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August 31, 2014

International & UK Railway News.... Sunday 31st August 2014

..Total Railway News

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Headlines:
UK
As of tomorrow, 1st September 2014, Network Rail is to be classified as a public sector company..
Crossrail's Terry Morgan speaks about the project..
Edinburgh Trams has experienced a collision with a bus, and 3 safety issues are highlighted by drivers..
Next week's scheduled railtour listing..... and more..
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Network Rail Press Release..
Network Rail Members vote for change..

At a general meeting today,(29th August 2014) 97.3% of Network Rail's 41 Members (the company's equivalent of shareholders) voted to change the company's articles of association.



The change was necessary as Network Rail is to be reclassified as a public sector company on Monday, 1 September following a statistical change in the classification of its debt from private sector to public sector.

The main changes to the articles give the company's special member - the Secretary of State for Transport - additional powers over the appointment of the company's chair, its remuneration policy and the selection of its Members.
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Interview: Terry Morgan, Crossrail - The tunnel visionary driving a fast track underneath London .(London Evening Standard)


Tube needs more click-and-collect and fewer tatty shops, says TfL chief.(London Evening Standard)


Smelly passengers and sneezing are Tube commuters' biggest bugbears, poll shows.(London Evening Standard)


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Edinburgh trams: Drivers identify 3 safety risks.(The Scotsman)
Bus and tram in Edinburgh collision.(BBC News)


Network Rail boss says he will “take every step” to avoid long delays as he confirms planned Ipswich engineering work will go ahead.(EADT24)




Babbacombe Cliff Railway celebrates anniversary with ukulele festival.(Torquay Herald)
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Babbacombe Cliff Railway (2013)


UK Heritage: Bluebell Railway extension attracts thousands more visitors.(BBC News)








Mainline Steam Schedule


Railway Herald - Railtours


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Please confirm runnings with operators.
Please observe Network Rail photographic guidelines.
Thank you.

Monday 1st September 2014

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William

Tuesday 2nd September 2014

The Welsh Mountaineer (Railway Touring Company)

  • 45305 or 61994 Preston (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Chester (pu) - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction (run-round) - Blaenau Ffestiniog and return

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William

Wednesday 3rd September 2014

The Dorset Coast Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • To be confirmed London Victoria (pu) - Barnes Bridge - Staines (pu) - Woking (pu) - Winchfield (water) - Basingstoke (pu) - Worting Junction - Winchester - Southampton - Bournemouth (sd) - Weymouth and return
  • To be confirmed Weymouth-Upwey Bank-Dorchester South-Bournemouth-Southampton
  • To be confirmed Southampton-Redbridge-Andover-Basingstoke-Woking-London Waterloo

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William

Thursday 4th September 2014

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William

Friday 5th September 2014

The Scarborough Flyer (Railway Touring Company)

  • 46233 Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Mirfield - Wakefield Kirkgate - Castleford - York (sd) - Malton - Scarborough (sd) and return

Atlantic Coast Express (Cathedrals Express) : Day 1 (Steam Dreams)

  • 34067 London Waterloo (pu) - Woking - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Exeter St. Davids - Crediton - Barnstaple

Atlantic Coast Express (Cathedrals Express) : Day 1 (Steam Dreams)

  • 34067 London Waterloo (pu) - Woking - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Exeter St. Davids - Crediton - Barnstaple
  • 34046 and 70000 Exeter St. Davids - Dawlish - Totnes - Plymouth - Par - Penzance

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William

Saturday 6th September 2014

The Heart Of Wales Scenic Explorer (Compass Tours)

  • WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Barrow in Furness (pu) - Ulverston (pu) - Grange over sands (pu) - Arnside (pu) - Carnforth (pu) - Lancaster (pu) - Preston (pu) - Wigan North Western (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Shrewsbury (pu) - Craven arms - Knighton - Llandrindod Wells - Llandovery - Hendy Junction - Swansea District Line - Port Talbot - Bridgend - Cardiff
  • WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Cardiff (pu) - Newport - Abergavenny - Hereford - Shrewsbury (sd) - Crewe (sd) - Warrington Bank Quay (sd) - Wigan North Western (sd) - Preston (sd) - Lancaster (sd) - Carnforth (sd) - Arnside (sd) - Grange over Sands (sd) - Ulverston (sd) - Barrow in Furness

The Trent Almighty (Pathfinder Tours)

  • 2xDRS 20 and DRS 37 Crewe (pu) - Stafford (pu) - Wolverhampton (pu) - Birmingham New Street (pu) - Tamworth High Level (pu) - Burton upon Trent (pu) - Derby (pu) - Sheffield (pu) - Barnsley - Penistone - Stocksmoor - Huddersfield - Healey Mills - Waklefield Kirkgate - Crofton West Junction - Knottingley West to South Junctions - Askern - Doncaster North Chord Flyover - Hatfield & Stainforth - Scunthorpe - Barnetby - Ulceby - New Holland - Barton-on-Humber
  • DRS 37 and 2xDRS 20 Barton-on-Humber - New Holland - Ulceby
  • 2xDRS 20 and DRS 37 Ulceby - Immingham Loop - Marsh West Junction
  • DRS 37 and 2xDRS 20 March West Junction - Grimsby - Cleethorpes
  • 2xDRS 20 and DRS 37 Cleethorpes - Grimsby - Barnetby - Kirton Lindsey - Gainsborough Central - Retford - Worksop - Sheffield (sd) - Chesterfield (sd) - Derby (sd) - Burton upon Trent (sd) - Tamworth High Level (sd) - Birmingham New Street (sd) - Wolverhampton (sd) - Stafford (sd) - Crewe

Cumbrian Mountain Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • 46233 Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Manchester Victoria (pu) - Bolton (pu) - Blackburn (pu) - Hellifield - Settle - Appleby - Carlisle
  • 46233 Carlisle - Shap - Preston (sd) - Bolton (sd) - Manchester Victoria (sd) - Stockport (sd) - Wilmslow (sd) - Crewe (sd)

The Yorkshire Coast Statesman (Statesman Rail)

  • WCRC 47/57 Gloucester (pu) - Stonehouse (pu) - Stroud (pu) - KJemble (pu) - Swindon (pu) - Oxford (pu) - Banbury (pu) - Leamington Spa (pu) - Warwick Parkway (pu) - Dorridge (pu) - Solihull (pu) - Scarborough (break/rev) & return

The Silver King (UK Railtours)

  • Chiltern Class 67 London Marylebone (pu) - Beaconsfield (pu) - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Birmingham Snow Hill - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Bewdley - Bridgnorth (break/rev) & return

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William

Sunday 7th September 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

The Waverley (Railway Touring Company)

  • WCRC Class 47 York (pu) - Church Fenton - Leeds (pu) - Shipley (pu) - Keighley (pu) - Skipton (pu) - Hellifield
  • To be confirmed Hellifield - Settle - Appleby - Carlisle and return
  • WCRC Class 47 Skipton (sd) - Keighley (sd) - Shipley (sd) - Leeds (sd) - Church Fenton - York (sd)

North Wales Coast Express (Railway Touring Company)

  • WCRC Class 47 Crewe (pu) - Wilmslow (pu) - Stockport (pu) - Manchester Piccadilly
  • 45305 Manchester Piccadilly (pu) - Altrincham (pu) - Chester (pu) - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction - Bangor (sd) - Holyhead
  • 45305 Holyhead (pu) - Bangor (pu) - Llandudno Junction (pu) - Rhyl - Chester (sd) - Altrincham (sd) - Manchester Piccadilly (sd)
  • WCRC Class 47 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport (sd) - Wilmslow (sd) - Crewe (sd)

Atlantic Coast Express (Cathedrals Express) : Day 3 (Steam Dreams)

Cancelled

Torbay Express (Torbay Express Ltd)

  • To be confirmed Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Weston-super-Mare (pu) - Taunton (pu) - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Paignton - Kingswear and return

Shakespeare Express (Vintage Trains)

  • 5043 Birmingham Snow Hill (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Tyseley (pu) - Henley-in-Arden - Stratford-upon-Avon (break) - Hatton - Tyseley (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Birmingham Snow Hill (sd) (two trips)

The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)

  • To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William




International
India. PM Modi promises to bring high speed bullet trains to India.(IBN Live)


Spain. Vocational training in Castilla - Railway Gazette


USA. Viewpoints: An environmentalist’s case for high-speed rail.(Sacramento Bee)


USA. Book Review: 'To the Edge of the World' by Christian Wolmar.(WSJ)



August 30, 2014

International & UK Railway News Saturday 30th August 2014

..Total Railway News

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The weekly review of transport, including rail news from Raildate, and a look ahead to events and TV programmes...
An unmanned crossing at Elsenham? China and the huge contract in Uganda....
And a year on from Lac Megantic, developments in the case against the 3 railroad employees....


Click on the links..






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:
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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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Gloucester-Warwickshire Railway 23rd August (Spotter: Ted Millward) The Ambassador: A tribute to India's iconic car

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28947720
(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-england-28933249

Greater Anglia train disruption: Network Rail reconsiders engineering work

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-28952853

London Bridge railway station partially closes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-28910885

Paddington station excavation reaches Crossrail train tunnels

http://tinyurl.com/qcjpnzf

Construction of Crossrail Farringdon station

http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/08/28/crossrail-farringdon-construction/

WW1 poppies mown down by Network Rail at Shepreth

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-28965999

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-england-28895769
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28925722

Final Class 350 units delivered and accepted by leasing company

http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/08/22/angel-trains-accepts-final-class-350/

Hitachi railway business development

http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2014/08/15/alistair-dormer-shore/

Crossrail link to WCML announced

http://www.railstaff.co.uk/2014/08/15/hertfordshire-link-crossrail/

Over-running engineering works at Ipswich

http://tinyurl.com/qgncuvx

Sheffield railway graffiti vandal jailed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28884392

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/index.php/europe/liverpool-sets-out-30-year-rail-vision.html
http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/08/28/liverpool-develops-30-year-rail-plan/

Ainsdale train collision victim 'trying to rescue dog'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-28974953

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-28934268

Being Brunel museum given 1,000 items

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-28950808

Tardis toilet appears on Bristol to Bath cycle path

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-28892903

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-scotland-south-scotland-28980673

Railway Man’s counsellor dies

http://tinyurl.com/l5mnux5

Metro plans for single ticket rapid transit network

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28975877

Lurgan: Police warning after theft of 'extremely dangerous' railway signal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28929296

Strike on Irish Rail

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28892762

Rail regulator investigates Longleat Adventure Park train accident

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-28969220

Jersey model railway centre renamed as tribute

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-28912072

Stockholm railway tunnelling

http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/08/27/stockholms-solution-wasps/

Ceneri (Swiss) base tunnel delayed by contractual issues

http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/08/29/ceneri-base-tunnel-faces-two-year-delay/

Zoo train restoration

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/aug/23/zoo-train-restoration-ridgefield-oregon-engines/

Maine Museum preserves relics from golden age of public transport

http://news.mpbn.net/post/maine-museum-preserves-relics-golden-age-public-transport

Mexico clamps down on migrant freight train travel

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-28933804

Argentina's Train of the Clouds concession revoked

http://tinyurl.com/lmntwpz

EMU E3-2000 Series: New Colour

http://tokyorailwaylabyrinth.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/emu-e3-2000-series-new-color.html

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-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-28978931

Testing starts on Nottingham Trams towards Beeston

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-28927547

Second Le Mans tram route to open

http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/08/29/second-le-mans-light-rail-line-to-open/

Dubai tramway to open in November

http://www.globalrailnews.com/2014/08/21/dubai-tramway-to-open-on-november-11/

Call for regulation of bus services outside London

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28934854

Rise in Stagecoach bus passengers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-28936811

Asbestos delays demolition of Northampton bus station

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-28899472

75 years old bus still in service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-28943256

Southampton Central Bridge structural problems found

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-28958270

Restoration of Middlesbrough transporter bridge.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-28918110

Loch Corran ferry refit changed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-28935944

Three bids on table for stricken Ferguson Shipyard

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28894823

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-saratoga-departs-rhode-island-on-final-voyage/

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-england-hampshire-28940948

Easy Jet emergency landing at Gatwick

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28963672

Aurigny jet suffers birdstrike

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-28918294

New airline service between Belfast and Katowice

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28937964

Airline Transavia to take on Ryanair and Easyjet

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/08/airline_transavia_to_take_on_r.php

Malaysia Airlines' downward spiral

http://tinyurl.com/kwhxwjz

"Alternatives" proposed for Malaysia Airlines job cuts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28933154

Quantas losses

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28952558

Freckleton air disaster: Memorial held to mark 70th anniversary

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-28900066

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-wales-south-east-wales-28927097

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.co.uk/

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/SheffieldBranch

05/09/14- Mid-Hants Railway: Diesel Gala
07/09/14
http://www.watercressline.co.uk/

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.uk

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.co.uk/

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/branches/south_wales/events.htm

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.co.uk/2014/01/railway-films.html
http://www.pontelandstmary.co.uk

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.uk/events.php

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.
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