The Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch AGM followed by a presentation by John Tigg. From a very young age, living in North West London between the West Coast Mainline and Metropolitan / Great Central route, John has had an interest in railways. Despite spending his last years before retirement travelling the country for a…
Derek Cross was a prolific railway photographer and his son David will be showing a selection of his father's photos including scenes at Bristol, Bath and on the Somerset & Dorset Railway.
KEITH BLACKSHAW, who is an Inspector of Rail Accidents, presents ‘An introduction to the RAIB’ (Rail Accident Investigation Branch). Further details will be added nearer the date. Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open from 18:30 for a 19:00 start, with a half-time break for refreshments, and we aim to finish around 21:30.
Join us for a presentation by Mike Corbett 'The Works', covering the rise and fall, ownership and organisation of Wolverton Works from its origins as a steam locomotive workshop facility followed by migration to carriage, wagon, EMU and road transport construction and overhaul including carriage technical developments. With the retirement of the Royal Train in…
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Simon Martin. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
Closed by BR in 1966, the branch became a tramway in 1970. The talk will cover the route and the trams and include a trip up the line with one of the drivers
Have you ever wondered what life was like in the mid-Victorian era working on the broad gauge GWR? For a unique opportunity at Didcot Railway Centre (DRC). Would you like to experience the reality of working for a day on some GWR broad gauge trackwork in a near authentic 1880’s railway setting? On Saturday 23…
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Richard Morris. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
From starting his railway career as a Junior Railman at Chatham in 1974 to becoming the Incident Controller at Croydon in 2008, Peter Gibbons has gained a wealth of rail operating experience and knowledge throughout the former Central and South Eastern Divisions of BR Southern Region. Peter takes us through the evolution of railway signalling…
RICHARD MORRIS – Two separate talks tonight, the first half - ‘Inter-City 125 High Speed Trains’. These iconic trains were launched onto the BR Network in 1976 and could be found across large parts of the country for nearly 50 years. This presentation is an enthusiast’s view of our High-Speed Trains. The second half -…
Richard Tuplin, editor of Railway Herald, presents a collection of images taken by the late photographer Brian Morrison.
