A look ahead to the week's mainline steam activity, and a review of the last week's rail news courtesy Howard Sprenger at RailDate.
Headlines
Bigger trains to help cut overcrowding on busy line.(Lancashire Evening Post)
Rail Freight Handbook 2014-15- review. (Railway Gazette)
New Chinese plan sees a rail link via Siberia from Beijing to the US and Canada...at bullet speed.(The Siberian Times)
Heritage UK
Awesome Seventies Weekend | North Yorkshire Moors Railway :: A steam train adventure through the stunning Yorkshire Moors
Heritage US
The first steam train excursion in more than 20 years left the tri-state Saturday morning.(Local12 News)
Mainline Steam Schedule(UK)
Railway Herald - Railtours
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Monday 19th May 2014
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Tuesday 20th May 2014
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Wednesday 21st May 2014
The Settle & Carlisle Statesman (Statesman Rail)
- WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Hereford (pu) - Ledbury (pu) - Great Malvern (pu) - Worcester Foregte street (pu) - Droitwich Spa (pu) - Kidderminster (pu) - Stourbridge junction (sd) - Rowley Regis (pu) - Tame Bridge Parkway (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Crewe - Blackburn - Hellifield (pu) - S&C - Carlisle
- WCRC Class 47 & 57 Carlsile (pu) - Penrith - Shap - Lancaster - Preston - Crewe - Wolverhampton (sd) - Tame Bridge Parkway (sd) - Rowley Regis (sd) - Stourbridge Junction (sd) - Kidderminster (sd) - Droitwich Spa (sd) - Worcester Foregate Street (sd) - Great Malvern (sd) - Ledbury (sd) - Hereford
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Thursday 22nd May 2014
The Cathedrals Express (Steam Dreams)
- 60009 London Kings Cross (pu) - Pottrs Bar (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - York (break/rev) & return
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Friday 23rd May 2014
The VSOE British Pullman Surrey Hills Luncheon Train (VSOE)
- 35028 London Victoria (pu) - Staines - Woking - Guildford - Shalford - Reigate - Redhill - East Croydon - London Victoria
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Saturday 24th May 2014
The Topper Chopper (Pathfinder Tours)
- DRS Class 20 x 2 and DRS Class 37 tnt Crewe (pu) - Sandbach - Middlewich - Northwich - Knutsford - Stockport - Denton - Ashton Moss Junction - Phillips Park West Junction - Brewery Curve - Castleton - Rochdale - Todmorden Curve - Copy Pit - Accrington - Blackburn
- DRS Class 37 tnt and DRS Class 20 x 2 Blackburn - Clitheroe - Horrocksford Exchange Sidings
- DRS Class 20 x 2 and DRS Class 37 tnt Horrocksford Exchange Sidings - Clitheroe - Blackburn - Darwen - Bolton
- DRS Class 37 tnt and DRS Class 20 x 2 Bolton - Westhoughton - Wigan Wallgate - Rainford - Kirkby
- DRS Class 20 x 2 and DRS Class 37 tnt Kirkby - Rainford - Wigan Wallgate - Bamfurlong Sidings Junction - Golbourne Junction - Winwick Junction - Dallam Royal Mail Platform - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe
Additional Tour Information
Tour originally booked to run on 12th April, but postponed in Late January.
Added 15:36 on Saturday 1st February 2014West Somerset Explorer (Railway Touring Company)
- 34067 Bridgnorth (pu) - Bewdley (pu) - Kidderminster (pu) - Droitwich Spa (pu) - Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Cheltenham Spa (pu) - Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Taunton - Bishops Lydeard
- WSR Steam Bishops Lydeard - Minehead (break) - Bishops Lydeard
- 34067 Bishops Lydeard - Taunton - Bristol Temple Meads (sd) - Cheltenham Spa (sd) - Worcester Shrub Hill (sd) - Droitwich Spa (sd) - Kidderminster (sd) - Bewdley (sd) - Bridgnorth (sd)
The Settle & Carlisle Statesman (Statesman Rail)
- WCRC Class 47 & 57 Newport (pu) - Cwmbran (pu) - Pontypool & New Inn (pu) - Abergavenny (pu) - Hereford (pu) - Leominster (pu) - Ludlow (pu) - Craven arms (pu) - Church Stretton (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Blackburn - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle
- WCRC Class 47 & 57 Carlisle (pu) - Penrith - Shap - Lancaster - Preston - Warrington Bank Quay (sd) - Crewe (sd) - Shrewsbury (sd) - Church Stretton (sd) - Craven arms (sd) - Ludlow (sd) - Leominster (sd) - Hereford (sd) - Abergavenny (sd) - pontypool & New Inn (sd) - Cwmbran (sd) - Newport
The Solent And Sarum (UK Railtours)
- 34046 London waterloo (pu) - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Adover - Salisbury
- 34046 Salisbury (pu) - Romsey - Eastleigh - Fareham - Haslemere - Guildford - Woking - Surbiton - London Waterloo
The Seaside Flyer (Vintage Trains)
- 5043 Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Walsall (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Chester - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno Town (break/rev) & return
Sunday 25th May 2014
Anglian Backwaters (UK Railtours)
- DBS Class 66 London Finsbury Park (pu) - Potters Bar (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Cambridge (pu) - Ely - Thetford - Wensum Curve - Reedham - Somerleyton - Lowestoft
- DBS Class 66 Lowestoft - Saxmundham - Woodbridge - Bacon Factory Curve- Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St. Edmunds - Cambridge (sd) - Stevenage (sd) - Potters Bar (sd) - London Finsbury Park
Mainline steam activity from the last few days.......
RailDate
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NETWATCH
On the Road
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-
BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog: A decent mate, but an idle sodhttp://brownhillsbob.com/2014/
An Evening at Carstairs 9 May 2014 by Andrew Cookhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?
All aboard for a taste of luxury! Inside some of the most opulent private trains in Americahttp://tinyurl.com/marr3oh
8 terrifying train journeys that’ll make you pretty happy with National Railhttp://tinyurl.com/nah8e6k
(Spotter: Richard Buckby) Settle & Carlisle 25 years after political reprievehttp://www.railstaff.co.uk/
The rise of intermodal traffic (complete with inappropriate pictures)http://www.railstaff.co.uk/
Rail safety summithttp://www.railstaff.co.uk/
Statement of commercial faith?http://www.railstaff.co.uk/
(Spotter: Neil Kearns) Costa Concordia sponson knocked out of positionhttp://gcaptain.com/costa-
Canadian Lancaster UK tour programmehttp://www.warplane.com/
Virtual Aircraft Museumhttp://www.aviastar.org/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth) ============ IN THE NEWS Warning over Dorchester to Bournemouth rail disruptionhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Derailment at Angerstein Jnhttp://www.raib.gov.uk/
New train service from Sheffield and Chesterfield to Belperhttp://www.belpernews.co.uk/
Station access bid is finally on trackhttp://www.belpernews.co.uk/
Dingle tunnel collapse families anger at repair costshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Signalling problems cause disruption to railway services at Colchester Townhttp://tinyurl.com/nx3u7s7
Man on motorbike dies at railway crossing near Stroudhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Bombardier opens gates to celebrate 175 years of Derby train-buildinghttp://tinyurl.com/kd5bhq6
‘Oldest railway station in the world’ threatened by Network Rail planshttp://tinyurl.com/luqawml
Side swipe collision between "S" stock on District linehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
What are London's WWII deep-level air-raid shelters used for?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
New seat plaque is a fitting tribute to The Railway Manhttp://tinyurl.com/m9edcza
£350m Borders Railway nearly half completehttp://www.scotsman.com/news/
Borders to Edinburgh railway bridge lifted into place at Galashielshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Flintshire railway cable thieves 'putting lives at risk'http://tinyurl.com/mvdotvc
RAIB report into a near-miss at Llandovery level crossing, 6th June 2013http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_
RAIB report on level crossing accident near Colerainehttp://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_
Locomotive collision at Great Centralhttp://tinyurl.com/ncj75p7
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Prized WWII steam engine returning to railroad museumhttp://www.usatoday.com/
Lac-Megantic train explosion: Three charged in Quebechttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
China to build new East Africa railway linehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Edinburgh Tram ticket prices confirmedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Douglas tram horse dies at workhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
1954 West Bridgford bus in centenary celebrationshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Cornwall coach crash: Two people dead and 48 injuredhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Landslip damaged road in Calstock to reopenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Gloucester bus station to be redeveloped.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Express Motors (Caernarfon) bus firehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Expansion at Wright Bus, Antrimhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
1950s Greek buses looking for homehttp://greece.greekreporter.
Truck almost flipped by storm force windshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?
Christopher Columbus's Santa Maria wreck 'found'http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Duke of Cambridge visits restored HMS Alliance submarinehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Costs mount for stricken cargo ship MV Sea Breezehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Heathrow and Gatwick unveil revised expansion planshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Bid to buy Manston Airport rejectedhttp://www.kentonline.co.uk/
Counting down the hours (Manston Airport)http://birchington.blogspot.
Guernsey WW2 airmen memorial design unveiledhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Middle Wallop crash pilot lost control, inquest hearshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
US and RAF pilots 'had mid-air row' over Norfolkhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
RAF Marham to be maintenance base for European F35 aircrafthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Perth's Boeing 777 simulator reconstructed disastrous flight of MH370http://tinyurl.com/mjvcmoq
Inmarsat offers free airline trackinghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Norwich Airport alert: KLM aircraft makes emergency landinghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Brazil's battle to upgrade airports for the World Cuphttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Mini-satellites send high-definition views of Earthhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Southsea's South Parade Pier 'will not be demolished'http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Lives of the First World War 'digital memorial' goes livehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
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Spotters: Richard Buckby, Adrian Hirst, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth ============ TV and RADIO 16/05/14 BBC Radio 4 2300-2330 "Great Lives" Isambard Kingdom Brunel18/05/14 Channel 4 2000-2100 "For the Love of Cars" 5/6 The MG TC19/05/14 Channel 5 1900-2000 "Classic Car Rescue" 5/8 A De Lorean19/05/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Ely19/05/14 Channel 5 2100-2235 "D-Day's Sunken Secrets" Underwater exploration19/05/14 BBC4 2335-0035 "Ford's Dagenham Dream" Rise and fall of the car plant20/05/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Cromer20/05/14 BBC4 2200-2200 "The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles"21/05/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Herefordshire21/05/14 Channel 5 2000-2100 "Kings Cross - Inferno on the Tube: Minute by Minute"22/05/14 BBC4 2000-2100 "Horizon: 40 Years on the Moon"23/05/14 Channel 5 2000-2100 "Eddie Stobart's Excellent Adventures" 1/4 ============ EVENTS All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for inaccuracies or changes. Until Priest's House Museum, Wimborne, Dorset, UK30/06/14 Lost Tracks - Remembering East Dorset's Railways Exhibition to mark 50 years since East Dorset's last scheduled passenger trainshttp://www.priest-house.co.uk/
16/05/14- Nene Valley Railway: Diesel Gala18/05/14 http://www.nvr.org.uk/
17/05/14 South Devon Railway Trust: Museums at Night The Ashburton branch comes back to life Starts 1930 at Buckfastleigh station Adult: £3.00, Child: £2.00, Family: £8.00 No need to book – just turn up on the eveninghttp://www.culture24.org.uk/
17/05/14- Great Central Railway: Classic & Vintage Vehicle Festival18/05/14 Real Ale Train, Saturday onlyhttp://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
18/05/14 Mid-Hants Railway: Watercress Festivalhttp://www.watercressline.co.
19/05/14 Newbury and District Transport Group The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL 1915 for a prompt 1930 start "The Berks & Wilts Canal" by Brian Stovold Non-members welcome Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome19/05/14 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Talk "The Fossdyke - a watery tale of mystery and intrigue" by Ian Morganhttp://www.cromfordcanal.info/
19/05/14 Peak Rail Sheffield Branch Central Library Theatre (by The Crucible), Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 1XZ“Railways Remembered” a film show by Rob Foxon 1900 for a 1930 start£6.50 on the door or £5.75 in advancehttp://peakrail.co.uk/
23/05/14 WC&P Railway Group St Andrew’s Church Centre, Old Church Road, Clevedon, BS21 7UF“Chronicling the WC&PR - Part 2” by Christopher Redwood Starts 19:30 Visitors are welcome - cost £2 (refunded if you join)http://www.wcprgroup.org.uk/
24/05/14- Kent & East Sussex Railway: 40th Anniversary Gala26/05/14 http://www.kesr.org.uk
24/05/14- Didcot Railway Centre: Diesel Shed Bash26/05/14 http://www.
24/05/14- Dean Forest Railway: A Day Out with Thomas26/05/14 http://www.dfr.co.uk
24/05/14- Gloucester Warwickshire Railway: Festival of Steam26/05/14 http://www.gwsr.com
24/05/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Carnival Open Days26/05/14 http://www.e-v-r.com
25/05/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Superheroes & Villains26/05/14 http://www.rhts.co.uk
26/05/14- Great Central Railway: Midweek Running29/05/14 http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
26/05/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Peppa Pig01/06/14 http://www.watercressline.co.
27/05/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Half Term Operating Days28/05/14 http://www.e-v-r.com
31/05/14- Mid-Norfolk Railway: West Coast Railways Gala01/06/14 http://www.westcoast.mnr.com
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