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NETWATCH
Horse shunting at Newmarket in 1960s
https://www.facebook.com/OldNewmarket/videos/1004872162944547
Research centre in Catesby Tunnel
https://businessmk.co.uk/tunnel-conceals-a-test-facility-the-envy-of-the-world/
Unusual Paris metro stations
https://www.completefrance.com/travel/5-most-interesting-paris-metro-subway-stations-8532766
BNSF senior drone pilot
https://www.bnsf.com/news-media/railtalk/safety/nickdryer.html
BNSF North West
https://bnsfnorthwest.com/
British Columbia Electric Railway 1950
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYbTGSXF9A0
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Spitfire Mk1 to Mk24 - How Spitfires kept getting better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6i5eMM11G4
Rescuing Rare Catalina Warplane Before It's Lost Forever, Loch Ness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRVStY-fG30
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
The Insane Giant Nazi Railway - The Breitspurbahn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkuEP5iMRiM
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
Air travel, but not as we know it
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20211202214715600/
(Spotter: Andrew Nummelin)
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IN THE NEWS
'Back to the bad old days': swingeing rail cuts set alarm bells ringing
https://tinyurl.com/yyyue8y3
Main contractors have wrapped up at just four Crossrail stations
https://tinyurl.com/y2agys4t
HS2 agrees £2bn deal to build UK's fastest trains
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59597308
Babcock Rail falls to £6m loss
https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/babcock-rail-falls-to-6m-loss-08-12-2021/
World-class photography showcased at Network Rail stations
https://tinyurl.com/yyckhn5c
Brighton and London Gatwick Express train timetables as service returns
after 21 months
https://tinyurl.com/yxtxnnon
Suspending shares is embarrassing, the saga of Southeastern rail is serious
https://tinyurl.com/y3g7ldwu
Yeovil PM - Weymouth track renewals
https://tinyurl.com/y57zttt5
Dawlish historian spots original Brunel railway column piece dug up in
sea wall build
https://tinyurl.com/yyn2r7l9
Chiltern Railways awarded new operating contract
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59531741
Air quality monitoring on some Greater Anglia stations
https://tinyurl.com/yxhbxa4g
Level Crossing accident on Clacton branch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-59560728
Engineering works at Cambridge
https://tinyurl.com/yxm88gzz
Rail Minister officially opens Werrington Tunnel
https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/rail-minister-opens-werrington-tunnel
https://tinyurl.com/yxrfm83f
Electric vehicle charging points to be installed at Wellingborough
railway station
https://tinyurl.com/y5medpvc
West Midlands Railway are introducing new timetable from the 12th of
December
https://tinyurl.com/y3ycvtmo
Severn Bridge Jn SB wins National Railway Heritage awards
https://railuk.com/?p=111255
Reopening Oswestry railway line 'vital for future prosperity'
https://tinyurl.com/y6a3rc2u
Track upgrades set to take place at Leeds station over Christmas period
https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/track-upgrades-leeds-station
Duke of Northumberland refutes claims he demanded £600,000 for new rail line
https://tinyurl.com/y423bvof
Closure of Bridge of Allan railway station called 'nonsensical'
https://tinyurl.com/y2m2xlay
Hedgehog gaps provided in fences at Lanark station
https://tinyurl.com/y5lpvuzo
ScotRail's lack of Inter7City trains makes rail travel to Highlands a
dismal prospect
https://tinyurl.com/y3vdwke9
Emergency timetable issued in Wales for Storm Barra
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/trains-cardiff-swansea-storm-barra-22382673
The most ridiculously long train journeys in Wales
https://tinyurl.com/y2ahjbs3
Transport for Wales introduce new trains to its network
https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/transport-wales-new-trains
Refurbished dining coach at West Bay restaurant
https://tinyurl.com/y247hj45
Bridge at Barcombe threatened with infilling
https://sussexbylines.co.uk/infilling-at-barcombe-a-bridge-too-far/
GWSR bridge appeal target exceeded
https://tinyurl.com/yyzf58te
Hebden Bridge SB to become heritage centre
https://tinyurl.com/yy2u3kv3
Sir Nigel Gresley 60007 overhaul report
https://sirnigelgresley.org.uk/overhaul-1522/overhaul-a.shtml
Contactless check in at St Pancras Eurostar terminal
https://www.cityam.com/eurostar-to-launch-contactless-fast-track-service-from-st-pancras/
Fish trains from Narvik to Denmark
https://www.fishfarmermagazine.com/processing-3/salmon-express-makes-first-trip/
Brandenburg order battery-electric hybrid trains
https://tinyurl.com/y6e8nnqm
San Diego MTS determined to rehab ‘Impossible Railroad’ despite latest
setback
https://tinyurl.com/y3w4l4fb
Flooding of railways in the lower Frazer Valley
https://fvcurrent.com/article/fraser-valley-train-flood/
Financial problems caused by Frazer Valley washouts
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cn-trains-rolling-again-b-160530132.html
Bilimora – Waghai Narrow Gauge Railway Services Details
https://www.irctchelp.in/bilimora-waghai-narrow-gauge-railway-services-details/
Huge Calder Valley model railway hidden from girlfriend unveiled
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-59531846
Transport for London bans e-scooters and e-unicycles from network
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-59579626
New metro trains taking shape
https://tinyurl.com/y47bdamn
500 station jobs to be cut on London Underground
https://tinyurl.com/y2exqsxk
125th anniversary: The story of the Glasgow Subway stop by stop but
where will it go next?
https://tinyurl.com/yyd8tk7c
New Drone Video Shows Trams to Newhaven Progress
https://tinyurl.com/yypr4vr7
Gosport to Fareham bus expressway extension opens to passengers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59497868
101-year-old ship dislodged above Niagara Falls
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-50294318
Longannet power station chimney blown up
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-59578148
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps
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TV and RADIO
11/12/21 Yesterday 0900-1100
"Full Steam Ahead" 2 episodes
11/12/21 Yesterday 1100-1300
"Secrets of the Railways" 2 episodes
11/12/21 Yesterday 1400-1500
"Hornby: A Model World"
11/12/21 Yesterday 1500-2000
"Great British Railway Journeys" 10 episodes
11/12/21 BBC4 2030-2130
"The Modern Age of the Coach"
12/12/21 5 Select 2300-0000
"British Airways Then and Now"
13/12/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Hornby: A Model World"
13/12/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"Great British Railway Journeys" 2 episodes
13/12/21 Yesterday 2300-0000
"Secrets of the Transport Museum
13/12/21 5 Select 2330-0030
"Walking Britain's Lost Railways"
14/12/21 5 Select 1900-2000
"Brunel: Building a Great Britain"
14/12/21 More4 2100-2200
"How to Build" Mercedes Benz
14/12/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Chris Tarrant Extreme Railways" The Konkan Line
14/12/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"Hornby: A Model World"
15/12/21 Yesterday 2200-2300
"Secrets of the Railways" The Liverpool & Manchester Railway
16/12/21 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Hornby: A Model World"
16/12/21 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Secrets of the Transport Museum"
16/12/21 5 Select 2200-2300
"The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" Denali Star, Alaska
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EVENTS
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31/12/21 Leek & Rudyard Railway: Goodbye to 2021
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01/01/22 Leek & Rudyard Railway: Welcome to 2022
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