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NETWATCH
GBRf first 7 locos and naming of 66701 at Willesden in 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSoAysswYzc
Transrail in Cardiff and Newport, plus 3 min with a 37 climb up Stormy Bank in 1996
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-4RsDlF3k4
37668/156 and 37668/170 in Scotland, August 1991
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMKV8LBSMTo
(Mike Wilcock)
The Genie is Out at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR6pjJORE70
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway An Educational Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRPgLifm8rM
(Martin Miller)
A look back at Nottingham's Victoria Station through the years
http://tinyurl.com/hzdspao
The Queensbury Lines: Bradford's lost railways are brought back to life with rare colour
pictures
http://tinyurl.com/hr4ywyl
North Devon rail survey
http://www.dcrp.org.uk/north-devon-rail-survey/
Black 5s To Cardiff- 44871 & 45407 + 47802, 26th/27th November
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io-d6D0W05U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVf038R3UaI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmWaGvk3IH4
West Coast Railways 2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqDduUoM0dc
Dampf-Adventsfahrt mit Dampflok 01 150 und E 10 im historischen Luxuszug Rheingold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PEOPNV8jho
Twindexx-Testfahrten, ÖBB Cityjet und viel Güterverkehr auf der Frankenwaldbahn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=487264IyboM
Warley videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unlBGD6DmBc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_jRUL9-bAs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uDgzHQhinE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jqIC4aeI_Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8izWI-7s3Ps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nr1_wpdB-E
Model trains/Railways - Advanced Digital Command Control (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gTEG2ImLKo
Cute and Tiny Model Railroad with Winter Landscape
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epPIyoM2S3c
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Memories of Iraqi railways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-37838597
East Lancs Railway, 26th November
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2016/november16/26th.htm
Cathedrals Express 46233 en-route to Lincoln
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSuKUJBld30
Independent Press Standards Organisation finding on reporting in "The Sun" of Paddington SPAD
and derailment
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/media-correction-raib-paddington-safety-digest
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Yangon's train to nowhere
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/travel/yangons-train-to-nowhere
Church on track, hospital on wheels: 4 surprising trains from around the world
http://tinyurl.com/zasbw5v
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
New York Welcomes Mayflower (1957)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcI5XnkeQZY
Cosmic Muffin Comes to Aerospace Discovery at the Florida Air Museum
http://tinyurl.com/gor5dnr
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Train fares to rise by average of 2.3%
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38180049
Gospel Oak-Barking electrification progress
http://tinyurl.com/jnby9bt
Doubts over Transport for London takeover of more suburban routes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38087100
RMT strike cancelled on 22-24 December
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38171404
Southern disruption: A month's travel repaid as compensation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38179510
Network performance lowered by GTR problems
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38090269
New footbridge at Gomshall
http://tinyurl.com/gphu4du
Rail passengers 'stranded' after power cut near Bristol
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-38117848
Funding provided for Oxford-Cambridge line reopening
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38082338
http://tinyurl.com/jc2bou5
Vivarail trial start date delayed from October to February
http://tinyurl.com/haxyn9b
Wigan North Western railway station evacuated after bridge collapse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38166611
Engineering Train derailment at Ordsall Lane
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38129011
Weekend closures between Preston and Blackpool expected in January
http://tinyurl.com/jmzx3jm
FirstGroup “keen” to bid for ScotRail franchise
http://tinyurl.com/gqkaqgl
ScotRail publishes 249-point improvement plan
http://tinyurl.com/h7mvw2o
Calls for devolved Network Rail backed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-38129607
Aberdeenshire railway station requires £3m to reopen
http://tinyurl.com/jmlsakf
Old Gatwick Express trains could be used to relieve overcrowding in Wales
http://tinyurl.com/hzyydlx
New platform at Cardiff Central to open on 3rd January
http://tinyurl.com/jera7yp
Proposal for new Cardiff Parkway station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38157370
Crowd funding appeal to buy loco for Blaenau and Trawsfynydd line
http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=110630
RAIB report into derailment at Dymchurch in September
http://tinyurl.com/zhx5v7p
Court hearing over boiler accident on Pecorama railway
http://tinyurl.com/zmpo5w9
French TGV passengers to be given refunds for all delays
http://tinyurl.com/zqsn5jg
Bombardier locomotives approved for use in Gotthard Base Tunnel
http://tinyurl.com/hcecx88
Stadler metre-gauge EMU order
http://tinyurl.com/jnt9wrs
Double deck EMUs ordered for Normandy express services
http://tinyurl.com/jxyrxbd
Talgo win high speed train order
http://tinyurl.com/z8bjo8f
Spanish trials of LNG fuel
http://tinyurl.com/jhlo2aa
Budapest suburban operator (BHEV) transferred to state railway (MAV) control
http://tinyurl.com/jy49ptg
Fatal collision in Iran
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38105651
Top official resigns, three arrested in Iran’s train crash
http://tinyurl.com/zp42qza
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan railway opens
http://tinyurl.com/hvdu6pd
China opens Three Gorges high-speed line
http://tinyurl.com/gwv22f5
London Underground receives final S-Stock train
http://tinyurl.com/zx8xkpw
Piccadilly line delays: Commuters face fresh Tube chaos as 'shortage of trains' continues
http://tinyurl.com/h8tc4na
Russian trams have no floors 'because of Russia's struggling economy'
http://tinyurl.com/jgo68ty
Bus Fire in Lanarkshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38119498
Lee High Road sinkhole-trapped coach pulled clear
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38126634
Why is one man trying to travel on 200 London bus routes in 24 hours?
http://tinyurl.com/hqm9rjf
Full-size Titanic replica being built in China
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38171711
http://tinyurl.com/jltsjmt
Plane talking: pilot uses aircraft to write 'Hello' on radar tracking map
http://tinyurl.com/j4mw67d
Colombia Chapecoense plane crash: What we know
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38142998
747-400 Global SuperTanker gets ready for action
http://tinyurl.com/h6u6xnl
First major 787-10 sections delivered to final assembly
http://tinyurl.com/jjmou3z
Airbus to slash hundreds of jobs in France
http://www.thelocal.fr/20161129/airbus-to-slash-hundreds-of-jobs-in-france
Cathay faces growing competitive pressure
http://tinyurl.com/gujodgh
Whitechapel Bell Foundry to close
http://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/12/02/so-long-whitechapel-bell-foundry/
Fancy running your own lighthouse on Anglesey?
http://tinyurl.com/znbyn9z
Object found off British Columbia coast not missing nuke
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38112808
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, John Oliver, Mike Price, Mike Prince, Alan
Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
05/12/16 BBC4 1930-2000
"Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury" Weymouth to Portland
05/12/16 BBC2 2100-2200
"Titanic's Tragic Twin: the Britannic Disaster"
05/12/16 BBC4 2200-2300
"Timeshift: The Men Who Built the Liners"
06/12/16 BBC4 1930-2000
"Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury" The Highlands
06/12/16 BBC4 2000-2100
"Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails"
07/12/16 BBC4 1930-2000
"The Taff: the River that Made Wales" 1/3
09/12/16 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Building the World's Most Luxurious Cruise Ship" 2/2
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
03/12/16- Manchester Model Railway Society: Christmas Model Railway Show
04/12/16
http://mmrs.co.uk/
04/12/16 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
05/12/16 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
"Toys" by Bill White
Starts at 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
05/12/16 Railway upgrade plan - Exeter-Newton Abbot
Information sharing engagement event for the public
Copthorne Hotel, Plymouth, PL1 1AR
1500-1900
http://tinyurl.com/z6koeub
05/12/16 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
Pie Pea & Chips Supper then...
“QuickQuiz”, “YourPix”, "Sheffield Area Review of 2016"
£3 donation on the door, members and non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/SheffieldBranch.htm
06/12/16 Railway upgrade plan - Exeter-Newton Abbot
Information sharing engagement event for the public
Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro, TR1 1ZQ
1500-1900
http://tinyurl.com/z6koeub
10/12/16 Enfield Christmas Transport Bazaar
St Paul's Centre, 102 Church Street, Enfield, EN2 6AR
1100-1430, admission: £3 (accompanied child free)
10/12/16 Llangollen Railway: Real Ale Train
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
13/12/16 Great Western Society Bristol Group
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"Somerset & Dorset Retrospect" by Gerald Nichols
1930 for 1945
No admission charge, but a donation of £2.00 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
14/12/16 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"The Port Talbot Railway: A History" by David Lewis + Members and Visitors slides
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
15/12/16 Vale of Berkeley Railway
Filton Community Centre, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7PS
An evening with Christian Wolmar
Starts 1930
http://valeofberkeleyrailway.co.uk/event/christian-wolmar/?instance_id=5
16/12/16 Talyllyn Railway: Carol Train
http://www.talyllyn.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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