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NETWATCH
Waterside line reopening consultation
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes/wessex/the-waterside-line/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)
Swanage Railway 23/07/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGIjvbY7MYY
F&WHR Moving Pictures Number Sixty Eight - 26/7/22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJF4RBJmvcY
East Lancashire Railway Classic Car Show 24th July 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89x23Kpy_NI
Southampton MRS Summer Exhibition 2022
Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM8uj1Z3-vM
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvo9fAyjMBo
Larkrail Model Railway Exhibition 2022 - 23/07/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQRzlaIt4oI
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
All aboard the wild ride that is Francis Bourgeois (Tik-Tok Trainspotter)
https://tinyurl.com/2ya859tw
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)
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BOOK NEWS
"Railways & Canals in the Churnet Valley - Consall Past and Present" by
The Knotty Ramblers
This book is about transport, past and present, in Staffordshire’s
picturesque Churnet Valley. It focuses on Consall, which was once
located in such a remote part of the valley that it was only accessible
on foot, by canal or by railway. Many years ago it was a hive of
industry but nowadays the canal and the preserved Churnet Valley Railway
are used entirely for pleasure. A focal point in the vicinity of the
present day Consall station is the Black Lion public house which for
many years could only get its beer delivered by train!
All three authors are members of the North Staffordshire Railway Study
Group, which was formed in 1995 to bring together people with an
interest in the former North Staffordshire Railway (NSR), with the
objective of increasing the knowledge of the railway company and its
role within the community it once served. In the Churnet Valley, the
NSR owned both the canal and the railway so it was extremely important
to Consall and other communities in the valley.
Potbanks, collieries and ironworks once dominated the Potteries, with
the canals and railways providing an essential means of transport for
raw materials and finished products. It is very different today but in
spite of its industrial past, the area adjoining North Staffordshire has
always been blessed with beautiful scenery and Consall is such a place.
The location, once almost inaccessible to the general public, has become
a focal meeting place on the restored Caldon Canal and a preserved part
of the former NSR Churnet Valley Railway.
The Knotty Ramblers hope that this book will be of interest to modern
day visitors by telling them something of how things used to be. It
will also be of interest to many of those cruising for pleasure on the
Caldon Canal and travelling on the preserved Churnet Valley Railway.
Any profits will go to the Railway & Canal Historical Society.
Softback, ISBN 978 0 901461 73 5
128 pages with 143 illustrations including maps – many in colour
https://rchs.org.uk/product/railways-canals-in-the-churnet-valley/
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IN THE NEWS
HS2 celebrates historic first tunnelling breakthrough
https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/news/hs2-celebrates-historic-first-tunnelling-breakthrough
https://www.railway-technology.com/news/hs2-attains-first-tunnelling-breakthrough/
TSSA strike action on West Coast Main Line
https://tinyurl.com/29fvar4u
Rail Minister visits Tesco’s rail operations in Tilbury
https://tinyurl.com/29pzoulv
Motorway delays due to urgent repairs to bridge over railway line at
Shawford
https://tinyurl.com/24bn4jp8
Weekday engineering works at Honiton and Feniton
https://tinyurl.com/2bvx72wb
East West Rail branded "unachievable" by IPA
https://tinyurl.com/27auwbv5
Overhead line damage near Biggleswade
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-62304346
Market Harborough’s upgraded facilities completed
https://tinyurl.com/27wb5ays
MSC UK announces new rail service connecting Scotland with global trade
routes
https://tinyurl.com/2bpxckbf
Puzzled Edinburgh residents forced to walk through 'dark underworld' to
get to destination
https://tinyurl.com/27h3yz5b
Railway between Kilmarnock and Barassie set to re-open next week
https://tinyurl.com/2c4qu4g2
Victoria-Bath special to be diesel hauled
https://tinyurl.com/2y4sch6q
Flying Scotsman Visit 2022 – Bluebell Railway Official Statement
https://tinyurl.com/2dc2mf8m
Delays near Bray after passengers forced train doors open and walked
along track
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62286341
FRA proposal for two person crews, superseding state legislation
https://tinyurl.com/246zqw9v
Shepherd’s Bush added to London Transport Museum’s Hidden London tours
https://tinyurl.com/29j8hfga
Chronic fare dodgers to be banned from the Tube under a new crackdown
https://tinyurl.com/2bf9stq8
New trains for Glasgow Subway
https://tinyurl.com/27xk562m
New Tyne & Wear driver simulator
https://tinyurl.com/25mkp7ye
Douglas Horse trams to restart operation by the end of July
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-62255385
We've Been Involved In A Nasty Accident With One Of Our London Buses!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yARrPtOEN4Q
Cowes Floating Bridge: Almost £90,000 spent on spare parts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-62331003
Maid of Loch paddle steamer enthusiasts to sail replica model boats
https://tinyurl.com/2dmdc5o5
Battleship Texas update
https://battleshiptexas.org/battleship-updates/
NASA Boeing 747 Damaged By Severe Weather In New Zealand
https://simpleflying.com/nasa-boeing-747-damaged-new-zealand/
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
29/07/22 Yesterday 1800-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Italy
29/07/22 Channel 5 2000-2100
"Australia's Most Scenic Railway Journeys" Brisbane to Cairns
29/07/22 Yesterday 2000-2100
"The Architecture the Railways Built"
29/07/22 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Secrets of the London Underground"
30/07/22 Yesterday 1600-1900
"Steam Train Britain"
30/07/22 Yesterday 1900-2200
"Great Continental Railway Journeys"
31/07/22 BBC Radio 4 1915-1930
"Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train" Manchester to Bournemouth
31/07/22 Yesterday 2300-0000
"Hornby: A Model World"
01/08/22 BBC2 2100-2200
"Inside the Factory XL" Alstom, Derby
01/08/22 Yesterday 1800-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Greece
01/08/22 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great American Railway Journeys" San Francisco
01/08/22 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Scouting for Toys"
02/08/22 Yesterday 1800-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Switzerland
02/08/22 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great American Railway Journeys" Berkeley to Yosemite
02/08/22 Yesterday 2000-2100
"Train Truckers" 1/8 a class 47 to the Ecclesbourne Valley
Railway
03/08/22 Yesterday 1800-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Spain
03/08/22 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great American Railway Journeys" Santa Clara to Santa Cruz
04/08/22 Yesterday 1800-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" The Black Sea
04/08/22 BBC4 1900-1930
"Great American Railway Journeys" Monterey to Santa Barbara
04/08/22 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Train Truckers" New 2/8 a locomotive to the Chasewater Railway
05/08/22 Yesterday 1800-1900
"Great Continental Railway Journeys" Switzerland
05/08/22 Yesterday 2000-2100
"The Architecture the Railways Built"
05/08/22 Yesterday 2100-2200
"Secrets of the London Underground"
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EVENTS
If you would like to publicise an event here, please contact the editor
29/07/22- Bluebell Railway: Terrier Gala
31/07/22
https://www.bluebell-railway.com/terrier-150/
29/07/22- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Diesel Gala
31/07/22
https://www.gwsr.com
30/07/22- Dacorum Steam & Country Fayre, Hemel Hempstead
31/07/22
https://www.dacorummachineryandsteam.co.uk
01/08/22 Winchester Cafe Sci
"Learning from Accidents: Railway Signalling in the UK" by Dr
Robin Wilson
Arc Winchester (formerly the Discovery Centre), Jewry St,
Winchester, SO23 8SB
Starts 1930
https://www.wincafesci.org.uk/
01/08/22 Peak Railway Association - Sheffield Branch
"An Evening with Ted Parker, Professional Video Producer &
Railway Artist", Ted Parker
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
06/08/22- Mid-Hants Watercress Line: Day Out With Thomas
14/08/22
https://watercressline.co.uk/
06/08/22 Step back in time and explore Stonegate - life on an East
Sussex station
Through archives: original traffic records, stationery,
photographs, memories
Through artefacts: original signage, signals, signal lamps,
furniture and equipment
1400-1700, 7 Wills Way, Romsey, Hants, SO51 5HZ
Refreshments
Donations invited for to support the work of Amaudo UK
(
www.Amaudo.org)
supporting mental health work in Nigeria
If you are interested in coming, please let John Pennells
know:
j1pennells@hotmail.com
07/08/22 Romsey Signal Box Working Museum Open Day
Brick Lane, Romsey, Hants, SO51 8LG
Opens 1100, last entry 1530
https://romseysignalbox.org.uk/
08/08/22 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society
The Underhill Centre, St. John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF
7:30 for 7:45pm
Members Evening
Non-members welcome
https://www.hias.org.uk/meetings.htm
12/08/22- Spa Valley Railway: Summer Diesel Gala
13/08/22
https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk
13/08/22- Apedale Valley Light Railway: Teddy Bear Outing
14/08/22
https://avlr.org.uk/
Cheers, Howard.
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