Zie http://www.somda.nl/drgls/684/

Zaterdag wordt gereden met DE3:

Utm    V  11:05
Hvs    kopmaken
Brn    A  11:30
Amf    kopmaken
Brn    V  12:20
Asd    A  12:57
Asd    V  15:00
Gv     A  15:49
Gv     V  16:50
Shl    D
Hvs    D
Utm    A  18:30
dan naar Aswplz

RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society:
http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/


BOOK NEWS

"The Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway" by Nigel Bray

The Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway was built to consolidate the
LSWR?s domination of Hampshire and south Dorset, and to keep the GWR away
from Bournemouth.  It also gave Salisbury businessmen a more direct route
to Poole and Weymouth.  Almost half of the 18½-mile route was in Dorset,
with less than five miles apiece in Wiltshire and Hampshire.  Passing
through three counties, it traversed contrasting landscapes and served a
wide if thinly populated agricultural area.

The water meadows between Downton and Fordingbridge produced cattle, milk
and watercress.  South-west of Fordingbridge, the clay soil had given rise
to brick and tile manufacture centuries before the coming of the railway,
enabling these industries to expand and distribute their wares over a much
wider area.  Year-round passenger traffic on the line was at best erratic,
but the line provided a useful diversionary and holiday route.

In the circumstances, it is not surprising that the line became a victim
of the Beeching axe in 1964, but since then the population of the towns it
served has grown considerably.  If it had remained open, the line would
now be very useful, particularly for travel to Salisbury and the
Bournemouth-Poole conurbation.

Softback: 128 pages with 150 photographs
273 x 215mm
ISBM: 978-1-905505-19-7
£17.95
http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk/


NETWATCH

============

Virtual footplate of a GWR 28xx:
http://www.gwsr.com/footplate/VirtualFootplate.html

Unofficial Post Office Railway website:
http://www.mailrail.co.uk
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwRBrUwhdio

An interesting and informative article about the first person to be
murdered on Britain's railways.
http://www.socyberty.com/History/Britains-First-Railway-Murder.362997
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)

Railways of Marple:
http://www.marple-uk.com/railways/c04_01.htm
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

A free file of preserved rolling stock in the UK is available here:
http://www.preservedrailwaystocklist.org.uk

The owner, Steve Best, has also started a Yahoo group that works hand-in-
hand with the project:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/PreservedRailwayStockList/

List of Rob Foxon's film show schedule:
http://www.warwickshireias.org/pdf%20docs/RF%20Film%20Diary%202010.pdf

Wrightway Rolling Stock - custom-built passenger rolling in Gauge 1:
http://www.wrightwayrollingstock.com

More pictures of the Knaresborough poster hoard - it's been suggested
that modellers could print these to scale and use them on their layouts:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8537539.stm

============

Videos

A new Internet-based railway 'TV Station' has recently been launched by
the Railscene team.  The idea is to provide railway enthusiasts with a
'centre of excellence' to which they can turn to see quality railway
programmes provided by a team of railway enthusiasts at any time they
wish.  It is a subscription service, but for a limited period, you can
watch for free!
http://www.TheRailwayStation.tv
(Spotter: Andy Sollis)

Detonators in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2neuHr4bwI&NR=1
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

Unused footage from the BTF film 'Let's Go to Birmingham':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ3ZxT6dD08

A Sentimental Journey (Whitby-Scarborough, 1966)
http://tinyurl.com/yfbeee8
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)

Transport films in the North West Film Archive:
http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk:591/onlineclips/transport.htm
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)

Recent Severn Valley Railway footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPbi4JPryFg
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

Duchess of Hamilton on video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_KF-mBppxk
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

West Cork Railway:
http://disusedtube.ning.com/video/west-cork-railway-courtesy
(Spotter: Ralph Rawlinson)

USA Pullman car on YouTube - owned by the Dover Harbor Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0X-nl0LAhU

Train versus flood in Buenos Aires.  The train wins - pedestrians get a
free wash:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzGwUhIXLDk
(Spotter: Mike Morant and others!)

============

Thanks to those who replied about the model bus for £1.99 post-free.
Predictably you are asked to sign up for several more at monthly intervals
but you can cancel at any time.  Reports suggest that cancelling is not
difficult, so as long as you remember to do so (should you wish to) you
can indeed get this model for a very good price.
http://www.atlaseditions.co.uk/p/291581/Buses.html

Thanks also for the feedback on "Hogwarts Castle" - real identity "Olton
Hall" (5972 of course, not 4972 as I said last week).  Opinion seems to be
coming round to the fact that it is indeed a fibre-glass replica.  It can
be seen at 36 seconds in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flV0sbzJ70s
(Spotter: Laurie Webb)

============

Ralph Rawlinson's Railway Roundup

Fawley branch
The freight only Fawley branch (opened by the Southern Railway in 1925)
was one of the lines that, last year, ATOC proposed for reopening as far
as Hythe.  Now a new group called the Waterside Community Rail Partnership
has been formed in a bid to keep the £3m project on track.  They are also
exploring the possibility of extending the service to Fawley and building
a new station.
http://www.dharrison.org.uk/index.php?entry=entry100211-172328

GWR Newbury-Winchester
The site of Sutton Scotney station has been earmarked for a 33-home
development with the goods shed converted into a pair of cottages and a
section of the trackbed adopted as an access road.

ECML
The new timetable to be introduced from May 2011 will see most existing
services from Glasgow to King's Cross running instead to Leeds and
Sheffield.  In addition Network Rail has agreed to facilitate, (within two
years) a reintroduced Flying Scotsman covering the 393 miles between
King's Cross and Edinburgh in less than four hours.

ECML Belford
Work on a £600,000 platform at Belford between Alnmouth and Berwick is
expected to start early next year.  The original Newcastle & Berwick
station closed on 29th January 1968, but the magnificent station building
survives as a residence.  Several past and present pics at:
http://tinyurl.com/ylcm25u

Tyne & Wear Metro
The long-awaited renovation of the grade II listed Tynemouth station has
suffered a setback.  North Tyneside Council has refused planning
permission for a supermarket on the site, but it looks as though
restoration of the ornate iron canopies can go ahead, as £3m has been
secured from the Government and English Heritage.
http://www.nect.org.uk/index.php?page=tynemouth-station-north-tyneside

Peak Rail
Restoration of the MR-design ex-Luffenham signalbox is making good
progress at Darley Dale ready for its final installation.
http://tinyurl.com/yzd7erd

Birmingham
A new entrance has been built at Snow Hill station that will give access
into Livery Street.

Manchester Hub
The highlights of Network Rail's £530 investment package are a new Ordsall
Lane curve linking Piccadilly and Victoria stations (remember SELNEC in
the 1970s?) and two new through platforms at Piccadilly alongside
platforms 13 and 14.

Switzerland
The Berninabahn linking St Moritz, Switzerland to Tirano, Italy, and
operated by the Rhätische Bahn, first carried passengers across the Alps
via the Bernina Pass in 1910.  At 7392ft asl this is the highest non-rack
line in the Alps.  It also one of the steepest adhesion railways in the
world and was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008.  A
special programme of events will be held throughout 2010 to celebrate its
100th anniversary.

Hungary
Despite sporadic closures since the 1980s, the national rail opertator MAV
still operated passenger services on most lines in the country, including
three ng systems.  This changed on 26th December 2009 when the Hungarian
government, under strong pressure from the European Union to make cuts in
public expenditure, closed 26 lines.

Ghana
The Chairman of the newly established Ghana Railway Development Authority
(GRDA) claims that about 100 railway companies have expressed interest to
operate Ghana's railways.
http://tinyurl.com/yewrnjp

Tanzania
The 25-year management agreement with the Rail India Technical Economic
Services (RITES) proves too costly to revoke.
http://www.busiweek.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3138&Itemid=1

Russia
Raildate informed its readers about the new high speed service between
Moscow and St Petersburg two months ago but this site also includes news
that Russian Railways hopes to launch a high-speed link between Moscow and
Nizhny Novgorod in June 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y93q6bl

India
Indian Railways will soon undertake an engineering-cum-traffic survey for
building the ambitious south freight corridor covering Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Goa.
http://www.vattal.com/railways-to-soon-begin-survey-for-south-south-corridor/

Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa said on 27th February that
he had directed Railway officials to complete the surveys in the State for
15 new railway lines announced in the 2010-11 Railway Budget, within six
months, so that the routes found viable could be included in the next
budget.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/28/stories/2010022850420100.htm
http://www.littleabout.com/news/75151,railways-survey-south-south-corridor.html

Pakistan
Pakistan Railways has withdrawn electrically hauled services between
Lahoreand and Khanewal.
http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=1024979

Indonesia
A good example of frighteningly effective advertising effort from
Indonesian Railways.
http://www.directdaily.com/?p=7159

============

And finally... British Pathe Corner...

Steam locos being scrapped in 1961:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1165

============


IN THE NEWS

Intercity trains upgrade postponed:
http://tinyurl.com/ybumckd

Arriva Trains Wales Marylebone service refused permission by ORR:
http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/s22-atw-38sa-decision-letter.pdf

Services disrupted by fire in arch at South Bermondsey:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8546888.stm
http://tinyurl.com/yfxcujg

Pictures of East London Line progress:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/eastlondonline/pool/page2/

RAIB report on DLR derailment:
http://tinyurl.com/yjl78pc

Metronet/DfT financial failings:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8544491.stm

Lowestoft station move row continues:
http://tinyurl.com/yd4crjy

Station upgrading work at Haymarket:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8543509.stm

RMT/First Scotrail dispute:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8541805.stm

Avalanche on West Highland Line:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8547394.stm

Cairngorm railway finances criticised:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8545297.stm

Waverley Route update:
http://tinyurl.com/yb7znbm
http://tinyurl.com/ycdubyp

ORR rejected Aberystwyth-Marylebone service:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/8547193.stm

Train slams into fire truck in Detroit:
http://www.clickondetroit.com/video/22705708/index.html

Accident and fire at Tehachapi spiral near Los Angeles:
http://tinyurl.com/yeqwj4l

Manchester Airport:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8541933.stm
http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/manweb.nsf/Content/ConcordeViewingPark

Thames Estuary airport:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8545118.stm

Edinburgh Tram system update:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8548606.stm

Fatal bus collision in Co Durham:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/8548262.stm

Arriva North Wales buses pay dispute:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/8543312.stm

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Ralph Rawlinson


TV and RADIO

06/03/10    BBC4  2000-2100
             "Indian Hill Railways"  3/3 The Kalka-Shilma Railway

07/03/10    BBC1  1100-1200
             "Country Tracks"  A trip through West Wales

07/03/10    BBC1  1800-1900
             "Countryfile"  Hadrian's Wall

07/03/10    BBC1  1810-1900
             "Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections"  Taipei 101

08/03/10    Five  1930-2000
             "Building the Ultimate"  Spacecraft

09/03/10    BBC4  1930-2000
             "Hidden Histories"

11/03/10    C4  2000-2100
             "Country House Rescue"  Riverhill House, Kent

12/03/10    BBC2  1900-2000
             "Coast"  Severn Estuary to Aberystwyth

12/03/10    Five  1930-2000
             "Building the Ultimate"  Fighter jet


EVENTS

For up-to-date information on many of the tours mentioned in Raildate (and
others) often with timings, see the Steam Tours pages at:
http://www.uksteam.info/index.shtml and also
http://railwayherald.co.uk/railtours/

All details are correct to the best of my knowledge.  No responsibility is
taken for inaccuracies or changes.

05/03/10-   Mid-Hants Railway: Spring Steam Gala
07/03/10    http://www.watercressline.co.uk/

05/03/10-   Severn Valley Railway: Spring Steam Reunion Gala
07/03/10    http://www.svr.co.uk

06/03/10    Abingdon Model Railway Show
             White Horse Leisure Centre, Audlett Drive, OX14 3PJ
             1000-1700

06/03/10    Romsey Signal Box Open Day
             Extra opening in connection with Romsey Model Railway Show
             Admission free (donations welcome!)
             1000-1700
             ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey
             Car park in old school grounds
             http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk

06/03/10    Abingdon Model Railway Show
             White Horse Leisure Centre, Audlett Drive, Abingdon, OX14 3PJ
             1000-1700
             http://www.admrc.org.uk

06/03/10    Stafford Railway Collectors Fair
             GEC, St Leonards Avenue, Stafford, ST17 4LX

06/03/10-   Romsey Model Railway Show
07/03/10    Crossfield Hall, Romsey, SO51 8GL
             1030-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)
             http://rdmrs.hampshire.org.uk

06/03/10-   Didcot Railway Centre: Day Out With Thomas
07/03/10    http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

06/03/10-   Liskeard Model Exhibition
07/03/10

06/03/10-   Macclesfield Model Railway Exhibition
07/03/10    Tytherington High School, Beech Lane, Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
             1000-1700 both days
             http://www.macclesfieldmrc.org.uk

07/03/10    Romsey Signal Box Open Day
             Admission free (donations welcome!)
             1000-1600
             ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey
             Car park in old school grounds
             http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk

07/03/10    Indoor Transport Fair
             Cosham Community Centre, Wootton Street, Cosham, PO6 3AP
             1030-1600
             Photos, models, books, videos, magazines, etc
             Free bus rides (subject to vehicle/crew availability)

07/03/10    Brookwood Cemetery Society
             Guided walk of the railway line within the cemetery - 1400hrs
             http://www.tbcs.org.uk/walks.HTM

11/03/10    100 Years of Flying in South Hampshire
             RJ Mitchell Lecture by Jim French CBE (Chief Exec, Flybe)
             University of Southampton
             http://www.centenary-of-flight.co.uk

11/03/10    North Norfolk Railway: Sheringham Level Crossing Reopening
             http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/

12/03/10-   North Norfolk Railway: Celebration Steam Gala
13/03/10    http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/

13/03/10    Portsmouth Model Railway Show
             Admiral Lord Nelson School, Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
             1030-1630
             http://www.shmrc.org.uk

13/03/10-   Basingstoke & North Hants MRS Annual Exhibition
14/03/10    Aldworth Science College, Western Way, Basingstoke, RG22 6HA
             HPMRS member Derek Gillkerson will be attending with "New"
             Stanton Lees
             1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
             Adult: £5, Child/Senior: £4, Family: £14
             http://bnhmrs.hampshire.org.uk

13/03/10-   Swanage Railway: Railway at Work Weekend
14/03/10    http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk

14/03/10    Mid-Hants Railway: Mother's Day
             http://www.watercressline.co.uk/

14/03/10    Talyllyn Railway: Mothering Sunday
             http://www.West-Somerset-Railway.co.uk

20/03/10    Transport Collectors' Market
             Chiswick Town Hall

20/03/10-   Kent & East Sussex Railway: Branch Line Weekend
21/03/10    http://www.kesr.org.uk

20/03/10-   West Somerset Railway: GWR 175 The Standard Era (1)
21/03/10    http://www.svr.co.uk

20/03/10-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Railcar Gala Weekend
21/03/10    http://www.wyvernrail.co.uk/

21/03/10    Talyllyn RPS Model Railway Exhibition
             Ferneham Hall, Fareham
             1000-1630


Cheers, Howard.
editor (at) raildate.co.uk (spam-proofed)

Previous issues of Raildate are at: http://www.raildate.net
This page includes a master catalogue of items that have appeared in
previous editions of Raildate.

(C) Howard Sprenger and Hursley Park Model Railway Society 2010.

The external edition of Raildate may be freely distributed without
permission as long as no changes whatsoever are made to the original
document distributed by the Editor.  You can subscribe to the external
edition here: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/RAILDATE/

En natuurlijk de website www.roestrijden.nl

Greetz Ruud

----- Original Message -----
From: "nicospilt" <nico.spilt@...>
To: <langsderails@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 2:36 PM
Subject: [langsderails] Zondag 7 maart 2010: roestrijden regio Haarlem


> Zie http://www.somda.nl/drgls/684/
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> Weet je iets leuks, deel die informatie dan met anderen! Zie ook
> http://www.nicospilt.com/agenda
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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Zowel op de heenreis als de terugreis reed de trein zaterdag via Gouda. Niet via
Schiphol dus, zoals door de organisatie was meegedeeld. Wij waren erbij, om maar
eens de pluralis majestatis te gebruiken. Interessant om die wachtkamers eens te
bekijken. Fotograferen was toegestaan (behalve op de wc), publiceren op een
website wordt niet op prijs gesteld. Maandagavond besteedt RTL Boulevard
aandacht aan deze rit.

 

Vrijdag 19 t/m zondag 21 maart 2010: Thomas Weekend in Spoorwegmuseum

Dit wordt druk. Reserveer kaarten via www.spoorwegmuseum.nl.

Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht.
Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 9.0.733 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2735 - datum van uitgifte: 03/10/10 20:33:00

link geeft niet veel info (tijd ?)

--- In langsderails@yahoogroups.com, "nico spilt" <nico.spilt@...> wrote:
>
> Zaterdag 13 en zondag 14 maart 2010: bezoek koninklijke wachtkamers
> Gezelschapsritten met historisch materieel vanaf Spoorwegmuseum naar Baarn,
Amsterdam en Den Haag HS (zaterdag) en naar Amsterdam (zondag). Zie
www.artifex.nu.
>

 

link geeft niet veel info (tijd ?)

--- In langsderails@yahoogroups.com, "nico spilt" <nico.spilt@...> wrote:
>
> Zaterdag 13 en zondag 14 maart 2010: bezoek koninklijke wachtkamers
> Gezelschapsritten met historisch materieel vanaf Spoorwegmuseum naar Baarn, Amsterdam en Den Haag HS (zaterdag) en naar Amsterdam (zondag). Zie www.artifex.nu.
>

Geen virus gevonden in het binnenkomende-bericht.
Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com Versie: 9.0.733 / Virusdatabase: 271.1.1/2742 - datum van uitgifte: 03/12/10 20:33:00

RAILDATE: the weekly newsletter of the Hursley Park Model Railway Society:
http://www.ibmhursleyclub.org.uk/ss/hpmrs/


NETWATCH

============

North Devon line memories:
http://tinyurl.com/yekefjx
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

Photographs of the Ilfracombe branch:
http://clivestanden.fotopic.net/c723726_1.html

The Colliers Way Path, Somerset based on the S&D and the Bristol-Frome
("North Somerset") line:
http://www.colliersway.co.uk/

Disused Railways of East Sussex:
http://disusedrailwaysofeastsussex.fotopic.net/

Tay Bridge - mind the gap!
http://tinyurl.com/yh2hrrg
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)

The Diesel Traction Group:
http://www.westernchampion.co.uk
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

The Class 142 Society:
http://pacer-pete.webs.com/

Facebook page for the Pacer Preservation Society - they want to preserve
one of each of the class 142,143 and 144:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=53280863395

Facebook page for the Class 144 Appreciation Society:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&viewas=0&gid=64210755556

Information and maps of the world's city transit systems:
http://www.cityrailtransit.com

1960 film of Wrexham:
http://tinyurl.com/yg33zt5
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

A passion for the rails (in California):
http://www.desertusa.com/lara/?p=529

The ultimate car owners club...?
http://www.princessandambassador.org.uk/

============

The holdings of Search Engine, the  National Railway Museum?s library and
archive
centre, have been  added to Copac.  The library and archive collections at
the
National Railway Museum form one of the largest resources of railway and
transport
history in the world.  The Library Collection is international in scope and
covers
all time periods, and holdings include over 20,000 books and 800 journal
titles, as
well as official publications, technical records, and many photographs and
posters.
The Copac library catalogue gives free access to the merged online
catalogues of many
major University, Specialist, and National Libraries in the UK and Ireland,
including
the British Library.  It is a free service accessible at:
http://copac.ac.uk

The National Physical Laboratory open-day
http://www.npl.co.uk/open-day/
(Spotter: Richard Buckby)

============

Former HPMRS member Doug Maughan recently wrote to Network Rail regarding
the bridge
modifications at Winchester:

"Three bridges in Winchester are being modified in order to allow the
passage of the
larger continental containers.  There is no mention of the tunnelss on this
same
line, just North of Winchester.  Does this mean that the tunnels were built
to a
larger loading gauge and therefore do not require to be modified?"

He received the following reply:

"Thank you for your communication. Some of the tunnels are at the required
gauge
which is required to allow these containers through. We will be working on
various
tunnels and bridges over the next year to bring them up to the required
height and
width. Wherever possible we try to lower the tracks, which can be more
easily done in
tunnels, unless there is a drainage problem. We are just about to start
works on
Popham tunnel which is situated near Micheldever station and is the line
from
Southampton to Basingstoke. I hope you find this information of some
assistance."

============

The Derby and Derbyshire Rail Forum (DDRF) today welcomed the creation of a
National
Skills Academy for Rail Engineering. The new academy, announced by the
Department for
Business Innovation & Skills on Wednesday, will receive nearly 3m of
Government
investment through the Skills Funding Agency and has the support of
organisations
including Network Rail, Transport for London, the Rail Freight Group, the
Rail
Industry Association and the Association of Train Operating Companies.

The Derby and Derbyshire Rail Forum worked with key local rail businesses to
support
the successful submission for a National Skills Academy for Rail Engineering
and has
also expressed an interest in hosting the Academy in our region.  Michelle
Craven a
partner at law firm Nelsons and Vice Chairman of DDRF, which represents rail
businesses across the East Midlands, said: "We are delighted to hear that
the green
light has been given for a National Skills Academy for Rail Engineering. It
is clear
that the development of our skills base is imperative so that we can deliver
the
significant future investment in the railways promised by all political
parties.
The creation of the National Skills Academy for Rail Engineering is the
result of
many months of hard work by people from across the rail industry. Gil
Howarth, the
Programme Director in particular should be congratulated for his key role
which has
lead to today's announcement."

Colin S Walton, Chairman, Bombardier Transportation UK on hearing about the
National
Skills Academy announcement said "Bombardier fully supports a national
skills academy
and fully understands the importance of a skilled railway industry,. During
such
challenging times as these, it is vitally important for companies to retain
a highly
skilled and motivated workforce and to also ensure that the people and
skills are in
place for the future. Bombardier understands the importance of developing
its
employees and has on-site learning centres formed and run in conjunction
with the
unions CSEU and UNITE. Bombardier is also investing in the future and has
established
Modern Apprenticeship and graduate programme, in addition Bombardier is
working in
partnership with JCB in support of its Skills Academy." Once the detailed
business
plan has been completed it is expected that the National Skills Academy for
Rail
Engineering will start operation in 2011.

The Derby and Derbyshire Rail Forum website can be found at
http://www.derbyrailforum.org.uk

(via Rupert Brennan Brown http://www.railpr.com/ )

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Videos

Severn Valley Steam, 6th March 2010:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO7KY11vW6w
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

The early days of the Bulleid Pacifics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_mmDGlZHO0

'New' East London Line in pictures:
http://tinyurl.com/yztfcck

No shortage of steam in Poland (although the GWR had to lend them one!)
http://tinyurl.com/yjerdbu
(Spotter: Glynn Waite)

Railways in Rush Hour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/transport/railways.shtml

The Great Indian Railways Part 1
http://tinyurl.com/yhmaflt
(Spotter: Ralph Rawlinson)

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Ralph Rawlinson's Railway Roundup

NW Road Transport Museum
An excellent collection of vehicles in an expensively-restored former bus
garage right in the middle of St Helens within sight of the rail and bus
stations.
http://holmes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/museum.html

Swansea
A scheme to revamp Swansea station, developed by Network Rail, Arriva
Trains Wales, and the Welsh Assembly is out for tender.
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=35327
It will run alongside work already underway to refurbish the city's bus
station.
http://www.swanseacitycentre.com/busstation

Gourock
Construction of the new station at Gourock (reported Raildate July 2009)
including new road access and walkway to the ferry terminal started on 3rd
March 2010.

Iraq
The second stage of the Hilla-Basra railway project linking the
al-Hashemiya district to al-Diwaniya city was opened on 28th February
2010.  Work on the third stage between al-Diwaniya and al-Samawa is to
start soon.  Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 62 miles
south of Baghdad.
http://tinyurl.com/yerq6zn

Sudan
Sudan has reopened the railway linking the north and south for the first
time since decades of civil war ripped Africa's largest country apart.
The 277-mile line, originally built in the 1960s, reconnects the town of
Babanusa in central Sudan to Wau town deep in the war-ravaged south.
Trains will begin running once the ticketing system is organised. The
feasibility of extending the railway from Wau through three other southern
towns, including Juba and then to northern Uganda, is also to be examined.
  http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE62B01Y20100312

Nigeria
New M.D. of Nigerian Railways talks about the challenges he faces.
http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201003062374320

Tanzania/Zambia
Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) which is jointly owned by
Tanzania and Zambia, has been teetering on a knife-edge with worn out
tracks and wobbling wagons.  The firm, which operates the 1,860-long (km?)
railway line from Zambia's central town of Kapiri-Mposhi to the port city
of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, has been providing a vital passenger and
cargo service for both countries.
http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=843&dir=2010/March/Friday12

India
The state of Kerala at the SW corner of India is planning to build a new
373-mile line from the northern tip of the state to the southern point
with the distance covered in six hours.
http://tinyurl.com/yjwvoea

In Mumbai, you cannot travel on top of a train any more.  Western Railways
has decided that it will not run a train if even one person is found
sitting on the roof.
http://tinyurl.com/ycd2pn7

Australia
Mary Valley Heritage Railway, Queensland.
http://tinyurl.com/ygzrd35

World
Travel facts and percentages.
http://tinyurl.com/yeyq5t7

============

And finally... British Pathe Corner...

The Devon Belle 1947:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=46541

============


IN THE NEWS

Useful index to HS2 route plans:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8564154.stm

New train line will be 'devastating' to Aylesbury:
http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/New-train-line-will-be.6145850.jp

Failed to Stop (at Didcot):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8564357.stm

Man charged over Ipswich train derailment:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/8565799.stm

East Coastway proposals will not be implemented:
http://tinyurl.com/yggdvt9

Visits to East London Line tunnel at Rotherhithe:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8565534.stm

London Underground job cuts:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8562181.stm

West Midlands Metro extension:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8573803.stm

Cable theft on Tyne & Wear Metro:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8563664.stm

Glasgow Subway service changes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8572655.stm

Honeybourne line back on track?
http://tinyurl.com/ydpfevg

Waterford-Rosslare could close:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0312/rail1.html

Cambridge guided bus-way delayed again:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/8559207.stm
http://hicourier.com/2010/03/breaking-news-guided-bus-delayed-until-2015/

Crash at aircraft rescue exercise:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8565891.stm

40 years of Aurigny airline flying to Southampton:
http://tinyurl.com/ycfjvm7

74th anniversary of first Spitfire flight:
http://tinyurl.com/y9xp8u2

Closure of Oakley Quarry Blaenau Ffestiniog:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8572075.stm

Llangollen Canal (With Arriva Trains Wales at Chirk):
http://tinyurl.com/ylbttuz

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Richard Maund, Reg Nerps


TV and RADIO

20/03/10    BBC2  1900-2235
             "Titanic"  James Cameron's 1997 epic

21/03/10    BBC1  1100-1200
             "Country Tracks"  Coast-to-coast across Devon

21/03/10    BBC2  1705-1755
             "Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections"  Troll gas platform

22/03/10    BBC Radio 4  1545-1600
             "On the Map"  The Map Makers - Ordnance Survey maps

22/03/10    Five  1930-2000
             "How Do They Do It"  World's biggest passenger airliner

23/03/10    BBC Radio 4  1545-1600
             "On the Map"  Mapping the Metropolis - the London A-Z

23/03/10    BBC2  2100-2200
             "Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds" Out of sight

24/03/10    BBC Radio 4  1545-1600
             "On the Map"  Motoring Maps

24/03/10    BBC Radio 4  1545-1600
             "On the Map"  Social Mapping

25/03/10    C4  2000-2100
             "Country House Rescue"  Heath House, Staffordshire

26/03/10    BBC Radio 4  1545-1600
             "On the Map"  The lie of the land

26/03/10    Five  1930-2000
             "Building the Ultimate"  Submarine

26/03/10    BBC2  2100-2200
             "Indian Hill Railways"  The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway


EVENTS

For up-to-date information on many of the tours mentioned in Raildate (and
others) often with timings, see the Steam Tours pages at:
http://www.uksteam.info/index.shtml and also
http://railwayherald.co.uk/railtours/

All details are correct to the best of my knowledge.  No responsibility is
taken for inaccuracies or changes.

20/03/10    Transport Collectors' Market
             Chiswick Town Hall

20/03/10-   Kent & East Sussex Railway: Branch Line Weekend
21/03/10    http://www.kesr.org.uk

20/03/10-   West Somerset Railway: GWR 175 The Standard Era (1)
21/03/10    http://www.West-Somerset-Railway.co.uk

20/03/10-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Railcar Gala Weekend
21/03/10    http://www.wyvernrail.co.uk/

20/03/10-   East Midlands Model Railway Exhibition
21/03/10    The Harvey Hadden Sports Complex, Bilborough Park, Wigman Rd,
             Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4PB
             0930-1730 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun)
             http://www.nottingham-modelrailway.org.uk/

21/03/10    Talyllyn RPS Model Railway Exhibition
             Ferneham Hall, Fareham
             HPMRS member Derek Gillkerson will be attending with
Zwiesboden
             1000-1630

24/03/10    100 Years of Flying in South Hampshire
             Lecture: The Flight of the Vulture 1924 by Vanessa Ascough
             Lecture Theatre, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LP
             (Use Art Gallery/Library entrance by fountain)
             Starts: 1900
             http://www.centenary-of-flight.co.uk

25/03/10-   West Somerset Railway: GWR 175 The Standard Era (2)
28/03/10    http://www.West-Somerset-Railway.co.uk

27/03/10    Mid-Hants Railway Real Ale Train (RAT)
             http://www.watercressline.co.uk/rat.htm

27/03/10-   The London Festival of Railway Modelling
28/03/10    Alexandra Palace
             1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)

27/03/10-   Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Spring Diesel Gala
28/03/10    http://www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk

27/03/10-   Wimbledon Charity Model Railway Exhibition
28/03/10    Merton Abbey Primary School, High Path, Merton, South
             Wimbledon, SW19 2JY
             1030-1700 (Sat), 1030-1600 (Sun)

27/03/10-   Nailsea & District MRC Model Railway Exhibition
28/03/10    Prince Hall & Community Centre, Clevedon, Bristol, BS21 7SZ
             1030-1730 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)

02/04/10-   Furness MRC Model Railway & Transport Exhibition
04/04/10    Forum 28, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1HU
             1000-1700 all three days
             http://www.forumtwentyeight.co.uk

02/04/10-   Didcot Railway Centre: GWR 175 (first of four special events)
05/04/10    http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

02/04/10-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Easter Open Days
05/04/10    http://www.wyvernrail.co.uk/

02/04/10-   Swanage Railway: Easter Specials
05/04/10    http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk

02/04/10-   Mid-Hants Railway: Day Out with Thomas
11/04/10    http://www.watercressline.co.uk/

03/04/10-   York Model Railway Show
05/04/10    Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse
             1000-1700 each day
             http://www.yorkshow.org.uk

04/04/10    Romsey Signal Box Open Day
             Admission free (donations welcome!)
             1000-1600
             ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey
             Car park in old school grounds
             http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk

04/04/10-   Twyford Waterworks Guided Tour Days
05/04/10    1100-1600
             http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/

04/04/10-   Leawood Pump Steaming Weekend, Cromford Canal
05/04/10    http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

04/04/10-   Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway: Easter Eggspress Specials
05/04/10    http://www.cleethorpescoastlightrailway.co.uk


Cheers, Howard.
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Buffer maart 2010     Inhoud:   ¨      Jubileum 75 jaar Trix Express ¨      Start Friese Stoomtrein uitgesteld ¨      Aankomst rangeerlocomotief in Sneek ¨      Koninklijke tentoonstelling in Spoorwegmuseum. ¨      Met stoomtrein naar de Gentse regio. ¨      Nieuwe aanwinsten ¨      Eurospoor-Express online ¨      Museumweekeind 10/11 april ¨   Filmpje!       Jubileum 75 jaar Trix Express   De TRIX EXPRESS CLUB, de grootste Modelspoorclub in Nederland, viert op 3 april in Mijdrecht tijdens haar open internationale clubdag het 75 jarig bestaan van Trix Express. Dit keer wordt de complete collectie Trix Express modeltreinen bijeengebracht: Een unieke gelegenheid om eens te genieten van al die oude originele treinen en werkende treinbanen. Ten minste 200 specialisten geven in gemoedelijke en gezellige ambiance antwoord op al uw TRIX vragen. Op de 250 meter aan tafels verder een keur aan kleine en grote “zoldervondsten” die een nieuwe eigenaar zoeken. Er is een speciale TNT postzegel verkrijgbaar en er wordt een jubileum wagon uitgebracht. Verder voert een deskundige reparatieploeg ter plekke kleine reparaties uit aan meegebrachte Trix Express locomotieven. Ook voor kinderen is het leuk omdat alles zich op normale tafelhoogte afspeelt. Zaterdag 3 april van 11.00 tot 16.00 uur in congrescentrum De Meijert, Dr. van de Haarlaan 6 te Mijdrecht.     Start Friese Stoomtrein uitgesteld   De start van de Friese Stoomtrein Maatschappij is met bijna een jaar uitgesteld door verscherpte veiligheidseisen. Extra maatregelen zijn noodzakelijk om te voorkomen dat de stoomtrein onbedoeld op het hoofdspoor komt. Deze maatregel is toegevoegd na het ernstige treinongeluk in september 2009 in Barendrecht . Op dit moment wordt onderzocht om - vooruitlopend op de aanleg van de sporen – in het najaar van 2010 één of meerdere stoomweekenden te houden met het inmiddels aangekochte eigen materieel. Lees meer=> Stoomtrein      Aankomst rangeerlocomotief in Sneek   Op 27 februari kwam de rangeerlocomotief, type Köff, over de weg vanuit Mannheim naar Sneek. Met de komst van de Köff kunnen de vrijwilligers van de Friese Stoomtrein Maatschappij eindelijk fysiek aan de slag na jarenlange voorbereiding van het tot stand brengen van een stoomtreinverbinding tussen Sneek en Stavoren. De Köff wordt ondergebracht in de oude Arriva-loods. Bij het inrijden van de loods brak een van de rails, wat enige vertraging tot gevolg had, maar het probleem werd ter plekke opgelost. Klik hier voor beelden.      Koninklijke tentoonstelling in Spoorwegmuseum.   Het belooft een bijzonder jaar te worden voor Het Spoorwegmuseum. De start van de tentoonstelling 'Royal Class, vorstelijk reizen' komt steeds dichterbij. Op 15 april gaat Royal Class open voor publiek. De nieuwsgierigheid naar al die prachtige Koninklijke treinen groeit. De hoogste tijd voor het laatste nieuws rond deze bijzondere tentoonstelling.     Met stoomtrein naar de Gentse regio.   Op 27 maart heeft de P8 - Type 64.169 de grote eer de eerste trein van het seizoen 2010 te slepen ! Het vertrek is vanuit Brussel rond 08.00 uur. Vervolgens gaat de reis verder naar Langerbrugge, via Zottegem en Lessines, waar een bezoek is voorzien aan de aansluiting van de steengroeven. Aankomst te Brussel rond 19.30 uur. De trein zal samengesteld zijn uit de comfortabele K-rijtuigen eerste klasse en ons buffetrijtuig. Bent u geïnteresseerd ? Schrijf dan zo snel mogelijk in !       Nieuwe aanwinsten   Nu ook in het museum te bewonderen: de Olympische koploper van Märklin. In de Buffer van januari besteedden we al aandacht aan dit kleurige model.     Verder verwachten we binnenkort de Hondekop (Benelux ELD2 NS 1201-1208 / NMBS 220.901-904) van Philotrain. Voor het nieuwe Beneluxmaterieel viel de keuze op treinstellen van het sneltreinmaterieel type mat 54 (de term Intercity bestond toen nog niet!). In tegenstelling tot de binnenlandse Hondekoptreinstellen, hadden de Beneluxstellen één pantograaf op beide koprijtuigen. De meest opvallende afwijking was echter de kleurstelling: Berlijns blauw met een zandgele band rondom het gehele treinstel.   Verder heeft de heer C. G. Dingemans ons een prachtige blikken trein van Hongaarse makelij geschonken.   Eurospoor-Express online Vanaf heden staat de nieuwe Eurospoor-Express krant online. U vindt er alvast informatie omtrent enkele deelnemers van het komend Eurospoorevenement, maar ook 5 pagina’s met nieuws uit Neurenberg. Maar niet onbelangrijk is, dat er ook steeds meer bijdragen van enthousiaste hobbyisten bijkomen. Dat is nieuws uit eerste hand, regelrecht vanaf de spoortafel. Museumweekeind 10&11 april Kom en bezoek op 10 & 11 april een museum! Want ook dit jaar doen meer dan 500 musea mee aan het Museumweekend, met activiteiten in en rondom musea in het hele land. Met veel plezier én een knipoog is er o.a. aandacht voor de maritieme musea, met hun prachtige scheepsmodellen, hun zeegeschiedenis en hun actualiteit (walvisvaarders worden belaagd). Bent u te verleiden om binnen te komen en plezier te beleven? Kom dan op 10 & 11 april de musea in uw omgeving bezoeken! Ook het Modelspoormuseum is beide dagen gratis te bezichtigen.    Filmpje!   Een muzikale groet uit Zuidlimburg. Klik hier=> ZLSM    Klik hier om dit bericht door te sturen. N I E U W S B R I E F maart - 2010

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NETWATCH

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Historic Railway Buildings of South-East England:
http://historic-railway-buildings.fotopic.net/

England's historic sites and buildings:
http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/

A recent exploration of Tiviot Dale Tunnel, Stockport (Cheshire Lines):
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=48601

Building a model steam locomotive from paper (in Portuguese) but follow
the steps over several pages:
http://bit.ly/azQ8aq

============

Videos

Follow the route of the Weymouth Boat Train from the station to the quay:
http://bit.ly/aWbFLz

Basingstoke in 1987 with BR blue 4-CIG and 4-CEP units plus 50005
"Collingwood":
http://bit.ly/dkjKze

BR blue 50041 "Bulwark" powering away from Salisbury in the 1980s:
http://bit.ly/ddvQqb

"Tornado" and other locomotives at the Great Central Railway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx4CbfbPzvE
(Spotter: Ted Millward)

Robert Lindsay talks about Stanton Ironworks:
http://tinyurl.com/ykrpfgj
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)

Cult animation and direction studio Shotopop is now able to show a project
it completed nearly a year ago for French railway company SNCF.
http://email.digitalartsonline.co.uk/go.asp?/bDAO001/qN16N9/x645Z9
(Spotter: Nick Wheat)

History of British Trams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipvV3QGOgtM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzv5FbWjIMk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9sZkC6dfxA
(Spotter: Ralph Rawlinson)

How to open the curtains...
http://tinyurl.com/36qj7f
(Spotter: Neil Kearns)

============

Ralph Rawlinson's Railway Roundup

Docklands Light Railway
The first of 55 new three-car trains, built by Bombadier as part of a £325m
upgrade, entered service on the Bank-Lewisham route on 23rd February 2010.
The upgrade also includes extending platforms to permit longer trains,
remodelling Tower Gateway station and replacing South Quay station.  Trial
running over the former London Overground (former GER) line between Canning
Town and Stratford is expected to start in May 2010 with passenger services
to/from both Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal starting in the summer.  From
Canning Town new and converted stations are at Star Lane, West Ham, Abbey
Road, Stratford High Street, Stratford and Stratford International.
http://developments.dlr.co.uk/extensions/stratford/stations.asp

Brighton Belle
Plans to return slam-door Class 421 4-CIG EMU 1881 to main line running
have been shelved.  The four-car unit has instead been sold to the 5BEL
Trust who will use most of its traction equipment and running gear on the
5BEL project.  The campaign to restore a five-car 'Brighton Belle' set was
reported in Raildate in September 2009.
http://www.brightonbelle.com

Birkenhead Tramways
It seems the tramway has been saved from closure.  The tramway and Wirral
Transport Museum are to be taken over by Merseytravel.

Blackpool Trams
Track replacement has been taking place on the Promenade and towards
Talbot Square.  The main steelwork and roof of the new Starr Gate tram
depot was completed during February.

Glasgow
The ferry across the Clyde between Renfrew and Yoker is to close at the end
of March 2010 to save Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) £430,000
a year in subsidy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew_Ferry

Glasgow Transport Museum
The Museum of Transport in the Kelvin Hall Glasgow, which attracts over
half a million visitors a year and is home to a collection of vintage cars,
locomotives and trams etc, is to close on 18th April 2010.
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/index.cfm?venueid=7

Many of its exhibits will go on display in the new £74m Riverside Museum
being built on the banks of the Clyde just outside the city centre, but it
is not due to open until the spring of 2011.
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com/venue/showProject.cfm?venueid=7&itemid=33

Edinburgh
The likely cost of the new Gogar national rail/tram interchange station
is double the original estimate.  It was promoted by the Scottish
Government as a cheaper alternative to a direct rail line into Edinburgh
Airport.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogar_railway_station

Edinburgh-Perth line
Claims by two Scottish politicians that new halts at Newburgh and Bridge of
Earn have been added to the list of strategic transport projects have been
denied by Transport Scotland adding that spending constraints prevent it.

Spain
A new 109-mile long HS line is planned from Bilbao-San Sebastian with a
triangular junction midway onto a 58-mile branch south to Vitoria.  It will
include five major tunnels the longest of which will be just under three
miles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Y

Peru
PeruRail plans to restart its Vistadome train service to Aguas Calientes ?
the nearest station to Machu Picchu - on 29th March 2010.
http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/article.php?page_id=3230

Czech
State-run Czech Railways will launch tenders this year worth a record 16bn
crowns ($858.4m) for new trains and to modernise old ones.  The loss-making
operator is in the middle of a multi-year turnaround plan to modernise its
fleet, raise efficiency and boost competitiveness as the Czech rail system
opens up.  New and modernised trains worth around 4.2bn crowns went into
service in 2009, and new and reworked trains worth 4.5bn will be put into
operation this year.
http://tinyurl.com/yaebo5q

Serbia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it may lend
Serbia's state-owned railways operator Zeleznice Srbije ?100m to upgrade
the line between Belgrade and the northern province of Vojvodina, the
procurement of 15 electric locomotives and procurement of spare parts for
the existing electric locomotive fleet.
http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=51543

Georgia
A $100 project aims to divert freight, including Caspian Sea petroleum
products en-route to the Black Sea, from having to travel through the
centre of Tbilisi.  The city?s central railway station will be relocated to
the outskirts and a new line will go around a large water reservoir that
sits northeast of Tbilisi.  A new highway and rapid tram line will also
replace the latticework of railways that cuts through the middle of the
city.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/news/articles/eav031810.shtml

Azerbaijan
The Baku-Kars railway:
http://abc.az/eng/news/main/43501/html

China
Construction began on 17th March 2010 in North East China's Liaoning
Province on two railways near the border with Korea.  One line will link
Shenyang, the provincial capital, with Dandong City, which faces Korea's
Sinuiju city across the Yalu River.  When completed in 2014 the 129-mile
line, with a design speed of 155mph, will cut the travel time from 3½hrs to
one hour.  Construction of a HS line linking Beijing and Shenyang cutting
the time between the two cities to 2½ hrs will start in July.  The 184-mile
line linking Dandong and Dalian (Liaoning's most industrialised city) with
a design speed of 125mph should reduce the present 2½hr drive to 90mins,
and be completed in 2013.  If Korea also improves its railway services, it
could take only half a day to travel from Beijing to Pyongyang by train
after the Beijing-Shenyang and Shenyang-Dandong lines go into operation.
The distance between Dandong and Pyongyang is only about 125 miles.
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2010-03/18/content_19631020.htm

Impressions of commuting between Beijing and Tianjin, 73 miles in 30mins!
http://tinyurl.com/y9fzml5

Mongolia
The new head of Ulan Bator Railways said his main goal is to transform it
into a highly efficient transport system and to start far-reaching measures
for its modernisation, with the introduction of modern standards,
equipment, and technology.
http://tinyurl.com/yb4ezbw

============

And finally... British Pathe Corner...

The Schwebebahn in Wuppertal, Germany from 1945 and 1950:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=57166
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=59726

============


IN THE NEWS

Reward offered for Staffordshire rail crash vandals:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8579410.stm

Urgent action plea over crossings:
http://tinyurl.com/ycrbrqj

Jarvis to call in administrators:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8586663.stm
http://tinyurl.com/yjgf7s5

Talks to avert rail strike:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8586422.stm

Fatality at Cathays:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8586481.stm

RAIB report into an incident at Greenhill Upper Junction:
http://tinyurl.com/yay48jw

RAIB report into derailment of passenger train near Cummersdale, Cumbria
http://tinyurl.com/yzue4l3

RAIB report released - Hanger Lane junction near collision:
http://tinyurl.com/ykpxeuh

Proposed extension to Tyne & Wear Metro:
http://tinyurl.com/yfyamkm

Railway workers mark 50th anniversary of "Evening Star":
http://tinyurl.com/yducndv

Railway children in Waterloo International:
http://tinyurl.com/yfdgmtb

Bluebell Railway updates:
http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/whats_new.html

Runaway accident in Norway:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8585446.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8585315.stm

Wolsztyn - a new beginning...?
http://polishrail.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/wolsztyn-a-new-beginning/

Pensioners may be denied free travel on Edinburgh trams:
http://tinyurl.com/yznk4vq

Highland Airways goes into administration:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8586688.stm

New lock gates at Sharpness Docks:
http://tinyurl.com/yzr7tw9

WW2 munitions found at Cairnryan:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8582846.stm

Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps


TV and RADIO

Sorry - I'm unable to provide information this week.


EVENTS

For up-to-date information on many of the tours mentioned in Raildate (and
others) often with timings, see the Steam Tours pages at:
http://www.uksteam.info/index.shtml and also
http://railwayherald.co.uk/railtours/

All details are correct to the best of my knowledge.  No responsibility is
taken for inaccuracies or changes.

25/03/10-   West Somerset Railway: GWR 175 The Standard Era (2)
28/03/10    http://www.West-Somerset-Railway.co.uk

27/03/10    Mid-Hants Railway Real Ale Train (RAT)
             http://www.watercressline.co.uk/rat.htm

27/03/10-   The London Festival of Railway Modelling
28/03/10    Alexandra Palace
             1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)

27/03/10-   Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Spring Diesel Gala
28/03/10    http://www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk

27/03/10-   Wimbledon Charity Model Railway Exhibition
28/03/10    Merton Abbey Primary School, High Path, Merton, South
             Wimbledon, SW19 2JY
             1030-1700 (Sat), 1030-1600 (Sun)

27/03/10-   Nailsea & District MRC Model Railway Exhibition
28/03/10    Prince Hall & Community Centre, Clevedon, Bristol, BS21 7SZ
             1030-1730 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)

02/04/10-   Furness MRC Model Railway & Transport Exhibition
04/04/10    Forum 28, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1HU
             1000-1700 all three days
             http://www.forumtwentyeight.co.uk

02/04/10-   Didcot Railway Centre: GWR 175 (first of four special events)
05/04/10    http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

02/04/10-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Easter Open Days
05/04/10    http://www.wyvernrail.co.uk/

02/04/10-   Swanage Railway: Easter Specials
05/04/10    http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk

02/04/10-   Mid-Hants Railway: Day Out with Thomas
11/04/10    http://www.watercressline.co.uk/

03/04/10-   York Model Railway Show
05/04/10    Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse
             1000-1700 each day
             http://www.yorkshow.org.uk

04/04/10    Romsey Signal Box Open Day
             Admission free (donations welcome!)
             1000-1600
             ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey
             Car park in old school grounds
             http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk

04/04/10-   Twyford Waterworks Guided Tour Days
05/04/10    1100-1600
             http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/

04/04/10-   Leawood Pump Steaming Weekend, Cromford Canal
05/04/10    http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

04/04/10-   Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway: Easter Eggspress Specials
05/04/10    http://www.cleethorpescoastlightrailway.co.uk

10/04/10    Wessex Narrow Gauge Modellers: Narrow Gauge South
             Sparsholt College, Winchester, SO21 2NF
             Free vintage bus from The Broadway, Winchester
             1000-1700
             http://www.narrowgaugesouth.org.uk

10/04/10    Newark Railwayana Event
             *** Cancelled ***

10/04/10-   Bournemouth Model Railway Exhibition
11/04/10    Kinson Community Centre, Pelhams Park, Millhams Rd, BH10 7LH
             1000-1630 (Sat), 1000-1600 (Sun)
             http://www.eastdorsetngauge.co.uk

10/04/10-   Trainwest 2010 Model Railway Exhibition
11/04/10    Christie Miller Sports centre. Lancaster Road, Bowerhill,
             Melksham, SN126QU
             Free vintage bus from Chippenham station
             1000-1700 both days
             http://www.trainwest.org.uk

11/04/10    Cobham Bus Museum Open Day
             Wisley Airfield
             http://www.lbpt.org/events.html

16/04/10-   Bodmin & Wenford Railway: GWR 175 Steam Spectacular
18/04/10    http://www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk

17/04/10    East Surrey N-Gauge Model Railway Show
             Redhill Methodist Centre, Gloucester Rd, Redhill, RH1 1BP
             1000-1600

17/04/10    American Model Railroad Show
             Felpham Community College, Bognor Regis, W Sussex, PO22 8EL
             1100-1630
             http://www.southshore.org.uk/exhibition.html

17/04/10    Amersham & Chorleywood MRS Model Railway Exhibition
             Amersham Community Centre, Chiltern Avenue, Amersham, HP6 5AE
             1030-1700

17/04/10-   Crawley MRS Model Railway Exhibition
18/04/10    Tanbridge House School, Guildford Road, Horsham RH12 1SR
             1000-1700 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)

17/04/10-   North Norfolk Railway: Vintage Bus Weekend
18/04/10    http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/

18/04/10    Brijan Tours Ltd Charity Open Day
             The Coach Station, Curdridge, Southampton, SO30 2DY
             1000-1600
             Preserved buses, enthusiast stalls, free sightseeing tours
             Free bus service between Botley and Eastleigh bus station

23/04/10-   Llangollen Railway: Spring Gala
25/04/10    http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/

24/04/10    Mid-Hants Railway Real Ale Train (RAT)
             http://www.watercressline.co.uk/rat.htm

24/04/10    Historic Railway Walks of Rowsley
             Start from Rowsley Old Station at 10.30am
             Approximately 3 hours covering a distance of 2 miles
             Advance booking required
             http://www.rowsleyassociation.org.uk/

24/04/10-   Mid-Hants Railway: St George's Weekend
25/04/10    http://www.watercressline.co.uk/

24/04/10-   Epsom & Ewell MRC Model Railway Exhibition
25/04/10    NESCOT, Reigate Road, Ewell, KT17 3DS
             1000-1730 (Sat), 1000-1700 (Sun)
             http://www.eemrc.org.uk

24/04/10-   Churnet Valley Railway: 1940s Weekend
25/04/10    http://www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk

25/04/10    Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre: Industrial Trains Day
             http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

30/04/10-   Week-end course: "Canals of the North Staffordshire Railway"
02/05/10    Wedgwood Memorial College, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent
             Tutor: Basil Jeuda
             http://tinyurl.com/yk34f43

30/04/10-   Ffestiniog Railway: Quirks & Curiosities Weekend
03/05/10    http://www.festrail.co.uk/

01/05/10    American Model Railroad Group Mini Exhibition
             St Mary's Parish Centre, Green Road, Alverstoke, PO12 2ET
             http://www.freewebs.com/gosportrailroadgroup

01/05/10    The Monsal Trail Tunnel Walks
             Walk commences at Bakewell and finishes at the site of
             Blackwell Mill Halt - return by coach to Bakewell
             For further details, send an SAE to the organiser:
             Stuart Smith, 5 Sedgebrook Close, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2DX

01/05/10-   Kent & East Sussex Railway: Great K&ESR Gala Weekend
03/05/10    http://www.kesr.org.uk

01/05/10-   Quantock Motor Services Running Days
03/05/10    Bishops Lydeard
             http://www.quantockmotorservices.co.uk/qms-bus-rally/

01/05/10-   Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Steaming Thru the '40s
03/05/10    http://www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk

01/05/10-   Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: May Bank Holiday Open Days
03/05/10    http://www.wyvernrail.co.uk/

01/05/10-   Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway: Spring "Heywood" Steam Gala
03/05/10    http://www.cleethorpescoastlightrailway.co.uk

02/05/10    Romsey Signal Box Open Day
             Admission free (donations welcome!)
             1000-1600
             ex-Romsey Infants School, Plaza Parade, Winchester Rd, Romsey
             Car park in old school grounds
             http://www.romseysignalbox.org.uk

02/05/10    Twyford Waterworks Spring Rally
             Free vintage bus service from Winchester Broadway
             1100-1600
             http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/

02/05/10-   North Norfolk Railway: Altogether Now! Kids help run railway
03/05/10    http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/

02/05/10-   Leawood Pump Steaming Weekend, Cromford Canal
03/05/10    http://www.middleton-leawood.org.uk/

02/05/10-   Didcot Railway Centre: GWR 175 (second of four special events)
05/05/10    http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk


Cheers, Howard.
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Het is hier al eerder vermeld: De expositie in het Utrechts Archief "De stad uit
met het Stichtse Lijntje". Ik ben er vandaag geweest. Ik heb er van genoten.
Temeer omdat ik als rasechte Utrechter woonde nabij de lijn Utrecht CS richting
Blauwkapel. Voor mij vele herkenbare punten. De walgelijke stank van de
"Benekluif' (de fabriek met het aansluitende spoor tussen de Vecht en de
Tripkade) zit mij nog in de neus. Maar los daarvan. Als je in Utrecht bent en de
tijd hebt, trek er even een uurtje voor uit om de expositie in het Utrechts
Archief te bekijken. Je zult ervan genieten. De dvd die verkrijgbaar is
-integraal ook te zien op de expositie- is voor mij de aanschaf waard. Minpunt
vind ik de snel gesproken tekst. En geen beelden worden getoond van de
koninklijke wachtkamers in Baarn. Maar los daarvan genieten.
Het Utrechts Archief, Hamburgerstraat 28, is geopend op dinsdag t/m zondag