‘Seventy Years of Railway Photography’ by Colin Boocock
SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club Farm Road, SheffieldColin’s presentation will be based on his book 'Seventy Years of Railway Photography: Seven Decades Behind the Lens’. Note this is a change from the originally advertised speaker.
The LMS Patriot Project
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, NottinghamThe project is recreating a working replica of an express steam locomotive type – the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ‘Patriot’ class - which did not survive in the…
Charles Firminger Looks Back
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, CroydonCharles Firminger, President of the Locomotive Club of Great Britain, comes to look back to the 1950s, with a selection of images taken between 1957 and 1959, both in Britain…
“The Fylde Line: An 80s Ride from Manchester Victoria to Blackpool” by Alan Jones
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, CambridgeThe 1980s were a period of significant change on BR. New multiple units began to replace first generation ones. Long standing traffics moved to road, such as newspapers printed in…
Steam in the 1960’s
HTC Hitchin Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, HitchinA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Chris Wright. Chris Wright, a native of Gorleston-on-Sea, spent many school holidays 1959-1965 spotting in Hitchin. In a two-part presentation, the…