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NETWATCH
French coast visible from Northern Line train
https://www.mylondon.news/lifestyle/travel/old-london-underground-northern-line-21568177
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaHvDeJ9yqA
Oldest Preserved BN Islander
https://tinyurl.com/yf35j5gj
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Autumn Steam Gala 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfYF14bt97k
Gloucestershire & Warwickshire railway Autumn Diesel gala 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKE7IQ2oO_0
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway - Autumn Steam Gala 2021 - 25/09/2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4edjG0aKkE
Imported Polish coal travelling from Southampton to the Midlands (1926)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcz-lo3HyeM
Crich Tramway Village - Tram Day 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4mkWMIvzxQ
Leicester Belgrave Rd Model Railway Layout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-B35-jKRIg
Hornby vs. Bachmann Hall Class - Who Makes the Best Model?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBx4P4lwGtI
(Spotters: Ted Millward & Ann Aldred)
Recent additions to Mike Morant's collection of original photographs
featuring LMSR-related material
https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Recent-uploads-and-queries/Recent-uploads-M/
UK fighter jets: Creating the next generation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-lancashire-58740613
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IN THE NEWS
Nexus staff visit Stadler factory to inspect the new rolling stock under
construction
https://tinyurl.com/yhvhwg9o
The first of Freightliner’s new FFA-G wagons arrive in the UK
https://tinyurl.com/yhb6yf2u
Tesco lets UK-Spain train take the strain to counter trucker crisis
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/tesco-lets-uk-spain-train-163853314.html
https://tinyurl.com/ygyycnl8
Searches for homes near London stations soar
https://www.cityam.com/searches-for-homes-near-london-stations-soar/
A wooden pavilion appears in Stratford
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/09/30/a-wooden-pavillion-appears-in-stratford/
Southeastern: Government takes over services after 'serious breach'
https://tinyurl.com/yhb5m4l2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-58716625
Southeastern’s state takeover will amplify calls for rail reform
https://tinyurl.com/yzabzajs
New autumn timetable revealed for Chiltern Railway services to and from
Aylesbury
https://tinyurl.com/yhj2e6db
Tunnel progress as HS2 completes first mile under the Chilterns
https://tinyurl.com/yfdhwdm2
Engineering works between Hove and Brighton
https://tinyurl.com/yk26p35l
Recycling at Brighton station
https://tinyurl.com/yealj3mp
Near miss at Rowlands Castle
https://tinyurl.com/ygo9r7kb
Brunel statue moved to Bristol Temple Meads station
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/brunel-returns-to-bristol-temple-meads
Gloucestershire's Severn estuary rail line to get £25m upgrade
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-58739274
Saxmundham station’s £1.3 million major upgrade is now complete
https://tinyurl.com/yf2dap89
Complaints over road delivery of fuel to Freightliner depot at Ipswich
(GWR have received their fuel by road for about 10 years!)
https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/traffic/rail-diesel-to-be-delivered-by-road-8364044
Refurbishment of Pendolino units at Widnes
https://tinyurl.com/yz9nt5p5
Timelapse video shows bridge being delivered through Warrington
https://tinyurl.com/yzb7uxuz
Contractors work around the clock to install footbridge at new £20m
railway station
https://tinyurl.com/ygdu45we
https://tinyurl.com/yfzuhhe3
The end of the line for the Bervie to Montrose passenger train 70 years ago
https://tinyurl.com/spdvbnd
Extra coaches delivered for class 4000 NIR diesel units
https://tinyurl.com/yeozbutk
Guinness Grain van restored by RPSI
https://tinyurl.com/yeewazj7
Fatal AMTRAK derailment in Montana
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58696143
New VIA Rail rolling stock on delivery
https://tinyurl.com/yz98g9ly
Brightline and Siemens unveil new high speed trains
https://tinyurl.com/yfqq4ytd
SBB orders 60 InterRegio EMU sets from Stadler
https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/121272/sbb-interregio-double-deck-trains-stadler/
UKTV’s Yesterday channel steams in with new Hornby series by Rare TV
https://corporate.uktv.co.uk/news/article/uktv-yesterday-channel-hornby/
Elephant & Castle Northern Line ticket hall damaged by nearby demolition
work
https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/10599
London Transport Museum to restart Disused stations tours
https://tinyurl.com/yfflxry3
Safety repairs underway to fix Edinburgh Trams track ‘defects’
https://tinyurl.com/yemj8xa9
Eastleigh bus company donates fuel to struggling services
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-58700197
Bus drivers - the next shortage?
https://tinyurl.com/yjn4uofv
Stagecoach strike ballot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-58663786
GB number plate sticker no longer valid abroad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58734265
Broken Gourock-Dunoon ferry STILL without working propeller
https://tinyurl.com/yehjb984
Iconic racing seaplane replica project launched
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-58681080
Ryanair Returns To Cork: Irish Base To Reopen In December
https://simpleflying.com/ryanair-reopens-cork-base/
Passenger opens emergency exit door and walks along plane wing
https://tinyurl.com/yegxd223
Turtle holds up air traffic at Narita Airport
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210924_24/
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Barry Knapper, Reg Nerps, Andrew
Nummelin, Mike Price
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TV and RADIO
01/10/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"Walking Britain's Lost Railways"
01/10/21 5 Select 2000-2100
"Building the Ultimate Super Train"
01/10/21 Channel 5 2100-2200
"Lighthouses: Building the Impossible" Fastnet
01/10/21 Yesterday 2100-2300
"Train Truckers" 2 episodes
02/10/21 Yesterday 0800-1000
"Train Truckers" 2 episodes
02/10/21 Yesterday 1000-1500
"The Architecture the Railways Built" 5 episodes
02/10/21 Yesterday 1500-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" 10 episodes
02/10/21 More4 1855-2000
"Inside the Spitfire Factory " Ep 2
02/10/21 More4 2000-2100
"Inside Bentley: A Great British Motor Car
03/10/21 BBC Radio 4 1945-2000
"Miss Bessemer Saves the Train" Saving the Bluebell Line 2/5
03/10/21 5 Select 2100-2230
"The Flying Scotsman: Pride of Britain"
04/10/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Snowdonia
04/10/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"The Architecture the Railways Built" New series
04/10/21 Yesterday 2100-2300
"The Architecture the Railways Built" (Rpt)
05/10/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Warrington to Preston
06/10/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Lancashire
07/10/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Manchester
07/10/21 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" 2/6 Alaska
08/10/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"Walking Britain's Lost Railways"
08/10/21 Yesterday 2100-2300
"Train Truckers" 2 episodes
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EVENTS
If you would like to publicise an event here, please contact the editor
30/09/21- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala
03/10/21
https://www.svr.co.uk
30/09/21- Great Central Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
03/10/21
https://www.gcrailway.co.uk
01/10/21 West Somerset Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
03/10/21
https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
02/10/21 Apedale Valley Light Railway: Steam Gala
03/10/21
https://avlr.org.uk/
02/10/21- The Dartmoor Line: Okehampton Rail 150
03/10/21
https://dartmoorline.com/150th/
03/10/21 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
08/09/21- Bluebell Railway: Giants of Steam
10/09/21
https://www.bluebell-railway.com
08/10/21- Epping Ongar Railway: LT Weekend
10/10/21
https://www.eorailway.co.uk
08/10/21- Ffestiniog Railway: Bygones Weekend
10/10/21
https://www.festrail.co.uk
09/10/21- Solent Sky Tram Event - 10:00 to 17:00 on both days
10/10/21
https://www.solentsky.org/visit-1
09/10/21- Farnham & District MRC Model Railway Exhibition, Aldershot
10/10/21
https://farnhammrc.org.uk/?page_id=158
16/10/21 Brighton Toy & Model Museum: 30th Anniversary Train Running Day
https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/
16/10/21 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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