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NETWATCH

Martin Miller's video of a self-discharging load arriving at Wirksworth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWNrK9tzdY8
The machine in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms_3tnACswY
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - Multiple Memories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzbJPcy3pqE
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - Afternoon Tea Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxXG67072aU

Mike Wilcock's video of the naming of 66779 at NRM by Chairman John Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0kGLV8cLic

Station to station: the best train journeys you've never heard of
http://tinyurl.com/h9zu3e8
(Spotter: Simon Moppett)

An exhibition about Bennerley Viaduct runs between 20th May and 30th August - details here:
http://bennerleyviaduct.org.uk/

Guide Bridge Station Group
http://www.guidebridgestation.co.uk/

Flying Scotsman speeds along the ECML, 14th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjuW8dA6ZSA
Flying Scotsman Day 4: Edinburgh-Newcastle-York, 17th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc0tt6itFNM
34052 'Lord Dowding' (actually 34046 'Braunton') on the Steam Footex, 15th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvb120LRhm8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHxZ4KDDKgs
North Yorkshire Moors Railway Scottish Mix Traffic Gala Day, 8th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOhe2w2s1_c
North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Scottish Branch Line Gala, 14th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Np1sQu2JXU
Steam Trains At Dusk - Y112 and K190 Transfer to Ballarat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W02G0RMoof
Lautes Dampfspektakel im Taunus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUQ5OOS7ld4
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

Free station wi-fi geographic distribution
http://tinyurl.com/z6cttt8
Yarm Viaduct
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/14492678.Yarm_viaduct__way_to_go_/
50 years of Glasgow Airport
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-36170096
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

Metcalfe Models & Toys - Behind the kits...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pKbDyP4NZc

Re-supporting HMS Victory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnjDnIFhhRc
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

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IN THE NEWS

Leon to open at railway stations across the UK
http://tinyurl.com/zerqccm

Southern Railway guards strike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36313760

London's Lea Bridge station reopens after 31 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36301894

Great Western Railway brings in bike reservation rule
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36300260

Train fire near Twyford  1P24 0808 Oxford-Paddington
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-36321344

Network Rail set to replace 'sensitive' electrification
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/05/16-network-rail-set-to-replace.html

New book charts Bath's railways in final years of steam train era
http://tinyurl.com/hnb8nls

Taunton MP Presses for Wellington railway station
http://tonefm.co.uk/news/taunton-mp-presses-wellington-railway-station/

Proposed seven day rail link from Okehampton to Exeter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzgutyHK_08

Buy a house for 600,000 and get a train with its own track thrown in
http://tinyurl.com/jt4xxfx

Abbotswood stolen tractor crash causes train chaos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-36293045

Landslip could close section of S&C until late 2017
http://tinyurl.com/z6ajomx

Bombardier opens Derby train testing facility
http://tinyurl.com/z9nzjft

Alstom to build 25m UK services facility and transport academy
http://tinyurl.com/gmqveyl

Newton Aycliffe trainbuilder ramps up work on new fleet at 82m factory
http://tinyurl.com/j7vakpj

Flying Scotsman Borders Railway and Forth Bridge trip back on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-36292966
Flying Scotsman reaches Scotland after 11th hour Network Rail U-turn
http://tinyurl.com/joztan8
Flying Scotsman: 8 trainspotters arrested for trespassing
http://tinyurl.com/htbut96

Flying Scotsman to visit Scotland next year after sell-out trips
http://tinyurl.com/zz5nshm

Borders Railway 'ambassadors' make their return
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-36323029

Borders Railway extension 'a realistic prospect'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-36303455
http://tinyurl.com/jbm8h6g

Craigentinny does it all
http://www.railengineer.uk/2016/05/12/craigentinny-does-it-all/

Petition to save the French sleeper trains
https://www.change.org/p/sncf-save-the-french-sleeper-trains

New EMUs ordered for Swiss Bern-Worb line
http://tinyurl.com/hlrf5mo

Minsk-Gomel electric services to start next month
http://tinyurl.com/hvap934

New observation cars ordered by Rocky Mountaineer
http://tinyurl.com/zltpavt

MSU Surplus Store selling locomotive
http://tinyurl.com/hmpk8sb

Driver distraction likely cause of fatal Amtrak derailment
http://tinyurl.com/zs9cw8o

Fatal level crossing accident in Central California
http://tinyurl.com/jp9njaq

New Hyperloop model shown by MIT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36292481
Close-up look at MIT's Hyperloop model
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36292800
Is Hyperloop the future of travel?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-36307781

Android pay accepted for pay as you go travel on TfL
http://tinyurl.com/h3odk5h

New depot opened for Montreal commuter fleet
http://tinyurl.com/hkvywuw

No trams to New Street just yet
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/05/18-no-trams-to-new-street.html

Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train pilot delayed further
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-36315711

Zurich orders 70 Flexity trams
http://tinyurl.com/ja74zpg

Canberra light rail contracts signed
http://tinyurl.com/j3o5et5

Webber Bus in Bridgwater ceases trading
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-36279088

Should every bus in Manchester be an electric one?
http://tinyurl.com/js2z6py

Demolition of footbridge over A38 at Plympton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36297780

Passengers rescued as ferry collides with Hythe pier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36292319

Harmony of the Seas: World's largest cruise ship in Southampton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36304174

Steamer TS Queen Mary returns to the Clyde
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36292970
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2460347

CalMac wins 900m ferry contract
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-36330479

On board navy's new aircraft carrier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36339743

EgyptAir crash: 'Debris found' from flight MS804
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36339614

Crew safe after B-52 crash in Guam
http://tinyurl.com/jgduymu

Ryanair flight to Manchester evacuated due to security hoax
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36297088

World's biggest aeroplane lands in Australia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/36304300

Cathay to take first A350 on 27 May
http://tinyurl.com/hopxzb4

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, John McCorriston, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth

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TV and RADIO

22/05/16  BBC2 1900-2000
         "Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF"  3/4

23/05/16  BBC4 2000-2100
         "Dan Cruickshank: at Home with the British"  1/3 The Cottage

23/05/16  BBC4 2100-2200
         "Storm Troupers: the Fight to Forecast the Weather"  1/3

25/05/16  BBC4 2200-2300
         "Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails"

26/05/16  BBC4 2100-2200
         "Dan Cruickshank: at Home with the British"  2/3 The Terrace

26/05/16  BBC4 2230-2330
         "A very British Airline"  2/3

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EVENTS

All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for inaccuracies or changes

19/05/16-   Severn Valley Railway: Spring Diesel Festival
21/05/16    http://www.svr.co.uk

20/05/16-   Welsh Highland Railway: Real-Ale Festival
22/05/16    http://www.festrail.co.uk

20/05/16-   Great Central Railway: Railways at Work Steam Gala
22/05/16    http://www.gcrailway.co.uk

21/05/16    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

21/04/16-   Foxfield Railway: Military Weekend
22/04/16    http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/

27/05/16-   South Devon Railway: 1960s BR Mixed Traction Weekend
30/05/16    http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk

28/05/16    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Pip and the Great Teddy Bear Rescue
           http://www.e-v-r.com

28/05/16    The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway: Fish & Chips Extra Train
           http://www.wllr.org.uk

28/05/16    Bala Lake Railway: Model Railway Show
           http://www.bala-lake-railway.co.uk

28/05/16-   AEC Society Rally
29/05/16    Newark Showground, Notts
           http://middx.net/aec/

28/05/16-   Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Spring Gala
30/05/16    http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk

28/05/16-   Didcot Railway Centre: Diesel Gala & Real Ale Festival
30/05/16    Visiting locos confirmed so far: Class 03 D2120, Class 33 33035, Class 46 46045
           http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

28/05/16-   Leighton Buzzard Railway: Simplex 100 Celebration (1)
30/05/16    http://www.buzzrail.co.uk

28/05/16-   Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Cotswold Festival of Steam
30/05/16    http://www.gwsr.com

28/05/16-   Bure Valley Railway: Everything Goes!
30/05/16    http://www.bvrw.co.uk

28/05/16-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Teddy Bears' Bank Holiday Weekend
30/05/16    http://www.e-v-r.com

28/05/16-   Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: Steam and Ale
30/05/16    http://kwvr.co.uk/

28/05/16-   Welsh Highland Railway: Spring Bank Holiday
02/06/16    http://www.festrail.co.uk

29/05/16-   Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Beattie Bash
30/05/16    http://bucksrailcentre.org/

29/05/16-   Foxfield Railway: Miniature Railway Gala
31/05/16    http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/

29/05/16-   Bala Lake Railway: Model Railway Show & Festival of Transport
30/05/16    http://www.bala-lake-railway.co.uk

29/05/16-   Middleton Top Engine House Steaming Day
31/05/16    http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

29/05/16-   Ffestiniog Railway: Spring Bank Holiday
02/05/16    http://www.festrail.co.uk

01/06/16    Vale of Rheidol Railway: Summer Evening Trains
           http://www.rheidolrailway.co.uk

02/06/16    Talyllyn Railway: Peter Sam's Party
           http://www.talyllyn.co.uk

04/06/16-   Leighton Buzzard Railway: Simplex 100 Celebration (2)
05/06/16    http://www.buzzrail.co.uk

04/06/16-   Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway: Gala Weekend
05/06/16    http://www.chinnorrailway.co.uk

04/06/16-   Severn Valley Railway: Home & Garden Fayre
05/06/16    http://www.svr.co.uk

04/06/16-   Cromford Canal Horse Day and Leawood Pump Steaming Day
05/06/16    http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

05/06/16    Foxfield Railway: Knotty Heritage Train Running Day
           http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/

05/06/16    Middleton Top Engine House Steaming Day
           http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

05/06/16    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


Cheers, Howard.
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