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Wirksworth Steam the home fleet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgUE3WEXjhg
Preparations for Permitted Work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Rymj2oFcI
(Martin Miller)
Transport usage may change after lockdown released
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52414376
UIC proposals for restoring confidence in rail travel
https://is.gd/xsj8Ul
Class 37s on North Wales Coast
https://is.gd/50ws2K
Virtual tour of Steam Museum at Swindon
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=51271
TfL Underground emergency response team
https://londonist.com/london/transport/emergency-response-unit-eru-acton-tfl
TfL detailed track diagram
http://cartometro.com/cartes/metro-tram-london/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
LMS Stanier Powerhouses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O--IPJ7LypA
Demonstration Goods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fffdKx9geb4
Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0B8MAa-oqE
Industrial Locomotives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx94CVSC-zE
Narrow Gauge Trains Compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtY9ixIxzWA
The blue steam locomotive - 477.043 "Parrot"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWVkYWs7rk0
Hornby W4 Peckett 0-4-0ST - Model Trains with Real Sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6EMEpNjU6o
Hattons Class 66 modifications and weathering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf3G8RV9RMc
My Hornby 9F Is Rotting Away - Can It Be Fixed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu-Uh6ueFHQ
Water Crane Dilemma, adapted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZHZhenExyc
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Amazing video shows what an LNER train driver sees on the journey from
Edinburgh to London
https://is.gd/P4ijYl
Steam train lover's miniature railway marathon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-52490679/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
Greylag Goose York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4kR9LXr8oM
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Why are DC-3s becoming rare (and expensive)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXN8a_RcdYY
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Model Railroading with Jack Burgess Ep 13 Power Tools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK701Oc35C4
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IN THE NEWS
Captain Tom: GWR train named in honour of NHS fundraiser
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52468187
GB Railfreight thanks Capt Tom Moore for his NHS fundraising with loco
naming
https://www.gbrailfreight.com/?p=6042
Happy birthday Captain Tom - a tribute by Hampshire Music Service put
together by Greg Walker
(who happens to be the son of Raildater Richard Walker)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o_WAz7nZjZd2mxqAa-JBV6f6CDHOaihX/view
Work to strengthen Snow Hill tunnels under new Museum of London
https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=211566
Parcel trial using class 319 unit
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/?p=51442
Transporting waste helps to create enough energy to power 50,000 homes
https://is.gd/A5ga1i
Eastleigh Works News
http://www.carlswatson.com/trains.html
Greater Anglia Class 90s stored before transfer to new operators
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/greater-anglia-trains-line-up-1-6625318
Simulators for Greater Anglia Bombardier units
https://is.gd/jwriZ5
Footbridge at Tackley replaces board crossing
https://is.gd/v4gM2L
What's it like to work on the train in lockdown?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-south-yorkshire-52474157/
Repairs to Ribblehead viaduct
https://is.gd/OrFJtR
Edwardian railway footbridge restoration complete for passengers
https://is.gd/fUGXmi
Clayton Equipment wins order for two battery electric locos for BNFL
Sellafield
https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/26594/Clayton-secures-order-for-two-locomotives-
Network Rail key worker moves house to help keep the railway running
https://is.gd/754KYM
Hero Scot pushes stationary car and driver out path of oncoming train
https://is.gd/qQ6dE9
ScotRail staff banned from using whistles to stop coronavirus spread
https://is.gd/WTmVCd
GWSR wartime weekend taking place on line
https://is.gd/BbS8Dx
Vandalism at Lydney on Dean Forest Railway
https://is.gd/zGRgCr
Tribute to Jesse Moody, maker of miniature gauge locos and project
leader of the 850 restoration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZVKzowhl-0
Eastbourne man builds railway in his garden
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-52487203/
Trains prioritised over planes in Air France rescue deal
https://is.gd/pC0Ljy
Vossloh purchase by CRRC approved
https://is.gd/QLJt3C
Liechtenstein S-bahn project to proceed
https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/s-bahn-liechtenstein-to-proceed/56358.article
Lotschberg base tunnel reopened after flooding
https://is.gd/e540HQ
Sweden to Brussels sleeper service suggested
https://is.gd/u0lZRj
Hessische Landesbahn (HLB) order 30 Coradia LINT units
https://is.gd/NuSXTq
New High capacity wagons delivered in Russia
https://is.gd/XusuiU
https://is.gd/hzGrpV
New design of metre gauge container wagon
https://is.gd/Msd8VL
New Indian electric loco passes key tests
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/indian-railways-freight-locomotive-trial/
Government support for metro systems and shipping services
https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2020/04/24-government-announces-funding-deal-for.html
Edinburgh tram extension could be derailed by financial impact of COVID-19
https://tinyurl.com/ydg6cfeh
Shearings Coaches contact administrators due to trading problems
https://is.gd/qJV87N
Seaview coaches of Poole close
https://cbwmagazine.com/sea-view-coaches-closes/
Reading Buses cancel open day on 28th June
https://cbwmagazine.com/reading-buses-cancels-open-day/
Maid of the Loch 'needs urgent financial help', charity says
https://is.gd/UMPKVL
CalMac warning after turning back dozens of passengers
https://is.gd/PjCZxb
BA may not reopen at Gatwick once pandemic passes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52489013
British Airways to cut up to 12,000 jobs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52462660
How will airlines get flying again?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52441652
Will St Helena Ever Get A Flight To London?
https://simpleflying.com/st-helena-london-flight/
Berlin’s Tegel Airport To Close For 2 Months
https://simpleflying.com/berlin-tegel-closure/
Canadian Military helicopter crashes into sea off Greece
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-military-helicopter-missing-1.5550395
Airbus A350s Can Now Be Converted For Cargo In 2 Days
https://simpleflying.com/a350-cargo-conversion/
Lufthansa Begins Flying Airbus A380s To Spanish Aircraft Graveyard
https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-airbus-a380-aircraft-graveyard/
Second 777X test aircraft makes maiden flight
https://is.gd/nG4R4m
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps
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TV and RADIO - schedules are subject to change at short notice... or none...
01/05/20 Channel 5 1900-2000
"How They Built the Titanic"
01/05/20 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" 1/?
02/05/20 BBC2 2015-2115
"Great Asian Railway Journeys" Hue to Halong Bay
02/05/20 BBC2 2330-0030
"Spitfire Women" The ATA
04/05/20 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" 1/?
08/05/20 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" 2/6
08/05/20 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson" 6/6
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