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NETWATCH
Derby Station - onwards and upwards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jyd-41tXKg
Rotherham Central Station the old and new order
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbl2qRDsfks
Meadowhall South with Tram Trains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taFRDZFwUJw
Stagecoach Supertram Birley Lane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBGe4IG9fWA
Meadowhall Interchange Tram and Trains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orXphiYnPds
Stagecoach Supertram Nunnery Square
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwknWfu0JQE
Stagecoach Supertram Fitzalan Square
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO4b42vBZGY
Stagecoach Supertram Herdings Leighton Road
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QT1BuqLvZA
(Martin Miller)
Rail Photographs From The First Half of 2018 - Steam, Diesel & Electric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840Clq06Qrw
A trip to the Swanage Railway July 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsRNIEUBK9Y
45690 Leander & 47237 at Preston and Carlisle with The Fellsman, 24th July
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6-2M2SRTCs
Delivering The Goods - 9F 92212 - Mid Hants Railway, 28th July
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq1ohG1mR04
Barrow Hill roundhouse, 28th July
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULf4TYMIgcI
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Heritage Diesel Gala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvkkSAdExZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKXGsWYRy4Y
LMS 45699 Whistles through Helwith bridge on the Dalesman, 30th July
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87jcpgYR1HU
(5043) 'The King Of Castles'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvi1PuG5S3Y
Australia: Sydney's Great Steam Train Race 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ7bz2nzztE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s719NGjIdQ4
421 transfer- Junee to Casino - August 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVjI0T3VnLo
NT76 leads the Afghan Express: Mid North Rail Movements Edition 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbNq7udR9cA
Australian Trains - The Indian Pacific at Homebush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cpFbq7tFiE
Bush Mill Railway Port Arthur Tasmania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7tmP7nNixk
Güterverkehr auf der Koperrampe - Leonardo da Vinci, Scotch, Albert Einstein uvm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-JO3s0qO_M
Dampfzug Zillertalbahn, Lok Nr. 5 fährt von Jenbach nach Mayrhofen, 28th July
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8gu0DlIjOA
RER E trains in Paris-Est station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX5ILfTyiM8
Model Railway with Marklin Model Trains in Z Scale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ojvlwFRJ_g
Sturovo to Sahy (Slovakia) - Driver's Eye View
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5V4Mveg78A
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Great Western Sleeper as viewed by Vogue magazine
https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/friday-night-with-raven-smith-night-riviera-sleeper
Threlkeld Quarry photocharter
http://www.steamingaroundyorkshire.co.uk/Pages/2018/july18/27th.htm
In praise of the Bombardier Q400
https://goo.gl/PfpiQK
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Mike Morant continues to add to his extensive gallery of railway photographs
https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/
How Frequently Will Crossrail Trains Run?
http://londonist.com/london/transport/how-frequently-will-crossrail-trains-run
The UK's first disabled air display team gets ready for take-off
https://goo.gl/MHr8VW
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IN THE NEWS
Residuary inspections of redundant railway structures to continue
https://goo.gl/JZxGyT
GBRf buy more second hand locos
https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/gb-railfreight-buys-more-locomotives
DB Cargo recruitment
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2018/07/db-cargo-uk-launch-new-recruitment-drive.html
Official letter describes ‘toxic’ nature of DOO
https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2018/07/31-official-letter-describes-toxic-nature.html
ORR criticism of Network Rail timetabling process
https://inews.co.uk/news/rail-watchdog-slams-network-rail-timetable-failings/
Talks agreed on third day of South Western Railway strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45017787
Talks to avert South Western Railway strike collapse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45045026
Alliance Railways open access bid between London and Southampton rejected
https://goo.gl/aiJ2MA
Railway signalman’s artistic talent kept alive with exhibition 12 years after his death
https://goo.gl/pcekur
New GWR Class 800 IETs make first journey to Devon
https://goo.gl/Ge9oK5
Britain’s golden age of rail starts at Windsor
https://reaction.life/britains-golden-age-rail-starts-windsor/
Wolverton railway works to be demolished for homes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-45010777
Electric train service to Bromsgrove started
https://goo.gl/r7L1nf
Schoolboys left injured after playing near rail line to sue over the 'psychological trauma'
they suffered
https://goo.gl/1aabQr
Northern: Many cancelled services resuming after timetable chaos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-44997743
First body shells for LNER Azuma units arrive at Newton Aycliffe
https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/hitachi-s-azuma-production-starts-at-newton-aycliffe
Ministers misled over BT Police being absorbed into Scottish Police service
https://goo.gl/ecqLnK
Stirling station footbridge works set to start
https://goo.gl/n38uWR
Aberdeen-Dyce rail enhancements on-track for successful completion
https://goo.gl/hk6H5m
Roadtesting ScotRail’s new train reveals many changes
https://goo.gl/jHfvkM
Extra trains for Papal visit
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/pope-francis-ireland-visit-sees-14954813
Mid Suffolk Railway using diesels due to fire risk
https://goo.gl/U1SFtN
Channel Tunnel car shuttle delays
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-44991557
Nene Valley Railway resumes steam operation
https://goo.gl/A2sgue
More vandalism on Swindon and Cricklade line
https://goo.gl/Q4r9P9
Welshpool cattle dock to be restored
http://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/16382232.welshpool-40k-heritage-project-set-to-start/
Gelert returns to traffic on the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
https://goo.gl/Ak2jN2
First apprentice taken on by Talyllyn Railway
https://goo.gl/nW2Jep
German Government aid for electric train operators
https://goo.gl/QTL7hQ
Uppsala station flooded
https://goo.gl/MzZqGn
Animal repellent approved for use on NS
https://goo.gl/6SE1iQ
More investment in railways around Vancouver
https://goo.gl/55jURV
Study into high speed rail line between Vancouver, Seattle and Portland
https://goo.gl/m8QTSS
Sun Rail service in Florida extended
https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/sunrail-heads-south.html
Coastal Pacific service on New Zealand South Island to restart in December
https://goo.gl/FWecBp
Hampshire bus crash: Boy, two, among 13 injured
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-44991227
CCTV shows joyriders crashing stolen bus
https://goo.gl/jxwwhT
Car fire closes Blackwall Tunnel
https://goo.gl/i2gjyr
Jaguar hit by trade war as China sales slow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45026053
Duterte crushes £4m worth of luxury cars in Philippines
https://goo.gl/7g2sJG
Isle of Wight ferries hit by adverse weather
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/16384647.isle-of-wight-ferries-hit-by-adverse-weather/
Final inquiry report fails to solve MH370 mystery
https://goo.gl/BzukEh
More Ryanair strikes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45011688
Mexico plane crash: All 103 people on board survive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45027112
https://goo.gl/VnLmEK
Air Vanuatu ATR 72 skids off runway at Port Vila
https://goo.gl/Fy5E7b
Spotters: Howard Benson, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps
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TV and RADIO
05/08/18 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Flying Across Britain with Arthur Williams" 1/4
05/08/18 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Hidden Britain by Drone" 1/2
06/08/18 BBC4 1930-2000
"Handmade: Metal"
06/08/18 BBC2 2315-0015
"The Five-Billion-Pound Super Sewer" 3/3
07/08/18 BBC4 1930-2000
"Handmade: Glass"
08/08/18 BBC4 1930-2000
"Handmade: Wood"
08/08/18 BBC4 2100-2200
"Mechanical Monsters"
08/08/18 Channel 5 2100-2200
"M1: the Motorway that Made Britain"
08/08/18 BBC4 2200-2300
"Timeshift: Building the Gap - How the Sever Bridge Was Built"
08/08/18 BBC4 2300-0000
"Timeshift: Sailors, Ships & Stevedores - the Story of British Docks"
08/08/18 Channel 5 2305-0005
"Britain's Craziest Commutes"
09/08/18 ITV 2245-2315
"Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport"
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility can be accepted for
inaccuracies or changes
02/08/18 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways: Jazz in the Park
http://www.festrail.co.uk
03/08/18- Spa Valley Railway: Summer Diesel Gala
05/08/18
https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk
04/08/18 Severn Valley Railway: The Last Days of Steam
https://www.svr.co.uk
04/08/18- Weald of Kent Steam Rally
05/08/18
https://www.wealdofkentsteamrally.co.uk/
04/08/18- Great Bucks Steam & Country Fair
05/08/18
https://www.greatbucks.org.uk/
04/08/18- West Somerset Railway Association: Steam & Vintage Rally
05/08/18
https://www.steamrally.org.uk/
04/08/18- Great Central Railway: 50 Years Since the End of BT Steam (1)
05/08/18
https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
04/08/18- Cromford Steam Rally
05/08/18 High Acres Farm, Dewey Lane, Brackenfield, Derbyshire (A615)
04/08/18- Peak Rail: 1940s Weekend
05/08/18
http://www.peakrail.co.uk
04/08/18- Llangollen Railway: 1960s Weekend
05/08/18
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
04/08/18- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Day Out with Thomas
12/08/18
https://www.watercressline.co.uk/
05/08/18 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
1100-1600, Adult: £2.50 (under 16, free)
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk/
05/08/18 Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: Hornby Collectors and Vintage Tractor Day
http://www.mslr.org.uk
05/08/18 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways: Journey into the Past
http://www.festrail.co.uk
06/08/18 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“The Sheffield-Dore Widening in Pictures” by Ted Hancock
£3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
09/08/18 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways: Jazz in the Park
http://www.festrail.co.uk
10/08/18- Llangollen Railway: Day Out With Thomas
12/08/18
http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
11/08/18 Winchester Chesil Railway and Tunnel Tours
1115 and 1415, Adult: £7.50, Child: £3
Booking advised
https://is.gd/2NGod0
11/08/18 Bressingham Steam Museum: East Anglia Garden Railway Show
http://www.bresingham.co.uk
11/08/18- Spa Valley Railway: Teddy Bears' Weekend
12/08/18
https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk
11/08/18- Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Big Engines Visiting Weekend
12/08/18
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
11/08/18- Swindon & Cricklade Railway: Steam & Vintage Weekend
12/08/18
http://www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
11/08/18- Epping Ongar Railway: Vintage Vehicle Rally
12/08/18
http://www.eorailway.co.uk
11/08/18- Great Central Railway: 50 Years Since the End of BT Steam (2)
12/08/18
https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
11/08/18- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Diesel Locomotive Weekend
12/08/18
http://www.e-v-r.com
12/08/18 Hollycombe Steam in the Country: Teddy Bears' Outing
Iron Hill, Liphook, Hants, GU30 7LP
http://www.hollycombe.co.uk
12/08/18 Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Moving the Mail - TPO
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org
12/08/18 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways: Journey into the Past
http://www.festrail.co.uk
16/08/18 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways: Jazz in the Park
http://www.festrail.co.uk
17/08/18 Eastleigh Lakeside Railway: Punch & Judy Shows
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk
17/08/18- Bristol Model Engineering & Model Making Exhibition
18/07/18
http://www.bristolmodelengineers.co.uk
18/08/18 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
1100-1600, Adult: £2.50 (under 16, free)
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk/
18/08/18 Imberbus 2018: Routemasters between Warminster Station and Imber
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/?p=23720
18/08/18- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Fire Engine Rally
19/08/18
http://www.bucksrailcentre.org
19/08/18 Spa Valley Railway: 3CIG & 73140 Push/Pull Day
https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk
19/08/18 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways: Journey into the Past
http://www.festrail.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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