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NETWATCH
Belper Station - a fresh start
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRZsocK1xMA
(Martin Miller)
Steam around London
https://tinyurl.com/yhlfq7qs
Jacobite locos and stock heading north to Fort William
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oNHlm8H8ws
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Gordon Hodgson Makes Lizzie sing over Shap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSmolAo8aT4
NYMR - K1 62005 arrives at Grosmont MPD after coming off the Esk Valley
Line from Whitby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXZkgIQz4TI
LMS Fairburn Tank 4MT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ova4Ci2-g18
O Gauge Running Session 10/4/21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd15EYUE5kA
Heljan Class 05 Shunter - O Gauge - Unboxing & Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrWC4JgKLww
TRAINWEST - Model Railway Exhibition - Virtual Model Train Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th8OK09niDQ
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Edd China's Workshop Diaries Episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snL20nBCi04
Tall Ship Elissa Still Sailing at 144 Years Old
http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2021/04/tall-ship-elissa-still-sailing-at-144-years-old/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Various HO and N-scale track plans by Paul Templar can be found at
https://www.all-model-railroading.co.uk/amr/plans.htm
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IN THE NEWS
Failure to win back passengers will damage hopes of cutting carbon emissions
https://tinyurl.com/yfafw3kd
Complaints over changes to National Rail Enquiries web site
https://tinyurl.com/yej79esh
Passengers reminded of three-day closure at King’s Cross station
23rd-25th April
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/long-distance-kx-reminder-release
Cleaning robot at Stansted Airport station
https://tinyurl.com/yhrtu8m7
South Western Railway train guard dispute finally ends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-56733926
St Ives Railway line to close for G7 summit
https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/st-ives-railway-line-close-g7-summit
Buses to replace trains on St Ives branch during G7 conference
https://tinyurl.com/ygy6szdq
Sheep put themselves in shear danger taking a short-cut on busy
Cambridgeshire rail line
https://railuk.com/?p=107101
Underseat sockets isolated on Anglia class 745 units
https://tinyurl.com/yfh2vezb
New footbridge for Oakengates
https://tinyurl.com/yfomadvp
Twenty two Northern units withdrawn due to failure of yaw damper
mounting points
https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/19221318.northern-withdraws-22-new-trains-fault-dvelops/
Proposed upgrades between Dewsbury and Huddersfield
https://tinyurl.com/yepe97gn
Iconic Yorkshire Dales viaduct is repaired and ready for visitors
https://tinyurl.com/yhgaaazr
Hull Trains resume services
https://tinyurl.com/yf85vnyp
Complaint over new station lights at Dyfi Jn
https://tinyurl.com/yfz27elv
Restoration of Valley signal box
https://tinyurl.com/yzyry7ly
Derailment of test train near Dalwhinnie (0212 Tomatin-Perth terminated
at Newtonmore)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-56700763
Fire service 'heroics' praised after burning car left on train track
near Bellarena
https://tinyurl.com/ye3gmcds
Leekbrook Jn signal box restoration
https://tinyurl.com/ydrtlvqp
NYMR steam tram loco invited to celebration in Brussels
https://tinyurl.com/yzy959dl
Llangollen Railway "advanced negotiations" with administrators
https://tinyurl.com/ygdr36ya
French to favour rail over short-haul flights
https://tinyurl.com/yk6buw63
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56716708
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway prepares to reopen
https://tinyurl.com/yztaf8xs
Stadler to build narrow gauge electric railcars for Vesuvian railway
https://tinyurl.com/yfwh8wbp
Transport for London closes the last route run with Routemaster buses
https://tinyurl.com/ykx7yvls
Road blocked by rail replacement road service
https://tinyurl.com/yhh6xn2b
Transdev Blazefield acquires Yorkshire Tiger bus operations
https://tinyurl.com/yhd2kq3r
New Stagecoach bus depot in Cwmbran could be downsized
https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19228014.new-stagecoach-bus-depot-cwmbran-downsized/
Cowes Floating Bridge: Ferry resumes after 'precautionary' suspension
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-56716464
The Shields Ferry returns to a full timetable from 18 April
https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/shields-ferry-returns-full-timetable-18-april
CalMac's largest ferry out of Ullapool-Stornoway service for engine repairs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-56752115
Egypt 'seizes' Ever Given container ship over $1bn Suez claim
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2021/0413/1209668-evergiven-seized/
Approval for extension of Southampton airport runway
https://tinyurl.com/ye76m74g
Loganair to operate Norwich-Exeter flights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-56747295
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps
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TV and RADIO
15/04/21 BBC4 1910-1940
"Walk the Line" 3/3 Series 2 County Tyrone
16/04/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Secrets of the Transport Museum"
17/04/21 Channel 5 1620-1650
"Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson"
17/04/21 4seven 2000-2100
"Scotland's Scenic Railways"
18/04/21 Channel 4 2100-2200
"Guy Martin: Battle of Britain" 1/2
20/04/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Secrets of the Transport Museum"
20/04/21 BBC4 2100-2200
"A303: Highway to the Sun"
20/04/21 5 Select 2100-2200
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" Liguria, Italy
20/04/21 More4 2200-2300
"How to Build British: Aston Martin"
20/04/21 ITV 2245-2340
"The Station: Trouble on the Tracks" Birmingham New Street 3/3
20/04/21 ITV 2340-0005
"The Metro: A Rail Life Story" Tyne & Wear 3/4
21/04/21 Channel 5 1900-2000
"Building Britain's Canals" Leeds & Liverpool
22/04/21 BBC4 2100-2200
"Hunting the Nazi Gold Train"
23/04/21 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The World's Most Scenic River Journeys" The River Spey
23/04/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Secrets of the Transport Museum"
23/04/21 4Seven 2200-2300
"Guy Martin: Battle of Britain" 1/2
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