This presentation, by our own Iain Scotchman covers Iain's visit to the Greatest Gathering in Derby to celebrate 200 years of the railways Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting.
Karl is the founder and MD of Railmotive. He is also the founder, co-owner and former CEO of the Rail Operations Group (ROG) group of companies. He is a career railwayman, business owner and rail industry pioneer. Karl also pioneered the development and procurement of the UK's first fleet of environmentally-friendly, high-performing class 93 tri-mode…
Nick Garnham will tell us about an epic journey the first step of which is to board a train at Peterborough. It describes the journey, all by rail, from Peterborough to Beijing in 2019. The trains, the food, the people, and on train life are all illustrated, as are many of the stations and locomotives…
An expert on the S&C, Colin will trace its origins, construction and eventual history
This presentation outlines the history and development of Stratford depot, then describes the depot in the late 1980s and his experiences as an engineering trainee there. The various workings of the depot are detailed, together with the area it served at the time. It closes with the decline and eventual closure of the depot. Hugh…
Both engines sprang from a quest for higher express speeds on the East Coast Mainline. They still grace main lines and heritage railways after years of success.
Geoff Plumb takes us back in time to 1972. More of Geoff’s many days out around and about, including UK scenes in Brighton, Bristol and the London area, among others. West Germany features quite strongly, and the main event sees a visit to South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique for a feast of steam, in repose…
Views on the railway in East London and Essex from the Historic England Aerofilms Collection
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
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall. Unfortunately this talk will not be available on Zoom.
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall. Also available on Zoom as a Hybrid
Our own Geoff Brockett looks out his images of Freight thorougout Britain. Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall. Note that as Geoff's presentation uses 35mm slides this meeting will not be available on Zoom.
