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NETWATCH

Derby Midland Station HST Heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g88-nOv7qwQ
East Midlands Parkway Interlude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPI4oKDSLeU
Market Harborough Station complete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06ZoHvSt24I
Wellingborough Station progress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJj2NgCCh3M
Kettering Station progress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHco_Fgh4jw
Leicester Station March Movements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YKrgMav-DU
(Martin Miller)

Kempton Steam Museum
http://www.kemptonsteam.org/
Comparison of London Underground and MBTA Boston
https://londonist.com/london/transport/london-underground-vs-boston-s-mbta
PS Waverley
https://www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

An A4's Swansong? | 60009 'Union of South Africa' with 'The Yorkshireman', 07.03.2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-KhN8JF0E0
South Devon Railway, Spring Steam Gala 2020 'Old Friends Reunited', Saturday 14th March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozFF_F2uy5k
Double Headed Steam Trains! 58 Locomotives, 42 Combinations!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFG0sBMnZYU
LMS 45562 Storms over Shap on the Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express 14/3/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH7UABaw9ZI
Llangollen Railway - Austin 1 & 7822 Foxcote Manor - 7th March 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbzjvBZasw4
Watercress Line - 'Six Bulleid Carriages' 15/03/2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXN7wc9LQMQ
52 8141-5 auf Überführungsfahrt von Gera nach Löbau, 13.03.2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMMlj20fpIk
Mit T47 005 nach Obrataň - Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMJemAc_BBA
Cass Scenic Railroad: Return to the Greenbrier Line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRAtasQXnZU
Swindon Model Railway Exhibition MODRAIL 14/03/2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Qnn09Sq-U
Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours 14th & 15th March 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuIBMS6d9Tc
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

What Happened? Worlds Largest Cargo Airline - Gone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW0cbJT4u2Y
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

Buxton area steam in 1956
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGgx5K1o17s
Buxton, Darley Dale and Manchester Central stations circa 1961
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7VJla0oSRg
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)

Ukrainian ‘Railroad Ladies’
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/travel/ukraine-railroad-ladies.html
(Spotter: Andrew Nummelin)

Need to while away those self-isolation days?  Put in your location and flick through a century of footage from your area
https://player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film

York University MA in Railway Studies
(This is going to keep the editor of Raildate busy for a while!)
https://www.york.ac.uk/railways
Further details will be posted on the Raildate Facebook group

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IN THE NEWS

Train companies seek bailout as coronavirus hits passenger numbers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51896169

Train cancellations due to outbreak
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51959293

Investigation reveals number of 'ghost trains' lying idle in Britain
https://is.gd/Ntva0Z

Rail Riders Club launch postponed
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/03/coronavirus-rail-riders-launch-postponed.html

Farringdon Cross Rail station
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2020/03/17/taking-a-look-inside-crossrails-farringdon-station/

Rebuilding East Grinstead landslip
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/startling-images-east-grinstead-landslip-17923654

South Western Railway amended timetable
https://www.southwesternrailway.com/plan-my-journey/coronvirus-temporary-timetable

Waterside Totton and Hythe railway line plan back on track
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-51852821

New British operator plans green parcels service
https://www.railjournal.com/freight/new-british-operator-plans-green-parcels-service/

New station cat at Rushden
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-51817788

Camp Hill line reopening 'step closer' as train tested
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-51928674

Birmingham New Street signal box still going strong after 50 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-51839007

Drone footage of Curzon Street railway station
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-51821079

East Midlands Railway to suspend seat reservations as new livery upgrade starts
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=46975

Funding for rebuilding York station approaches
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-51871734

Whittingham station for sale
https://www.pattinson.co.uk/property?id=346200

Scotland faces dramatic cuts to rail, air, bus and ferry services as the virus spreads
https://tinyurl.com/s58n6ea

Kilmarnock-Carlisle reopened after Holywood earthslip
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-51907654

Harry Potter line steam train to launch despite coronavirus
https://is.gd/t275kB

Conwy Valley Line still closed
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/242104.aspx

Statesman Rail cancel tours until 10 May
https://www.statesmanrail.com/

UK Railtours cancel all tours until May
https://mailchi.mp/68463d3f2135/newsletter261-247853?e=4ed39a06df

GWR Prairie 4555 arrives at Cranmore
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=47047

Peter Pan returns to steam at Leighton Buzzard
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=46391

Volvo reduce polution by using railfreight
https://wp.me/pa4u85-1j9T

RENFE seeking metre gauge DMUs for FEVE network
https://is.gd/ETztHS

Reduction of VIA Rail services
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/covid-19-via-rail-canada-suspends-several-rail-services/

Underground empty as Londoners heed warnings
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51923615

40 London Underground stations to be closed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51946409

London Festival of Railway Modelling goes on line
https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/03/online-model-train-show/

Light Rail included in transport planning for Cork
http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=32967

The steampunk model railway enthusiast having designs used by Hornby
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-51932009

Bus service reductions leave a million people without a regular service
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51815726

Proposed electric charging station
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-51817767

London Bridge closed to private vehicles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51896816

School Ship TS Kennedy departs for a term at sea
http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2020/01/school-ship-ts-kennedy-departs-for-a-term-at-sea/

Condor switches ferry to 'freight-only' service
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-51880696

Brittany Ferries cancels services
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51913597

Isle of Wight ferry passengers allowed to stay in vehicles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-51958124

Cunard ends its three world cruises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-51904969

Basingstoke man says wheelchair isn't a barrier to flying
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-51660621

More flights cancelled by Virgin, Ryanair and others
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51904769

Airlines warn they may not survive without bailout
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51943289

Norwegian Air to suspend half its staff
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51847882

British Airways fleet partly taken out of service
https://is.gd/7SYPia

Compass Airlines shut down
https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/compass-airlines-to-shut-down-operations/137408.article

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Richard Maund, Reg Nerps, Mike Price

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TV and RADIO
Programme schedules are subject to change at short notice... or none...

21/03/20  BBC2 2000-2100
          "Great American Railway Journeys"  Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon

22/03/20  BBC4 2100-2200
          "Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow"  1/3

23/03/20  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great British Railway Journeys"  Whitland to Swansea

23/03/20  BBC1 South 1930-2000
          "Inside Out"  Features King Alfred Buses
          (Available on iPlayer if you live outside the area)

24/03/20  BBC Radio 4 1530-1600
          "Costing the Earth"  The future of aviation

24/03/20  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great British Railway Journeys"  Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town

24/03/20  BBC4 1930-2000
          "Great Welsh Canal Adventure with Gareth Edwards"  3/4

24/03/20  ITV 2245-2345
          "The Station: Trouble on the Tracks"  2/3 Euston

25/03/20  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great British Railway Journeys"  Newport to Clevedon

25/03/20  BBC Radio 4 2100-2130
          "Costing the Earth"  The future of aviation

26/03/20  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great British Railway Journeys"  Taunton to Newton Abbot

26/03/20  BBC2 2000-2100
          "Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History"  3/3

26/03/20  ITV 2030-2100
          "Griff's Great Australian Adventure"  Spirit of Queensland

26/03/20  ITV 2100-2200
          "The Station: Trouble on the Tracks"  Euston 3/3

27/03/20  BBC2 1830-1900
          "Great British Railway Journeys"  Plymouth to the Lizard

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EVENTS

*** It is impossible to predict which events will go ahead and which will be cancelled
*** The very strong likelihood is that most will not take place for the foreseeable future
*** This section of Raildate will therefore be removed until we return to more stable times

A full list of cancellations on heritage railways, exhibitions, etc – regularly updated
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=46874


Cheers, Howard.
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