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BOOK NEWS
Eastleigh to Romsey and Salisbury by Nigel Bray
The line between Eastleigh and Romsey was part of Salisbury’s first rail link with Southampton,
and became intertwined with the Andover to Redbridge line when it arrived nearly 20 years
later - even more so when the Southern Railway developed services between the South West and
Sussex. Some of these were routed via Eastleigh to relieve the congested main line through
Southampton so that the common section of the original line would have trains starting and
terminating at Southampton, Portsmouth or Brighton, some running via Eastleigh and others via
Redbridge.
The Redbridge route enabled trains between the GWR and the LSWR to serve both Southampton and
Portsmouth without reversal, which is why it became the normal route for Cardiff-Portsmouth
services. The Chandler’s Ford line became the preferred freight route because of its easier
access to marshalling yards at Bevois Park and Eastleigh, and to link the Fawley oil refinery
with the West of England.
Passenger services were dieselised in 1957, but a shortage of DEMUs led to a partial reversion
to steam working which saw M7s work push-pull trains between Eastleigh and Andover Junction.
This book tells the complete story of this interesting line, and complements the author’s
previous books on the Andover to Redbridge line (currently out of print) and the Salisbury &
Dorset Junction railway.
Softback: 120 pages with 160 photographs
ISBN: 978-1-905505-42-5
Price: £17.95
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk
NETWATCH
(Martin Miller)
59001 and blue Deltic in NRM March 1994 plus 2 x 59 blast off at Crewe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTN4lOR0fYg
59s double headed in Cardiff on Railtour, 26th May 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmDMdzpwUFQ
North York Moors Railway 2003 - weekend specials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0FvwIUb5GU
Aberthaw Power Station. Rail open day May 1997 with 37/56/59/60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlBICKGRD_w
76079 at Whatley and Merehead Quarry on Charter Sept 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5ndZGtEUDE
(Mike Wilcock)
Plymouth Friary station slide show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRHIWIMhuX8
Umberleigh Station 1961 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX0SWPF2O-M
Pictures of the Princetown Branch line
http://oldprincetown.weebly.com/princetown-railway.html
Bluebell Railway Diesel Gala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIo6pxy1Uio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdBqroiNfJs
Leicester City nameplate
http://tinyurl.com/lnxjt9q
100 years of Marylebone underground station
http://tinyurl.com/mrp6l2o
New South Wales Transport Heritage
https://www.transportheritagensw.com.au/heritage-fleet
Ulster bus through the troubles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-39627920
Pilots view from an A400M airbus over North Wales
http://tinyurl.com/m65zyya
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Sheffield-Woodhead-Manchester in 1965 from the cap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR6LV5Syzdk
Guide Bridge Depot, 24th August 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Isb-YISBQ
Severn Valley Railway Open House Weekend, 8th April
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5Evn9ZZO8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pTWQLiEpkg
East Lancashire Railway Pacifics In The Valley, 14th April
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2uFvX_sC-Q
62005 5M51 Light Test Run, 17th April
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcEXGWT6Ybc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btI6fPWSHxM
The Spring Highlander Railtour Newcastle & Darlington, 17th April
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6nLoBCASk
GWR 5043 - An Early Touch Of Summer On The Moonraker - 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNFdedFquWY
The Long Drag . The hard climb from Hellifield to Aisgill summit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5wDFAFGhyE
95 027 Fotogüterzug Rund um Blankenburg, 14th April
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaUyLMA16TE
Laute Auspuffschläge, lange Züge - Winterdampf 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmHKGPqdxfI
Winter im Frankenwald - Zugverkehr auf der Frankenwaldbahn - HSL 187er, Rheincargo usw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqojDJ0xVc
Rudolstädter Modellbahnclub u. Modellbauteam Köln - Intermodellbau 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68UT290M7k8
Kleiner Bahnhof (HP) Darching zwischen Holzkirchen und Bayrischzell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV4y89YntWk
Yorkshire Air Museum
http://yorkshireairmuseum.org/
(Spotte: Ted Millward)
Strange & Extreme Trains and Locomotives
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7xl6YyldeY
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIQFXDFCCxk
Part 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn-K3Wk8Sts
50 Years Ago, a Computer Pioneer Got a New York Subway Race Rolling
http://tinyurl.com/kow5xty
(Spotter: Steve Read)
Sweet on Cuba: riding the Hershey town train
http://tinyurl.com/mrbh7rw
Save the Canso
http://www.savethecanso.com/index.html
Anglo American Lightning Organisation
http://www.lightning422supporters.co.uk/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Battle Formation: The Story of the Royal Air Force Coltishall
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/209623
(Spotter: Tom Baldwin)
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 Ltd vows to 'tighten up' procurement process after conflict of interest row
http://tinyurl.com/kdc4alf
HS2 appoints design and construction team for Toton hub station
http://tinyurl.com/l5vopg5
Councils call for DfT to move forward on ‘crucial’ Crossrail 2 plans
http://tinyurl.com/n77ywz7
London Euston trains halted by trackside fire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39641058
Cattle trespass near COWden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39609977
Delays due to cow on line at Ashurst New Forest
http://tinyurl.com/l4qnj8q
Traincrew roster problems for SWT
http://tinyurl.com/k4uqvsk
GWR to launch smart card on Severn Beach branch
http://www.firstgroupplc.com/news-and-media/latest-news/2017/12-04-17a.aspx
Halesworth station foot crossing upgraded
http://tinyurl.com/ll5gsaq
ECML event on 23rd April
http://tinyurl.com/lggt4w9
http://tinyurl.com/mourkx4
Renewal of Starbeck level crossing
http://tinyurl.com/kvnzz4d
Chance to look at plans for second platform at Dunbar Railway Station
http://tinyurl.com/ku6h67p
Vandalism at Livingston North
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-39600089
Station staffing times may be reduced at Machynlleth
http://www.bala-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=114001
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway hits extension target
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39614067
LSWR 563 delivered to Swanage Railway
http://tinyurl.com/n2yb86c
Dduallt Manor and halt for sale
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/fancy-owning-unique-property-private-12915300
Exbury miniature railway extended
http://tinyurl.com/n5d89do
Victorian train boss caricature found in restored carriage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-39643022
RegioJet (Czech Republic) expands fleet
http://tinyurl.com/m5w77e8
Old Swedish railcars exported to Uruguay
http://tinyurl.com/m9pauuy
Transmash holdings sales increase
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/transmashholding-sales-up.html
200kph operations proposed for trial line in India
http://tinyurl.com/loy9cws
Work started on Tanzanian standard gauge line
http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/work-starts-tanza7nias-inla7nd-rail7way/
http://tinyurl.com/mhxv7a8
NS and Prorail fined for poor performance
http://tinyurl.com/k3cwome
End of D78 stock
http://londonist.com/london/transport/these-tube-trains-are-about-to-disappear
Final LUL D78 stock rail tour
https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/events-calendar/heritage-vehicles-outings
SNP unveils new plan for Glasgow Subway extension
http://tinyurl.com/kuj79se
Tinsley chord Jn between Sheffield trams and Network Rail installed
http://tinyurl.com/kd5wc94
Battery trams proposed for Newcastle NSW
http://tinyurl.com/kzkfhs9
Seattle Sound Transit to use renewable energy
http://tinyurl.com/llvp2rx
Stagecoach group order 340 vehicles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-39588737
Bus accident in Selsdon
http://tinyurl.com/n6k6phu
Bus rally at Great Central Railway 22 April
http://tinyurl.com/mzhbz72
Flying car prepares for launch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39607947
Blue Funnel Ferries buy Hythe ferry and pier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-39644098
Air Canada A330 takes off after losing wheel during taxi
http://tinyurl.com/m7s6yjc
Malaysia Airways to start satellite tracking of aircraft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39637974
Emirates airline reduce flight to US of A
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39640473
Fatal light aircraft crash near Lisbon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39621095
C-97G Angel of Deliverance First Flight Imminent
http://tinyurl.com/nyoxqlg
Work begins on London's 'super sewer'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39601816
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
22/04/17 BBC4 2000-2100
"Tankies: Tank Heroes of World War II" 2/2
24/04/17 BBC4 2000-2100
"Timeshift: The Nation’s Railway - The Golden Age of British Rail"
24/04/17 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Inside the Tube: Going Underground" 4/4
28/04/17 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Barging Brits in the Sun" British canal revival
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
21/04/17- Isle of Man Motor Museum: Festival of Steam
23/04/17
http://www.rail.im
21/04/17- North Norfolk Railway: Spring Steam Gala
23/04/17
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk
22/04/17 NEWGOG: The South Wales 0 Gauge Show
Lysaghts Institute, Orb Road, Newport, Gwent, NP19 0RA
1000-1630
Adult: £6, Child/Senior/Concession: £5
22/04/17 Pontypridd Model Railway Club Annual Show
Llantwit Fardre Community Centre, Crown Hill, Llantwit Fardre, CF38 2NA
1000-1600
Adult: £3, Accompanied child: Free
http://www.pmrc.co.uk/
22/04/17- Secrets of the Underground: Acton Depot Open Weekend
23/04/17
http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/open-weekends
22/04/17- Epping Ongar Railway: Spring Diesel Gala
24/04/17
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
22/04/17- Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways: Join the Volunteers
23/04/17
http://www.festrail.co.uk
24/04/17 Friends of Cromford Canal
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, NG16 5NN
Starts 1930
AGM and engineering update
http://www.cromfordcanal.org/
28/04/17- Ffestiniog Railway: Quirks & Curiosities II
01/05/17
http://www.festrail.co.uk
http://tinyurl.com/mnj2f77
29/04/17- Peak Rail: Steam Gala
30/04/17
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
29/04/17- Didcot Railway Centre: 50th Anniversary
01/05/17
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk
29/04/17- Nene Valley Railway: TPO Demonstrations
01/05/17
http://www.nvr.org.uk
29/04/17- Rushden Cavalcade of Historical Transport and Country Show
01/05/17
http://www.cavalcade.org.uk/
29/04/17- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Real Ale Festival
01/05/17
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
29/04/17- Swindon & Cricklade Railway: Kids for a Quid
01/05/17
http://www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
29/04/17- 39th Rushden Cavalcade of Historical Transport
01/05/17
http://www.rhts.co.uk
30/04/17- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Steam Gala & Model Railway Exhibition
01/05/17
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org
01/05/17 Friends of King Alfred Buses: Winchester Bus Running Day
Free travel on vintage buses all day
0930-1700
http://www.fokab.org.uk
01/05/17 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
"Doug Copley’s Lineside Images & The David Odd Collection"
£3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
05/05/17- Swanage Railway: Dawn of the Diesels
07/05/17
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk
06/05/17 Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar & Vintage Bus Displays
Theydon Bois Village Hall, Coppice Row, Essex, CM16 7ER
1100-1530, admission: £3 (accompanied child free)
06/05/17 Signalling Record Society York Meeting
Duchess of Hamilton Suite, NRM
1100 “Signalling the Midland Railway: Sheffield-Royston Junction" Paul Armstrong
1200 “The Single-Needle Telegraph as used on the GNR & ECML" Steve Gwinnett
1400 “Slide Show looking at the Newcastle to Carlisle Route" John Midcalf
Room opens at 1015
http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/calendar.php
06/05/17- Great Central Railway: Goods Galore
07/05/17
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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