The class act of Nigel Gresley to follow – how did Thompson take over and survive? Further to previous information, this meeting will now be available to join on Zoom as well at Cox Green
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. The history of the NER was made-up of several earlier and smaller individual railways. The Tanfield Railway, originally a wagonway dating from as early as 1725, the iconic Stockton and Darlington Railway, the Clarence Railway, Stanhope & Tyne…
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. In 1982 BR created new business units. Passenger Services were split into InterCity, Network SouthEast and Provincial Services, freight was split into Trainload, Speedlink and Freightliner and a parcels sector was created. Mervyn Rogers will explore how this…
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. This presentation explains and records the changing fortunes of the Settle and Carlisle line from the last days of steam in the 1960s, through the years of decline towards expected closure, its reprieve in 1989 and subsequent resurgence.…
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Please note that this talk by Peter Robins replaces the originally listed talk on 21st Century Steam
Chief 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
Remote Speaker Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Using material from Online Transport Archive, Charles will show a selection of colour images from this area. The material is drawn from a number of key collections in the Archive, most notably John McCann, Charles Firminger…
A review over the years – steam, diesels and electrics, with the odd deviation along the way
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Jim grew up in Stepney Green and his love of railways started when his father took him to Kings Cross to 'watch the trains'. He remembers seeing A3 Pacifics ‘Pretty Polly’ and ‘Blair Athol’. The latter painted in…
A long-time tram and trolleybus follower, Graham will show us images of just some of the tram systems in the UK and overseas, taken through time.
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall some parts of which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. The meeting will commence with the AGM itself followed by member's digital images all of which will be available also via Zoom. We will show member's 35mm slides in the hall at the end of…
Our annual review of the year that has passed, and a look at what is to come in the new year. Join us to have your say, or offer to help. There will be seasonal refreshments and time to chat. Followed by a presentation by Richard Marks - Rail 200 - The British Railway Revolution…
