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FREE MAGAZINES
From Nigel Bird...
To make some space, I have for disposal around 1,000 railway magazines. Titles include British
Railways Illustrated, Railway World, Railway Magazine, Modern Railways, Backtrack, and a few
American titles. No lists - they must go as one lot and be collected from Tregaron, no later
that 31st March. After that that date they will be sent for recycling.
Nigel Bird: 01974 821281
NETWATCH
Mike Wilcock's video of the final class 66, 66779, being unloaded at Newport on 13th February
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjkBNzTdfN4
Final clip of all seven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7x73aNrvec
And the convoy of eight GBRf class 66s, plus others at Bishton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VmJ7dC5Q5g
The last issue of Raildate mentioned a new book about the The Stronach-Dutton Road-Rail
Tractor - here's some video
http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-the-stronach-dutton-road-rail-tractor-1925/
Andrew Cook's video of SNCF TGVs at Marne La Vallee Chessy, November 2015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcsptKMhQC0
Martin Miller's video showing the installation of temporary pointwork to facilitate single line
working
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCyhjevMSII
Sheffield stations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRXOTT6IhWs
Sheffield Supertram
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnB4V1lmoEE
Are you the ultimate trainspotter: can you ID the cities from their stations?
http://tinyurl.com/h89ery9
Photographic locations on the West Somerset Railway
http://www.wsr.org.uk/r-photters.htm
Useful "what's on" guide
http://www.railnews.co.uk/whatson/
Japanese bus bell enthusiast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-35612984
Scottish ship built in 1949 on Lake Malawi
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35612023
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
44871 Bury ELR - Kidderminster SVR 13th December 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU9DRQ3frxQ
South Devon Railway, Winter Steam Festival, 20th February 2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKDmjCDojaY
The Severn Valley Railway, Timetable A, 21st February 2016
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
30 nostalgic pictures of Nottingham Victoria Station
http://tinyurl.com/z2tamco
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
212 years since Richard Trevithick's first steam locomotive commemorated in French article
http://tinyurl.com/j88wq2m
(Spotter: Richard Maund)
Slam Door Train Memories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7GZmlk-DmA
Inside Heathrow’s "immense" secret railway station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03k2wdy
Poole Flying Boats Celebration
http://www.pooleflyingboats.com/index.html
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Birdswood, the narrow boat belonging to The Friends of Cromford Canal, now has its own website
https://www.birdswood.org/
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IN THE NEWS
WCRC prohibited from running rail services
http://tinyurl.com/zdcbz94
Bombardier to cut 7,000 jobs as revenue falls in 2015
http://tinyurl.com/glxwjhc
Confusion grows over Bombardier job cuts
http://tinyurl.com/zsbzlrq
Invest NI chief executive confident on jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-35622717
Network Rail earmarks 18 major stations for privatisation in bid to tackle debt
http://tinyurl.com/zlfkfl7
50 Years of Freightliner
http://www.railmagazine.com/operations/freight/freightliner-s-50-years/page/1
London's Crossrail to be called the Elizabeth Line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35640494
Which amused a New Yorker called... Elizabeth Line!
http://tinyurl.com/jxjdt9s
Siemens to deliver 25 six-carriage units to UK's Govia Thameslink Railway
http://tinyurl.com/hdz2zgy
Dover rail line collapse: Repairs to take 'up to a year'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-35589169
Outrage over new Robertsbridge rail crossing floodlights
http://tinyurl.com/jp3o7fo
Gunnislake and Calstock rail users to be asked their views on preferred option for future train
service
http://tinyurl.com/jgeovxd
Expensive parking at railway stations
http://tinyurl.com/gpmqnu7
Network Rail to pilot Digital Railway in East Anglia
http://tinyurl.com/znc23ah
Kenilworth Station opening could be delayed until August 2017
http://tinyurl.com/hhx6cyx
Derby company becomes train operator
http://tinyurl.com/zyyzhux
Stafford train designer dies
http://tinyurl.com/jhg2n9v
Stoke station could relocate as part of multi-million pound plans
http://tinyurl.com/ju6am8m
How much for a private rail carriage from Edinburgh to London?
http://tinyurl.com/z8lfdhp
Railway work to be carried out 3,600ft up Glencoe mountain
http://tinyurl.com/hnqop4u
‘Bullet train’ project must not be allowed to derail
http://tinyurl.com/gotmzdr
Services resume on West Coast Mainline after viaduct repair
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35626165
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/02/16-engineers-win-race-against-time.html
Timetables set for Glasgow Queen Street tunnel closure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35633513
Train fire at Haymarket
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-35580474
Conwy Valley rail line reopens after flood repairs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-35629177
Welsh train passengers are among the UK's least satisfied
http://tinyurl.com/h7ndvm4
RAIB investigation - train hit excavator bucket left on track near Lisburn
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/collision-at-knockmore-junction
60103 Flying Scotsman 5Z30 York NRM-Scarborough + NRM Tuesday 23rd February 2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVQI4r3K4XM
Flying Scotsman on London King's Cross to York run
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-35653416
Flying Scotsman comes to a 'shuddering halt' as steam enthusiasts stray onto track
http://tinyurl.com/ho4kprw
Flying Scotsman & The Helicopters - The Inaugural Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RSxfB41xbM
The Return of 60103 'Flying Scotsman' - The Inaugural Tour Purrs Past Yaxley Fen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttvy8R_9weU
Trainspotter who missed Flying Scotsman due to Virgin train photobomb offered free trip to US
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35665284
https://twitter.com/BBCRadioLincs/status/703238972114345985/photo/1
Why does Flying Scotsman attract so much adoration?
http://tinyurl.com/zo22k7c
Date set for West Somerset Railway Association extraordinary general meeting
http://tinyurl.com/h33nkjx
France to put night train services out to tender
http://tinyurl.com/zutmlys
NS turns to buses to meet capacity crisis
http://tinyurl.com/jr8lr2d
Dutch rail driver killed in crane crash at Dalfsen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35639164
Germany train crash: Human error to blame, says prosecutor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35585302
Runaway train in Belgium
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35611868
California targets high speed service to Silicon Valley by 2025
http://tinyurl.com/htxys9y
Canadian National investment plans
http://tinyurl.com/zetyobk
CCTV shows man's narrow train miss in Melbourne
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-35324918
Underground Central Line shut by hole drilled in tunnel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35636249
3D 'fly through' animation shows £2bn south Wales Metro
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35659434
Miniature railway damaged by flooding
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-35549991
Hornby chief executive leaves amid share price collapse
http://tinyurl.com/h5owjqq
New Street tram extension on course for spring opening
http://tinyurl.com/zmr5bfj
Battery operation of West Midlands trams proposed
http://tinyurl.com/hecce97
Tram Tunnel opened under Dusseldorf
http://tinyurl.com/hyjkelp
LUAS strike proposed for St Patrick's day
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0215/768197-luas-patrick-s-day/
Range Rover blocks Brussels metro (in French)
http://tinyurl.com/j8s9uf8
Washington DC streetcar starts on February 27
http://tinyurl.com/h4uezgz
Five injured as guided bus derails in Trumpington
http://tinyurl.com/hc6yrtp
Queensferry Crossing tower raises toilet to new heights
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-35588614
Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown obituary
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/22/eric-winkle-brown-obituary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03k9vtr
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160222-eric-winkle-brown-britains-most-incredible-test-pilot
South East runway delay 'holding up road and rail improvements'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35663295
Fatal aircraft crash in Nepal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35647929
Cargo plane touches down despite faulty landing gear
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35667406
Boeing 737 wingtip fins being constructed at GKN in East Cowes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-35598132
USA to Cuba flights to resume
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35590757
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
27/02/16 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Great Canal Journeys" 3/4 Canal du Midi
27/02/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 2015-2225
"The Bargee" 1964 Comedy on the canals staring Harry H. Corbett and Ronnie Barker
28/02/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1605-1815
"The Bargee" 1964 Comedy on the canals staring Harry H. Corbett and Ronnie Barker
02/03/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0845-0920
"Terminus" 1961 John Schlesinger movie - Waterloo Station
02/03/16 BBC4 2200-2300
"The Lady Who Flew Africa: the Aviatrix" 1928 flight from Cape Town to London
03/03/16 BBC4 2000-2100
"Indian Hill Railways" 1/3 The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
03/03/16 BBC4 2300-0000
"The Golden Age of Canals"
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
26/02/16- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: Winter Gala
28/02/16
http://www.kwvr.co.uk/
27/02/16 "Dovedale, Manifold Valley & The Roaches" by Andy Firth
Coal Aston Village Hall, Eckington Road, Coal Aston, Dronfield, S18 3AX
Starts 1930, admission £3, light refreshments available
27/02/16- Solent Model Railway Group Model Railway Show incorporating Eurotrack
28/02/16 Oasis Academy, Lords Hill, Southampton, SO16 0XN
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
http://solentmodelrailwaygroup.webs.com/
27/02/16- Churnet Valley Railway: Steam Gala
28/02/16
http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk/
27/02/16- Chapel-en-le-Frith Model Railway Exhibition
28/02/16 Chapel-En-Le-Frith High School, Long Lane, Chapel-En-Le-Frith
Approximately 20 layouts, plus demonstrations and trade stands
Free parking, wheelchair friendly venue, refreshments including lunch
http://www.nmdrm.co.uk/
04/03/16 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
AGM & Members Evening
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
04/03/16- North Norfolk Railway: Spring Steam Gala
06/03/16
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk
05/03/16 Netley Station 150th Anniversary Celebrations
1000-1600
http://hamblevalley.com/events/netley-stations-150th-anniversary/
http://heyevent.uk/event/cxeimawtfq3cea/netley-stations-150th-anniversary
05/03/16 Spitfire 80th Anniversary
http://www.discoversouthampton.co.uk/visit/spitfire-80-anniversary
http://tinyurl.com/jjppdlr
05/03/16- Romsey Signal Box open day
06/03/16 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 8LG
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
05/03/16- Shillingstone Station: 50 Not Out
06/03/16 Marking the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Somerset & Dorset
http://www.shillingstone-railway-project.org.uk/
06/03/16- Spring Indoor Transport Fair
Community Centre, Wootton Street, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3AP
1000-1530, £1.50
Stalls, refreshments and free bus trips
06/03/16- Bure Valley Railway: Mothers VIP Day
http://www.bvrw.co.uk
07/03/16 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
"Gordon-Keeble, Hampshire's Only Supercar" by Mark Webster
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
07/03/16 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Steam Driving in Poland, and other World Travels” by Mike Fish
£3 donation on the door, members and non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.htm
08/03/16 Great Western Society Bristol Group
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"Ashchurch for Tewkesbury" by Ian & Jack Boskett
1930 for 1945
There is no admission charge, but a donation of at least £2 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
09/03/16 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Railways in the Cornish Landscape" by Stephen Gay
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
11/03/16- East Lancashire Railway: Spring Steam Gala
13/03/16
http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk
12/03/16- The Midlands Garden Rail Show - Large Scale Model Rail
13/03/16 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Leamington Spa, CV31 1 XN
http://www.largescalemodelrail.co.uk
12/03/16- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Mixed Traffic Weekend
13/03/16
http://www.e-v-r.com
13/03/16 Hampshire Bus & Coach Preservation: The Spring Time Special
The Rear Engined Bus Running Day, Winchester
http://hampshirebuses.weebly.com/rear-engine-special.html
Cheers, Howard.
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