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WRD Shipley Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, United Kingdom
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The West Somerset Railway – Plus More
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Richard Morris. Following the opening of the Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1845 there were soon thoughts about connecting it to the West Somerset and North Devon coastal towns. These discussions didn't get very far until Mr Brunel was engaged. In 1862 a railway was constructed…
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WFD Branch – ‘That Was the Year That Was – 1972’, by Geoff Plumb, 1st July 2025
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomGEOFF PLUMB - 'That Was the Year That Was - 1972'. More of Geoff's many days out around and about, including UK scenes and West Germany. The main event sees a visit to South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique for a feast of steam. Nostalgia rules, OK! Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open from…
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Milton Keynes Branch Meeting – ‘North of the border from the Tweed to Thurso’ – by Ray Schofield
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomA presentation by Ray Schofield. A journey on some of the most scenic rails north of the Border commencing with the Royal Border Bridge at Berwick on Tweed via Edinburgh, the Forth Bridge, Glasgow, the West Highland Line to Mallaig, via Skye to Kyle of Lochalsh, Inverness and to finish in sight of Hoy at…
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On Great Eastern Lines Since 1991
St Marks Church Hall, Hitchin SG5 1UR St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, HertfordshireA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Geoff Brockett. In Geoff’s own words – “The show is based on a presentation I did for the Great Eastern Railway Society and depicts trains on lines originally wholly or jointly owned by the Great Eastern Railway. The photos were taken between 1990 and 2023 -…