HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation, from the Peter Bland Collection, by Bryan Cross. A digital presentation of images mostly scanned directly from the negatives of Peter Bland & Harold Clements. We will travel along the ex-Midland Main Line, Bedford to St Pancras & Moorgate. Looking at the early history, aided by maps…

A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Stephen Gay. Travelling from Frickley to Finningly, Mexborough to Moorends and Bentley, Bessacarr to Bawtry. This is a railway journey which criss-crosses the Doncaster borough. Using Stephen’s slides taken over the last 40 years, the presentation will also look at waterways and historic buildings. We will…

A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Hugh Driscoll. (This replaces the previously advertised presentation) Hugh will be describing his railway career, from his initial training at Derby Carriage Works through varied BR engineering training scheme placements, then on to working in depots for BR, Intercity and Eurostar in a variety of roles.…

A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by David Longman. In the early years of this century, David Longman made a series of trips to photograph the remaining steam locomotives working on the narrow gauge sugar lines in Java.  Unwilling to join an organised group he travelled the length of the island by bus,…

A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Michael Smyth. This presentation covers the changing scene on the Settle and Carlisle from the 1960s to the present day.  It features the slow decline in traffic towards its planned closure, refusal of closure, and subsequent resurgence of traffic through to the present day. Illustrated by…