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NETWATCH
Martin Miller's video - Derby Midland Station Sunday Interlude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAp5E1BxVTQ
Steam at Whatstandwell Station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCGNciyRVQs
Mike Willcock's video recorded at Kidderminster, Bewdley & Northern Belle at Bishton Flyover
20th/21st May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rSVZ1Jhfj8
Severn Valley Spring Diesel Gala 20th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVof5UU7fkw
New Mills to Hayfield train, 1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wiu1_-QQGM8
A rather wobbly amateur video about Woodford Halse
http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-rails-into-ghost-town-1966/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
A visit to Pendon Model Railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqWHZbXohVI
Great Central Railway, Railways at Work Gala, 21st May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7W5JdB5EFI
46100 Royal Scot 5Z41 Bristol-Crewe, 23rd May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoj29AD0s8k
Rebuilt WC class 34046 "Braunton" disguised as 34052 "Lord Dowding" visits Peak Rail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj32--mxYpw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20-4TmNcH94
34052 - 'Lord Dowding'
http://svsfilm.com/nineelms/dowding.htm
Flying Scotsman - Steam Tour of Surrey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpCU3ddvR2Q
Steam Trains Up North (Australia) - Steamrail Victoria's Echuca Overlander
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBkejK6t_Ko
Lokportrait Dampflok 94 1292
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0FVh9ih4MI
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Romsey Signal Box in Lego
https://flic.kr/s/aHskuz8xzz
Flying Scotsman steams to the south coast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36349484
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Retired engine driver Ron Prince shares steam loco memories
http://tinyurl.com/joancnk
Derby's costly electric trams were abandoned with debts of £250,000
http://tinyurl.com/jc4vens
(Spotter: Mike Price)
Iceland's Ghost Planes
https://warisboring.com/icelands-ghost-planes-63147a860163#.6x758tm2a
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 rail link 'over-priced' say transport experts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36376837
Critics call for HS2 top speed rethink to cut costs
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2016/05/26-critics-call-for-hs2-top.html
BBC commissions 'slow TV-like' live trainspotting show
http://tinyurl.com/hyov87b
John Krish, film director (including BTF) – obituary
http://tinyurl.com/zgm5mvh
Pre-Crossrail upgrades at Acton Main Line station approved
http://tinyurl.com/jb28cfx
New Thameslink train goes on show in London
http://tinyurl.com/z6cjyqh
Escalation of Gatwick Express drivers dispute
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-36360227
East-West rail franchise being considered
http://tinyurl.com/j5bz455
Passengers frustrated by three-year delay to rail station upgrades
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-36367601
CAF to supply trains to TransPennine Express
http://tinyurl.com/jlf6sdt
Massive support beams craned into place as Dundee railway station takes shape
http://tinyurl.com/huy79w3
More new trains for the North and Scotland
http://tinyurl.com/jzw2uvv
New destinations for Scottish sleeper trains?
http://tinyurl.com/zko467k
Trains passengers in Wales will soon be able to use their phones as tickets
http://tinyurl.com/h94o2ya
Several bridges to be demolished and main train line closed as work for electrification begins
http://tinyurl.com/zwvhg3e
Rail tourism winners announced
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rail-tourism-winners-announced
Four-year project to restore scrapped steam engine gets £75,000 funding boost
http://tinyurl.com/gpc6mrn
Swindon and Cricklade Railway vintage train destroyed by fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-36349469
World War 1 locomotives revisit Somme battlefield lines 100 years after the War
http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2016/ww1-locomotives-revisit-somme-battlefield-lines/
Eurostar passenger numbers “dampened” by terror attacks
http://tinyurl.com/hm7cv73
Commuter trains in Paris get royal makeover
http://www.thelocal.fr/20160519/paris-commuter-trains-get-royal-makeover
Approval for Bordeaux and Toulouse/Dax high-speed lines
http://tinyurl.com/hhdwcv9
Switzerland's Gotthard Train Tunnel will be world's longest, deepest
http://tinyurl.com/gtl46rs
ÖBB prepares to step up overnight train services
http://tinyurl.com/gmtwt9q
CP cargo sold to MSC and renamed
http://tinyurl.com/j4jwbug
Fire delays services to and from New York Grand Central
http://tinyurl.com/jdfle7a
Catskill Mountain Railroad offers its final rides this weekend
http://tinyurl.com/zft6alw
Night Tube services to start in August
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36356381
Night Tube: Maintenance workers vote for strike over pay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36370059
Say 'au revoir' to the Paris Metro ticket
http://www.thelocal.fr/20160523/say-au-revoir-to-the-paris-metro-ticket
Driverless train operations on Delhi Metro
http://tinyurl.com/j4mz59m
Birmingham tram network has never made profit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-36381887
LUAS strikes suspended
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0525/790873-luas/
Tram route to be built to St Petersburg airport
http://tinyurl.com/h2s879s
Los Angeles Expo Line phase 2 opens
http://tinyurl.com/jsokthq
Expo extension to Santa Monica
http://tinyurl.com/jo37fuy
Dutch to abolish cash payments for public transport
http://tinyurl.com/jkbknqc
Bournemouth landslip: Wrecked lift carriages removed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-36349480
School bus backs off collapsing bridge at Tenbury Wells
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-36377627
Devon businessman buys car park and makes it free
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36365032
Fuel spillage blocks Blackwall tunnel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36371284
China unveils 'straddling' bus to beat traffic jams
http://tinyurl.com/hd3z9cr
The world's largest cruise ship and its supersized pollution problem
http://tinyurl.com/j6qn8c5
Newhaven–Dieppe ferry funded for four years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-36366537
Extra ferry for Isle of Man Steam Packet service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-36373429
Historic Canberra WK163 jet bomber to be restored to flight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36352330
Old B-52B Bomber That Dropped Nukes Saved By Virtual Bakesale
http://www.popsci.com/virtual-bakesale-for-bomber-successful
Secret WW2 wireless station in Norwich gets heritage protection
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-36332498
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth,
Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
28/05/16 Channel 4 1930-2100
"Guy Martin: Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber"
28/05/16 BBC2 2030-2100
"Dad's Army" The Royal Train
30/05/16 BBC4 2000-2100
"Dan Cruickshank: at Home with the British" 2/3 The Terrace
30/05/16 ITV 2100-2200
"Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport" 1/3
30/05/16 BBC4 2100-2200
"Storm Troupers: the Fight to Forecast the Weather" 2/3
31/05/16 BBC4 1930-2000
"Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury" The Peak Express
31/05/16 BBC4 2000-2100
"Storm Troupers: the Fight to Forecast the Weather" 2/3
01/06/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1400-1600
"The Iron Maiden" (1962) Aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines
01/06/16 BBC4 1930-2000
"Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury" Snowdonia
01/06/16 ITV 2245-2340
"Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport" 1/3
02/06/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 1400-1600
"The Bargee" 1964 Comedy on the canals staring Harry H Corbett and Ronnie Barker
02/06/16 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys" 4/6 Cuba
02/06/16 BBC4 2100-2200
"Dan Cruickshank: at Home with the British" 3/3 The Flat
02/06/16 BBC4 2230-2330
"A very British Airline" 2/3
03/06/16 Talking Pictures (Freeview 81) 0830-1035
"The Bargee" 1964 Comedy on the canals staring Harry H Corbett and Ronnie Barker
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
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- Railex 2016
29/05/16 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stadium Approach, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 9PP
http://www.railex.org.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- Great Central Railway: Late May Bank Holiday Weekend
30/05/16 (Edward the Bear Specials, Sun/Mon)
http://www.gcrn.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
30/05/16 CPPTD Classic Buses Running Day, Fort Nelson, Fareham, Hants
http://www.cpptd.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
05/06/16 Nottingham Heritage Vehicles Charity
East Midlands Bus & Commercial Vehicle Rally
Wollaton Park, Nottingham
http://www.nottinghamheritagevehicles.co.uk/
06/06/16 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
"The Swash Channel Wreck" by Gordon Le Pard
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
06/06/16 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“More Trains, Trams, Trolleys, and Trivia” by Frank Greaves
£3 donation on the door, members and non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.htm
08/06/16 Swiss Railways Society (London Branch)
The Model Railway Club, Keen House, 4 Calshot Street, London N1 9AT
(Penton Rise stop on bus routes 30, 73, 205 & 476)
"The Gotthard Route – Railway Magnificence" by Paul Russenberger
Meetings start 19:00, refreshments available
Non-members very welcome. £3.50 donation requested
http://www.swissrailsoc.org.uk/
08/06/16 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"A Broad Gauge Journey from Paddington to Bristol via the South Wales Railway" by
Brian Arman
Rail Network since 1960" by Brian Ringer
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
09/06/16 Talyllyn Railway: Victorian Train Experience
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
10/06/16- Epping Ongar Railway: Steam Gala
12/06/16
http://www.eorailway.co.uk/
11/06/16 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Family Summer Steam Rail Cruise
http://www.e-v-r.com/
11/06/16 The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway: Afternoon Tea Extra Train
http://www.wllr.org.uk
11/06/16- Stapleford Miniature Railway: Models & Miniatures
12/06/16
http://www.fsmr.org.uk
11/06/16- Chesterfield Railway Modellers: Peak Model Railway Exhibition
12/06/16 Agricultural Business Centre, Bakewell, DE45 1AH
http://www.chesterfieldrailwaymodellers.co.uk/
11/06/16- Llangollen Railway: Heritage Railcar Gala
12/06/16
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
12/06/16 Southsea Bus Spectacular
http://www.southernbusevents.co.uk
12/06/16 Nottingham Bus Museum: Free Open Day
Portland Road, Hucknall, Nottingham
http://www.nottinghamheritagevehicles.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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