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NETWATCH
Mike Wilcock's video of heavy freight at Aberthaw, 18th April 18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTsVBhFjwuk
Martin Miller's video - Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - the Genie is out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdUeAUJHT8
Interlude at Dore & Totley Station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1WrsIfTWbU
Hunslet "Jack" at Dingle Leigh Railway - Live Steam Garden Railways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZY9g3-Ve3c
(Spotter: Roy Wood)
Defining distances by road
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35562786
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
62005 Lord of The Isles, Whitby-Pickering, 15th April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GVlvv-tWbY
76079 The Pocket Rocket, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, 14th April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C53VMg68s8o
46100 Royal Scot - The Scot Commemorative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG9veJ4iWJ4
Queen's Birthday, No Jubilee, Royal Scot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWz0R_bPsXs
46100 'Royal Scot' & 45699 'Galatea' on the Cumbrian Coast - 16th April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gE6C1bm8mo
Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum- Dahlhausen Bw Fest 01 150, 16th April
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGejXmDBqpY
Geared Steam Locomotive - Climax Commissioners Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YEf0xOtPRM
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Encyclopedia Titanica
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The trig pillars that helped map Great Britain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36036561
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IN THE NEWS
Could electric cars power Britain’s railway
http://tinyurl.com/z33t2lh
First DRS class 88 electro-diesel ready for testing
http://tinyurl.com/zmgvjtm
Extra rolling stock leased by c2c
http://tinyurl.com/zjkjaqd
Southern rail conductors to stage three strikes over supervisor row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36082600
Govia Thameslink takes Aslef union to court over longer trains dispute
http://tinyurl.com/zbefuar
Farnham and Alton railway landslip work starts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36080120
RAIB notes on permissive working collision at Plymouth, 3rd April
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/collision-at-plymouth-station
Date given for work to start on Portishead railway station
http://tinyurl.com/hveavd9
Man arrested over Caldercote signalling cable theft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-36062482
Repeated attacks by rail cable thieves trigger appeal
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/04/18-repeated-attacks-by-rail-cable.html
Person dies after being hit by train in Shirebrook
http://tinyurl.com/hp6cwna
Borders Railway investment costs outlined
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-36072933
Scottish rail franchises will be open to bids from public sector – Sturgeon
http://tinyurl.com/z6y3qsb
How Scotland Works a lot better these days
http://tinyurl.com/zkkb6f3
Steam trains and railways help boost Scottish tourism
http://tinyurl.com/jaumg4o
Industrial steam locomotive rediscovered in convent shed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-36083074
A Snowdonia holiday business with own miniature railway is up for sale
http://tinyurl.com/hnqb5ml
Dublin 20-year transport strategy published
http://tinyurl.com/z3zoa4g
Travel misery ahead as France set for new mass rail strike
http://www.thelocal.fr/20160419/france-set-for-another-mass-rail-strike
Double deck TGVs to be used to Bordeaux
http://tinyurl.com/zuwuf7p
New freight vehicles delivered to Swaziland Railways
http://tinyurl.com/zjwh7ma
Concord would love to see the Flying Yankee train return here – at least, if it’s free
http://www.concordmonitor.com/News/Local/City-likes-Flying-Yankee-1483956
Mark Wild appointed MD of London Underground
http://tinyurl.com/z29u4r3
Luton airport to replace bus transfers with £200m light rail link
http://tinyurl.com/zlxrv7l
QATAR metro design revealed
http://tinyurl.com/jvenp67
New tram terminal proposed for Blackpool
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/04/06-new-plans-for-blackpool-tram.html
LUAS dispute
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0415/781997-siptu-transdev-luas/
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0419/782904-luas-talks/
Reading 2050 – The plan for the tram
http://www.altreading.com/reading-2050-plan-tram/
Moscow to purchase new trams
http://tinyurl.com/hf8nsoa
Vintage bus running day in Cornwall
http://tinyurl.com/hned8f3
More clues on the disappearance of flight MH370
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36086251
British Airways plane hit by drone near Heathrow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36067591
Cuts to Monarch Airways maintenance staff
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-36091896
Bombardier says 630 jobs to be cut in NI in 2016
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-36091024
How a pilot’s NVG case brought down a USAF C-130J in Afghanistan
http://tinyurl.com/z5rfjzn
History made as first large passenger jet aircraft lands at St Helena
http://tinyurl.com/j9rxrlm
World’s Largest Flying Water Bomber Coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016
http://tinyurl.com/zhwznsl
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Jim O'Brien, Mike Price, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
23/04/16 Channel 4 1900-2000
"The Secret World of Lego"
24/04/16 ITV 2215-2315
"Flying Scotsman with Robson Green"
25/04/16 Channel 4 2000-2030
"The Truth About Cheap Flights
25/04/16 Channel 5 2100-2200
"The Tube: Going Underground" Documentary series 6/8
26/04/16 BBC4 2000-2100
"Timeshift: The Golden Age of the Tram - a Streetcar Named Desire"
27/04/16 Channel 5 2300-0000
"The Tube: Going Underground" Documentary series 6/8
25/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1830-2050
"The Sound Barrier" 1952 movie about the search for the ultimate supersonic jet
26/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1220-1440
"The Sound Barrier" 1952 movie about the search for the ultimate supersonic jet
28/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0740-0810
"Flockton Flyer" 1976 movie
28/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0925-1055
"The Flying Scot" 1957 movie
28/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1055-1125
"BFI: Fully Fitted Freight" 1957 BTF documentary
28/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1245-1315
"Flockton Flyer" 1976 movie
28/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1410-1525
"The Last Journey" 1935 drama
28/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1410-1525
"BFI: Elizabethan Express" 1954 BTF documentary
28/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1715-1750
"Terminus" 1961 John Schlesinger movie
28/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1935-2105
"The Flying Scot" 1957 movie
28/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 2200-2230
"Flockton Flyer" 1976 movie
29/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0125-0155
"Flockton Flyer" 1976 movie
29/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0155-0305
"Streamline Express" 1935 US movie
29/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0305-0335
"Flockton Flyer" 1976 movie
29/04/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0515-0545
"Flockton Flyer" 1976 movie
29/04/16 ITV 2000-2030
"Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant" 2/6 Rochdale Canal
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
22/04/16- Mid-Hants Railway Watercress Line: Diesel Weekend
24/04/16
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
23/04/16 SERIAC Conference, Kingston-upon-Thames
Organised by Surrey Industrial History Group
http://www.sihg.org.uk/
23/04/16- Epping Ongar Railway: Spring Diesel Gala
24/04/16
http://www.eorailway.co.uk/
23/04/16- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Super Power Weekend
24/04/16
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
23/04/16- Liverpool Model Railway Society Exhibition
24/04/16
http://www.lmrs.org.uk/
23/04/16- Llangollen Railway: A Day Out With Thomas
24/04/16
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
24/04/16 Evesham Vale Light Railway: Diesel Day
http://www.evlr.co.uk
24/04/16 Foxfield Railway: Knotty Train Day
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
24/04/16 Vintage Buses Around Teeside
1100-1700
https://www.facebook.com/500group/
29/04/16- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Day Out With Thomas
30/04/16
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
30/04/16 Derby Choral Union: "Trainsongs at the Derby Roundhouse"
http://www.dcu.org.uk/concerts/trainsongs-at-the-roundhouse/
30/04/16- Friends of King Alfred Buses Running Days
01/05/16 Free bus services in and around Winchester
From 1700 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun)
http://www.fokab.org.uk/
30/04/16- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Steam at War
02/05/16
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk/
30/04/16- Didcot Railway Centre: Steam Gala
02/05/16
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/
30/04/16- 38th Rushden Cavalcade of Historical Transport
02/05/16
http://www.cavalcade.org.uk/
30/04/16- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Rocks and Rails Weekend
02/05/16
http://www.e-v-r.com
30/04/16- South Tynedale Railway: Forty Year Commemoration of Closure
02/05/16
http://www.south-tynedale-railway.org.uk
30/04/16- Talyllyn Railway: The Road to Adventure Gala
02/05/16
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
30/04/16- Ffestiniog Railway: May Bank Holiday Event
02/05/16
http://www.festrail.co.uk
01/05/16 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 8LG
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk
01/05/16 Twyford Waterworks: Spring Rally
http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk
01/05/16 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Car Boot Sale
http://www.e-v-r.com
01/05/16- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Steam Gala & Model Railway Exhibition
02/05/16
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org
01/05/16- Cromford Canal Horse Day and Leawood Pump Steaming Day
02/05/16 Middleton Top Engine House Steaming Day
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
02/05/16 St Philips Marsh Open Day: GWR Celebrates 40 Years of the High Speed Train
In aid of local charity the Springboard Opportunity Group
1030 to 1630
http://tinyurl.com/hkmzeag
02/05/16 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Doug Copley's Lineside Images” + “The David Odd Collection”
£3 donation on the door, members and non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.htm
06/05/16 RCTS Bristol
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"East Anglian Electrification – the First Thirty Years" by John Day
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
06/05/16- Swanage Railway: Diesel Gala & Beer Festival
08/05/16
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/
06/05/16- North Yorkshire Moors Railway: Branch Line Steam Gala (part 1)
08/05/16
http://www.nymr.co.uk/
07/05/16 Southampton Heritage Federation: History Fair
St Mary's Fire Station, Southampton
07/05/16 Llangollen Railway: Fish & Chip Special
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
07/05/16- Derby Model Railway Exhibition
08/05/16 The Roundhouse, Roundhouse Road, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8JE
http://www.mmrg.org.uk/
08/05/16 Severn Valley Railway: Peppa Pig & George Visit
http://www.svr.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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