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NETWATCH
Latest video from Mike Wilcock - Under the wires; 30 movements including 350s on test and
Virgin 57s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQkr5jtl1s
Fascinating footage of the Buxton skyline from 1901, showing the twin stations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9hXtzLuoKM
Wonderful film of the Denby Dawdler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsMJH9iwFOg
(Spotter: Martin Miller)
Four of the best English railway journeys
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2015/11/06/englands-best-railway-journeys/
Severn Valley Railway, 10th November
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWi2JAVVweU
Great Central Railway Diesel Gala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiEGWXVLfzs
Steam Trains Australia - Y112 Light Engine Transfer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8McLNjJYms
Plandampf im Werratal 11th/12th September
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfgwh3Kgx6M
Reichsbahnzüge mit Dampflok 03 2204 und 65 1049 - DR 1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO0C1mveBB4
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Link to RSSB rule book and safety handbooks (Warning: 27Mb download)
http://www.rssb.co.uk/rgs/rulebooks/GERM8000-master-module%20Iss%201.pdf
Pictures of Milestones Museum at Basingstoke
https://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/sets/72157660861555791
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
TfL has released the first official 'walk the Tube' map for London
http://tinyurl.com/oqu9zxe
Discover National Railway Museum's steamy theatre show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34657999
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
1983 Tube Stock, Harpur Hill HSE Site Buxton
https://www.flickr.com/photos/truebritishmetal/19304886910/in/dateposted/
Exploring the abandoned CNO&TP tunnels
http://abandonedonline.net/2014/12/19/exploring-cnotp-tunnels/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
What happened to passenger hovercraft?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34658386
The strangest spillages on our roads
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34796853
The abandoned buildings of the Eastern bloc
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34575019
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IN THE NEWS
Railway braced for spending cuts
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/11/09-railway-braced-for-spending-cuts.html
Major railway projects to continue
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/11/09-major-railway-projects-to-continue.html
UK invites Scottish firms to bid for £10bn HS2 contracts
http://tinyurl.com/nfst4bb
British approval for pantograph monitoring system
http://tinyurl.com/p444ntw
Increase in long distance commuting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34765142
Fare and zonal changes in Transport for London area
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34791332
Fallen trees at near Fareham, Lymington and Bentley
http://tinyurl.com/o74c5ne
Level crossing accident at Liss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-34750516
Great Western Christmas engineering (HSTs diverted between Reading and Waterloo via Basingstoke
27 & 28 December)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34767600
150 year old railway bridge demolished
http://tinyurl.com/o5medgr
RAIB report into sleepers abandoned during engineering works
http://tinyurl.com/qhjps6w
Full timetable to resume between Manchester and Bolton
http://www.northernrail.org/news/7791
York-Harrogate railway line re-opens after a train derailment closed it
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/13952834.York_Harrogate_line_re_opens/
Night Tube: Staffing costs TfL £1.5m per month before launch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34767211
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/11/10-night-tube-no-nearer-but.html
'Ghost stations' plan on London Tube faces legal challenge
http://tinyurl.com/qgl2sj9
Wi-Fi rolled out to 100 more London Underground stations
http://tinyurl.com/p7hdblr
ScotRail fined for failing to meet performance standards
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-34749022
Commuters caught up in rail works fiasco
http://tinyurl.com/nzxqaa2
Detonators warning from British Transport Police following railway theft
http://tinyurl.com/ouowbze
Arriva Trains Wales strike suspended after last-minute talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-34792400
Fundraising on track for new Duffield station building
http://tinyurl.com/q6cnlej
Ffestiniog Railway building new shed for their historic slate wagon fleet
http://tinyurl.com/pyzjflm
Dorothy Mather - a tribute (Wife of Arthur Peppercorn)
http://tinyurl.com/qg7jboz
Aerial above limit 'almost certainly' caused Channel Tunnel fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34764757
A group in Maine plans to move a steam locomotive
http://tinyurl.com/q9dtod7
Gateway Development Corp to lead trans-Hudson tunnel project
http://tinyurl.com/pb6ky5l
All Aboard Florida reveals Brightline brand
http://tinyurl.com/q6ymtne
New conventional (not high-speed) line proposed for Toronto-Montreal route
http://tinyurl.com/pmshpbp
General Electric to build new trains for India's railways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34771521
Alstom wins 2.8 bn euro Indian railway contract
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/alstom-wins-2-8-bn-124244288.html
First glimpse of Sydney’s new driverless trains
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/11/09/first-glimpse-of-sydneys-new-driverless-trains/
Vandals steal and derail Melbourne train
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2015/11/11/vandals-steal-and-derail-melbourne-train/
Hornby expects £2 million loss this year, delaying turnaround strategy
http://tinyurl.com/pkskedy
Birmingham New Street tram extension delayed until 2016
http://tinyurl.com/qb8srz3
Nottingham-to-Derby tram link backed by councils
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34782082
Historic day for Crich tramway’s 60th year
http://tinyurl.com/p4h6vpd
Leith Walk tram line extension blocked by the SNP
http://tinyurl.com/oalooqo
Rediscovered party bus could relive glory days
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-34775283
Proposed road tunnel under Woodhead pass
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-34745620
Multi-million pound visitor centre brings visitor boost to Dudley Canal Trust
http://tinyurl.com/psmxfn8
New proposals for QE2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-34785788
Sale of Sea Mounting Depot, Marchwood (otherwise known as Marchwood Military Port)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-34731579
G-Joey could stay in Channel Islands under 'secret' plan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-34785954
Trilanders grounded awaiting safety components
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-34767851
Rolls-Royce to restructure after new 2016 profit warning
http://tinyurl.com/qbab5ag
Fly Be service cuts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-34776454
TfL Criticism of Heathrow 3rd runway proposal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34779210
Flatulence from 2,186 goats forced plane to make emergency landing after gas set off smoke
alarms
http://tinyurl.com/nhdmkxq
Estonian Air collapses after state-aid judgement
http://tinyurl.com/njca9oo
Dubai Airshow: In pictures, in the air and on the ground
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34768662
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
14/10/15 BBC2 1930-2030
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 4/6 Athens to Thessaloniki
15/11/15 BBC2 1700-1800
"Demolition: the Wrecking Crew"
15/11/15 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Restoring Britain's Landmarks" 5/6
16/11/15 BBC1 2030-2100
"The VW Emissions Scandal: Panorama"
16/11/15 BBC4 2100-2200
"Timeshift: How Britain Won the Space Race - the Story of Bernard Lovell & Jodrell
Bank"
16/11/15 BBC2 2315-0015
"The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track" West Coast Main Line
18/11/15 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Building the Panama Canal"
18/11/15 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Restoring Britain's Landmarks" 6/6
20/10/15 BBC2 2100-2200
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 5/6 Black Forest to Hannover
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
15/11/15 Cornwall Model Railway Exhibition
http://cornwallogauge.org.uk/
16/11/15 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Thirty Years Around Eastleigh, 1980-2010" by Keith Butcher
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
16/11/15 Friends of the Cromford Canal: The Lost Industries of Ripley & District
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
A talk by Brian Key
Starts 1930
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
16/11/15 Peak Railway Association
Library Theatre, Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930
17/11/15 Opening of Peak Rail Derwent Valley branch
Duke William, 91 Church Street, Matlock, DE4 3BY
A new branch in Matlock covering the Derwent Valley - first meeting
"The story of Peak Rail" slides and digital images by Roger Hallatt and Dave Sharp
21/11/15 Burton Railway Collectors Fair
Town Hall, Burton-upon Trent, DE14 2EB
http://www.tobaz.co.uk
21/11/15- Kempton Steam Museum: Christmas Fair
22/11/15
http://www.kemptonsteam.org
21/11/15- Great Central Railway: Last Hurrah of the Season ‘Steam Gala’
22/11/15
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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