Infrastructure news sees the opening of York's signalling hub, the reopening of the Sleaford avoiding line..... the twilight of night train operations.... and some commuters on the Fylde coast wishing for sweeter smells and newer trains....
And Raildate's summary of the main transport news and a look ahead to future events....
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Headlines
UK
Britain’s largest rail signals hub is completed in York.(The Yorkshire Post)
Minister for Transport reopens Sleaford’s upgraded avoiding line.(Sleaford Standard)
Night trains around the world: what's the best trip you've ever been on?(The Guardian)
Rail users kick up a stink over ageing trains.(Blackpool Gazette)
Chairman McFarlane to leave FirstGroup.(heraldscotland)
West rail improvement plans submitted for funding.(BBC Bristol)
‘50/50 chance’ of Sheffield city centre HS2 rail station.(The Star)
Birmingham MPs unite to demand HS2 college in the city (Birmingham Post)
Victory locomotive moves home for restoration work.(BBC News)
The locomotive, built in Scotland in 1945, spent its working life at a Newport steelworks.Now at the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, it's restoration will take up to five years.
"City of Truro" at Blaenavon September 2010 and "A Scenic View"
(C) Sean Dudden.
Support Your Local Heritage Railway!!
Comprehensive listing of UK Heritage Railways......HERE
Full steam ahead for Wetheringsett’s Grand Steam Gala.(Diss Express)
Latest Uploads at www.steamtu.be
International
India
High speed train for Delhi-Agra to have TV, automatic sliding doors in coaches (Times of India)
Decks Cleared for Semi-high Speed Delhi-Agra Rail Service (The New Indian Express)
New Zealand
Auckland electrification complete - Railway Gazette
Swaziland
COURT STOPS RAILWAY STRIKE.(Times of Swaziland)
USA
Amtrak bill would limit high-speed rail to Northeast.(pressconnects)
'Rail’ question: Is initiative a blank check?(UTSanDiego)
GE Transportation at Innotrans 2014
GE Transportation will be attending this year's Innotrans from September 23-26th at Stand 501 in Hall 6.2a. Our booth will serve as a showcase for some of our groundbreaking global innovations as we continue to develop solutions that will deliver the most value for our customers.
Technology that will be represented under global locomotives will include our heavy-haul locomotives, the Evolution Series, our medium weight and lightweight locomotives, the PowerHaul and C-Series, and emerging technology such as the our dual-fuel locomotive retrofit, NextFuel.
Trackside at InnoTrans, we will feature one of our PowerHaul locomotives. This locomotive is one of GE Transportation’s most technologically advanced, fuel-efficient and low-emissions diesel-electric locomotive to date. Designed for high-haulage capability with lighter axle-load applications, the PowerHaul Series Locomotive is engineered to generate more HP and tractive effort while lowering fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
GE Transportation’s signaling solutions will showcase state of the art products that ensure safe, reliable yet optimized and cost efficient movement of trains. Included in the showcase is Tempo, a complete portfolio of solutions for the global signaling and train control market for mass transit and mainline transit (passenger and freight) where ETCS (European Train Control System) is required, including a Computer-Based Interlocking system. This next-generation solution is an integrated and modular signaling and control system, designed to simplify service operations and increase its efficiency. Earlier this year, GE was selected by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority to supply Tempo CBTC (Communication-Based Train Control) to support fully automated driverless train operation for its new transit line, the Thomson Line.
We will be featuring a connected suite of solutions that provide railroads with data-driven insights to address key customer pain points like velocity, fuel, utilization, productivity, and dwell. These solutions are part of RailConnect 360. And all RailConnect 360 solutions leverage GE’s Predix platform to use advanced software, powerful analytics and mobility to enable better decisions and improve outcomes along the entire rail enterprise.
We look forward to seeing you at Innotrans!
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NETWATCH
Wherever there was a railway, they're trying to map it!http://www.railmaponline.com/
All the bus photos you could ever want?http://www.sct61.org.uk/index
(Spotter: Ted Millward)
DH88 Comet on Vimeohttp://vimeo.com/105663946
(Spotter: Alan Rushworth)
Derby photo studio's 140-year-old pictures to go on showhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
http://vimeo.com/74275715
Should we build just like the Victorians did?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
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IN THE NEWS
Inside Crossrailhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
SE franchise extended to 2018http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
GW Heritage weekendhttp://tinyurl.com/qczhucn
East Coast profitshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Signalling Thameslink Passengershttp://www.therailengineer.
Selby Swing bridge repairs completedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Residents fear they will be 'isolated' without Chandler's Ford railway crossinghttp://www.dailyecho.co.uk/
Cable theft delays on railways fall sharplyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Delayed London Road Bridge work in 'final stages', says councilhttp://tinyurl.com/qyoj9vs
Borders railway construction workhttp://www.therailengineer.
Fatal accident at Lenziehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Worgret Jn to Motala leased to Swanage Railwayhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
34067 on Dorset Coast Express 10 Septemberhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
Loco news from Pontypool & Blaenavonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Pantograph failure (Germany)http://www.britishrailways.tv/
New £40m tram fleet for Wolverhampton and Birminghamhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Edinburgh trams: 1.5 million passengers in first 100 dayshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Andover's new bus station officially openshttp://tinyurl.com/q7yo583
Beer & Buses on the Isle of Wighthttp://iwbeerandbuses.co.uk/
Summer in the City bus run in Central Londonhttp://www.self-preservation-
Canal boat is craned into Derby's Market Place!http://tinyurl.com/ne9zrrk
Three Lancasters at East Kirkbyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Lancasters to visit Bournemouth - this weekendhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/
Keep up to date with the BBMFhttp://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/
Air show at Prestwickhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Job reductions at Bombardier, Belfasthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Italian air traffic control strike disrupts UK flightshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Burma Spitfires – the dig is back on!http://www.warhistoryonline.
FAA grounds US Boeing 787 Dreamliner flightshttp://online.wsj.com/news/
Middlesbrough swing bridge approvedhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Spotters: Richard Buckby, Neil Kearns, Reg Nerps, Mike Price, Alan Rushworth, Nick Wheat
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TV and RADIO
15/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" London
15/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Chippenham to Gloucester
16/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" Maidstone
16/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Wolverhampton
16/09/14 BBC2 2100-2200 "The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane" 2/4
17/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" Canterbury to Margate
17/09/14 BBC4 1930-2000 "Great British Railway Journeys" Norwich
17/09/14 BBC4 2000-2100 "Great British Railway Journeys" Chelmsford
17/09/14 Channel 5 2000-2100 "Britain's Deadliest Roads"1
7/09/14 BBC4 2200-2300 "Grand Prix: the Killer Years"
18/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" Sandwich to Folkestone
18/09/14 Channel 5 2000-2100 "Britain's Craziest Commutes"
19/09/14 BBC2 1645-1715 "Great British Railway Journeys" Hastings
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EVENTS
All details are correct to the best of my knowledge, but no responsibility is accepted for
inaccuracies or changes.
12/09/14- Apedale Heritage Centre: "Tracks to the Trenches"14/09/14 Loomer Road, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. ST5 7LBhttp://www.apedale.co.uk/
13/09/14 Etches Park Open Day, Derbyhttp://www.derby175.co.uk/
13/09/14 Derby Silk Mill Open Day including Midland Railway Study Centre Open Day Silk Mill Lane, Derby, DE1 3AF
Guided tours 1030 - 1600
The museum's 7mm model railway will be operating in the afternoon13/09/14 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- Didcot Railway Centre: Everything Goes Gala14/09/14 http://www.didcotraiwaycentre.
13/09/14- The International N Gauge Show14/09/14 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 Train14/09/14 http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.
13/09/14- Ribble Steam Railway: Autumn Steam Gala14/09/14 http://www.ribblesteam.org.uk
13/09/14- Expo EM North14/09/14 George H Carnall Leisure Centre, Kingsway Park, Davyhulme, Manchester, M41 7FJhttp://www.emgs.org/2-expoem-
14/09/14 Peak Rail: Vintage Car Rallyhttp://www.peakrail.co.uk
14/09/14 Butterley Gangroad Celebration Event: A miniature steam train will give children rides along a well-preserved embankment of the old Butterley Gangroad
Centred on Fritchley Village Green, near Crich, Derbyshire
Includes other mechanical treats, horses, Napoleonic period troops, a band,
other music, a history fair involving local groups and exhibits collected by
the project
1200-1600
Free admission15/09/14 Newbury and District Transport Group The Community Space, Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL
1915 for a prompt 1930 start
"Aviation in the 1960s and 1970s" by Keith Butcher
Non-members welcome
Admission and car parking free, but donations towards expenses welcome15/09/14 Friends of the Cromford Canal: Talk "A Farrier's Life" by Doug Bradburyhttp://www.cromfordcanal.info/
16/09/14 RCTS Cheltenham Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham GL50 2SY
"Strictly Freight Only" by Brian Ringer
Starts at 1930
Non-members are very welcome - a donation of £3.50 is requestedhttp://www.rcts.org.uk/
17/09/14- Dorset Vintage and Classic Car Auction18/09/14 Athelhampton House, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7LGWednesday: viewing, Thursday: auctionhttp://www.athelhampton.co.uk
18/09/14 Monmouthshire Railway Society Lecture Theatre A10, Newport Riverside City Campus
AGM, followed by video films with B Foster
Starts at 1915 prompt, admission for non-members is £3.00http://mrsoc.org.uk/
18/09/14- Severn Valley Railway: Autumn Steam Gala21/09/14 http://www.svr.co.uk/
19/09/14- Great Central Railway: Beer Festival21/09/14 http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/
20/09/14 Kingsbridge Vintage Bus Running Dayhttp://www.tvagwot.org.uk/
20/09/14 Mid-Hants Railway: Open Dayhttp://www.watercressline.co.
20/09/14 West Country Historic Omnibus & Transport Trust Rallyhttp://www.busmuseum.org.uk/
20/09/14- Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: Food and Crafts Weekend21/09/14 http://www.e-v-r.com
20/09/14- Peak Rail: Diesel Weekend21/09/14 http://www.peakrail.co.uk
20/09/14- Middleton Railway: September Gala21/09/14 http://www.middletonrailway.
20/09/14- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum: European Trolleybus Day & Weekend Trolleydays21/09/14 http://www.sandtoft.org
21/09/14 Wimborne District Society of Model Engineers: Open Dayhttp://wdsme.co.uk/
25/09/14 West Wiltshire Rail Users Group Warminster Civic Centre, Wiltshire
"Maintaining the FGW HST/DMU Fleet" by Andy Mellors, FGW Engineering Director
Starts 1930http://www.wwrug.org.uk/flyer.
26/09/14- Epping & Ongar Railway: End of Tube Event28/09/14 http://www.eorailway.co.uk
26/09/14- Rushton, Higham & Wellingborough Railway: Music & Real Ale Special28/09/14 http://www.rhts.co.uk
27/09/14 Bodmin & Wenford Railway: Diesel Gala Dayhttp://www.bodminrailway.co.uk
27/09/14- Hornby Hobbies Visitor Centre: Factory Shop Weekend Clearance Sale28/09/14 http://www.hornby.com/
27/09/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Wallace and Gromit28/09/14 http://www.watercressline.co.
27/09/14- Nene Valley Railway: Diesel Gala28/09/14 http://www.nvr.org.uk/
27/09/14- Scalefour Society’s annual “Scaleforum”28/09/14 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stadium Approach, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 9PP 1030-1730 (Sat), 1000-1630 (Sun)http://www.scalefour.org/
27/09/14- The Battlefield Line: Heavy Horses (Delivering the Goods)28/09/14 http://www.battlefieldline.co.
27/09/14- Foxfield Railway: Autumn Steam Gala28/09/14 http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.
27/09/14- Barrow Hill Live!28/09/14 http://www.barrowhill.org/
27/09/14- East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Diesel Gala28/09/14 http://www.eastlancsrailway.
Cheers, Howard.
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