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NETWATCH
The Dutch arrive at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-rqxvzKSsY
Reaching for the sky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zi1n_nFxbg
(Martin Miller)
The Train that Floats in the Sky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG9seTJzA44
Is it time to renationalise the railways? (30-minute podcast)
https://overcast.fm/+GjMbnRdAA
Sevenoaks tunnel drainage
http://www.railengineer.uk/2017/02/10/christmas-down-the-drain/
Solar Powered trains?
http://tinyurl.com/ju8w8ac
Blue tooth enabled gate line demonstration
http://tinyurl.com/hflltjt
Polyurethane paint derived from biomass under test
http://tinyurl.com/hrz8x6b
Our European friends say thank you to British rail privatisation for all their rail savings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvagsSOlAy4
Nigerian airline problems
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38929910
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Dartmouth Steam Railway, Saturday 11th February 2017, 4277 'Hercules'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfsX0DAuLg4
The Best of Oxenholme Lake District Steam 2015-2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkluRmZvbWg
60163 'Tornado' Brightens Up The Red Rose - 2017
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNcUcSsEaOc
The UK Plandampf - 60163 'Tornado' Over The S&C - 2017
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kw_9xuET8M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-ClATjp8SI
Evening Steam Hauled Freight Service - Puffing Billy Australia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg7tIJ5GeJQ
50 3501 mit sieben Wagen den Rennsteig rauf 11.02.2017
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpwium7UFX4
Dampfsonderzge auf der Schiefen Ebene und viel Gterverkehr im Frankenwald
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQv5T7dIGUk
Monthly Review January 2017
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shcLiybP9U
Munich Hbf with police barriers and train traffic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utoP8F_Wrcg
Winter steam / Sunday "Schrottzug" to Brescia and advertising S-Bahn "EHC Red Bull" in
Holzkirchen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7q5-BJ5GXc
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
The Ladykillers at 60: Film studio unearths behind-the-scenes stills
http://archive.camdennewjournal.com/ladykillersat60
Douglas C-124 Restoration & Flight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K44L3KmoBU
B-29 Doc in flight above Kansas
http://www.b-29doc.com/2016/11/08/video-b-29-doc-in-flight-above-kansas/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The Union Canal below the waterline
https://vimeo.com/204519737
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IN THE NEWS
High speed handback for track renewals
http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2017/02/15-network-rail-on-track-to.html
Mayor Khan reiterates the importance of Crossrail 2
http://tinyurl.com/ja69yaw
http://www.railengineer.uk/2017/02/08/and-now-crossrail-2/
Elizabeth Line passenger information contract awarded
http://tinyurl.com/z99q7tl
Alstom completes Class 313 ETCS upgrade
http://tinyurl.com/zjczqh9
Waterloo commuters take virtual reality tour around new station
http://tinyurl.com/h5da9yx
Further RMT strike date on Southern announced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-38978773
Aslef members reject Southern deal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38994965
Refurbishment of Ashtead level crossing
http://tinyurl.com/z9kvz8f
Southeastern playing cupid
http://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/17556/southeasten-keeping-love-track-valentines/
Bridge reconstruction at Folkestone Central
http://tinyurl.com/zbwjp4a
Plans to renovate Folkestone Harbour station
http://tinyurl.com/zev9vb5
Trenitalia completes 72m deal to acquire c2c
http://tinyurl.com/ztfdvnm
Hitachi Rail Italy begins production of bi-mode trains for GWR
http://tinyurl.com/h4pgwk5
http://tinyurl.com/zyzqyad
http://tinyurl.com/ha9nk9v
RAIB report into accident at Plymouth, April 2016
http://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-022017-collision-at-plymouth-station
Serious consideration for trial of Okehampton to Exeter passenger rail service
http://www.okehampton-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=418681
Footage reveals car swerving across rail tracks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38980125
Tornado steam train runs timetabled passenger service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-38972291
http://tinyurl.com/h5al4l9
Drone footage shows first UK mainline steam train built in 50 years on Ribblehead Viaduct
http://tinyurl.com/h5bqtfg
Train disruption after Anderston Station roof fall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38991727
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway needs you!
http://tinyurl.com/jqzhmqn
Memorial running day on South Devon Railway for John Frood
http://tinyurl.com/zsu62cn
Mid Suffolk Light Railway meeting about extension
http://tinyurl.com/j98vcua
North Norfolk Railway gains award
http://tinyurl.com/z3k9j7b
Road replacement rail service (Wanlockhead) wins award
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-38967639
http://tinyurl.com/jzb86n2
Fatal collision in Luxembourg
http://tinyurl.com/zntvd7u
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-luxembourg-train-crash-idUKKBN15T1GC
Share in BLS cargo purchased by SNCF Logistics
http://tinyurl.com/h8lhgtb
Bernese Oberland Bahn new multiple unit enters service
http://tinyurl.com/z4ejf4d
SBB expanding Bellinzona yard
http://tinyurl.com/j68e26w
Stadler order traction equipment from ABB for new trains
http://tinyurl.com/gqj5qyq
Improvements to disabled access planned for TALGO vehicles
http://tinyurl.com/j3rzsny
Mallorca electrification agreed
http://tinyurl.com/jy68haq
Algarve electrification planned
http://tinyurl.com/zavmykh
Renovated station in Bacu reopened
http://tinyurl.com/hw49t7l
New wagons delivered for Kenya Railways standard gauge route
http://tinyurl.com/hrkacxy
Transnet attempt to gain part of the road freight market
http://tinyurl.com/hxuvppn
Derailment in California
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38942761
CN financial performance
http://tinyurl.com/j4yb8ok
Historic caboose gutted in fire outside Phillipsburg museum
http://tinyurl.com/hae42nh
Proposed strike action on Central Line
http://tinyurl.com/httcpgn
Tracking travellers on London Underground with wi-fi to highlight congestion
http://tinyurl.com/zm55q29
Northern Line tunnelling machine lowered into position
http://tinyurl.com/z3wu9bg
Bakerloo line extension consultation started
http://tinyurl.com/hsoq46e
Metrolink's Second City Crossing set to open later this month
http://tinyurl.com/zp5yqeu
Heaton Park tram museum benefits from equipment donation
http://tinyurl.com/zq5za73
CAF delivers first Luxembourg tram
http://tinyurl.com/h4tjon3
Somerset bus routes saved
http://tinyurl.com/gwd2cyb
First group depot in Bury to close
http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/15093864.Bury_bus_depot_set_for_closure/
Bus Eireann strike suspended
http://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0215/852860-bus-eireann/
Former boss of Padarn buses to repay 42000 fraudulently claimed from councils
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-38985455
Can modern incarnation of C5 succeed?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38960275
Ford developing pothole alert system for drivers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39004805
French Car Manufacturer Peugeot SA Buys Ambassador
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpuagwSrywo
And GM's Vauxhall and Opel business
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38969791
Friends of Cromford Canal need volunteers for a vital job
http://tinyurl.com/zg8xajg
Isle of Man ferry crash forces cancellation of UK services
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-38954907
Images reveal three more Japanese WWII shipwrecks torn apart for scrap
http://tinyurl.com/gs8erz8
Sky taxi to fly in Dubai 'from July'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39003397
Rolls-Royce reports record loss of 4.6bn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38966165
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, John Mccorriston, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
18/02/17 BBC4 1900-2000
"Indian Hill Railways"
18/02/17 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Great Canal Journeys" Caledonian Canal
18/02/17 BBC4 2000-2100
"Ford's Dagenham Dream"
18/02/17 Channel 5 2010-2100
"Secrets of the Great Train Robbery"
20/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Sofia to Istanbul 1/2
20/02/17 Channel 5 1900-2000
"The Cars that Made Britain Great" Ford Escort XR3i
20/02/17 BBC2 1930-2000
"Reel History of Britain" Shipbuilding in Glasgow
20/02/17 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The Railways that Built Britain with Chris Tarrant" 2/3
21/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Sofia to Istanbul 2/2
21/02/17 ITV 1930-2000
"Britain's Busiest Motorway" M25 fly on the windscreen documentary 1/6
21/02/17 BBC4 2300-0000
"Indian Hill Railways"
21/02/17 Channel 5 2200-2305
"Celebrity Carry On Barging" 2/4 The Kennet & Avon
22/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Vienna to Trieste 1/2
23/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Vienna to Trieste 2/2
24/02/17 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Pisa to Lake Garda 1/2
24/02/17 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Celebrity Carry On Barging" 3/4 The Llangollen Canal
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
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
20/02/17 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet Academy, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"The Southern around Reading" by Paul Joyce.
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
20/02/17 Friends of Cromford Canal
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
Starts 1930
"Bullbridge Talk" by Geoff Simms
Admission: 2.00
http://www.cromfordcanal.org/
21/02/17 The Peak District Mining Museum, The Grand Pavilion, Matlock Bath
"The Arkwrights Through Art", a talk exploring the impact of the Arkwright family
on
the Derwent Valley through the eyes of the artists of the late 18th century
Starts 1930
http://www.peakdistrictleadminingmuseum.co.uk/
25/02/17- Nene Valley Railway: Spring Steam Gala
26/02/17
http://www.nvr.org.uk
25/02/17- Lincoln and District Model Railway Club Exhibition
26/02/17 Lady Eastwood Pavilion, Newark Showground, NG24 2NY
http://ladmrc.wixsite.com/ladmrc
03/03/17- Llangollen Railway: Spring Steam Gala
04/03/17
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
03/03/17- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: Steam Gala
05/03/17
http://www.kwvr.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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