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NETWATCH
All the Stations - daily videos (only four per week)
Day 11:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9spvOfxgDas
Day 12:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f67h-rhKbZk
Day 16:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QVQDSofuYI
Day 17:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOMbXA1jkeQ
Northern partners with TV walker to create "We Are Northern Train Trails"
http://tinyurl.com/msw4bzc
10 things you didn't know about Britain's canals
http://tinyurl.com/k5k5wdx
Midland Main Line at Clay Cross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHVHHMBBWpA
Manchester Metrolink MediaCityUK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfH39rCa4S0
Manchester Metrolink Pomona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7bnVUjLPYA
Manchester Metrolink Exchange Quay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFcZcTBRelY
(Martin Miller)
Flying Scotsman in Cardiff/Newport including train turnround, May 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOv1QuC1EJc
88003 on the SVR - along with 50008 we travel the length of the line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Llsl3JAVA
Last runs of Bubble and 6 x 68s at Princes Risborough May 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy_R1319qlY
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Event. May 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr8mfrRTVaU
(Mike Wilcock)
A3 60103 Flying Scotsman at Balgreen, 14th May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKbWQAcUi1Y
DBC 90019 leads VTEC ecs through Finsbury Park, London, 21st March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j8-HWm8e3s
GWR 180103 leaves Reading working the 07.23 London Paddington to Oxford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqoDbsH6xMs
Northern Belle passes South Gyle, 6th May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-zJwi4zgc
Edinburgh Trams 273 and 270 cross at Balgreen, 14th May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4XclMlPnK8
Vienna Trams, May 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6iRiX3xmtk
(Andrew Cook)
Create your own personalised pocket timetables as a PDF download
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/pockettimetable/search
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Stadler rail vehicles
http://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/stadler-delivering-with-swiss-precision
Tyneside 3rd rail electric services
http://tinyurl.com/khvz5jh
The last toll road in London?
http://londonist.com/london/history/london-s-last-remaining-toll-gate
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
BR Standard Locomotives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIGnnBg30I0
SVR Diesel Gala, 19th May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iloj5gb8ido
Dean Forest Railway - Wartime Forest Steam Gala, 20th May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBr9KgQN2yc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLyQuIHS5X8
Flying Scotsman Sweeping Majestically, 23rd May
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k1Loe6Wj70
A2 986 'Spirit Of Warragul' - Official Relaunch Tour To Warragul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJGxjnivp8
Various trains at the Ostbahnhof in Munich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-eM4hxYJ-Y
Dampf im Oberland 1998 mit Dampflok 44 0093, 58 1111 u. 52 8075
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz88E41-YgQ
Güterzüge im Blockabstand zwischen Magdeburg und Helmstedt - HSL 151, MEG 155, Metrans uvm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdU1X7fmKyg
Lokportrait Dampflok 01 150
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yhxe0mQql0
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
TU-144 SST - latest news
http://www.tu144sst.com/latestnews.html
WW2 American fighter aircraft lifted from the bottom of Kerch Strait
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AeIWrL9NGs
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields in the USA
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/
Another new Titanic - this time from the Czech Republic
https://www.newtitanic.net/en
Vintage news
https://www.thevintagenews.com/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
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IN THE NEWS
Slotting in UK rail freight
http://tinyurl.com/lpwgyvy
BTP steps up officer numbers at stations as terrorist threat level raised
http://tinyurl.com/kbvwsod
RMT fights track renewals staff cuts at Carillion track renewals
http://tinyurl.com/lurytul
http://tinyurl.com/kz8yrz3
Heathrow-Crossrail row heads to High Court
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40000763
RAIB report on fatality at Balham August 2016
http://tinyurl.com/k6cxvpy
Derailment at Hoo Jn yard
http://tinyurl.com/mkzd7no
Collision in Stewarts Lane Depot
http://tinyurl.com/lajuw69
Torre signalbox for sale
http://www.railstaff.uk/2017/05/25/former-railway-station-signal-box-85000/
First Italian-built train for GWR set for December delivery
http://tinyurl.com/kjewa9n
Electric train service starts to Maidenhead
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-39997138
Flying Scotsman timetable kept secret to deter trespassing fans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-39991602
Police patrols to precede Flying Scotsman workings
http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/police-patrol-train-lines-ahead-70060
Delayed £50m Cambridge North railway station opens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-39974167
Great Northern completes refurb of Fen Line Class 387s
http://tinyurl.com/mortz8v
Delays due to fault on Oulton Broad South Swing bridge
http://tinyurl.com/kwbmq2e
Manchester Victoria closed after terrorist attack
http://tinyurl.com/lrpufqf
http://tinyurl.com/ljtw35z
RMT suspends strike action on 30th May
http://tinyurl.com/krdepdf
Wi-Fi fault detection on Scotrail 334 units
http://tinyurl.com/mymg6vt
Harry Potter fans warned after near misses on Glenfinnan Viaduct
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-39976271
Network Rail ‘stealth plan’ to make trains run on time
http://tinyurl.com/jvzlco2
Arriva Trains Wales is adding extra capacity on its crammed routes
http://tinyurl.com/n5fjxdk
Vandalism at Belfast York Road
http://tinyurl.com/mzazs8n
Gauge clearance issues for Flying Scotsman on West Somerset Railway
http://tinyurl.com/ml2du52
LNWR Heritage discontinues work on boiler for "The Unknown Warrior"
http://www.lms-patriot.org.uk/engineering/2017-05-25/boiler-manufacture-may-2017
Swanage to Wareham rail line to reconnect to mainline after four decades
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-40011037
http://tinyurl.com/lqqrsal
Trespass problems on Weardale railway
http://tinyurl.com/k95lcdf
Dolgellau college students helping Ffestiniog railway with carpentry
http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm
Eurostar introduces e320 trains on London-Brussels services
http://tinyurl.com/lzdqsps
Eurostar to run direct trains from London to Amsterdam by end of the year
https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2017/05/25-eurostar-plans-easter-launch-to.html
Arriva contract in Netherlands to be extended
http://tinyurl.com/kmmwt3v
Effi1000 shunters ordered by Italian company
http://tinyurl.com/m6agsb2
Updated DB Cargo steel coil carrying wagons
http://tinyurl.com/mlqzrqj
Report on fatal accident in Cameroon in October 2016
http://af.reuters.com/article/cameroonNews/idAFL8N1IP78E
MAV starts building coaches for international services
http://tinyurl.com/l33w4s4
New rolling stock for Hohenzollerische Landesbahn
http://tinyurl.com/mmac7h5
Stadler unveils 'Giruno' class multiple units
http://tinyurl.com/lew7g4y
Infrastructure problems at New York Penn Central station
http://tinyurl.com/lya9kfj
http://tinyurl.com/kfnlvvz
Caltrains funding for electrification confirmed
http://tinyurl.com/n3suzl4
Isle of Man horse tram service resumed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-39997641
Rubber ducks swim in Steeple Aston village potholes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-39974147
First North Korea to Russia ferry service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39960626
Plane toilet arsonist on Sharm el-Sheikh flight has sentence doubled
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40045599
Elvis's plane to be auctioned after sitting on runway for 30 years
http://tinyurl.com/nyqz5tp
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth, Roger Smith
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TV and RADIO
29/05/17 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Stirling to Pitlochry
29/05/17 BBC2 2100-2200
"The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: the Final Countdown" Crossrail 2/2
30/05/17 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" St Andrews to Edinburgh
31/05/17 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Amersham
31/05/17 BBC4 2000-2100
"Timeshift: Bridging the Gap - How the Severn Bridge was Built
31/05/17 BBC2 2320-0020
"The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: the Final Countdown" Crossrail 2/2
01/06/17 BBC4 2230-2330
"Engineering Giants: Gas Rig Strip-Down" 2/3
02/06/17 Channel 5 2100-2200
"The Secret Life of the Long-Haul Flight" London-Sydney
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
26/05/17- South Devon Railway: Ticket to Ride
29/05/17
http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/
27/05/17- Foxfield Railway: Bus Rally
28/05/17
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
27/05/17- Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Spring Gala
29/05/17
http://www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
27/05/17- Swindon & Cricklade Railway: Real Ale & Cider Festival
29/05/17
http://www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
27/05/17- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Festival of Steam
29/05/17
http://www.gwsr.com
27/05/17- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: "Kids Go Free" Bank Holiday
29/05/17
http://www.e-v-r.com
28/05/17 Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Teddy's Train Ride
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org
28/05/17- Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway: Day Out with Thomas
29/05/17
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
29/05/17 Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Bus Rally
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org
01/06/17- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Tornado visit
04/06/17
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
01/06/17- Nene Valley Railway: 40th Anniversary Celebrations
04/06/17
http://www.nvr.org.uk
03/06/17 Peak Rail: Heritage Shunters Trust Gala
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
03/06/17- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Miniature Traction Engine Rally
04/06/17
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org
03/06/17- East Lancashire Railway: Small Engines Weekend
04/06/17
http://www.eastlancrailway.org.uk
03/06/17- Llangollen Railway: Railcar Gala
04/06/17
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
04/06/17 Solent Blue Line - 30 Years
The Bargate, Southampton
1000-1600
http://www.bluestarbus.co.uk/
04/06/17 Foxfield Railway: Knotty Heritage Train
http://www.knottycoachtrust.org
04/06/17 Peak Rail: Peak Forester Rail Tour to Rowsley
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
05/06/17 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
"Old Flames - Reminiscences" by Granville Dobson
£3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
09/06/17- North Norfolk Railway: Diesel Gala
11/06/17
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/
09/06/17- West Somerset Railway: Diesel Gala & Rail Ale Trail
11/06/17
http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
10/06/17 Bournemouth Bus Running Day
http://bournemouth.co.uk/event/bournemouth-bus-rally-2017/
10/06/17 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways: "Snowdonian Limited"
http://www.festrail.co.uk
10/06/17- Swindon & Cricklade Railway: Kids for a Quid
11/06/17
http://www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
10/06/17- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: War on the Line
11/06/17
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/
10/06/17- Peak Model Railway Exhibition
11/06/17 The Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, DE45 1AH
http://www.chesterfieldrailwaymodellers.co.uk/
11/06/17 Foxfield Railway: Morris Minor Rally
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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