The Midland Main Line – Bedford to St Pancras
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…
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HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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The Life and Times of Edward Thompson – Simon Martin
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom"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…
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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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North Norfolk via London connections
HSD Hull The Highway, Willerby Road, Hull, United Kingdom -
Irish Railways
MHD Cox Green Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, United KingdomHybrid EventChief Executive of ‘Iarnrod Eireann’ from 2003 to 2013, Dick Fearn will describe the period of significant growth and change to the railway’s infrastructure, rolling stock, and passengers
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The Kettering to Cambridge branch line by Robin Cullup, joint meeting of the Northampton and Milton Keynes branches
NHN Roade Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, Northampton, United KingdomThis is a joint meeting with the Milton Keynes branch; the venue is Roade Village Hall.
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Midland Main Line Electrification – Matt Parkin
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomMatt 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…
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1125 & DEMU’s 0ver the Alps (Watercress Line)
CHR Bassil Shippam Centre Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomThe talk covers the development of the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) by the Southern Region, the link between them and the Mid Hants route (1957 to 1973), and the…
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The Doncaster Rover
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA 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…
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Milton Keynes Branch Meeting – ‘West Midlands Trains – Our Challenges & Opportunities for the Future’
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomGeoff Grant, Stakeholder Manager for West Midlands Trains, gives an overview of the key priorities facing the company in terms of their fleet, customer experience, accessibility and innovation.
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Bristol Meeting – ‘The Advanced Passenger Train’ by Kit Spackman
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United KingdomKit Spackman, who was the Tilt System Development Engineer on the APT-E programme, will explain the fascinating story of the whole APT Programme.
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WFD Branch – ‘The Forgotten Standard’, by Ian Crowder, 7th October 2025
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomIAN CROWDER - “The Forgotten Standard”. Ian Crowder is Marketing Director of Toddington Standard Locomotive Ltd (TSLL), owners of Standard Class 4 2-6-0 No. 76077 and which is nearing the…