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NETWATCH
Bristol Lodekka to the Needles in 1995
https://youtu.be/F8AaS9kdVPw
Pigs might fly, but this one did
https://www.vintag.es/2013/08/the-first-pig-to-fly-1909.html?m=1
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Watching trains at Willington footbridge 07/10/20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLp9eLABrtw
Bluebell Railway - Giants of Steam 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb4tuMI5t2E
South Eastern & Chatham Railway 0-6-0 65 and 592
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwp3jAFSBUc
A ride behind a Garratt, Welsh Highland Railway with stunning scenery,
29th August 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acV5Zf-uAb0
Christchurch MRC Exhibition 2021
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSBAV_wvmz0
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II5Szb6v6jc
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
Dent Station Snow Huts
http://www.dentsnowhuts.co.uk/
The historic trains of Fondazione FS Italiane
https://www.fondazionefs.it/content/fondazionefs/en.html
Historic train from Palermo Centrale to Montelusa and Vigata
https://tinyurl.com/yjodeqoq
L’ETR 252 "Arlecchino"
https://tinyurl.com/yzdhjz7m
(Spotter: Andrew Nummelin)
The Blue Coast Train, Provence
https://www.marvellous-provence.com/travel/rail/blue-coast-train
Welcome to my micro museum
https://tinyurl.com/ygsoutxj
Aeroflot: a history of the Soviet airline in pictures
https://tinyurl.com/ye3s5r9s
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IN THE NEWS
UK rail firms move to shed thousands of jobs amid Covid cost cuts
https://tinyurl.com/yhylpoj7
RMT warns electricity price threatens to destroy rail freight and
increase diesel use
https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/electricity-price-hike-threatens-rail-freight/
https://tinyurl.com/yzltqwso
https://aslef.org.uk/news/omnishambles-freight-forced-revert-diesel
But...
Could electrification spark a freight revolution?
https://tinyurl.com/ygtwkpdb
Two checked by paramedics after London Overground train hits buffer
stops at Enfield Town
https://tinyurl.com/ydjxbm4d
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58883929
Network Rail plans to demolish Chartham Signal Box
https://tinyurl.com/yf962vjx
Yoga classes on Heathrow Express
https://tinyurl.com/ydjmnlwg
Refurbishment of Southern class 377 units
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-58885078.amp
Petition to reopen Grimstone and Frampton station
https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/19636369.petition-grimstone-station-platform-reinstated/
Track renewals on Yeovil-Dorchester line
https://tinyurl.com/yhxlpptt
Okehampton to Exeter daily trains restarting after 49 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-58876411
https://dartmoorline.com/
Hertford East Signal Box to be moved to Wensleydale Railway
https://tinyurl.com/yhapprnj
Contract to renew signalling at Gloucester
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-58871999
Cheap train tickets on Greater Anglia services
https://tinyurl.com/yepzst5r
Trans-Pennine Express services to be extended to Saltburn
https://tinyurl.com/ygh8aqen
Glaisdale station tidied by Community Rail volunteers
https://tinyurl.com/yfya4zv3
Transport strikes during COP26 conference in Glasgow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-58917265
Glasgow Central and Queen Street shortlisted for Britain's best railway
station
https://tinyurl.com/yjpn8c2p
Electrification approved to East Kilbridge and Barrhead
https://tinyurl.com/yf66zxcp
Furious backlash as plans to double-track EK rail line hit the buffers
https://tinyurl.com/yeoe2h29
Pressure grows on rail bosses to fix Dalwhinnie 'debacle'
https://tinyurl.com/ydwagmba
New railway line 'would get freight off road and cut CO2 emissions'
https://news.stv.tv/?p=215986
Mysterious railway discovered on coast of Llyn Peninsula
https://tinyurl.com/ye2pbc3f
Lottery grant for Groudle Glen Railway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-58900490
Corris Railway developments
https://tinyurl.com/yg7g8lgu
How Italy's high-speed trains helped kill Alitalia
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/italy-high-speed-trains-alitalia/index.html
The Nine Lives of No 9
https://video.mainepublic.org/video/the-nine-lives-of-no-9-mkmmg2/
Night Tube: London Underground service to resume on two lines
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58911820
New London Underground map celebrates Black History in London
https://tinyurl.com/ydv5q6mb
Driverless road/rail pods proposed for introduction in Shildon
https://tinyurl.com/yhun9dnv
Cowes Floating Bridge return held up by new faults
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-58912485
Suggestion of a transporter bridge to replace the Cowes Floating Bridge
https://tinyurl.com/yeb5dt64
Isle of Wight community ferry service across the Solent?
https://tinyurl.com/yfcddjes
Wightlink diversions at Portsmouth
https://tinyurl.com/ydns6rc5
Felixstowe port says HGV shortage a factor in container logjam
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58888552
Just 2 Left: Airbus Delivers Another A380 To Emirates
https://simpleflying.com/2-emirates-a380-deliveries-left/
Most European Flight Emissions Come From Trips Under 330 Miles
https://simpleflying.com/most-european-flight-emissions-come-from-trips-under-330-miles/
Eggborough Power Station's remaining towers demolished
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-58863936
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps
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TV and RADIO
15/10/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"Walking Britain's Lost Railways" Plymouth to Exeter
15/10/21 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Walking Yorkshire's Lost Railways" New
16/10/21 Yesterday 0800-1000
"Steam Train Britain" 2 episodes
16/10/21 Yesterday 1000-1500
"The Architecture the Railways Built" 5 episodes
16/10/21 Yesterday 1500-2000
"Great British/Continental Railway Journeys" 10 episodes
17/10/21 BBC Radio 4 1945-2000
"Miss Bessemer Saves the Train" Saving the Bluebell Line 4/5
18/10/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Mull of Galloway
18/10/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"The Architecture the Railways Built" New series
18/10/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Hornby: A Model World" New Series
18/10/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"Steam Train Britain"
18/10/21 Yesterday 2300-0000
"Secrets of the Transport Museum"
18/10/21 5 Select 2300-0000
"Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson"
19/10/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Glasgow
19/10/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"Brunel: the Man who Built Britain"
20/10/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" West Highland Line
21/10/21 Channel 5 2000-2100
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" 5/6 Sweden
21/10/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Hornby: A Model World"
21/10/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Secrets of the Transport Museum"
21/10/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"The Architecture the Railways Built"
22/10/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"Walking Britain's Lost Railways"
22/10/21 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Walking Cornwall's Lost Railways" New
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EVENTS
If you would like to publicise an event here, please contact the editor
15/10/21- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Steam Gala
17/10/21
http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk
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
23/10/21- Dean Forest Railway: 50th Anniversary Gala
24/10/21
http://www.deanforestrailway.co.uk
24/10/21 Central Southern Gauge O Group: Model Railway Exhibition
Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AS
1000-1600, admittance £5, accompanied children free
6 finescale layouts, fine and coarse scale test track,
vintage tinplate layout,
8 traders, bring & buy stall and 4 railway societies, cafe
and ample parking
http://www.csg0g.org/
27/10/21- Winter Manx Heritage Transport Festival
31/10/21
http://www.rail.im
29/10/21- Watercress Line: Wizard Express
31/10/21
https://watercressline.co.uk/
30/10/21 Apedale Valley Light Railway: Halloween Spooky Specials
https://avlr.org.uk/
30/10/21- Leek & Rudyard Railway: Spooky Specials
31/10/21
http://www.rlsr.org/
30/10/21- Ribble Steam Railway and Museum: Spooky Trains
31/10/21
http://www.ribblesteam.org.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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