In the run up to D-Day many parts of the UK rail network were taken over by the United States Army to prepare the rolling stock that would be needed to run on the railways of France and Europe after the invasio, including the iconic S160 Locomotive, many of which were at Ebbw Junction Shed…
Archive And Library Open Day - CANCELLED Cancelled due to the interior works by GoviaThameslink Railway's contractors still being incomplete.
The Great Train Robbery - What you didn’t hear in the News. A well researched presentation with a more humorous take.
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
Richard Antliff (Didcot Railway Centre Civil Engineering Adviser) returns to give us a further insight into some of the recent and future planned projects being undertaken at the Didcot Railway Centre site. In addition, as we celebrate Rail 200 this year, Richard will also show us some of the activities happening at other railway sites…
Archive And Library Open Day - CANCELLED Cancelled due to the interior works by GoviaThameslink Railway's contractors still being incomplete.
East - West Journey (UK)
presented by Richard Barber
Our season opens with local railway enthusiast Ian Boskett taking a walk down memory lane. Expect many oohs and aahs as members and guests own memories are jogged.
A Railwayman Reminisces By Jim Lester
