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Headlines
UK
Elsenham level crossing could become unmanned as Network Rail confirms 'an aspiration' for change.(HertsandEssexObserver)
Britain’s train industry has gone off the rails.(New Internationalist)
Stunning aerial photos show the new shape of London as £6.5billion Thameslink rail project takes shape.(MailOnline)
Rail User Groups (RailFuture)
Rail User Groups campaign for improvements to services in their particular area. Railfuture provides a forum in which they can exchange ideas, coordinate rail development priorities, and contribute to the argument for a better rail service nationally. Their often-unsung successes were recognised and rewarded on the national stage in Railfuture's inaugural 2012 RUG Awards, and again in Railfuture's 2013 RUG Awards.
Enter for the third Awards with RUG Awards 2014 nomination guidance notes closing date 30 September 2014, Awards ceremony at 1 November national conference in London (Railfuture members early-bird discount ends 31 August).
A full list of rail user groups throughout Britain can be downloaded:
- National A-Z list (744kb PDF document dated Aug 2014)
- Regional List (652kb PDF document dated Aug 2014)
Steam fans fuming after ban on seaside services follows line fire.(The Yorkshire Post)
6233 THE SCARBOROUGH FLYER Fri 21 Aug 2009
(C) David James Carr on www.steamtu.be
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NETWATCH 5028 "Llantilio Castle"http://www.llantiliocastle.co.
Clay Cross Model Railway Societyhttp://www.cxmrs.org.uk/
Gloucester-Warwickshire Railway 23rd August (Spotter: Ted Millward) The Ambassador: A tribute to India's iconic car
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
(Spotter: Mike Price)
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IN THE NEWS
Meet the French train giant invading UK rail
http://tinyurl.com/nty5673
East Coast Mainline rail commuters experienced severe delays
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Greater Anglia train disruption: Network Rail reconsiders engineering work
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
London Bridge railway station partially closes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Paddington station excavation reaches Crossrail train tunnels
http://tinyurl.com/qcjpnzf
Construction of Crossrail Farringdon station
http://www.therailengineer.
WW1 poppies mown down by Network Rail at Shepreth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Re-instatement of railway between Tavistock and Bere Alston
http://tinyurl.com/p6l9xdw
Demolition of St Erth Railway Bridge refused by Cornwall Council
http://tinyurl.com/mql8fxe
Residents show their support for a new railway station in Saltford
http://tinyurl.com/k398vfk
Trains disrupted as Kemble to Swindon redoubling work ends
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Final Class 350 units delivered and accepted by leasing company
http://www.globalrailnews.com/
Hitachi railway business development
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/
Crossrail link to WCML announced
http://www.railstaff.co.uk/
Over-running engineering works at Ipswich
http://tinyurl.com/qgncuvx
Sheffield railway graffiti vandal jailed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Woman killed after being hit by train on Merseyside railway crossing
http://tinyurl.com/pd8zlot
Liverpool sets out 30-year rail vision
http://www.railjournal.com/
http://www.globalrailnews.com/
Ainsdale train collision victim 'trying to rescue dog'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Government U-turn on pledge to scrap hated 'cattle truck' Pacer trains
http://tinyurl.com/ovc47bh
London Underground seeks additional trains
http://tinyurl.com/l8hpeot
London Underground plans to install CBTC on four lines
http://tinyurl.com/nzs2l68
Northern Line extension contractor selected
http://tinyurl.com/n23xowm
Trainspotting hobby 80 years older than thought
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Being Brunel museum given 1,000 items
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Tardis toilet appears on Bristol to Bath cycle path
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Extension to Peak District railway-based cycle paths proposed
http://tinyurl.com/qeftgas
Work on Dundee’s new railway station due to start in the spring
http://tinyurl.com/qfegv3y
On your bike: Borders Railway accused of missing an opportunity
http://tinyurl.com/p3ffspr
Property prices affected by of Borders Rail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Railway Man’s counsellor dies
http://tinyurl.com/l5mnux5
Metro plans for single ticket rapid transit network
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Lurgan: Police warning after theft of 'extremely dangerous' railway signal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Strike on Irish Rail
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Rail regulator investigates Longleat Adventure Park train accident
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Jersey model railway centre renamed as tribute
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Stockholm railway tunnelling
http://www.therailengineer.
Ceneri (Swiss) base tunnel delayed by contractual issues
http://www.globalrailnews.com/
Zoo train restoration
http://www.columbian.com/news/
Maine Museum preserves relics from golden age of public transport
http://news.mpbn.net/post/
Mexico clamps down on migrant freight train travel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Argentina's Train of the Clouds concession revoked
http://tinyurl.com/lmntwpz
EMU E3-2000 Series: New Colour
http://tokyorailwaylabyrinth.
Carsten's Publications is permanently closing
http://railfan.com/railnews/
Trams begin tests at Manchester Airport as take-off looms for new Metrolink line
http://tinyurl.com/pk8vnal
Bus and tram in Edinburgh collision
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Testing starts on Nottingham Trams towards Beeston
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Second Le Mans tram route to open
http://www.globalrailnews.com/
Dubai tramway to open in November
http://www.globalrailnews.com/
Call for regulation of bus services outside London
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Rise in Stagecoach bus passengers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Asbestos delays demolition of Northampton bus station
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
75 years old bus still in service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Southampton Central Bridge structural problems found
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Restoration of Middlesbrough transporter bridge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Loch Corran ferry refit changed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Three bids on table for stricken Ferguson Shipyard
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Biggest tall ship pulls out of regatta after sinking tug in Denmark
http://tinyurl.com/ozdevpd
Ex-USS Saratoga Departs Rhode Island on Final Voyage
http://gcaptain.com/ex-uss-
The last photo of the Titanic, two days before it sank
http://tinyurl.com/q5lawok
Portsmouth yard bids farewell to final ship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Easy Jet emergency landing at Gatwick
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Aurigny jet suffers birdstrike
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
New airline service between Belfast and Katowice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Airline Transavia to take on Ryanair and Easyjet
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/
Malaysia Airlines' downward spiral
http://tinyurl.com/kwhxwjz
"Alternatives" proposed for Malaysia Airlines job cuts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Quantas losses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
Freckleton air disaster: Memorial held to mark 70th anniversary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Battle of Britain movie fighters to fly again after 40 years in barn
http://tinyurl.com/osprbnw
1892 Park Slip mine disaster remembered in Tondu
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Ted Millward, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth
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TV and RADIO
31/08/14 Channel 4 1900-2000 "How Britain Worked" 2/6 Overhauling a Yorkshire saw mill
01/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" Ledbury to Shrewsbury
01/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Northampton to Nuneaton
02/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" Ironbridge
02/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Leicester
02/09/14 Channel 4 2100-2200 "Worst Place to be a Pilot" 3/4
03/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" Chester to Conwy
03/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Nottingham
03/09/14 BBC4 2300-0000 "Dreaming the Impossible: Unbuilt Britain" 3/3
04/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" The Conwy Valley
04/09/14 Channel 5 1900-2000 "The Railway: First Great Western" Fly-on-the-wall 3/8
05/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" Snowdon to Anglesey
05/09/14 Channel 5 2000-2100 "Marston's Brewery: One Ale of a Job!" Behind the scenes 2/3
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EVENTS All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for inaccuracies or changes.
29/08/14- North Norfolk Railway: Grand Autumn Steam Gala
31/08/14 http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/
29/08/14- Llangollen Railway: Along Western Lines
31/08/14 http://www.llangollen-railway.
30/08/14- Great Central Railway: Diesel Gala
31/08/14 http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
01/09/14 Hampshire Industrial Archaeology Society Underhill Centre, St John's Road, Hedge End, SO30 4AF Members Evening 1930 for a 1945 starthttp://www.hias.org.uk
01/09/14 Peak Railway Association (Sheffield Branch) The Harlequin Pub, 108 Nursery Street, Sheffield, S3 8GG
“Sprinting along the Dearne” and “This was the 21:00 to Kettering”Slideshows by Martin Bromley Starts at 1930 For a requested £3 donation on the door, all welcomehttp://www.peakrail.co.uk/
05/09/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Diesel Gala
07/09/14 http://www.watercressline.co.
05/09/14- Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Steam Gala & Real Ale Festival
07/09/14 http://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
06/09/14 Hope Construction Materials: Cement Works Open Day Celebrating the site’s 85th birthdayhttp://tinyurl.com/q723abf
06/09/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Model Weekend
07/09/14 http://www.rhts.co.uk
06/09/14- The Battlefield Line: Shackerstone Family Festival
07/09/14 http://www.battlefieldline.co.
06/09/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Wirksworth Festival Open Days
07/09/14 http://www.e-v-r.com
06/09/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: Model Weekend & Trolleydays
07/09/14 http://www.sandtoft.org
07/09/14 Twyford Waterworks: Emergency Vehicles Open Dayhttp://www.twyfordwaterworks.
07/09/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Dayhttp://wdsme.co.uk/
08/09/14 North East Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology Society St Thomas’s Church Centre, Chatsworth Road, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3AW“Stanton Ironworks – Gone but not Forgotten”by Stephen Flinders Starts 1930, £2 admission for non-membershttp://www.nedias.co.uk
10/09/14 RCTS South Wales Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, CF15 8DF "1950s and 1960s steam south of the Border" by David Kelso Starts at 1930 (room open from 1900) Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £2.00 is requestedhttp://www.rcts.org.uk/
13/09/14 Etches Park Open Day, Derbyhttp://www.derby175.co.uk/
13/09/14 Mickleover Model Railway Group: Trains-Only Swap Meet Mickleover Community Centre, Uttoxeter Rd, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DA 1030-1430, admission: £1.00 Free parking, refreshmentshttp://www.mmrg.org.uk/
13/09/14 Railway Film Show St Mary's Church Hall, Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle, NE20 9PZ Archive films (BTF films shown with the permission of the BFI) Admission free, retiring collection, doughnuts at the interval 1500 and 1930http://ponthistsoc.blogspot.
http://www.pontelandstmary.co.
13/09/14- The International N Gauge Show
14/09/14 Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, Fosse Way, Nr Leamington Spa, CV31 1XNhttp://www.ngaugeshow.co.uk
13/09/14- Foxfield Railway: National Heritage Open Days and Knotty Heritage Train
14/09/14 http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.
14/09/14 Peak Rail: Vintage Car Rallyhttp://www.peakrail.co.uk
Cheers, Howard.
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International
Canada: Union wants charges dropped against railway employees in Lac-Megantic disaster (National Post)
France: Alstom inaugurates the first Citadis Compact as it enters commercial service in Aubagne.(Alstom)
30/08/2014
Alstom will celebrate the arrival of the first Citadis Compact at the launch of the first tramway line of the Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile urban district in France. The entry into commercial service, planned for 1 September, was announced during a press conference in the presence of Sylvia Barthélémy, President of the Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile urban district council, Pierre Coulomb, Transport Vice-President, Guillaume Aribaud from French transport operator Transdev, and Jacques Beltran, Sales Director of Alstom Transport France.
Aubagne's Citadis Compact tram, which will serve the line from Le Charrel to the Aubagne bus station, is a testament to the joint efforts of Alstom's Design & Styling department, the artist Hervé di Rosa and the children of the town's schools.
Specially designed to meet the needs of medium-sized networks (50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants) and secondary lines, the new-generation tram Citadis Compact capitalises on Alstom's fifteen years of tram experience, with over 1,800 Citadis trams ordered by 45 cities worldwide, 24 of them abroad.
Citadis Compact offers the largest capacity on the market in proportion to its size (22 metres), and can carry up to 146 passengers in its highest-capacity version. Passenger circulation is made much easier by the double doors, unique for a tram of this length, and the widest central aisle on the market.
Citadis Compact's high level of modularity also makes it possible to adapt the interior layout (seat arrangement, luggage racks etc.). The permanent magnet motors reduce electricity consumption and the accessibility of key components, such as the bogies and the air conditioning, facilitates maintenance and reduces operating costs and tram immobilisation times for even greater efficiency.
Six of Alstom Transport's eleven sites in France took part in building the Citadis for Aubagne: La Rochelle for the tram design and construction, Saint-Ouen for the design, Ornans for the motors, Le Creusot for the bogies, Tarbes for the power train equipment and Villeurbanne for the onboard IT.
Aubagne's Citadis Compact tram, which will serve the line from Le Charrel to the Aubagne bus station, is a testament to the joint efforts of Alstom's Design & Styling department, the artist Hervé di Rosa and the children of the town's schools.
Specially designed to meet the needs of medium-sized networks (50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants) and secondary lines, the new-generation tram Citadis Compact capitalises on Alstom's fifteen years of tram experience, with over 1,800 Citadis trams ordered by 45 cities worldwide, 24 of them abroad.
Citadis Compact offers the largest capacity on the market in proportion to its size (22 metres), and can carry up to 146 passengers in its highest-capacity version. Passenger circulation is made much easier by the double doors, unique for a tram of this length, and the widest central aisle on the market.
Citadis Compact's high level of modularity also makes it possible to adapt the interior layout (seat arrangement, luggage racks etc.). The permanent magnet motors reduce electricity consumption and the accessibility of key components, such as the bogies and the air conditioning, facilitates maintenance and reduces operating costs and tram immobilisation times for even greater efficiency.
Six of Alstom Transport's eleven sites in France took part in building the Citadis for Aubagne: La Rochelle for the tram design and construction, Saint-Ouen for the design, Ornans for the motors, Le Creusot for the bogies, Tarbes for the power train equipment and Villeurbanne for the onboard IT.
Italy: Agreement signed on HS links to Italian airports.(IRJ)
Uganda: Chinese firm CHEC given $8bn railway deal.(New Vision)
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