Subject: Raildate 13th December 2019
From: Howard Sprenger
Date: 13/12/2019, 13:22
To: RAILDATE@yahoogroups.com

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NETWATCH

The good, bad and weird of Virgin Trains
https://is.gd/AJ4BUW
Bombardier in Derby
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/new-bombardier-uk-boss-talks-3612530
Crossrail Liverpool St Station
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/?p=34437
Unknown Warrior engineering updates
https://lms-patriot.org.uk/engineering/2019-12-02/engineering-update-november-2019
History of Ro-Ro ferries after leaving services from Folkestone
https://is.gd/slMYD7
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

A1 Tornado - 60163 On The Bath & Bristol Express!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdU5ClyLWZ0
Santa Specials on The Nene Valley Preserved Steam Railway / Railroad 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk-PunbOjLg
Australian Steam Trains Visit Northern Victoria - SRV/707 Weekender Specials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A1l9k-HxzM
Running trains on Hasland (Chesterfield Railway Modellers club layout)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqyOFFh9T7I
The Christmas Model Railway Show - Manchester 2019
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4R0QiVcLA
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nctBMXFaWgg
The Canal Tram Line in New Orleans, USA 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laMj2EdBaFE
The Carnforth Song - new version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGfRQp5jHNA
Settle to Carlisle Railway song by Robbie Ellis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_328XDr94M
HMS Prince of Wales flying White Ensign flag commissioned to the Royal Navy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plYFHZgkKXQ
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

Beach City Baby Douglas C-53
https://www.vintagewingsinc.com/history
Six Months Since DTD First Flew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQc1B870R8
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

Harecastle Disused Railway Tunnel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3110z40kDM
(Spotter: Barry Knapper)

Kent's abandoned railway stations - and what they are now
https://www.kentlive.news/news/nostalgia/kents-abandoned-railway-stations-what-3629623
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

"The Official Postcards of the Midland Railway" - free pdf download
http://midlandrailwaystudycentre.org.uk/postcards/

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IN THE NEWS

Angel Trains offer off lease pacers to heritage railways and emergency services
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=38028

Thameslink going automatic
https://modern-railways.keypublishing.com/?p=17007

Gillingham depot cat returns home
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/three-legged-cats-cross-county-adventure-218129/

RAIB report into near miss at Mucking level crossing in Essex
https://is.gd/FG716M

Different rolling stock for the Sheerness branch
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/new-trains-for-branch-line-218317/

New Greater Anglia Bombardier trains delayed
https://is.gd/cbmfHO

Citrus oil used to clean wheel contamination
https://is.gd/VWjNCE

Car stuck on Bristol Harbour railway tracks
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/woman-gets-peugeot-stuck-railway-3633058

Campaign to reopen disused Devon rail line gathers steam
https://is.gd/j5iYHl

Virgin Trains: Final service departs as UK's longest-running rail franchise ends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50699164

Hitachi to build new units for West coast to replace voyagers
https://is.gd/XujVag

Avanti West Coast to introduce a third class of accommodation
https://is.gd/QI1K6N

Amazon support reopening Burton to Leicester line for passengers
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/amazon-ivanhoe-line-leicester-burton-3616104

Extra seats promised on Borders Railway from next week
https://is.gd/rj2yUQ

Bus accident blocked railway at Galashiels
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-50710268

Plans on track for return of Bonnybridge rail station
https://is.gd/OrmpYw

Second platform to open at Dunbar on Sunday
https://is.gd/aX1Qes

Work progressing on Levenmouth rail link reopening
https://is.gd/Yfi9J6

Final journey at last for Scotrail's 40-year-old trains
https://wp.me/p8db2r-3GS
https://is.gd/wWMhmr

6023 to be withdrawn from mainline operations
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=38115

Narrow gauge railway in South London
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/?p=34471

New Manager appointed to Isle of Wight Steam Railway
https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18097129.new-manager-appointed-isle-wight-steam-railway/

5526 to visit East Anglian Railway museum spring gala
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=38056

Polling station in coach at Leeming Bar station
https://is.gd/Hup60F

Unearthing Scotland's first railway track at Tranent
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-50728225

Llangollen steam rail line nears opening as 45-year track work ends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50716927

Award for restored signal cabin at Downpatrick
https://is.gd/Ygjwzv

NS conducts first ATO test
https://www.railjournal.com/technology/ns-conducts-first-ato-test/

New locos delivered to Egyptian State Railways
https://is.gd/wkhGd9

RENFE unveils low cost high speed services
https://is.gd/4HT6ob

Train services disrupted around Florence due to earthquake
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-italy-quake-trains-idUKKBN1YD0KK

New Chief Executive of SBB named
https://is.gd/qjfgor

SZU orders Stadler emus for Uetlibergbahn
https://is.gd/5L0T8y

Train conveying crude oil derailed in Saskatchewan
https://is.gd/XS59Gq

Centenary Square extension opens
https://modern-railways.keypublishing.com/?p=17010

Amsterdam to get metro link to Schiphol within 10 years, at cost of €3bn
https://www.dutchnews.nl/?p=148554

Seven injured as Swansea University bus hits railway bridge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50759983

Southampton Calshot Spit lightship on the move ahead of cafe revamp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-50742763

New Train Ferries for Cook Straight
https://www.motorship.com/news101/ships-and-shipyards/new-train-ferries-for-cook-strait

Long-awaited Kilcreggan ferry transfer 'to happen in new year'
https://is.gd/OXxflc

Shops empty and seafood rots as Barra’s ferry lifeline fails
https://is.gd/vHTZEx

'Revolutionary' 18th Century naval ship to go on display in Poole
https://is.gd/jdIQfJ

Salvors Prepare to Refloat Grounded Tanker Near A Coruña
https://is.gd/ShCDtb

German WWI wreck Scharnhorst discovered off Falklands
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-50670743

Kirkwall Airport shut by torpedo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-50686475

Fully electric powered commercial flight
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50738983

Chilean plane missing en route to Antarctica
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-50723907

Air France orders more A350s to replace A380 fleet
https://is.gd/ksFPuQ

Boeing NMA future doubted after United orders 50 Airbus A321XLRs
https://is.gd/qDiKOf

Victorian Society announce Top 10 Most Endangered Buildings 2019
https://is.gd/xRauza

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Alan Rushworth

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TV and RADIO

14/12/19  Channel 4 1900-2000
          "Scotland's Scenic Railways"

16/12/19  Channel 5 2100-2230
          "Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys"  The Emerald Isle

19/12/19  ITV 1930-2000
          "Britain's Busiest Motorway"  The M25

23/12/19  Channel 4 1900-2000
          "The Secret World of Toys at Christmas"  The Crayola factory

24/12/19  BBC4 1900-1930
          "James May: the Christmas Reassembler"  Hornby train set

27/12/19  Channel 5 2000-2100
          "The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship"  Seven Seas Explorer

29/12/19  BBC4 2000-2100
          "Flying Scotsman from the Footplate"

29/12/19  BBC4 2100-2200
          "Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany"  1/2

30/12/19  Channel 4 1900-2000
          "Great Canal Journeys"  The Oxford Canal

30/12/19  Channel 5 2000-2200
          "World's Most Scenic Railway Journey: Minute by Minute" West Highland Line

30/12/19  BBC4 2100-2200
          "Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany"  2/2

03/01/20  Channel 5 1900-2000
          "Building the Forth Rail Bridge"

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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

16/12/19    Newbury and District Transport Group
            The Community Space, The Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
            1915 for a prompt 1930 start
            Robert Williams, Chief Executive of Reading Buses
            Non-members welcome
            Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome

28/12/19    Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Winter Steam Up
            http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk

28/12/19-   Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway: Mince Pie Specials
30/12/19    https://www.chinnorrailway.co.uk/

28/12/19-   Dean Forest Railway: Mince Pie Specials
01/01/20    https://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk/

29/12/19    Alsager Railway Association: 0 Gauge Open Day
            Off Moorhouse Avenue, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2DH
            1300-1600
            http://www.alsagerrailwayassociation.co.uk/

27/12/19-   Bure Valley Railway: Mince Pie Specials
05/01/20    http://www.bvrw.co.uk

29/12/19-   Lynton & Barnstaple Railway: Mince Pie Specials
04/01/20    http://www.lynton-rail.co.uk

01/01/20    Epping Ongar Railway: New Year Steam
            http://www.eorailway.co.uk

01/01/20    Mid-Suffolk Light Railway: New Year Steam
            http://www.mslr.org.uk

01/01/20    East Anglia Transport Museum: Happy New Year 2020
            http://www.eatransportmuseum.co.uk

01/01/20    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: New Year Trains & Fizz
            https://www.e-v-r.com

04/01/20    Helston Railway: Winter Steam Up & Kid for a Quid
            https://www.helstonrailway.co.uk

06/01/20    Peak Railway Association, Sheffield Branch
            The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
            “InterRailing Adventures in Europe” by Stewart Donohoe
            £3 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
            Starts 1930
            https://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch

08/01/20    RCTS South Wales
            Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
            AGM followed by "Behind the Iron Curtain: (Mainly) Narrow-gauge Steam in
            East Germany, 1970-1992" by Nigel Wassell
            1930-2200
            Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
            https://www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/


Cheers, Howard.
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