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NETWATCH
Edinburgh Suburban Variety
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AamVvJbBzpE
20 Minutes at Slateford 25th September
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjRJPzUzr4E
A Call at Erstfeld Switzerland 6th May
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goqZDhvRWfg
(Andrew Cook)
Spinning Spectre Railtour, 19th June 1999
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWit38QieCU
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSRFJjtR6rI
(Mike Wilcock)
The Chinese Titan at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxvEy-ojTSE
Derby Midland Station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6SZRgJFyCg
Midland Metro at Stephenson Place
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zaccfg3WLI
(Martin Miller)
Last chance to view Derby Museum's 0 gauge layout this weekend
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/get-on-track-for-exhibition-s-final-run-1-8205664
Britain's best new stations in pictures
http://tinyurl.com/zyp54br
Travelling in North Korea...?
http://broaderhorizons.com/north-korea/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Bluebell Railway, Giants of Steam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbIJMFRdR4k
North Yorkshire Moors Railway Green Timetable 5th October
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBp4PiI4Z68
6201 'Princess Elizabeth' on the Cathedrals Express
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmjZ7I8SoM4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLCWt0_6BrU
Mit Volldampf und 03 1010 zum Welterbe Zeche Zollverein Ausfahrt Siegen-Weidenau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZirXMR2Cc0
Zechenfahrten mit dem Wismarer Schienenbus 2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUmTmPfyqcM
Model Trains/Railways - Introduction To Digital Command Control
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRynyMy9bYU
Model Railway Masterpiece - Superb French Layout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2gvQDsmWBg
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Registration for the “Making the Connections: Transport and its Place in History” workshop on
16th November at King’s Manor in York, run by the York Transport Historians Group, closes on
8th November
http://yorktransporthistory.wordpress.com/workshop/
A research project exploring the relationship between the brewing and railway industries
between 1870 and 1914
19 October: Why research the relationship between brewing and the railways?
http://tinyurl.com/htbxu4x
20 October: Whitbread spent how much on rail transportation
http://tinyurl.com/jmjsyyy
29 October: The railway – shaping Whitbread’s distribution network
http://tinyurl.com/j73qyzh
This project is funded by the Business Archives Council’s bursary for business history research
http://www.businessarchivescouncil.org.uk/activitiesobjectives/bursary/
(David Turner)
Final week of Jacobite workings
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2016/october16/24th.htm
NELPG 50th gala on North Yorks Moors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuqC64s2mm4
Polymer troughing routes
http://tinyurl.com/hgfy7w3
Stover Canal (South Devon)
http://www.stovercanal.co.uk/news.htm
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Walking around London and walking times between stations
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/
Maps of railways throughout Europe - you can zoom in for incredible details
https://rail.cc/en/maps
(Spotter: Roger Smith)
Southern Railway USA class locomotives, Southampton 1962
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6vwXzvvwoU
The Closure of Fawley or 'Waterside' Passenger Branch Rail Line, 1966
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFTaSOyWFIE
Streamliners: the most beautiful trains ever designed
http://www.thevintagenews.com/2015/11/28/38743/
The Little Locomotive Sheds of the Very Large Quarry
http://robinsonmaps.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/the-little-locomotive-sheds-of-very.html
43002 'Sir Kenneth Grange' & 43185 'Great Western' working the Green Set
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQc8StNFEjo
D1015 Western Champion visits the Blaenau Ffestiniog branch with the "Western Slater" railtour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aty9fTylZYA
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The Wings and Wheels Society
http://www.wingsandwheelssociety.org.uk/
(Spotter: Peter Davies)
How Deep Does London Go?
http://londonist.com/2015/10/how-deep-does-london-go
The mystery of Liverpool's secret tunnels
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/37868742
Airports of the World magazine
http://www.airportsworld.com/
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IN THE NEWS
Forged rail tickets sold on 'dark web', BBC investigation reveals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37800623
Rail delays for Christmas travellers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37816576
Detecting voids on the move
http://tinyurl.com/gssdvy6
New West Coast rail franchise to run HS2 services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37869643
Southern rail strikes: Fresh disruption as latest walkout begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37863772
Southern rail strikes set for Christmas and new year
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37862738
Southern Rail strikes: Eight things you wanted to know
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37752660
Plans to refurbish arches near Camberwell
http://tinyurl.com/hqlmrdt
Plymouth MP asking for Southern Route around Dartmoor to be reopened.
http://tinyurl.com/gu6wxkj
New exit opened as part of Birmingham New Street redevelopment
http://tinyurl.com/hw4l665
Wolverhampton to get new station as part of £120m redevelopment
http://tinyurl.com/zo3o8ug
Ferret terrifies train passengers
http://metro.co.uk/2003/05/19/ferret-terrifies-train-passengers-140358/
Campaign for return of Beverley to York railway line gets back on track
http://tinyurl.com/h85672e
Virgin East Coast train driver in 105mph near miss at Kyle Beck
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-37824107
£60m Hull Trains electro-diesel train deal signed
http://tinyurl.com/jno6ll9
Maynard confirms Halton Curve will reopen at end of 2018
http://tinyurl.com/h9vn74w
Borders Railway 'serious' issues raised
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-37802277
Edinburgh’s £41m tram-train interchange to open next month
http://tinyurl.com/hwdevvh
Public sector body ‘ready to take over’ ScotRail if issues persist
http://tinyurl.com/jgu4xmx
Scots railway policing merger plan 'massively complicated'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-37828290
Closure of Castlerock SB in Northern Ireland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-37857587
WilkinsonEyre Wins Design Job for New £18m Great Central Railway Museum
http://tinyurl.com/hvknckx
Severn Valley Railway launches share appeal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-37825954
Clan Line overhaul at Crewe - latest boiler work
http://www.clan-line.org.uk/news/crewe-overhaul-update-15
Bishop blesses rebuilt diesel loco on Talyllyn Railway
http://talyllyn.co.uk/news/press-release-bishop-blesses-locomotive
Eurostar passenger's WW2 shell delays trains
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37815314
What Paris 'squalor pit' Gare du Nord will look like in future
http://tinyurl.com/jmfvybo
Eleven ways public transport in Paris could be improved
http://tinyurl.com/h6loozd
All Dutch electric trains to run on renewable energy
http://tinyurl.com/zxyxgvp
Swiss rail operator to sell bitcoins at its ticket machines
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN12S1KR
Austria-Slovenia rail link to be redoubled
http://tinyurl.com/gp9k34e
Russian bullet train whirrs past bleak lives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37766289
Khan promises Night Tube on Piccadilly Line in December
http://tinyurl.com/gqgl8lf
Fare-dodging on Metrolink costs £8m in three years
http://tinyurl.com/h9mej82
Tramway suggested as solution to Stromeferry Bypass
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37860121
Funicular railway proposed to distillery near Dingwall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37825355
Engine fire on Translink coach at Lurgan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37859996
Self-drive delivery van can be 'built in four hours'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37871391
Thames winter lock repair programme
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-37827513
Isle of Man Steam Packet winter service alterations
http://tinyurl.com/zmw7yhq
Dibden Bay port expansion back on development agenda
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-37790178
Millionth passenger for shortest scheduled air service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-37832619
New World’s Shortest International Flight
http://tinyurl.com/zx43fwj
United Airlines to stop Belfast to New York flights
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-37834823
Fed-up Emirates presses for Dubai drone detectors
http://tinyurl.com/hoo55xg
Boeing rolls out United’s first 777-300ER
http://tinyurl.com/j5e9xpj
Wreckage of missing aircraft found in Papua
http://tinyurl.com/h8ny8q8
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Mike Prince, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
05/11/16 BBC4 1900-2000
"Timeshift: The Last Days of Steam"
06/11/16 BBC4 1900-1930
"Canals: the Making of a Nation" Capitalism
06/11/16 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Great Canal Journeys" The Highlands
07/11/16 BBC1 1930-2000
"The Trouble with Our Trains: Panorama"
07/11/16 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys" 2/4 Argentina
08/11/16 BBC4 2300-0000
"India's Frontier Railways" 1/3 The Maitree Express
10/11/16 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys" 2/4 Argentina
10/11/16 ITV 1930-2000
"High Speed Rail - Is it Worth it?: Tonight"
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
04/10/16- Severn Valley Railway: Season Finale Gala
06/10/16
http://www.svr.co.uk
05/11/16 Barnet Transport Fair
Christ Church Hall, St Albans Road, Barnet, Enfield, EN3 4HZ
1100-1500, admission: £2 (accompanied child free)
05/11/16 Llangollen Railway: Ride the Rocket (Fireworks Train)
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
05/11/16- Alsager Railway Society Model Railway Exhibition
06/11/16
http://www.alsagerrailwayassociation.co.uk
05/11/16- Vale of Rheidol Railway: Autumn Colours and Sunday Lunches
06/11/16
http://www.rheidolrailway.co.uk
06/11/16 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
06/11/16 Poole & District Model Railway Society 2016 Exhibition
http://tinyurl.com/jtns7kt
07/11/16 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
AGM
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
07/11/16 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Peter Fox Collection - Part 2: the 1970s” by Andy Barclay
£3 donation on the door, members and non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.htm
08/11/16 Great Western Society Bristol Group
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"Somewhere around the World" by Mike Tyack
1930 for 1945
No admission charge, but a donation of £2.00 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
09/11/16 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"The Robert Whitfield Collection: UK Steam 1948-1958" by Pete Berry
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
10/11/16 Hamble Local History Society
Roy Underdown Pavilion, College Playing Fields, Baron Road, Hamble, SO31 4RN
"The Story of the Spitfire" by Colin van Geffen
Starts 1930
New members and visitors always welcome - the cost is £2 a meeting
https://www.hugofox.com/community/hamble-local-history-society-12978/about-us
10/11/16 Wings and Wheels Society
The Community Centre, Rednock Drive, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4BX
"The Somerset and Dorset Railway from the Air" by Rich Kelsey
Entry: £4.00 on the door, all welcome
http://www.wingsandwheelssociety.org.uk/comingsoon.htm
11/11/16- Southampton Film Week
12/11/16 Vintage Mobile Cinema - Short Films, Archive, Animations
http://www.southamptonfilmweek.com/11--12-nov--vintage-mobile-cinema.html
12/11/16 Signalling Record Society
Duchess of Hamilton Suite, National Railway Museum, York
Speakers: Phil Graham, Neil Mackay and John Foreman.
Room opens 1015
http://www.s-r-s.org.uk
12/11/16- Vale of Rheidol Railway: Autumn Colours and Sunday Lunches
13/11/16
http://www.rheidolrailway.co.uk
16/11/16 Friends of Cromford Canal
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
Starts 1930
"Canal Restoration and Cruising" by Michael Golds
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
17/11/16 RCTS South Wales: Observations at Banbury
Travel on 0825 from Cardiff Central via Reading
http://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/south_wales/events.htm
19/11/16 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
19/11/16 Signalling Record Society
Crewe Heritage Centre, Vernon Way, Crewe
Speakers Andy Overton and David Lowe
Starts 1045
http://www.s-r-s.org.uk
19/11/16- Vale of Rheidol Railway: Autumn Colours and Sunday Lunches
20/11/16
http://www.rheidolrailway.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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