The Railways of Austria
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Richard Morris. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
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HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Signalling Topics
CHR Bassil Shippam Centre Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomFrom 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…
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WFD Branch Meeting – ‘A Tale of Two Halves’, by Richard Morris, 2nd June 2026
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomRICHARD 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 -…
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London’s Underground Trains of the Past
HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Brian Hardy. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
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From Tweed to Thurso
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall. Also available on Zoom as a Hybrid
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WRD – Sir Thomas Bouch
WRD Shipley Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, United KingdomHis background and history leading up to the Tay Bridge disaster and something of the present Tay Bridge. Presented by Bill Jagger
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An A-Z of Swiss Railways (Part 3)
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Steve Ollive. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
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WFD Branch Meeting – ‘The Chris Green Story’, by Chris Green, 7th July 2026
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomChris Green tells the story of his long career on the railways - where he had a profound impact in all the various sectors that he headed over the years. This promises to be a very interesting evening! Further details may be added nearer the date. Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open from…
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A Plug for Brunel
HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Colin Brading. Details to follow. Doors open at 13:30 for 14:00 start.
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Freight Trains around Britain in Recent Years
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomOur 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.
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A Tale of Three Countries
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Geoff May. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
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A Wee Look Around Scotland
HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin &Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Robin Mathams. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.