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SUMMARY:East Midlands Branch - British Transport Films
DESCRIPTION:presented by Barry Coward
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/east-midlands-branch-british-transport-films/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings,EMD East Midlands,Indoor Event
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SUMMARY:Tunnel vision : The story of the Metropolitan Railway - Colin Brading
DESCRIPTION:More details to follow
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/tunnel-vision-the-story-of-the-metropolitan-railway-colin-brading/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,EMD East Midlands,Indoor Event
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SUMMARY:East Coast Main Line disasters - Adrian Gray
DESCRIPTION:Adrian Gray is a historian who has been writing about railways and local history since his teenage years. This talk was inspired by his regular trips to London for work\, travelling from Retford to King’s Cross. The talk will look at some significant fatal accidents and how they gradually contributed to improved safety since the 1850s to almost the present day\, with a focus on the London to Edinburgh route
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/accidents-on-the-ecml-adrian-gray/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:EMD East Midlands,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250923T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250923T163000
DTSTAMP:20250915T140028Z
CREATED:20250823T134250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T140028Z
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SUMMARY:Midland Main Line Electrification - Matt Parkin
DESCRIPTION:Matt Parkin (Contractors Engineering Manager for the MMLE Electrification from Kettering to Wigston) from SPL Powerlines UK (SPL) will present a lecture about the challenges and innovation for new electrification schemes
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/midland-main-line-electrification-matt-parkin/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,EMD East Midlands,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250909T163000
DTSTAMP:20250827T220507Z
CREATED:20250823T133319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T220507Z
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SUMMARY:The Life and Times of Edward Thompson - Simon Martin
DESCRIPTION:“I have much to do\, gentlemen\, and little time in which to do it”. These words are attributed to Edward Thompson and have been taken in the past as meaning little time in which to enact change\, specifically to the work of his predecessor\, Sir Nigel Gresley. How far was this true\, was the question posed by Simon A.C. Martin when he started his research on the L.N.E.R.’s second C.M.E. over a decade and a half ago.
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/the-life-and-times-of-edward-thompson-simon-martin/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,EMD East Midlands,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250429T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250429T213000
DTSTAMP:20250304T110907Z
CREATED:20241117T140242Z
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SUMMARY:GW route from Penzance to Padstow - Richard Binding
DESCRIPTION:A return visit from Richard who will enlighten us about the Great Western route from Penzance to Padstow
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/gw-routes-from-oxford-to-birmingham-richard-binding/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,EMD East Midlands
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250408T213000
DTSTAMP:20250405T130247Z
CREATED:20250405T125705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250405T130247Z
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SUMMARY:Funicular Railways - David Hanger
DESCRIPTION:A return visit by David who will present\nFunicular Railways – This talk covers the history of cable haulage of tramways and railways before looking at each of the funicular railways in the UK plus a number in Europe
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/funicular-railways-david-hanger/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,EMD East Midlands,Indoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250325T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250325T213000
DTSTAMP:20250324T204059Z
CREATED:20241117T135206Z
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SUMMARY:Testing trains on BR since the 1950s - Dave Coxon
DESCRIPTION:The talk encompasses the early days of Nationalisation and looks of the improvements to steam engines\, the introduction of the ‘Modernisation Plan’ and new diesels and the pioneering work undertaken at the RTC Derby. The last part reviews numerous tests undertaken in Dave’s career at the RTC
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/testing-trains-on-br-since-the-1950s-dave-coxon/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,EMD East Midlands
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250311T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250311T213000
DTSTAMP:20250223T125620Z
CREATED:20241117T134835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250223T125620Z
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SUMMARY:That was the year that was - 1962 - Geoff Plumb
DESCRIPTION:A look at the UK railway scene in 1962
URL:https://rcts.org.uk/event/that-was-the-year-that-was-1962-geoff-plumb/
LOCATION:EMD Nottingham\, The New Mechanics\, 3 North Sherwood Street\, Nottingham\, NG1 4EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Branch Meetings – in person only,EMD East Midlands
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