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NETWATCH
Barnstaple to Ilfracombe Signalling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YjPjcwLmgo
LNER Hush-Hush (1930)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYimriec57o
Midland Railway Centre, Caprotti Crescendo, 16th January
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PUajDwBKSs
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, 17th January
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7AjIq-yoAQ
Steam Trains Australia - Maldon Twilight Dinner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVgg_xKjUNE
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Snow clearance over Donner Pass 2011
http://www.pbs.org/video/2365218614/
The day thousands turned out to see Concorde in Bournemouth. Were you there?
http://tinyurl.com/zsc6fpd
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
New map shows Scotland’s rail commuter boom
http://tinyurl.com/gtnt9qh
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Martin Miller's video of the Seminole Gulf Railway, Fort Myers, Florida, 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTrO6Qrzkew+
Golf cart tours on decommissioned railway in New Zealand
http://tinyurl.com/jda3u28
The mighty & magnificent trestle railroad bridges of the 1800s
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/01/08/the-ten-mile-day/
The wacko & now abandoned Soviet Jet Train from the 1970s
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/01/10/44977/
Bataan Leaves Valle Airport January 14, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1pMgnRpy9k
World’s only airworthy Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6 performs first engine & taxi tests
http://tinyurl.com/zr8jy84
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Stagecoach appoints new Managing Director of UK Rail division
http://tinyurl.com/hxfthmh
Southeastern trains: Passengers call for firm to lose franchise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-35326655
Ministers back plan to give Transport for London control over commuter trains
http://tinyurl.com/hlzsdc8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35372617
Task force to speed up Folkestone to Dover railway repair
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-35355795
Two new rail stations will open on Monday 18 January
http://tinyurl.com/zues7v5
Oxford city centre to London Marylebone rail link date set
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35365376
Great Western Railway electrification 'four years late'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35376805
RAIB report on HST hitting dislodged bridge parapet near Hungerford
http://tinyurl.com/jkcpmjw
Britain's only publicly owned railway delivered record performance
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britains-only-publicly-owned-railway-7188623
Birmingham's Grand Central bought by Bullring co-owner Hammerson
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-35380557
Man dies after being hit by train in Derbyshire
http://tinyurl.com/hq4zkvy
Bennerley Viaduct restoration project appoint new engagement officer
http://tinyurl.com/grzemc8
West Coast Main Line closed to Carlisle until March
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35342612
Calls for compensation for passengers affected by rail upgrade
http://tinyurl.com/gueuos7
New railway station will be 'gateway' to Edinburgh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-35363599
Scottish High Speed plans are shelved 'in secret'
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/01/18-scottish-high-speed-plans-are.html
Public transport use in Scotland falls, reveals transport strategy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35370525
London Underground shortlists builders of driverless trains
http://tinyurl.com/z52e9t8
Unions suspend 24-hour walkouts over Night Tube
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35363995
One version of the background to "Night Tube" disputes
http://tinyurl.com/zeulw7r
TfL spends £600,000 advertising night tube – despite it having no launch date
http://tinyurl.com/hvbhvzo
Doors open on moving underground train
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35337580
Concerns over brakes halt Flying Scotsman visit to Carlisle
http://tinyurl.com/zxo3ffa
Still hopes for Flying Scotsman’s London to York return
http://tinyurl.com/h2395hw
WCRC and driver committed to Crown Court over SPAD at Wootton Bassett March 2015
http://tinyurl.com/hwc5orw
Williton Loop Extension
http://www.wsr.org.uk/cgi-bin/r-video.cgi
Duck and cover: there’s no row like a railway enthusiasts’ row
http://tinyurl.com/ztmrgmf
http://www.gresleyduck.org/category/gresley-society/
Drivers to be balloted for industrial action over planned ten-minute DART frequency
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0115/760484-nbru-dart-times/
July opening date confirmed for TGV Est Phase 2
http://tinyurl.com/hpcgd4u
New Swiss postal wagons unveiled
http://tinyurl.com/jcbkj5v
Freight train tests begin in Gotthard Base Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/zrou9ds
First train through Stockholm City Line tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/jj8bknh
Best Amtrak routes for snow lovers
http://tinyurl.com/heu45no
Historic railroad association battling vandalism, thieves
http://ksnt.com/2016/01/19/historic-railroad-association-battling-vandalism-thieves/
Locals shocked by Thunder Mountain Line shutdown
http://tinyurl.com/jjdubru
http://tinyurl.com/zro4m6g
China plans $US 121.6bn rail investment in 2016
http://tinyurl.com/jolyn6n
Birmingham tram network will 'rival the best'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-35315282
End of the line for the horse trams
http://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/end-of-the-line-for-the-horse-trams/
Luas employees, management to attend talks at WRC
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0118/761127-luas/
Campaign launched to keep historic Seattle waterfront streetcars
http://tinyurl.com/zog63pp
Sound Transit (Seattle) extension completed early and under budget
http://tinyurl.com/h2xk5sd
Calgary Transit unveils first Siemens S200 LRV
http://tinyurl.com/gravgyg
Wilts & Dorset buses operating in California
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-35285954
Refurbishment of Exeter bus station approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-35370546
Bus in collision in Enfield
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35333143
Camden Lock works provide rare view into canal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35341408
Lost WW1 German U-boat wreck found off Norfolk coast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-35370700
New Southampton ferry terminal approved
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-35347632
http://onthewight.com/2016/01/20/red-funnel-royal-pier-southampton-green-light/
Shoreham Airshow cancelled for 2016
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35364481
BA looking at second-hand A380s: IAG chief
http://tinyurl.com/hbhsxyb
Life of RAF Tornado squadron further extended to 2018
http://tinyurl.com/grchcje
Is Hyperloop the future of high-speed travel?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35361093
Steel making job losses at Port Talbot
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35347528
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35167898
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34581945
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth, Roger Smith
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TV and RADIO
23/01/16 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Great Canal Journeys" 1/3 London to the sea
23/01/16 BBC4 2000-2100
"Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 1/3
24/01/16 BBC4 1900-2000
"India's Frontier Railways" 3/3
24/01/16 BBC2 2100-2200
"James May's Cars of the People" 1/3
25/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 1/5 Ashford to Sevenoaks
25/01/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1930-2005
"Terminus" 1961 John Schlesinger movie - Waterloo Station
26/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 2/5 East Grinstead to Guildford
26/01/16 BBC4 2000-2100
"Donald Campbell: Speed King
26/01/16 BBC4 2200-2300
"Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 1/3
27/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 3/5 Woking to Walton-on-Thames
27/01/16 BBC2 2315-0015
"James May's Cars of the People" 1/3
28/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 4/5 Hampton Court to Teddington
28/01/16 ITV 2100-2200
"Jericho" Drama set against the building of a railway viaduct 4/8
29/01/16 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great British Railway Journeys" 5/5 Egham to Henley-on-Thames
Thanks to Simon Moppett for additional information this week
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
23/01/16 "Small" Model Railway Show, Cardiff
Scout Association Headquarters, Fields Park Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff, CF11 9HX
1000–1600, Adult: £3.50, Under 14: free
Ample free parking
23/01/16- Dartmoor Railway: Sulzer weekend
24/01/16
http://www.dartmoor-railway-sa.org/specialevents
25/01/16 Macclesfield and District Field Club
"Railways of Macclesfield" by John Hooley
The Salvation Army Hall, Roe Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6PH
Starts 1930, visitors welcome
http://www.maccfieldclub.org
28/01/16 RCTS South Wales: Outdoor event
Observation at Westbury, 0930 from Cardiff Central, meet Platform 2
29/01/16- Great Central Railway: Winter Gala
31/01/16
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
30/01/16- Southampton Model Railway Exhibition
31/01/16 Barton Peveril College, Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, SO50 5BX
More than 20 quality layouts including some to commemorate 50 years since the
closure of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
http://southamptonmodelrailwaysociety.wordpress.com/
01/02/16 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
"Ambulance Trains and Hospital Ships" by Andy Skinner
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
01/02/16 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“The Story of British Rail's High Speed Trains” by Greg Lilleker
£3 donation on the door, members and non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.htm
05/02/16 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"Bristol & District in the 1960" by Jerry Nichols from Mark Warburton’s pictures
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
07/02/16 Romsey Signal Box open day
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
Cheers, Howard.
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