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NETWATCH
Northern Bits and Bobs October 21 - Cl.37, 60, 88, EMU, DMUs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_mu_C-d96A
Glasgow Electric Buses November 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os--7V-mh2M
(Andrew Cook)
Stored CSX locos at Rice Yard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yewI3PGMaWU
Kenyan auction of abandoned aircraft
https://simpleflying.com/kenya-abandoned-planes-auction/
Online Transport archive
http://www.onlinetransportarchive.org
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
The 'Whitby Jet' Midland Blue Pullman HST on the Esk Valley Line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvyTIjzfNfI
Gartell Light Railway Open Day 24th October 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVZpus0VwoI
Oakley Green Model Railway Layout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csxlfQJoCfw
Sheffield Model Railway Exhibition 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75ze_y-lkts
The Complete Layout Tour - Yorkshire Dales Model Railway
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA_wgMsRHRY
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BrK17VUyLo
London-Brighton Veteran Car Run 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKHHhf1uS6g
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
London Underground themed whiskies
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/11/09/london-underground-themed-whiskies/
The future of freight is battery and it’s painted cherry red
https://tinyurl.com/yj635xpg
Looking back at Edinburgh's lost railway stations with one set to be
restored soon
https://tinyurl.com/yhq8z8bz
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)
The Miracle Landing of Aloha Airlines Flight 243
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRClHOvTSzw
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Embark on a mythical journey in Train World with the Orient-Express!
https://www.trainworld.be/en/exhibition-orient-express
Trains & Tracks - Europalia Arts Festival
https://europalia.eu/en/trains-and-tracks/about-this-edition
Winter Station in het Spoorwegmuseum 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u13LnCi-rg
https://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl/ontdek/nu-in-het-museum/winter-station/
(Spotter: Andrew Nummelin)
Dartmoor train line is back after 50 years – here’s what to do and see
along the route
https://tinyurl.com/yk5bfm5s
Slate mines: Hidden world's beauty revealed by explorer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-59173679
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IN THE NEWS
Agreement signed for the UK’s first ever brand-new hydrogen train fleet
https://tinyurl.com/yhdg53tn
Historic railway arches at London Bridge to be restored
https://tinyurl.com/ye9e7apr
Hanwell and Elthorne station wins award for restoration
https://tinyurl.com/yjqaws4j
Network Rail track renewal contractor fails
https://tinyurl.com/yjf59z9v
Councillors approve extra platform at Oxford
https://tinyurl.com/yhm48zpc
Gloucester trains halted after motorist's level crossing turn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-59246844
Peak District railway restoration plan divides local opinion
https://tinyurl.com/yexjetuw
https://tinyurl.com/yh6s9xb3
New solar powered weather watching tech keeps passengers moving
https://tinyurl.com/yhwphmyo
https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/network-rail-weather-station
Hitachi Rail and Angel Trains to create intercity battery hybrid train
on TransPennine Express
https://tinyurl.com/ygoog27h
One of the world’s oldest railway tunnels gets a facelift
https://tinyurl.com/ygu27kuy
Starbeck railway signaller carries on centuries old tradition
https://tinyurl.com/yzvcp3zv
A modern railway for Middlesbrough – Network Rail upgrades signalling
this month
https://tinyurl.com/yhr2o2zg
https://tinyurl.com/yextkwkn
Northumberland Line could create an 'east coast economic powerhouse'
https://tinyurl.com/yjfap9hb
Council to challenge ScotRail's proposed reduced rail service on
Milngavie line
https://tinyurl.com/yev2wu5o
Free and fast WiFi for Edinburgh Waverley station passengers
https://tinyurl.com/yelmc9o4
Scottish Companies Develop New Tech that Monitors Railways
https://digit.fyi/scottish-companies-develop-new-railway-tech-that-monitors-railways/
Falkirk High to become Scotland’s first net-zero carbon railway station
https://tinyurl.com/yhqg4pku
Stirling station’s post cards from the past
https://tinyurl.com/yfoywawo
Rare surviving sign from Ballater railway station set to go under the hammer
https://tinyurl.com/cbnp8n9j
Rhondda tunnel donated to Welsh authorities by Highways England
https://wp.me/p8Mk4U-bOR
Coach converted to house on Romney Marsh for sale
https://tinyurl.com/yhuacgh4
Railway ex-serviceman's group to hold final remembrance service
https://tinyurl.com/yhrq8or9
34067 Tangmere load test run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvsQfrChBZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tpiZ_2_aPA
Weardale Railway cancels Christmas trains and defers reopening to 2022
https://tinyurl.com/yz7cm7y7
"Hideous" train carriage approved for holiday lets
https://tinyurl.com/yg258re2
Ffestiniog Railway winter engineering works
https://tinyurl.com/yhhqtt4g
Plasser hybrid rail milling machine for North American transit systems
https://tinyurl.com/yhrz2s68
Siemens and DSB celebrate 1000th Vectron locomotive
https://wp.me/p7dVyI-kgI
Egyptian Railways order 100 locos from WABTEC
https://tinyurl.com/ygjwldy4
Blue Train empty coaching stock derailed near Germiston
https://tinyurl.com/yjsaxjff
Train driver sues Japan Rail over 56 yen for a one-minute delay
https://wp.me/pbXBSE-2mTI
Strike threat over Night tube staffing levels
https://tinyurl.com/yeefhzcg
E-scooters: Fire on Tube prompts call for London transport ban
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-59148069
https://tinyurl.com/yjo8hc4m
Passengers can drive the DLR trains again
https://tinyurl.com/yzorjygy
Proposal for common ticketing on Hampshire buses between different operators
https://tinyurl.com/yk5dygzy
Norway's Pioneering Ship Tunnel – Can It Be On Time And In Budget?
https://tinyurl.com/ykyug9o6
Meet The Wright Spirit: An All-Electric Regional Jet
https://simpleflying.com/wright-spirit/
Cooking oil fuelled airliners
https://tinyurl.com/ye99auq8
Further cracking on Boeing 737s
https://simpleflying.com/boeing-737-cracks-area-increases/
Emirates to Start Selling Parts from its 1st Airbus A380 in Dubai
https://simpleflying.com/emirates-airbus-a380-part-sale/
Russian SU95 Accidentally Drops its Gear Causing a Loss of Separation
https://simpleflying.com/russian-su95-loss-of-seperation/
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Andrew Nummelin
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TV and RADIO
13/11/21 Yesterday 0900-1300
"Secrets of the Transport Museum" 4 episodes
13/11/21 Yesterday 1300-1400
"The Architecture the Railways Built"
13/11/21 Yesterday 1400-1500
"Hornby: A Model World"
13/11/21 Yesterday 1500-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" 8 episodes
13/11/21 Yesterday 1900-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" 8 episodes
13/11/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"London Underground: Keeping London Moving"
13/11/21 BBC4 1910-1940
"Fred Dibnah's Industrial World" 1/6
13/11/21 More4 2000-2100
"How to Build British: Mini"
14/11/21 5 Select 1800-2100
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" 3 episodes
14/11/21 More4 2000-2100
"Britain's Scenic Railways" Ep 2
14/11/21 Yesterday 2300-0000
"The Architecture the Railways Built"
15/11/21 Yesterday 0000-0100
"Hornby: A Model World"
15/11/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Cornwall/Devon
15/11/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"The Architecture the Railways Built" New series
15/11/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Hornby: A Model World" New Series
15/11/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"Railway Journeys with Chris Tarrant" Former Yugoslavia
15/11/21 5 Select 2200-2300
"Walking Britain's Lost Railways"
15/11/21 Yesterday 2300-0000
"Secrets of the Transport Museum"
15/11/21 5 Select 2300-0000
"Ian Hislop's Trains that Changed the World"
16/11/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Devon
16/11/21 More4 2100-2200
"How to Build British: Jaguar"
16/11/21 More4 2200-2305
"Inside Jaguar: Making a Million Pound Car"
16/10/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Secrets of the London Underground"
16/11/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Railway Journeys with Chris Tarrant" Former Yugoslavia
16/11/21 5 Select 2100-2200
"Walking Victorian Britain"
17/11/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Salisbury
17/11/21 More4 2100-2200
"Britain's Scenic Railways" West Highland Line
17/11/21 More4 2200-2300
"Coastal Railways with Julie Walters" 1/4 The West Highland Line
17/11/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"Train Truckers"
18/11/21 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great British Railway Journeys" Kent
18/11/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Hornby: A Model World"
18/11/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Secrets of the Transport Museum"
18/11/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"The Architecture the Railways Built"
18/11/21 5 Select 2210-2310
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" Sri Lanka
19/11/21 5 Select 2200-2300
"Walking Britain's Lost Railways" Northern Ireland
19/11/21 5 Select 1930-2100
"The Cars that Made Britain Great"
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EVENTS
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13/11/21- East Lancashire Railway: DMU Weekend
14/11/21
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20/11/21 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
05/12/21 Romsey Signal Box Open Day
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk
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