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NETWATCH
Brussels Tram 150 - Works Trams on Parade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh7XgkM8k4E
Brussels 150 Tram - The atmosphere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odv99PnIuXk
Brussels Tram 150 - Heritage Trams on the move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W8myfI-ePI
Schaerbeek Station Brussels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucaEf8KJ-SU
(Martin Miller)
Foxfield Railway Victorian Weekend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra1Cnsq_G5Y
(Barry Knapper)
60103 'Flying Scotsman' Draws the Curtains of 'The Great Britain XII' - 05.05.2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgVldFH8mjw
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Diesel & Mixed Traffic Gala 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z5trNrgofM
North Eastern Railway Electric Autocar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDUG1QLq4uc
Corris Railway - 5th May 2019 - Onboard Maespoeth Junction to Corris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c6ya_Ns0r4
Exbury Gardens Steam Railway 21/4/19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoENsKrDxAY
Big Boy #4014 UP #844 Double header Rawlins to Rock Springs, Wyoming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f51PbhSQSpY
2019 Apr 27 Neepsend (Sheffield) Model Railway Society Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZjQQUdDBQQ
Modular Model Railway Layout with German Trains and Locomotives in H0 gauge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCKWK3pCL_c
Blackpool Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW_TriUVrh8
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Warning over drones near railway lines after incident in Surrey
https://1clickurls.com/5J1A0Zc
RAIB annual reports for 2018
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raib-annual-report-published-2019
Railway Pension scheme
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN03109
The problem of train travel, other passengers!
https://1clickurls.com/EBg5UJh
The next stage of the railway management merry-go round
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48096549
Briefing at Blaenau Ffestiniog about rebuilding Conwy Valley line
https://1clickurls.com/qkd78oD
Underground themed hotel in London
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2019/05/06/a-london-underground-themed-hotel-opens/
Assessment of cyber security on new Bombardier units
https://1clickurls.com/8cZ-NwJ
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
The Kestrel Railway Books mystery pictures pages have been updated - follow the link from the
home page
https://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk/
Great Scenic Railways, Devon & Cornwall
https://greatscenicrailways.co.uk/
Looe Rail Heritage
https://looerailheritage.com
10 of the best scenic rail journeys in Europe
https://1clickurls.com/o32WNge
Sweden by train: from Stockholm to Oslo
https://1clickurls.com/N03XroA
Spain by train: from Barcelona to Seville via Madrid
https://1clickurls.com/_0NEJmf
Tram Driving Championships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlaZvWVmhI8
(Spotter: Andrew Nummelin)
Bridgeton Bus Garage Open Day May 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCBs2i3b0Ps
(Andrew Cook)
Bus fares reveal 'massively unfair' gulf between London and rest of England
https://1clickurls.com/nFqSbDY
Shipworm: The Scourge of Wooden Wrecks is Really a Mussel
https://xray-mag.com/content/shipworm-scourge-wooden-wrecks-really-mussel
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Chatterley Whitfield Colliery By Drone (4K)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUFgYGE_JLI
(Spotter: Barry Knapper)
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IN THE NEWS
NR trespass warning
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/you-vs-train/
Fuel cell "proof of Concept" train to be built using Vivarail class 230 unit
https://1clickurls.com/83xi10J
Stagecoach to sue DfT over franchise bidding ban
https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2019/05/08-stagecoach-to-sue-dft-over.html
Buffer stop impact at Victoria
https://1clickurls.com/5O3VnKQ
Improvements planned at Chessington South
https://1clickurls.com/53d2Gkm
Trespassing cattle stop c2c services near Pitsea
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/c2c-delays-trains-stopped-between-2834416
Grant approved for restoration of Bury St Edmunds station house
https://1clickurls.com/tfZNlAp
Exmouth branch shut after wartime grenade found near the line
https://1clickurls.com/weLhCz2
Campaign to reopen the Burton on Trent to Leicester (Ivanhoe) Line
http://www.ivanhoeline.org/
Plans for Hydrogen powered trains based on Teesside
https://1clickurls.com/LD-ozRv
Historic footbridge successfully installed at Stirling station
https://1clickurls.com/Gg3eWdz
Cabs from 66734 (Loch Trieg derailment) used for GBRf drivers simulator
https://1clickurls.com/s8coEdU
New coaches for Caledonian Sleeper
https://1clickurls.com/O3XaDTh
12000 applicants for Scot Rail driving posts
https://1clickurls.com/U18zQAW
Plans backed for train testing centre in Neath Valley colliery site
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48201728
Re-opening of Purbeck rail line services pushed back
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-48185140
Vandalism on West Somerset Railway
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/17618277.vandals-strike-at-west-somerset-railway/
Auction of GWR memorabilia on Guernsey
https://1clickurls.com/0lWGSuu
Mortifying plans for Moretonhampstead station
https://1clickurls.com/PpWwtpr
Trains forced to stop as Flying Scotsman spectators 'stand on tracks'
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/trains-forced-stop-flying-scotsman-2835566.amp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-48170533
Complaints from train drivers over trespass around Flying Scotsman
https://1clickurls.com/wyZWCpa
Clifton Rocks Railway to be brought back to life
https://1clickurls.com/1OmCK8a
Delays to reopening Poole Park Railway
https://1clickurls.com/IyLNHyo
RAIB investigation into locomotive runaway at Beddgelert
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/locomotive-runaway-at-beddgelert
Conductors get ‘smart watches’ to ensure trains leave right on time
https://1clickurls.com/90ziaCT
GKB electrification plans
https://1clickurls.com/cEq1yeO
Kenya to upgrade metre gauge line to Uganda
https://1clickurls.com/F_O5MYs
Unused Jubilee line platforms at Charing Cross
https://1clickurls.com/SF2RaxL
First Stadler Glasgow Subway train delivered
https://1clickurls.com/wQmC13E
Stadler signs contract for new Waldenburgerbahn units
https://1clickurls.com/DaHO7CG
Residents warn that a car ban on the Mull-Lochaline ferry will have a devastating effect on
islanders
https://1clickurls.com/4MeBV9l
UK's first Poseidon takes shape in Renton
https://1clickurls.com/vo7R6kB
Northrop N9M fatal crash
https://1clickurls.com/xGm1Kcp
Boeing 737MAX safety testing rushed?
https://1clickurls.com/HE1TMrf
Boeing 737 slides of runway in Florida
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48159676
Fatal aircraft fire at Moscow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48171392
Buffalo Airways makes 'forced landing' 9 kilometres off Hay River runway
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/buffalo-airways-nwt-down-1.5121833
Fawley Power Station planning scheme
https://1clickurls.com/KMqk1tU
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, John McCorriston, Reg Nerps, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
12/05/19 ITV 2220-2315
"easyJet: Inside the Cockpit" 2/3
12/05/19 BBC4 2330-0030
"WW1: Aces Falling - Timewatch"
13/05/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" South Kensington to London Bridge
13/05/19 BBC4 2000-2100
"Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 3/3
13/05/19 BBC4 2325-0025
"Clydebuilt: the Ships that Made the Commonwealth" 1/4 The Cutty Sark
14/05/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Derby to Grantham
15/05/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" Lincolnshire
15/05/19 BBC4 2000-2100
"The Golden Age of Liners" 2/9
16/05/19 BBC4 2000-2100
"Supersized Earth" 3/3 Food, Fire and Water
16/05/19 ITV 2100-2200
"easyJet: Inside the Cockpit" 3/3
17/05/19 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard" 1/6
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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
10/05/19- Swanage Railway: Diesel Gala & Beer Festival
12/05/19
https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/
10/05/19- Dean Forest Railway: Day Out With Thomas
12/05/19
https://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk/
10/05/19- Exhibition: Midland Railway 175th Anniversary
12/05/19 Midland Hotel, Midland Road, Derby, DE1 2SQ
1000-1600 daily
http://www.midlandrailway.org.uk/
10/05/19- Exhibition: “When the Railway Came to Bollington”
27/05/19 Bollington Library, Palmerston Street, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5JX
0930-1900 (Tue), 0930-1700 (Wed-Fri), 0930-1300 (Sat)
https://www.bollingtonfestival.org.uk/
11/05/19 Victory Model Railway Club Exhibition
Admiral Lord Nelson School, Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
http://victorymrc.org.uk/index.html
11/05/19 Winchester Chesil Railway and Tunnel Tours
1115, 1245, 1415, 1545
https://www.winchester.gov.uk/events/19350/5256/chesil-railway-tunnel-tour
11/05/19 Association of Larger Scale Railway Modellers - Reading 2019
Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, RG1 8EQ
https://www.alsrm-events.co.uk
11/05/19 South West Herts MRS - Watford Model Railway Exhibition
Queens' School, Aldenham Road, Bushey, Watford, WD23 2TY
https://www.southwesthertsmrs.org.uk
11/05/19- Swindon & Cricklade Railway: Diesel Gala
12/05/19
https://www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
11/05/19- Derby Model Railway Exhibition
12/05/19 The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8JE
https://www.mmrg.org.uk
11/05/19- Glenrothes Model Railway Exhibition
12/05/19 Lomond Centre, Woodside Way, Glenrothes, KY7 5RA
https://www.glenrothesmrc.org.uk
13/05/19 Swadlincote Festival of Transport
Swadlincote Town Centre
1000-1600
https://sfot.uk/
13/05/19 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St. John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
“Along the Portsmouth Direct Railway" by Peter Keat
Doors open 1930, talk starts 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
14/05/19 Great Western Society Bristol Group
BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, BS34 7RG
"Railways in the West Country" by Peter Triggs
Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900)
Non-members welcome - suggested donation of £3 to help defray expenses
http://www.gwsbristol.org
16/05/19 Monmouthshire Railway Society
University of South Wales City Campus, Usk Way, NP20 2BP
1900-2130
"The West Riding of Yorkshire, Early 50s to 1968" by Derek Huntriss
http://www.mrsoc.co.uk
16/05/19- Severn Valley Railway: Spring Diesel Festival & Mixed Traction Day
18/05/19
https://www.SVR.co.uk
17/05/19 Gosport Railway Club
Methodist Church, 33 Stoke Road, Gosport, PO12 1TJ
"The history of Hythe, The Pier, Ferries and Railways" by Sarah Marden
Starts 1930
http://grsupdate40.blogspot.com/
17/05/19- Welsh Highland Railway: Rail-Ale Festival
19/05/19
https://www.festrail.co.uk/
18/05/19- Salisbury Model Railway Exhibition
19/05/19 Michael Herbert Hall, South Street, Wilton, SP2 0JS
https://www.sswrs.org.uk
18/05/19- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Wallace & Gromit
19/05/19
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
18/05/19- EM Gauge Society - expoEM Spring
19/05/19 Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bagshot Road, Bracknell, Berks, RG12 9SE
https://www.emgs.org
18/05/19- Dean Forest Railway: 1940s Weekend
19/05/19
https://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk/
18/05/19- Foxfield Railway: War Weekend
19/05/19
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
18/05/19- Immingham Model Railway Show
19/05/19 Immingham Museum & Civic Centre, Pelham Road, Immingham, DN40 1QF
https://www.imminghammuseum.org
19/05/19 The Garden Railway Show 2019
Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Wigman Road, Nottingham, NG8 4PB
https://www.gscalesociety.com
19/05/19 Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Watercress Festival
https://www.watercressline.co.uk/
20/05/19 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, Kennet Academy, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"A different view of The Southern" by Neil Kearns
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
20/05/19 Peak Railway Association
Library Theatre, Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ
“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon
Starts 1930, doors open 1900
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
20/05/19 Friends of the Cromford Canal
Ironville Church Hall, Casson St, Ironville, Nottingham, NG16 5NN
"The Ashby Canal" by Geoff Pursglove
Admission: £2, starts 1930
Non members welcome
http://www.cromfordcanal.info/
Cheers, Howard.
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