Archived Meeting Reports
Who Uses the Railway? – Freight in 2024
Presenter: Phil Smart Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom Phil gave us a very interesting insight into the railway as seen from the point of…
Interrailing for the Older Crowd
Presenter: Dave Hepper Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom ‘Interrailing’ used to be thought of as something that students did in their ‘gap’ year. Whilst…
Railways Remembered – North East England
Presenter: Charles Roberts – Chairman, Online Transport Archive Virtual Meeting via Zoom Charles first introduced the Online Transport Archive, a not-for-profit charity whose aims are to preserve photos and videos…
Transforming Rail Travel Across East Anglia – The Greater Anglia Story
Presenter: Jonathan Denby – Head of Corporate Affairs – Greater Anglia Virtual Meeting via Zoom Jonathan first set the context for the main part of the presentation by briefly reviewing…
Off the Beaten (Railway) Track
Presenter: Iain Scotchman Virtual Meeting via Zoom South Essex Branch member Iain Scotchman presented an eclectic mix of railway locations under the banner title “Off the Beaten (Railway) Track” All…
That was the year that was 1966
Presenter: Geoff Plumb Hybrid Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall and Via Zoom 1966 was a busy year for Geoff (a lifelong railway enthusiast) who, whilst still a schoolboy, was nevertheless,…
British Rail in the Early 1980s – The Swansong of Corporate Identity
Presenter: Mervyn Rogers Physical Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall On 16th October, South Essex Branch member, Mervyn Rogers presented his talk on the “British Rail in the early 1980s –…
The New Essex Lines of the Great Eastern Railway
Presenter: Nathaniel Dodd Physical Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall On 18th September 27 members were entertained by Nathaniel Dodd on the topic of “The New Essex Lines of the GER”.…
The Year 2000
Presenter: Adrian Palmer Physical Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall Adrian has over 50 years’ experience of being a rail fan. Occasionally his work took him overseas. His first self-led sortie…
The Lost Railways of Essex
Presenters: Tony Crosby and Tim Murphy Physical Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall This was our best turnout so far this year and we enjoyed a slightly different perspective from our…