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NETWATCH
The changing scene at Wirksworth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB0JVQa59xQ
Preparation for Testing on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSh238nrJjI
Tunnel Vision with the Orange Army
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEVkibSqjyo
An Italian in Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcL4n5AlIak
Derby Midland Station in the winter sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEGb47OPzH8
Burton on Trent Station in the winter sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFgISB_FE-w
Whatstandwell Station in the winter sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4yXZKGNFbI
(Martin Miller)
Two Minutes at London Paddington, 17th January
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBeLSKQx3O0&feature=youtu.be
(Andrew Cook)
The 50 greatest train journeys on Earth
http://tinyurl.com/zesk99l
A 100-mile rail trip through the Himalayas – for just 42p
http://tinyurl.com/zdrdnyo
St Pancras Junction Relaying 1947 - LMS Railway Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xALnLzQ2FsI
The Long Drag by Halifax Cine Club (1963)
http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-the-long-drag-1963/
GC Bulwell Common & Viaduct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9pY7CUOmLU
The Last Main Line Route
http://www.railwayarchive.org.uk/map/osIndex.php
Great Central Railway Winter Gala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGBvMUvl-aI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsp_vmTHBXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUOHMTZO5_Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sr6X7c6EQo
East Lancashire Railway Blue Timetable 29th January
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBeas_RSPwE
Eine (Dampf)-Winterreise durch Thüringen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6YOB5KbbF0
Zugverkehr im Zillertal, am Achensee und am Bü Vogl zwischen München und Rosenheim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez1jhzrsPP8
Züge in Siegen Ost - Dillstrecke - January 2017
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYM85smjnoI
Werbe S-Bahn "EHC Red Bull" in Holzkirchen Bahnhof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYsUARYPHmw
BR 111 123 Werbelok - "500 Jahre Reinheitsgebot" wurde entklebt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-AzJS2itZY
Steam Trains from the 1920s - VGR's Colonial Express
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyz-wGWevlo
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
46115 climbing Shap 28th January
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2017/jan17/28th.htm
Thackley Hill tunnel
http://www.railengineer.uk/2017/02/01/end-of-the-line/
Progress with Thameslink works at London Bridge
http://www.railengineer.uk/2017/02/01/thameslink-progress-around-london-bridge/
Regulatory reform, coal decline and Trump: BNSF prepares for 2017
http://tinyurl.com/zx2ewg5
Grizzly bear study aims to reduce collisions with trains
http://tinyurl.com/hndla3w
Photos of building Olympic class ship engines
http://imgur.com/a/UdkR0
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Photographs of the abandoned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/38775011
The Canso Bomber Plane Crash Site, Tofino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUz9WiWhQac
Taiwan Operating World’s Oldest Submarines While Planning for New
http://tinyurl.com/z2k7uoz
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Rail travel in Britain continues to see long-term boom
http://tinyurl.com/j2tag29
TOCs to improve disabled toilet access after Paralympian embarrassment
http://tinyurl.com/heutgrz
Attempting to unravel complex fare structure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38812175
ORR criticism of risk assessment for ROCs
http://tinyurl.com/jjl98jo
Vivarail lays out action plan as faulty repair work to blame for train fire
http://tinyurl.com/gsxh2wo
Southern rail commuters apply for judicial review
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38832700
Southern stripping former guards of safety accreditation
http://tinyurl.com/j43xaul
Aslef reaches deal with Southern to avert strikes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38846696
Planned engineering works for rectification of embankment slip near Farnham
http://www.petersfieldherald.com/article.cfm?id=116885
Looe branch closed due to flooding
http://www.cornish-times.co.uk/article.cfm?id=109128
Trains plough through the waves on scenic UK line as storms approach
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-weather-trains-idUKKBN15H1UT
WMR unveils new-look livery designs for West Midlands rolling stock
http://tinyurl.com/h6dp6os
http://tinyurl.com/j27eqe5
Doncaster Grammar School railwayana set for rare public display
http://tinyurl.com/jnzataa
Train guard left at Burley-in-Wharfedale station causes delay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-38807979
West Yorkshire to agree £3bn ‘whole route ethos’ investment in ECML
http://tinyurl.com/z7dargs
Advance warning over possible DOO dispute on Northern
http://tinyurl.com/z9varpv
Merseyrail train guards balloted for strike action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-38844286
Air passenger duty cut 'will reduce train travel'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-38829019
Is running the ScotRail Alliance a poisoned chalice?
http://tinyurl.com/za6r6so
Man arrested after 3am fire on Caledonian Sleeper
http://tinyurl.com/z7y4atz
Glasgow station unlikely to change name
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38771665
Trains cancelled due to trespass on Forth Bridge
http://tinyurl.com/gqgprx9
Borders Railway tourist impact revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-38802457
Probe launch after train driver spotted Cardiff line fault
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38825473
Dovey Junction station to close for four days as work to upgrade the railway continues
http://tinyurl.com/j68vn8o
Hedge Laying on Talyllyn
http://talyllyn.co.uk/news/2017-january-hedgelaying
Test trains reach 352km/h on Bretagne-Pays de la Loire high-speed line
http://tinyurl.com/jqt7qhr
French Senate approves Lyon-Turin rail link
http://tinyurl.com/hpd9aa3
Skoda Double deck stock for DB on test at Velim test track
http://tinyurl.com/jpcz7y5
SBB Cargo order new locos via finance company
http://tinyurl.com/zyestchx
Siemens EMUs ordered for Rhine Valley services
http://tinyurl.com/j9erowq
Government audit criticises of Danish ETRMS introduction
http://tinyurl.com/h24722l
Adriatic - Baltic freight service launched
http://tinyurl.com/gumarwe
Istanbul upgrade works resumed
http://tinyurl.com/znwualh
Passenger trains return to Aleppo
http://tinyurl.com/zbluv9v
First standard gauge coaches arrive in Kenya
http://tinyurl.com/jpe9dbs
Transnet to introduce internet linked traffic management system
http://tinyurl.com/jzeypmk
Trans Namib takes delivery of GE locos built in Brazil
http://tinyurl.com/j3nve3q
Brightline trains start testing in Florida
http://tinyurl.com/jnxcasr
Hoosier state service returns to AMTRAK operation
http://tinyurl.com/zmj5hcq
Catskill Mountain Railroad moves train cars onto Phoenicia site despite lacking approval to do
so
http://tinyurl.com/hjrr9qq
Possible sale of Indian Railways subsidiaries
http://tinyurl.com/zmj5hcq
Union suspends Tube strike plan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38859622
Paolozzi mosaics restored at Tottenham Court Road
http://tinyurl.com/hwx3lb3
Los Angeles Metro authorise metro extension
http://tinyurl.com/zazs2ay
Contract signed for automation of Lyon metro
http://tinyurl.com/zh8brfn
UK's first tram-train project delayed until 2018
http://tinyurl.com/hqdsl95
Hornby Magazine offers free sample of their digital magazine
https://pocketmags.com/eu/hornby-magazine/hornby-magazine
Over 400 Routemasters to be recalled due to rear-door fault
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38800789
Major roadworks on Forth Road Bridge after Queensferry Crossing opens
http://tinyurl.com/ztexm6u
Sculptors sought for Ben Nevis Ford Model T sculpture
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38853227
Scottish ferry services 'could be nationalised'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38838230
Maid of the Loch could sail again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38803843
Clipper Ship City of Adelaide Still Not Quite Home
http://tinyurl.com/zplf5jg
WW2 Spitfire pilot Mary Ellis from Isle of Wight turns 100
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-38852991
Birds of prey flight by airbus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38809355
CRJ900 badly damaged after unchecked trailer detached
http://tinyurl.com/hpzyhnz
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
04/02/17 BBC4 1900-2000
"Timeshift: Magnificent Machines - the Golden Age of the British Sports Car"
04/02/17 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Great Canal Journeys" The Leeds & Liverpool
06/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great American Railway Journeys" Minnesota
06/02/17 Channel 5 1900-2000
"The Cars That Made Britain Great"
06/02/17 BBC4 1930-2000
"Reel History of Britain" Britain on the move
07/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great American Railway Journeys" Minneapolis-St Paul
07/02/17 BBC4 2300-0000
"Bombay Railway" 2/2
08/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great American Railway Journeys" Minnesota to Wisconsin
09/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great American Railway Journeys" Tomah to Portage
09/02/17 ITV 2030-2100
"The Cruise: Sailing the Mediterranean" 5/6
10/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great American Railway Journeys" Milwaukee to Racine
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
04/02/17- Stafford Railway Circle Annual Model Railway Exhibition
05/02/17 Stafford County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, Staffordshire
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
Adult: £9.00, Child: £1.00
http://www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/
06/02/17 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
"Ex-BR Locos in Industry" by John Wade
£3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
08/02/17 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
"Remembering the Withered Arm" by Nigel Wassell
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
09/02/17 Dorset Archives Trust
The Dorset History Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RP
"Do you really call that progress Mr Marples?" - the politics of Dorset railway
closures under Beeching by Colin Divall, emeritus professor of railway studies,
University of York
1830 for 1900
Tickets: £10.00 (including canapés & a glass of wine)
Book at
http://www.dorsetarchivestrust.org/events
09/02/17 Wings and Wheels Society
The Community Centre, Rednock Drive, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4BX
"The Vale of Berkeley Railway" by Graham Sturgess
Entry: £4.00 on the door, all welcome
http://www.wingsandwheelssociety.org.uk/comingsoon.htm
10/02/17 Stoke-on-Trent Museum Archaeological Society
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Warner Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW
"A Victorian Missing Link" by David Woolliscroft
A NSR Brake Coach found on the shores of Rudyard Lake
Starts 1945
http://www.stokearchaeologysociety.org.uk/
11/02/17 Enfield Transport Bazaar
St Paul's Centre, 102 Church Street, Enfield, EN2 6AR
1100-1430, admission: £3 (accompanied child free)
11/02/17- Festival of British Railway Modelling
12/02/17 Doncaster Exhibition Centre, The Racecourse, Doncaster, DN2 6BB
http://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/shows
14/02/17 Great Western Society Bristol Group
Room 7, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG
"Transport Video Highlights of 2015" by David Brabner
1930 for 1945
No admission charge, but a donation of £2.00 is appreciated
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gwsmeetings.html
17/02/17- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Pre-Spring Gala
19/02/17
http://www.watercressline.co.uk
18/02/17 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: "Join the Team" Volunteering Day
http://www.e-v-r.com
Cheers, Howard.
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