HS2 opposition now comes from Earl Spencer....and Christian Wolmar asks "What is the point of HS2?
Former US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gives a perspective on high speed rail...
In India, the Deccan Queen celebrates 85 years!
And a handy guide to this next week's UK mainline steam activity...
Stay safe...and enjoy...
Headlines
UK
NOT ON MY LAND! Earl Spencer leads a blue-blooded revolt against HS2 trainline.(MailOnline)
What is the point of HS2?(www.christianwolmar.co.uk)
Christian Wolmar chats with Sir William McAlpine at Fawley Hill
Saturday 17th May 2014
Location of new train station for the west of Preston.(blogpreston)
Newcastle to North Shields railway's 175th anniversary.(BBC News)
Restored railway horsebox ready for passengers.(BBC News)
Great British Railway Journeys. Series 1: 13. Torquay to Totnes (BBC iPlayer)
Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. In a series of four epic journeys, he travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what of Bradshaw's Britain remains.
His journey takes him along the Brunel's Great Western Railway from Swindon to Penzance. This time, Michael finds out about Torquay's microclimate, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends some of Totnes's new local currency.
Available until 7th June 2014
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Monday 2nd June 2014
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Tuesday 3rd June 2014
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Wednesday 4th June 2014
The Swanage Belle (Railway Touring Company)
- 34067 London Victoria (pu) - Staines (pu) - Woking (pu) - Winchfield (water) - Basingstoke (pu) - Worting Junction - Poole - Wareham - Corfe Castle - Swanage
- WCRC Class 47 Swanage - Corfe Castle - Southampton
- 34067 Southampton Central - Romsey - Salisbury - Andover - Basingstoke (sd) - Woking (sd) - Staines (sd) - London Victoria (sd)
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Thursday 5th June 2014
Cathedrals Express (Steam Dreams)
- WRC 47/57 Radlett (pu) - St. Albans (pu) - Bedford (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Chesterfield - Sheffield (pu) - Skipton - Settle - Appleby - Carlisle and return
- 46115 Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle (break/rev) - Carlisle - S&C - Hellifield
- WCRC 47/57 Hellifield - Sheffield (sd) - East Midlands Parkway (sd) - Leicester (sd) - Bedford (sd) - St.Albans (sd) - Radlett
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Friday 6th June 2014
The VSOE British Pullman Surrey Hills Luncheon Train (Belmond (British Pullman))
- 35028 London Victoria (pu) - Staines - Woking - Guildford - Shalford - Reigate - Redhill - East Croydon - London Victoria
Public Positioning ECS (Class Forty Preservation Society)
- 345 and WCRC 47 tnt Carnforth (pu) - Wennington - Giggleswick - Hellifield - Skipton - Wakefield Kirkgate - Brighouse - Hebden Bridge - Todmorden - Copy Pit - Blackburn - Darwen - Bolton - Manchester Victoria - Castleton
- WCRC 47 and 345 tnt Castleton - Bolton Bolton Street
The Highland Clansman (Compass Tours)
- WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Darlington (pu) - Durham (pu) - Chester-le-Street (pu) - Newcastle upon Tyne (pu) - Berwick upon Tweed - Dunbar - Edinburgh (route tbc) - Dalmeny - Forth Bridge - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Perth - Pitlochry (sd) - Aviemore (break/rev) & return
Steaming To Victory (Vintage Trains)
- 5043 Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Stourbridge Junction - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester (break/rev) and return.
Cancelled Additional Tour Information
28/5: cancelled due to lack of bookings
Added 23:15 on Wednesday 28th May 2014The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Saturday 7th June 2014
The East Lancs Stalwart (Class Forty Preservation Society)
- 345 Rawtenstall (pu) - Ramsbottom (pu) - Bury Bolton Street (pu) - Heywood (pu) - Manchester Victoria (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Bescot - Rowley regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Stroud - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot - Oxford
- 345 Oxford (pu) - Moreton-in-the-Marsh - Evesham - Worcester Shrub Hill - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Rowley Regis - Bescot - Stafford (sd) - Crewe (sd) - Warrington Bank Quay (sd) - Manchester Victoria (sd) - Heywood (sd) - Bury Bolton Street (sd) - Ramsbottom (sd) - Rawtenstall
The Highland Clansman (Compass Tours)
- WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Saltburn (pu) - Redcar Central (pu) - Middlesbrough - Thornaby (pu) - Stockton (pu) - Billingham (pu) - Hartlepool (pu) - Sunderland (pu) - Newcastle upon Tyne (pu) - Berwick upon Tweed - Dunbar - Edinburgh (route tbc) - Dalmeny - Forth Bridge - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Perth - Pitlochry (sd) - Aviemore (break/rev) & return
Esk Valley (North Yorkshire Moors Railway)
- NYMR steam Whitby (pu) - Grosmont (pu) - Glaisdale (pu) - Battersby & return (TWICE)
The Shrewsbury & Chester Explorer (Pathfinder Tours)
- DBS Class 67 Eastleigh (pu) - Southampton Central (pu) - Romsey (pu) - Salisbury (pu) - Warminster (pu) - Westbury (pu) - Trowbridge (pu) - Bath Spa (pu) - Filton Abbey Wood (pu) - Abergavvenny - Hereford - Shrewsbury (sd) - Gobowen (sd) - Chester (break/rev) & return
The Wizards Express (Railway Touring Company)
- WCRC Class 47 Manchester Victoria (pu) - Bolton (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Preston (pu) - Lancaster (pu) - Carnforth
- 5972 Carnforth - Giggleswick - Settle Junction - Skipton - Leeds - York and return
- WCRC Class 47 Carnforth - Lancaster (sd) - Preston (sd) - Wigan North Western (sd) - Bolton (sd) - Manchester Victoria (sd)
Seaford Branch 150th Anniversary (Railway Touring Company)
- 70013 and WCRC 33 London Victoria (pu) - East Croydon - Redhill - Three Bridges - Haywards Heath - Lewes - newhaven Harbour - Seaford
- WCRC 33 and 70013 Seaford - Newhaven Harbour
- 70013 and WCRC 33 Newhaven Harbour - Newhaven Marine
- WCRC 33 and 70013 Newhaven Marine - Newhaven Harbour - Lewes - Brighton
- 70013 and WCRC 33 Brighton - Lewes - Eastbourne
- WCRC 33 and 70013 Eastbourne - Bexhill - Hastings
- 70013 and WCRC 33 Hastings - Battle - Robertsbridge - Tunbridge Wells - Bat & Ball - Swanley - Bromley South - London Victoria
Fort William & Mallaig (SRPS Railtours)
- WCRC 47s North Berwick (pu) - Longniddry (pu) - Musselburgh (pu) - Edinburgh Waverley (pu) - Linlithgow (pu) - Falkirk High (pu) - Croy (pu) - Westerton (pu) - Crianlarich - Rannoch - Fort William (sd) -
- Jacobite Pool Fort William (pu) - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig (break/rev) & return
- WCRC 47s Fort William (pu) - Rannoch - Crianlarich - Westerton (sd) - Croy (sd) - Falkirk High (sd) - Linlithgow (sd) - Edinburgh Waverley (sd) - Musselburgh (sd) - Longniddry (sd) - North Berwick
Beamish & Durham Statesman (Statesman Rail)
- WCRC 47/57 Swindon (pu) - Kemble (pu) - Stroud (pu) - Stonehouse (pu) - Cheltenham Spa (pu) - Ashchurch (pu) - Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Droitwich Spa (pu) - Barnt Green (pu) - Water Orton (pu) - Tamworth (pu) - Burton upon Trent - Derby (pu) - Durham (break/rev) & return
Sunday 8th June 2014
The Royal Duchy (Railway Touring Company)
- 5029 or 34067 or 70013 Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Yatton (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St Davids (pu) - Plymouth (sd) - Par (sd) and return
Cancelled
Seaford Branch 150th Anniversary (Railway Touring Company)
- 70013 and WCRC Class 33 tnt Kensington Olympia (pu) - East Croydon - Redhill - Three Bridges - Haywards Heath - Lewes - newhaven Harbour - Seaford
- WCRC Class 33 and 70013 tnt Seaford - Newhaven Harbour
- 70013 and WCRC Class 33 tnt Newhaven Harboiur - Newhaven Marine
- WCRC Class 33 and 70013 tnt Newhaven Marine - Newhaven Harbour - Lewes - Brighton
- 70013 and WCRC Class 33 tnt Brighton - Lewes - Eastbourne
- WCRC Class 33 and 70013 tnt Eastbourne - Bexhill - Hastings
- 70013 and WCRC Class 33 tnt Hastings - Battle - Robertsbridge - Tunbridge Wells - Bat & Ball - Swanley - Bromley South - Kensington Olympia
Bulgaria
Bulgarian State Railways presents socially disadvantaged children with steam locomotive train ride.(focus-fen.net)
India
Deccan Queen enters 85th year of service linking Mumbai and Pune.(NetIndian)
United States of America
On Topic: Former Transportation secretary on high-speed rail, Congress and Obama.(The Sacramento Bee)
US Heritage
Workers aim to bring Big Boy back to life.(Star-Telegram)
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