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50 years of steam preservation
"Bluebell Railway"
1960 to 2010


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06FEBRUARY.2010
"Vulcan XH558"
50th anniversary appeal


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30JANUARY.2010
"Bluebell Railway"
#s 473 & 592 in steam10


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"Tornado" # 60163
23DECEMBER.2009 "Tornado" rescues stranded passenger in snow!


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"Tornado" # 60163
07NOVEMBER.2009 "Tornado" screams through Farnborough, Kent


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"Tornado" # 60163
"Tornado" during 2009


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Taster clip of the
"Welsh Highland Railway" 2009-2010


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"Tornado" 60163
Severn Valley Railway 31OCT.2009


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Elizabethan Express:2009
Top Gear London to Edinburgh


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"92 Squadron" 34081
Swanage Railway Gala 2007


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"Black Prince" 92203 & others
Great Central Railway Gala 10OCT.2009


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"Tornado" 60163
Burton Coggles, Peascliff, Newark & Burton again 19SEPT.2009


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"Tornado" 60163 rounding curves at Newton St.Loe Somerset
Cathedrals Express 13SEPT.2009


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"Duke of Gloucester" then "Tornado" 60163 on the Devon banks
various incl.August 2009


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"Tornado" 60163 - "Torbay Express"
12th July 2009


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"Tornado" 60163 - passing Newton Abbott & Tiverton [twice] - marvellous
12th July 2009


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"Tornado" 60163 - passing through Bruton
18th June 2009


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"Duchess of Hamilton" # 6233 restored to original condition by Tysley [UK]
Located at the NRM [York -UK] May 2009


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"Tornado" 60163 - The Cathederals Express
23rd May 2009


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"Tornado" 60163 - Hadley Wood
16th May 2009


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Home Page data - This page & data are updated weekly.

Greetings from 'down-under'.

SOLAR ACTIVITY - CYCLE # 24

Solar activity has been moderate the past 24 hours with several M-Class flares taking place. The largest of which was an M4 event at 07:43Z on Monday. Sunspot 1045 remains an impressive sunspot cluster with a magnetic beta-gamma-delta configuration, but it now looks like it may be starting to thin out somewhat. There will remain the chance for M-Class flares and a 15% chance of an X-Class event. Any such flare could produce earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections.
Another new sunspot was numbered on Monday. Sunspot 1047 is located in the southern hemisphere towards the eastern limb. Elsewhere Sunspot 1046 in the northern hemisphere remains quiet.
For the latest data see my "LINKS" page under "SOLAR CYCLE24" for the 'official' data.
[Info. VK4CY - 10FEBRUARY.2010]

JESSICA WATSON on "PINK LADY"

is now well into the South Atlantic with her next landfall being off the Cape of Good Hope - South Africa - around 1000 NM away.
To check out her current location, click on her name in 'green' Jessica Watson, and view her tracker site/blog sites etc. or you can access her site via the "LINKS" page access
[Updated comment by VK4CY - 10FEBRUARY.2010]

FIFTY YEARS of RAILWAY PRESERVATION [UK] - BLUEBELL RAILWAY

2010 sees the UK's Premier Preserved Railway Line celebrate 50 years. CONGRATULATIONS. To check their promotional video, click on to the Society's name in 'green' scroll down and follow the prompts. Bluebell Railway, Congratulations to all concerned. Their website is second to none. Always updated, full of 'good things' and an example to what the rest of the UK should be endeavouring to do. To the UK's national rail networks, - beware - you need to follow this example of HOW to run a Railway even when it snows!.
BZ [in Naval signalling = "well done"] - to everyone associated with this national treasure [UK].
[Info. & link - Bluebell - 12JANUARY.2010[[Comments by VK4CY - 23JANUARY.2010]

Oldest National Amateur Radio Society Marks 100th Anniversary (Oct 6, 2009)

In 2010, the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA)

-- the oldest national Amateur Radio society --

will celebrate its 100th anniversary. On March 11, 1910, the WIA had its beginnings when a group of wireless pioneers gathered at the Hotel Australia, Martin Place in Sydney. These early hams wanted to protect their interests and rights against what they considered to be harsh treatment by authorities -- and a high license fee. Chairman of the founding meeting, George Taylor, proposed "the formation of an institution amongst experimenters and enthusiasts in wireless for their mutual benefit." From that meeting, the Institute of Wireless Telegraphy of Australia -- later, the WIA -- was formed. Since its founding, the WIA has continued to protect and enhance the privileges of radio amateurs and to promote Amateur Radio in Australia and beyond.
[Info. ARRL, RSGB & WIA websites - 12OCTOBER.2009][updated - 03FEBRUARY.2010]

VK - AUSTRALIA - 137KHz CW BEACON UPDATE:-

VK3XU Drew Diamond now has an operational CW 137KHz beacon operating on 137.40KHz. Operating time(s) are EVERY Saturday and Sunday afternoon(s)/evening(s)[Local time]. Please note that Victoria [VK3] localtime is currently GMT + 11 hours Eastern Daylight Savingtime. ANY SWL reports please via my E-mail address below. Additional information can also be found [a] "Radio Focus" complete with picture of Drew's beacon on this website and [b] on the WIA [Wireless Institute of Australia] website - 'News Section'.
[Re-edited from WIA article & up-dated by VK4CY 03FEBRUARY.2010]

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VK4CY WEBSITE STATS. re-commencing 04FEB.2010

A completely new system of hosting is currently in place.
'Aboutime Communications' has been able to get the stats. data up and running.
It commenced 04FEB.2010 with 547 hits. As previously, a best and weekly record figures will be issued. Best figures 07FEB.2010 with 638 hits. Additionally have also posted a 'flag' counter which was suggested by VK4FJAR so, will be interesting seeing what results occur with it. Thank you all for your patience, queries and suggestions.

free counters

[Info. VK4CY 10FEBRUARY.2010]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A big thank you to the following for additional data and encouragement:
AL7GA, G1JWL, G2FSR, G3NAI, JO3FUO, K4AHU, SM4YOE, TU2HS, VK2BEN, VK4FW, VK4RV, VK4JAR, VK6CE, VK6KPH, W3HQ, W7EXY [Kaye], ZL1RSC, Dusan & Lily Babich, Deborah Bond, Alan Dean [in hospital - get well soon mate], Courtney, Julio Scaletta, Lyle Stacpoole, David Swift,

Happydaze 73s de Jon VK4CY - 10th February 2010.

"VK4CY"
Jon VK4CY Ex G3PLQ etc. photo. circa 2007 by Brian Alexander

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Cead Mile Failte go Sean - [Jonathan] Walton VK4CY currently located on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia, [IOTA OC001] - GL QG62ow. Ex G3PLQ, VK2AFD, VK2CFD, VK4CFD & associated /MM's. Was /MM Opr from 1955-1991 plus shoreside operator with GKA, GLD, VIB, VIS, VIT. Was AMSA GMDSS Radio Inspector based Brisbane from 1994-2001. Now retired. Holder of UK PMG 1st Class. Certificate, Australian General Certificate, Australian GMDSS Certificate, UK BOT Radar Maintenance Certificate plus associated STCW Certificates which has been superceded owing to demise of Radio Officers, Operators with the advent of the GMDSS system. Validation of the UK and Australian General Certificates are valid until further notice - validation received when operating at UK Maritime Coast Station [Portisheadradio]. Valid and Current Radio Amateur Certificate for operation as VK4CY are also held.

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73s 'n Happydaze

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