" by David Walker
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
11/09/15 Barrow Hill Roundhouse: Rick Wakeman & the English Rock Ensemble
http://www.barrowhill.org
http://www.seetickets.com
11/09/15- Swanage Railway: Transport Rally
13/09/15
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk
11/09/15- Llangollen Railway: Along Branch Lines & Real Ale Train
13/09/15
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
12/09/15 Oxford Bus Museum: Oxford Open Doors - free bus rides around city
http://www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
12/09/15 Barrow Hill Roundhouse: Paul Carrack
http://www.barrowhill.org
http://www.seetickets.com
12/09/15- Romsey Signal Box: Heritage Open Days
13/09/15 Adult: £2.50 (£3.00 if gift-aided), Child: free
1200-1600
Limited parking - see website for details
Brick Lane, Romsey - use sat-nav SO51 8LGB
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
12/09/15- Leighton Buzzard Railway: Steam-up Weekend
13/09/15
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk
12/09/15- International N Gauge Show
13/09/15 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Near Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN
http://www.ngaugeshow.co.uk
12/09/15- Great Central Railway: Sci-Fi Weekend
13/09/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
12/09/15- Peak Rail: Autumn Shunter Hunter Gala
13/09/15
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
12/09/15- Kirklees Light Railway: Annual Steam & Diesel Gala
13/09/15
http://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com
13/09/15 Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Classic Vehicle Day
http://www.gwsr.com
13/09/15 Llangollen Railway: Along Branch Lines
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
13/09/15 Great Central Railway - Nottingham: Sulzer Running Day
http://www.gcrn.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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