The railways role in World War 1(Railways of the Great War, with Michael Portillo)....poignant last episode... and a sobering last remark from MP regarding the railway's role in the murderous slaughter of those years....
A Chiltern Railway's director travels his own trains to gain an appreciation for vulnerable passengers...
Mexico eyes up a first high speed line.... and China seeks to extend its high speed rail influence further afield...
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UK
Railway director goes deaf for the day onboard his trains.(The Bucks Herald)
Merthyr Tydfil steam train heritage plans unveiled.(BBC News)
Volunteers to run evening service on Swanage Railway.(Blackmore Vale Magazine)
Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo. 5. Railways and Remembrance (BBC iPlayer)
World War I was a railway war. Michael Portillo finds out how the railways helped to precipitate a mechanised war, shaped how it was fought, conveyed millions to the trenches and bore witness to its end. He takes to historic tracks to rediscover the locomotives and wagons of the war that was supposed to end all war and hears the stories of the gallant men and women who used them in life and in death.
Michael travels through Britain and northern France uncovering railway stories from the Great War. In this final episode, Michael explores the aftermath of this earth-shattering conflict. For four years, the railways had fed the front line with vast numbers of men, munitions and supplies. But even after the Armistice had been signed in a railway carriage, the work of the railways was not done. As Britain continued to mourn its dead, the railways played an important part in their remembrance. Michael hears stories of railway war heroes and encounters a remarkable railway wagon used to honour them. He hears how the railways helped give birth to battlefield tourism and in the cemeteries of Ypres he meets the great grandchildren of some of the fallen.
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International
China
China Looks to High-Speed Rail to Expand Reach.(New York Times)
India
Indian Railways to Conduct Studies on Diamond Quadrilateral Network of High Speed Rail.(orissadiary.com)
Korea
Craving peace on the DMZ train.(Korea Herald)
Mexico
Mexico eyes first HSR route.(Railway Age)
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Railway Organization awards USD105 million contract for doubling Riyadh Dammam freight line(MENARAIL POST)
USA
Crude by Rail Supported in the Pacific Northwest - Forbes
Other Railway Press
Raildate
NETWATCH
An ambitious attempt to reopen the Great Central Railway south of Rugby
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Glasgow's winding river of fortuneshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Carry on APThttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
Station Master for iOS is the definitive guide to London's railway stationshttp://www.tuaw.com/2014/07/
(Spotter: Nick Wheat) A & H Models - specialising in digital model railways from Fleischmann, Roco, Uhlenbrock and Lenzhttp://www.aandh-models.co.uk/
East Lancashire Railway Summer Diesel Gala, July 2014http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Nine class 14 diesel Locos on "Bear-Ex", East Lancashire Railwayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
Links to model railway videoshttp://www.pilentum.de/
(Spotter: Ted Millward) Working on the railroad (WCML)http://tinyurl.com/m4c3c7e
Simon Calder: Trains to Europe on track at lasthttp://tinyurl.com/jvzqll2
Take a ride on Portland's trolleys with rail historian Richard Thompsonhttp://tinyurl.com/n8gfhm5
(Spotter: Richard Buckby) Summer train services 100 years agohttp://www.rail.co.uk/rail-
(Spotter: Neil Kearns) Happy Birthday to the AEC Routemasterhttp://www.aronline.co.uk/
Meskel Square intersectionhttp://devour.com/video/
The worlds last flying Fairey Gannet T5http://www.faireygannetxt752.
Connie Edwardshttp://vimeo.com/99991680
Time-lapse footage of the Boneyardhttp://tinyurl.com/ndnwn55
Not transport related but quite entertaining!http://www.poodwaddle.com/
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth) Advance tickets are now available for the Scalefour Society's "Scaleforum" to be held on 27th and 28th Septemberhttp://www.scalefour.org/
How the Panama Canal was builthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideashttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-
Victorian Strangeness: The great balloon riot of 1864http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
============ IN THE NEWS Crossrail extension to Hertfordshire being consideredhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
DfT to study Crossrail-WCML linkhttp://tinyurl.com/mxjxufk
London orbital railway on mayor's £1.3tn wishlisthttp://tinyurl.com/pw99wyu
Birmingham named as new HS2 headquartershttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Birmingham New Street Station opening date announcedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Network Rail announces plans for electrifying rail route through Bathhttp://tinyurl.com/m4ll3dm
£600k cycle hub opens at Leicester railway stationhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
‘Save our signal box’, protestors tell rail bosseshttp://tinyurl.com/nb7yngp
Selby swing bridge closed for repairshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Chorley flying arches: Historic railway feature to be rebuilthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Open day at Derby Etches parkhttp://tinyurl.com/l4nl65q
Revised NYMR timetable for second platform at Whitbyhttp://www.nymr.co.uk/
RAIB report into uncontrolled evacuation of train at Holland Parkhttp://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_
Glimpse of Edinburgh's Haymarket railway tunnel workshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Borders Railway gets its first trackhttp://tinyurl.com/k83kwmy
Refurbished Llandudno station reopenedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Debate over rail or tram system for south Waleshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Motorist banned for Pencoed level crossing incidenthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Rebuilt Swanage Railway marks 35th anniversaryhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
GSM-R relaxation of rules for heritage locoshttp://www.
West Somerset Railway Association AGM abandoned after chaotic sceneshttp://www.chiark.greenend.
50017 'Royal Oak' loading Plym Valley Railway 14/07/14http://www.youtube.com/watch?
All aboard! Ike back on track at railroad museumhttp://tinyurl.com/nqtgkpv
Crossing Keeper's Cottage at Oakamoor for salehttp://tinyurl.com/n4sdh7e
Tarka Valley Railway newshttp://tarkavalleyrailway.co.
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway newshttp://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway for salehttp://www.rlsr.org/Sale.htm
Strathspey steam railway plans on track for green lighthttp://tinyurl.com/m4cyp73
Merthyr Tydfil steam train heritage plans unveiledhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Hitachi unveils modular EMU designshttp://tinyurl.com/knt5vhd
Amtrak train leaves Penn Station for Washington DC without its passengershttp://tinyurl.com/o96lnh6
Near miss for women on Indiana train bridgehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Australian commuters help free man trapped against platformhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Replica loco being built in Australian shed…http://www.abc.net.au/news/
Work starts to bridge Thailand-Cambodia missing linkhttp://tinyurl.com/ovpqcd7
Indian railway may replace second class coaches with AC oneshttp://tinyurl.com/pwxouk7
Israel Railways calls tenders for electric locomotiveshttp://tinyurl.com/k7cvq28
Roger Daltry support for model railway museum in Ashfordhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Malaga light rail line openshttp://tinyurl.com/oz74yb9
Temporary toll road opens near Bathhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Two Ships from the River Clyde — Glennlee & Falls of Clydehttp://tinyurl.com/otcsxol
Iconic liner SS United States may move to New Yorkhttp://tinyurl.com/k8vq795
Sea Fury emergency landing at Culdrose airshowhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
British Airways owners IAG move into profithttp://tinyurl.com/kykdtg7
Philippine Mars starting July 17, 2014http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Spotters: Bill Braham, Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth ============ TV and RADIO10/08/14 BBC2 2100-2200 "James May's Cars of the People" 1/311/08/14 BBC2 1615-1715 "Great Continental Railway Journeys" London to Monte Carlo11/08/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Manchester11/08/14 BBC4 2000-2100 "Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" 1/2 Military Marvels11/08/14 BBC4 2100-2200 "Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History" 2/312/08/14 BBC2 1545-1645 "Great Continental Railway Journeys" Budapest to Vienna12/08/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Southport13/08/14 BBC2 1545-1645 "Great Continental Railway Journeys" Berlin and the Rhine13/08/14 BBC4 2300-0000 "Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies" 1/2 Military Marvels14/08/14 BBC2 1600-1700 "Great Continental Railway Journeys" Switzerland15/08/14 BBC2 1700-1730 "Great Continental Railway Journeys" The Low Countries 15/07/14 Channel 5 2000-2100 "On the Yorkshire Buses" East Yorkshire Motor Services 6/8 ============ EVENTS All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for inaccuracies or changes.09/08/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: 1970s Themed Holiday Specials10/08/14 http://www.rhts.co.uk
09/08/14- Foxfield Railway: The Knotty Heritage Train Launch Weekend10/08/14 http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.
09/08/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Multiple Memories Weekend10/08/14 http://www.e-v-r.com
09/08/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Weekend Trolleydays10/08/14 http://www.sandtoft.org
09/08/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Day Out with Thomas17/08/14 http://www.watercressline.co.
10/08/14 1020 MG Day Athelhampton House, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7LG MG car rally with live musichttp://www.athelhampton.co.uk
12/08/14- Great Central Railway: Teddy Bears Picnic14/08/14 http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
15/08/14- Dean Forest Railway: A Day Out with Thomas17/08/14 http://www.dfr.co.uk
16/08/14- Midland Railex, Midland Railday Centre, Butterley17/08/14 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/
17/08/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Dayhttp://wdsme.co.uk/
18/08/14 Newbury and District Transport Group The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL 1915 for a prompt 1930 start "Railway Photographs" by David Cable Non-members welcome Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome20/08/14- Foxfield Railway: Teddy Bears Picnic25/08/14 http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.
22/08/14- Southampton Maritime Festival23/08/14 Ocean Terminal, Southampton Dockshttp://www.
23/08/14- Great Central Railway: Family Fun Weekend25/08/14 http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
23/08/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: August Bank Holiday Open Days25/08/14 http://www.e-v-r.com
23/08/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Late Summer Bank Holiday Blues & Twos Weekend25/08/14 http://www.sandtoft.org
23/08/14- Corris Railway: Model Railway Exhibition25/08/14 Y Plas, Machynlleth, SY20 8ERhttp://www.corris.co.uk
24/08/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Dayhttp://wdsme.co.uk/
24/08/14- Leawood Pumping Engine Steaming Day, Cromford Canal25/08/14 Engine in motion 1200-1700http://www.middleton-leawood.
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