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NETWATCH
Derby Station February Interlude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i839iaIwcN4
Chesterfield Station new vistas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8IwlORaZ4o
Doncaster Station in the sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwqwm5-pOb0
Doncaster Station without the sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nipeHPDCMvc
(Martin Miller)
Cardiff. On board Queen St to the Bay, final 37s? Coal to CBG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTtj4PgtWjk
York 1986 with HSTs and Crewe 1987 Open Day exhibits in steam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq-mzvMhaU4
Railways in Wales 20 yrs ago; 09013, 31452/37055, Orient Express
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nciZO4yMOno
37s freight on Heart of Wales/Craven Arms in 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDgoPT7dCN4
Mallard on the mainline at York 1986; Crewe Open Day 1987
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4WYkH3BSEg
(Mike Wilcock)
Super-power threesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO3GE4NSC3s
(Barry Knapper)
Pandrol launches redesigned rail clamp
https://is.gd/MQmDMf
NYMR Civil engineering blog
https://www.nymr.co.uk/blog/civil-engineering-diary-23-january-2020
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Churnet Valley Railway, S160 SuperPower Weekend, Saturday 1st February 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsYIjoLNEcg
2006 Diesel Gala - North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFdkSAuWFIo
Diesel Hydraulics Club Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzBx-eYQx2Y
Stafford Railway Circle Annual Exhibition 2nd February 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQTm_IzIAgk
Australian steam locomotive 3801 load trials - Thirlmere - February 5th,
2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZFrbLWJ1AQ
41 1144-9 mit dem Rodelblitz von Eisenach über Meiningen nach Arnstadt,
02.02.2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B38uZl3gKPA
Meine schönsten Dampflokomotiven von 2017 bis 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaEIYa0cqAQ
New Orleans Trolley: A Streetcar Named Desire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4WM9fa8CHE
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
In The Absence - The Sinking of MV Sewol
https://vimeo.com/329617474
Medevac in the Bolivian Andes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuHLfIoXqFI
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Swansea copperworks: Industry was 'Google of its day'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51310056
Britain's changing industrial landscape
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-51222684
(Spotter: Mike Price)
Inside the hidden 'power tunnels' of London
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-51315970
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Videos for Ashton Moss North Junction and Winchcombe have been added to
the Signalling Record Society's FARSAP collection
www.s-r-s.org.uk/farsap
(Via John Lacy)
"The Train Now Departing" - a wonderful BBC series from 1988 can be
watched on iPlayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011pddx
It is one of many historic documentaries that are currently available -
full list here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04txtss
A film from 1895 upscaled to 4K
https://digg.com/2020/arrival-train-la-ciotat-upscaled
York University MA Railway Studies
https://www.york.ac.uk/railways
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 will spark regeneration, say city leaders on the route
https://is.gd/yvPAbw
Fast, cheap transport should be a right across the UK. HS2 won’t help
https://is.gd/50Fz0V
There is a far better option than HS2 – and it already exists
https://is.gd/KsPWkt
Should we build HS2 or re-open old Railway lines?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf5avCUNP0M
Future of HSTs to be decided as first vehicles sent for scrap
https://is.gd/caiFum
Southeastern: 'My three weeks of hell working on the railway'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-51283936
RAIB summary of Gospel Oak-Barking derailment
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/freight-train-derailment-near-wanstead-park
Track defect New Cross Gate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51368638
Update: Derailment at Eastleigh
https://is.gd/UL5yVP
Eastleigh Station reopened with restricted service
https://is.gd/2yW6p7
Technical reasons for Eastleigh derailment
https://is.gd/UobLQR
East West Rail phase 2 work to proceed
https://www.railjournal.com/?p=36238
Rail Operations Group to use Class 91's for testing Corby electrification
https://is.gd/ZGzpRt
Porterbrook to take over Long Marston site
https://modern-railways.keypublishing.com/?p=17097
Trains will be calling at Worcestershire Parkway as soon as it opens,
council promises
https://is.gd/yIYJ0X
'At risk' Bennerley Viaduct repairs to begin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-51314113
Can a restored railway line get Fleetwood back on track?
https://is.gd/zMs8TS
Hebden Bridge station refurbishment
https://is.gd/oVgGlO
Pacer used for route learning between York and Scarborough
https://is.gd/uiCqXO
Funding boost for Teesside Airport station
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-51340195
Scotland's railway roadmap: think tank reveals wish-list for our train
network
https://is.gd/aeYRYF
GBRf looking for expansion in Scotland
https://is.gd/QBmj9L
ScotRail’s class 385 train is the best in Britain
https://is.gd/dbAL8k
Call for five new stops on Alloa-Dunfermline route
https://is.gd/t0fWDS
Azuma’s highest challenge
https://www.railengineer.co.uk/2020/02/04/azumas-highest-challenge/
Rail travel is not ‘viable option’: North-east station named as one of
Scotland’s least accessible
https://tinyurl.com/unzs7gk
Visiting locos announced for Swanage Railway diesel gala
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=41760
Converted austerity tank to visit Spa Valley
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=41758
East Somerset Railway second platform
https://eastsomersetrailway.com/news/view/national-lottery-funded-project-update
Large Prairie 4110 arrives at East Somerset Railway
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=42101
Pannier Tank 4612 to visit Nene Valley
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=42270
Vandalism at Brookside miniature Railway
https://is.gd/q140hY
Renewal of Goathland Bridge
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=41716
Row over moving Locomotion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-51342088
Heritage Great Britain invests £1.1million in new Hybrid Diesel
locomotives for Snowdon Mountain Railway
https://is.gd/1BgmF3
Railway line reopening hopes for Corwen to Denbigh route
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51372006
RAIB report into run away loco on Welsh Highland Railway
https://is.gd/lQfg38
First direct London Eurostar departs Amsterdam as Eurostar-Thalys merger
progresses
https://www.railjournal.com/?p=36230
Italy train crash: Two dead in high-speed derailment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51397027
NS to improve international services in 2021
https://www.railjournal.com/?p=36202
Canadian National staff agree new contracts
https://is.gd/XLX2L4
OBB orders more Siemens Desiro units
https://is.gd/0KYEBD
DSB orders Talgo stock for service to Hamburg
https://is.gd/5Wd6U5
Scunthorpe rails supplied to Singapore Metro
https://is.gd/eYyS7R
York bus roof 'peeled open like can of beans'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-51406005
New Stagecoach bus liveries
https://www.stagecoach.com/media/news-releases/2020/2020-01-30.aspx
Government unveils £50m plan to create first all-electric bus town
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51391764
Ferry operator CalMac was offered ships it 'didn't want'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-51375245
The £230m ghost ships: Pictures expose shocking state of Scotland’s
superferries
https://tinyurl.com/w5b6dlm
Chinese carriers cut capacity over global travel restrictions
https://is.gd/sReBib
New RAF Maritime patrol aircraft arrive at Kinloss
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-51356381
Ryanair ads banned for misleading environmental claims
http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/0205/1113225-ryanair-ads-banned-in-uk/
Plane skids off runway at Istanbul
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51384667
Virgin Australia bows out of Hong Kong market
https://is.gd/gqbNfV
United to halt Hong Kong flights, amid impact of coronavirus on traffic
https://tinyurl.com/vx67ovb
Royal Jordanian 787 undergoes extensive coronavirus decontamination
https://is.gd/892W8G
SAA slashes network as it strives for profitability
https://is.gd/D0OrFV
Boeing 787-3 could be reborn as its new NMA
https://is.gd/SGJHfP
Inquiry notes hold-short ambiguity after 777-A330 taxiing collision
https://is.gd/tm8Bcd
Airbus to hike maximum zero-fuel weight on A220
https://is.gd/507Dap
Lufthansa appears to trim A350 orders
https://is.gd/T8YzuG
Boeing reveals details of 777X flight-test plan
https://is.gd/QH3jpk
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
08/02/20 BBC2 2000-2100
"Great American Railway Journeys" Skagway to Vancouver
09/02/20 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Walking Britain's Lost Railways" The Midland through the
Peak District
10/02/20 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Asian Railway Journeys" Jakarta to Bogor
10/02/20 ITV 2345-0010
"The Metro: a Rail Life Story" Tyne & Wear 3/4
11/02/20 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Asian Railway Journeys" Jakarta to Borobudur/Kutoarjo
11/02/20 ITV 1930-2000
"The Metro: a Rail Life Story" Tyne & Wear 4/4
12/02/20 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Asian Railway Journeys" Yogyakarta to Ambarawa
12/02/20 BBC4 2000-2100
"World's Busiest Railway" India 3/4
13/02/20 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Asian Railway Journeys" Ambarawa to Surabaya
14/02/20 BBC2 1830-1900
"Great Asian Railway Journeys" Penang to Kuala Kangsar
14/02/20 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Britain by Barge: Then and Now" The Leeds & Liverpool
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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
08/02/20- Festival of British Railway Modelling
09/02/20 Doncaster Racecourse, DN2 6BB
https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/information/the-festival-of-british-railway-modelling
11/02/20 Great Western Society Bristol Group
BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, BS34 7RG
The Andrew Hook Memorial Meeting (incorporating Bristol
Group Annual Meeting)
A Didcot Speaker - Richard Preston
Starts at 1945 (room open from 1930)
Non-members welcome - suggested donation of £3 to help
defray expenses
http://www.gwsbristol.org/gws.html
12/02/20 RCTS South Wales
Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF
“The Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company in Newport” by
Ray Viney
1930-2200
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requested
https://www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/
15/02/20 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk/
17/02/20 Newbury and District Transport Group
The Community Space, The Kennet School, Stoney Lane,
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Eastleigh and its Development as a Railway Centre" by
Gordon Adams
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards
expenses welcome
18/02/20 Ottery St Mary Heritage Society
The Institute, Yonder Street, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1HH
"Devon's Railway Heritage" by Robert Hesketh
Starts 1930, non-members: £1.00
http://www.otteryheritage.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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