12 events found.
WMD West Midlands
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Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, Coventry
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Narrow Gauge Railways in Saxony – Dave Coxon
Dave Coxon worked for the railway for 50 years starting at Derby Locomotive Works and finishing at Derby Litchurch Lane Works. During his long career he worked for the Research Division, the DM&EE Testing Section , The Commissioning Section and later for Serco. He was fortunate to undertake a number of trips abroad and later…
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Railway Advertising & Posters – Michael Willmot
Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, CoventryFrom the earliest days of rail travel, poster advertising was used to encourage people to take the train. Through the artwork of, and captions on, such posters we can catch a glimpse of not just the advances in engineering and in design, but also the contemporary social concerns addressed in the advertising slogans. But if…
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The Great Train Robbery – Ian Boskett
The Great Train Robbery - What you didn’t hear in the News. A well researched presentation with a more humorous take.
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The Vintage Trains Story – Mike Corbett
Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, CoventryAs a former Works Manager at Wolverton with a fifty-year career history with many years as a senior engineering manager and director within the rail industry. In retirement Mike is now a volunteer for the Vintage Trains Charitable Trust in Tyseley, Birmingham. This year he has undertaken ''The Vintage Trains Story - the rise to…
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Steam by Night – Joe Connell
Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, CoventryOur speaker, Joe Connell, Official Photographer for the Great Central Railway, will explain the procedures and pitfalls of shooting steam at night.
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All about the Letter ‘A’ – Mike Dodd
Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, CoventryIn this presentation our speaker, Mike Dodd, from the Restoration & Archiving Trust, takes us on a global tour to countries beginning with the Letter 'A' including Australia, Argentina and Austria. He will also take us to places in the UK which also begin with with the Letter 'A'.
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The Railways of Pakistan & The Hedjaz Railway – Syria & Jordan
WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United KingdomOur Secretary, Derek Huntriss, will present a superb collection of images taken on his adventures in Pakistan and on The Hedjaz Railway in Syria and Jordan.
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West Midlands Branch AGM + Members Images
Members are cordially invited to attend this AGM and join in any discussions. The meeting will be followed members images which will include pictures taken by Dick Johnson of the early days in preservation on the Welshpool Railway and a selection by member Pete Chaplin.
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The Welsh Highland Railway – Past, Present & Future – Nick Booker
Making this presentation is Nick Booker, Chairman of the Welsh Highland Railway Heritage Group and a member of the FR/WHR Heritage Advisory Committee
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The History of Nuneaton Loco Depot – Peter Lee & Continental Wanderings – Phil Dooley
Well known local historian, Peter Lee, will present the first half of this meeting with 'The History of Nuneaton Loco Depot'. For Part 2 RCTS member, Phil Dooley, will entertain us with his 'Continental Wanderings'.
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Original BR Steam Film Show – Dave Gouldthorp
Our speaker, Dave Gouldthorp, original member of the Master Neverers Association (MNA) will present 2 hours of BR Steam movies