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NETWATCH
West Midlands Metro Progress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HU6pPGF5y4
Birmingham New Street Atmosphere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNA6jOuOfUg
Bescot Stadium Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H9asy5QFGY
Walsall Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzpT_rkGPKw
Rugeley Trent Valley Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS_6gnYwIN0
Tamworth Station overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h8zVKJ-CoY
(Martin Miller)
SunRail - Greater Orlando's Commuter Rail Line - September 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD7E7KAGQTA
(Andrew Cook)
Twentieth anniversary of Ladbrook Grove collision
https://tinyurl.com/y5dodgr3
Why a town was named after a pub
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/17953115.nelson-named-pub-not-naval-hero/
Unused viaduct in Tadcaster
https://tinyurl.com/y2vwxtv8
Cartoon about commuting on London Underground
https://tinyurl.com/yxkx6u2b
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Great Central Railway - Autumn Steam Gala - 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVpnjE9-pO4
West Somerset Railway, Autumn Steam Gala 2019, Saturday 5th October
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQUHlJ9Wvaw
ROG 57305 & 47813 'Jack Frost' Haul a Brand New set of TPE MK5s Through Walsall 16/8/19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiO5oSWzeHg
2019 Sep 19 The Fairbourne Steam Railway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS7DDHObGJ0
Australian Steam: 3265 on the Kiama Picnic Train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw5cJKba-Jw
Dampfsonderzüge nach Tschechien mit 41 1144-9 und 50 3648-8 am 05.10.2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6no0KW_AU54
Model Trains on a branch line in a German Village - Rail Modelling in HO scale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Se6gZrbJnY
The Wirral Bus Tram Show 6th October 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2S_p5BEP3o
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij Annual Steam Gala ‘Terug naar Toen’, 7th/8th September
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BSUWLqrjGk
(Spotter: Kees Wielemaker)
Castles to visit by train this autumn
https://www.scotrail.co.uk/blog/castles-visit-train-autumn
Loch Lomond’s Maid of the Loch paddle steamer started for first time in 40 years
https://tinyurl.com/y56fdfsj
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
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IN THE NEWS
Dry Ice as a method of removing "leaves on the line"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-49972889
Improvements at User Worked Crossings
https://tinyurl.com/y6zrdk89
The return of Rail Riders
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2019/10/rail-riders-is-returning-after-nearly-30-years.html
Dry Rot delays refurbishment of Stratford Upon Avon station
https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/dry-rot-delays-rail-station-revamp-until-end-of-year/
Behind the scenes peek at Helpston signal box helps community understand level crossing safety
https://tinyurl.com/y4dv9owk
First new Merseyrail train en route to Wildenrath for testing
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/first-look-brand-new-merseyrail-17047474
Carlisle extension to Borders Railway making positive progress
http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/carlisle-borders-railway-extension
Cat who caught train from Dunbartonshire to Edinburgh is making a habit of travelling around
Scotland
https://tinyurl.com/y3pygkem
Welsh trains: 'Lessons learned' after 2018 train cancellations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49906930
Prototype HST Power Car 41001 to return to York
https://www.125group.org.uk/
Full Steam Ahead as Churnet Valley Railway Begin Work to 'Reconnect Leek'
https://reconnectleek.co.uk/
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2019/10/churnet-valley-railway-begin-to-reconnect-leek.html
http://moorlandsradio.co.uk/the-first-phase-of-leeks-railway-line-is-completed
Mark 3 sleeper donated to Bo'ness Railway Museum
https://tinyurl.com/y422bnwr
Bridge on Ness Island miniature railway repaired
https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/good-news-for-popular-miniature-railway-184070/
Corris station developments
https://www.corris.co.uk/news/press-releases/corris-railway-station-the-next-steps
Stadler to supply new rolling stock for Lauterbrunnen-Murren line
https://tinyurl.com/yy7h78gd
The new design of X4E-623 for Rail Force One
https://wp.me/p7dVyI-99h
New weekend sleeper train between Amsterdam and Zell am See for Skiing traffic
https://tinyurl.com/y2ro73jj
Cat litter by rail
https://www.railwaygazette.com/freight/cat-litter-by-rail/54635.article
Refurbishment of Benguela Railway completed
https://tinyurl.com/yxq5obdm
Protest over London Overground ticket office closures
https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/london-overground-ticket-office-campaign-launches/
CAF to supply trams to West Midlands
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/caf-supply-trams-birmingham/
Bus accident between Totnes and Paignton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-49944705
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-49947683
Wings tour bus found and offered at auction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49962615
Isle of Wight Red Funnel car ferry's lost anchor retrieved
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-49985918
Changes on Mull to Morvern ferry route for Lochaline slipway works
https://tinyurl.com/yyvqunh5
Technical failure causes major disruption to Arran ferry
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-49959296
Fastest ferry comes into public ownership
https://tinyurl.com/y4vxbpr3
NYK working on decarbonisation of shipping industry
https://www.nyk.com/english/news/2019/20191003_01.html
Queen Mary operator in danger of defaulting on lease due to maintenance problems
https://lbpost.com/news/urban-commons-queen-mary-repairs-lease
Aurigny losses
https://tinyurl.com/y2ujhzjs
Probe opens after A319 departs from occupied runway
https://tinyurl.com/y3nq6qxh
Lights hit as 767 freighter lands short in Puerto Rico
https://tinyurl.com/y6zb34fc
Ukraine plane crash: Five die as Antonov crash-lands near Lviv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49931753
Slovenian Adria Airways files for bankruptcy
https://tinyurl.com/yxnrjz59
Light aircraft hits ski lift cables in Italian Alps
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49987780
Ethiopian 767 suffers uncontained engine failure
https://tinyurl.com/yxrrcats
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Barry Knapper, Reg Nerps, Andrew Nummelin, Mike Price,
Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
12/10/19 BBC2 1530-1630
"James May Cars of the People" 3/3
12/10/19 Channel 4 1900-2000
"Britain's Most Historic Towns" 2/6 Bristol
12/10/19 Channel 4 2000-2100
"Great British Car Journeys" 1/4 Yorkshire
12/10/19 Channel 5 1945-2100
"The Great Model Railway Challenge" 6/8
12/10/19 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Great Warships: the Aircraft Carrier"
13/10/19 BBC4 2000-2100
"Britain's Biggest Warship" HMS Queen Elizabeth 2/3
14/10/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Pubs, Ponds and Power: the Story of the Village" Warkworth
15/10/19 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Secrets of the World's Tallest Skyscrapers"
15/10/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Pubs, Ponds and Power: the Story of the Village" Milton Abbas
15/10/19 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Heathrow Airport: Then and Now"
16/10/19 BBC2 1930-2000
"The Channel Tunnel: Life on the Inside" 3/4
15/10/19 BBC4 1930-2000
"Pubs, Ponds and Power: the Story of the Village" Cromford
16/10/19 ITV 2000-2030
"Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport" 12/12
17/10/19 BBC2 1930-2000
"The Channel Tunnel: Life on the Inside" 4/4
17/10/19 ITV 1930-2000
"HS2? - Death of the High Speed Express? Tonight"
17/10/19 BBC4 2100-2200
"Own the Sky: Jetpack Dreamers" The quest to fly
17/10/19 BBC4 2200-2300
"How to Build a Jumbo Jet Engine"
18/10/19 Channel 5 2000-2100
"World's Most Luxurious Cars"
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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
12/10/19 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Jazz and Chips Evening Land Cruise
https://www.e-v-r.com
12/10/19- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: China Clay Weekend
13/10/19
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
12/10/19- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Autumn Diesel Weekend
13/10/19
https://www.gwsr.com
12/10/19- The Elizabethan Railway Society Model Railway Exhibition
13/10/19 The Summit Centre, Lowmoor Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7LL
https://www.elizabethanrailwaysociety.co.uk
15/10/19 Monmouthshire Railway Society
Room A09, University of South Wales City Campus, Usk Way, Newport, NP20 2BP
"Leominster, Knighton, Eardisley and Presteigne Lines" by Rob Williams
Starts 1900
https://www.mrsoc.co.uk/
18/10/19 Gosport Railway Club
Methodist Church, 33 Stoke Road, Gosport, PO12 1TJ
"Waterloo to Weymouth, Britain's last steam main line from London"
by Mike Pym
Starts 1930
http://grsupdate40.blogspot.com/
19/10/19- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Cotswold Food & Drink Fayre
20/10/19
https://www.gwsr.com
19/10/19- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Model Railway Exhibition
20/10/19
https://www.e-v-r.com
19/10/19- Cardiff Model Railway Show
20/10/19 Glantaf High School, Llandaff North, CF14 2JL
1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
Free vintage bus from Cardiff Central, Saturday 0930, 1100, 1200, 1400, 1500 & 1630
http://www.cardiffmodelrailwayshow.co.uk/
20/10/19 Poole & District MRS Exhibition
Poole Grammar School, Gravel Hill, Poole, Dorset, BH17 9JU
https://www.pdmrs.wordpress.com
20/10/19 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Bug Party
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk/
20/10/19 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Trolleydays & Isle of Axholme Running Day
Belton Road, Sandtoft, Doncaster, DN8 5SX
https://www.sandtoft.org
21/10/19 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, The Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Over 60 Years of Railway Photography - Part 1" by David Canning
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
24/10/19- Lappa Valley Railway: Hallowe'en Fun
31/10/19
https://www.lappavalleyrailway.co.uk
25/10/19- Churnet Valley Railway: Carnival of Doom
26/10/19
https://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk/
25/10/19- Kirklees Light Railway: Hallowe'en Ghost Trains
27/10/19
https://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com
26/10/19 Birmingham Model Railway Club Exhibition
Arden Hall, Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, B36 9PB
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Birmingham-Model-Railway-Club/716617318389165
26/10/19 Churnet Valley Railway: Superpower Saturday
Three USA TCS160s operating together for the first time in the UK since 1944
https://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk/
26/10/19 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Wizarding Day
https://www.e-v-r.com
26/10/19 Corris Railway: Hallowe'en Special Day
http://www.corris.co.uk
26/10/19- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Half Price Weekend & Children Free!
27/10/19
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
26/10/19- Leighton Buzzard Railway: Spooktacular Hallowe'en Event
27/10/19
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk/
26/10/19- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Steam & Scream
27/10/19
https://www.gwsr.com
26/10/19- Dean Forest Railway: Witches & Wizards (Part 1)
27/10/19
https://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk/
26/10/19- Caistor Model Railway Exhibition
27/10/19 Caistor Town Hall, High Street, Caistor, Lincolnshire, LN7 6TX
26/10/19- Foxfield Railway: Freaky Foxfield
27/10/19
http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/
27/10/19 Helston Railway: Kid for a Quid
https://www.helstonrailway.co.uk
27/10/19 RCTS South Wales
Committee Room, Dyfatty Community Centre, Chapel Street, Dyfatty, Swansea, SA1 1NB
“50 Years Ago – the railway scene in 1969 and 1970” by Stephen Miles
1930-2200
Non-members are very welcome - a donation is requested
https://www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/
29/10/19- Gwili Railway: Hallowe'en Ghost Express
31/10/19
https://www.gwili-railway.co.uk/
30/10/19 Dean Forest Railway: Witches & Wizards (Part 2)
https://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk/
31/10/19 Barry and Penarth Railway Society
Penarth Conservative Club, Stanwell Road, Penarth, CF64 4EZ
Starts at 1930
"Cornish Travels" by Stuart Warr
01/11/19 RCTS Bristol Branch
St Peters Church Hall, Church Road, Filton, BS34 7BX
"Ramblings with a New Camera" by Brian Holland (Leicester Railway Society)
1930-2200
A donation of £1 (members) and £2 (non-members) is requested
https://www.rcts.org.uk/branches/bristol
02/11/19 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Diesel Day
http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
02/11/19 Lappa Valley Railway: Fireworks Evening
https://www.lappavalleyrailway.co.uk
02/11/19- Lappa Valley Railway: End of Season Steam Extravaganza
03/11/19
https://www.lappavalleyrailway.co.uk
02/11/19- Leawood Pump Engine House Steaming
03/11/19 Engine in motion 1200-1630
http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/
02/11/19- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Weekend Trolleydays
03/11/19 Belton Road, Sandtoft, Doncaster, DN8 5SX
https://www.sandtoft.org
04/11/19 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St. John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
Annual General Meeting
Doors open 1930, AGM starts 1945
http://www.hias.org.uk/
04/11/19 Peak Railway Association
The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Where Would You Like to Go?” by Anthony Hicks
£3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
Starts 1930
http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch
09/11/19- Hampton Court MRS - Tolworth Showtrain
10/11/19 Tolworth Recreation Centre, Fuller's Way North, KT6 7LQ
https://www.tolworthshowtrain.co.uk
09/11/19- Alsager Railway Association Model Railway Exhibition
10/11/19 Legends Conference & Leisure Centre, Bentley Motors Ltd, CW2 8WD
http://www.alsagerrailwayassociation.co.uk/
09/11/19- Barnsley Model Railway Club Exhibition
10/11/19 Hoyland Leisure Centre, West St, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9EH
http://www.barnsleymrc.org.uk/
10/11/19 Cosham Indoor Transport Fair
Cosham Community Centre, Wotton Street, Cosham, PO6 3AP
10/11/19 Lynton & Barnstaple Railway: Remembrance Sunday
http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk
12/11/19 Great Western Society Bristol Group
BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, BS34 7RG
"Midland Extremities - From the S&D to the S&C" by Terry Nicholls
Starts at 1945 (room open from 1930)
Non-members welcome - suggested donation of £3 to help defray expenses
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gws.html
13/11/19 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
“Fifty Years on the Beaten Track” by Geoff Atkins
1930-2200
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
https://www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/
15/11/19 Gosport Railway Club
Methodist Church, 33 Stoke Road, Gosport, PO12 1TJ
Photographic Competition & "Gosport's Minor Railways" by Peter Keat
Starts 1930
http://grsupdate40.blogspot.com/
16/11/19 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Twylight & After Dark Trolleyday
Belton Road, Sandtoft, Doncaster, DN8 5SX
https://www.sandtoft.org
17/11/19 Leighton Buzzard Railway: Centenary Celebration
http://www.buzzrail.co.uk/
18/11/19 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, The Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Policing before radios and computers" by Anthony Keep
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome
23/11/19- Warley National Model Railway Exhibition
24/11/19 NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
https://www.thewarleyshow.co.uk
24/11/19 Kirklees Light Railway: Christmas Craft Fair
https://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com
Cheers, Howard.
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