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NETWATCH

Hurricane Flypast. Smallwood 28/5/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6OCR9HNbVU
(Barry Knapper)

Background to RMT strike action
https://tinyurl.com/2flm456l
28 years of the Channel Tunnel
https://tinyurl.com/2743a6xw
Abandoned stations in Dorset
https://tinyurl.com/2ylhpfmp
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

6233 Duchess of Sutherland along the sea wall at Dawlish, South Devon Explorer 28/5/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItHS24YLnpg
SR 34067 Tangmere Coasts Along With The Northern Belle - 28/05/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEsBhtE8B3s
Shunting Locos around Bewdley & Highley on the SVR. 20/5/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE1W9PlKEZA
Bressingham Steam Museum Steam Gala 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhNt2lyUv2s
New Forest MRS Model Railway Exhibition 2022
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRzBzsBejQY
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XW18TyfYYM
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

German Ghost Bomber - The Mysterious Case of the Cambridge Dornier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc4w0HjSnyw
Remember the Candy Bomber - May 21, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ_FyK0-UX8
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)

Gillian Tindall On The Elizabeth Line
https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/05/25/gillian-tindall-on-the-elizabeth-line/
Tube wars of 20th Century – how the Liz Line fought the Jubilee
https://wp.me/pa79OH-6eZ
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

God bless the Elizabeth line - heaven for nerds of the built environment
https://tinyurl.com/2ezv47jy

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IN THE NEWS

HST power cars fitted with ECTS
https://tinyurl.com/29ebv7vn

GWR train named after WWII codebreaker Alan Turing
https://tinyurl.com/2h5hksx7

Design of new station at Stamford le Hope
https://tinyurl.com/24v7nngm

Work starts on HS2 Colne Valley viaduct
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/hs2-colne-valley-viaduct/

Crossrail opening is a reminder of what might have been for Watford
https://tinyurl.com/2kbt8exc

Flood alleviation worked planned in September at Feniton
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/date-finally-set-vital-work-7141115

Structural problems restoring original Curzon Street station
https://tinyurl.com/24x5nu6q

Lorry strikes railway bridge at Hinkley and sheds paint over road
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-61618365

Safety improvements at Dove Holes Quarry
https://tinyurl.com/29a6fy5g

48 hour TransPennine Express strike action goes ahead
https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/48-hour-transpennine-express-strike-action-goes-ahead/

Service cuts - ASLEF dispute in Scotland
https://tinyurl.com/2am92kn8
https://tinyurl.com/2c5tk9g3

ScotRail: Union says train drivers close to agreeing pay deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61672737

Inverkeithing: CrossCountry trains stop services in Fife
https://tinyurl.com/2gvzae9s

Piling work to get underway to electrify line to Fife
https://tinyurl.com/27qgd5m5

Test train to Corwen
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/20173729.first-test-rain-run-new-corwen-central-station/

CSX complete purchase of Pan Am Railways
https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/134834/csx-complete-acquisition-of-pan-am-railways/

Piccadilly line trains to call at South Kensington tube station again
https://tinyurl.com/2gzbrmjd

Possible reduction of Central London bus routes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61660409

Barnstable to Lynton and Lynmouth bus route extended to Barnstaple station
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/new-bus-service-links-rail-7138098

Cruise ship Ocean Atlantic impounded by MCA at Hunterston
https://tinyurl.com/2yq9utzd

Missing a ferry will cost you if CalMac consultation proposals are agreed
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ds42h

Community Event for Port Ellen Ferry Terminal Development
https://www.cmassets.co.uk/community-event-for-port-ellen-ferry-terminal-development/

What It Takes To Co-Ordinate A Buckingham Palace Flyover
https://simpleflying.com/buckingham-palace-flyover-coordination/

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps

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TV and RADIO

03/06/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

03/06/22  Channel 5 2000-2100
          "World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys"  The Peak District

03/06/22  Yesterday 2100-2200
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

04/06/22  5 Select 1200-1400
          "Britain's Most Scenic Railway Journey: Minute by Minute"

04/06/22  5 Select 1400-2100
          "World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys"

04/06/22  Yesterday 1600-2100
          "Great Continental Railway Journeys"

04/06/22  Quest 1700-1800
          "How Trains Changed the World"

05/06/22  Yesterday 1200-1600
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

05/06/22  Yesterday 2300-0000
          "Train Truckers"

06/06/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

06/06/22  BBC4 1900-2000
          "The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway"  Crossrail 1/2

06/06/22  Yesterday 2100-2200
          "Scouting for Toys"

07/06/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

07/06/22  BBC4 1900-2000
          "The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway"  Crossrail 2/2

07/06/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "Scouting for Toys"

08/06/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

09/06/22  Yesterday 2000-2100
          "Secrets of the London Underground"  New

10/06/22  Yesterday 1800-1900
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

10/06/22  Channel 5 2000-2100
          "World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys"  Portugal

10/06/22  Channel 5 2100-2200
          "British Planes that Won the War"

10/06/22  Yesterday 2100-2200
          "Secrets of the London Underground"

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EVENTS
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02/06/22- Epping Ongar Railway: 10th Anniversary Weekend
05/06/22  https://www.eorailway.co.uk/

02/06/22- Apedale Valley Light Railway: Teddy Bear Outing
05/06/22  https://avlr.org.uk/

03/06/22- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Festival of Steam
05/06/22  https://www.gwsr.com

04/06/22  Lancaster fly-past at West Dean Jubilee Fete
          https://tinyurl.com/22bpckvp

05/06/22  Romsey Signal Box Working Museum Open Day
          Brick Lane, Romsey, Hants, SO51 8LG
          Opens 1100, last entry 1530
          https://romseysignalbox.org.uk/

06/06/22  Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
          The Underhill Centre, St. John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
          7:30 for 7:45pm
          "Royal Navy Salvage & Secrecy in WW1" by Tony Babb
          Non-members welcome
          https://www.hias.org.uk/meetings.htm

06/06/22  Peak Railway Association - Sheffield Branch
          "Off the Beaten Track" by Rob Morrey
          Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP
          £4 donation requested on the door, non-members welcome
          Starts 1930
          http://www.peakrail.co.uk/sheffieldbranch

09/06/22- West Somerset Railway: Sixties Diesel Gala
11/06/22  https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk

10/06/22- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: Heritage Diesel Gala
11/06/22  https://www.kwvr.co.uk

10/06/22- North Norfolk Railway: Mixed Traction Gala
12/06/22  https://www.nnrailway.co.uk

11/06/22- Leek & Rudyard Railway: Teddy Bear Specials
12/06/22  http://www.rlsr.org/index.html

18/06/22  Romsey Signal Box Working Museum Open Day
          Brick Lane, Romsey, Hants, SO51 8LG
          Opens 1100, last entry 1530
          https://romseysignalbox.org.uk/

18/06/22  Gainsborough Model Railway Society: Open Day
          The Clubrooms, Florence Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 1BE
          1330 to 1730 (last admission 1630)
          http://gainsboroughmodelrailway.co.uk/

18/06/22- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: War on the Lines
19/06/22  https://watercressline.co.uk/

18/06/22- Spa Valley Railway: Summer Steam Up
19/06/22  https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk

18/06/22- 2mm Scale Association Diamond Jubilee Exhibition
19/06/22  Derby Conference Centre, London Rd, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 8UX
          http://www.2mm.org.uk/DJubilee/index.html

18/06/22- East Lancashire Railway: LYR/LNWR Merger Centenary
19/06/22  https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk

19/06/22  Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: HCVS Ridgeway Run
          https://www.bucksrailcentre.org

19/06/22  Nene Valley Railway: Fathers Day
          http://www.nvr.org.uk

19/06/22  Leek & Rudyard Railway: Fathers Day
          http://www.rlsr.org/index.html

20/06/22  Newbury and District Transport Group
          The Community Space, The Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
          1915 for a prompt 1930 start
          "Various Transport Photos" by Terry and Justin Foulger
          Non-members welcome
          Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome


Cheers, Howard.
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