The Railways of Pakistan & The Hedjaz Railway – Syria & Jordan
Our Secretary, Derek Huntriss, will present a superb collection of images taken on his adventures in Pakistan and on The Hedjaz Railway in Syria and Jordan.
Our Secretary, Derek Huntriss, will present a superb collection of images taken on his adventures in Pakistan and on The Hedjaz Railway in Syria and Jordan.
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.
Archive And Library Open Day
Railway carriages may be overshadowed by the glamour of the locomotive, but they can be glamorous too - or very basic! This presentation traces the diverse and fascinating story of how carriages evolved from the early stagecoach on rails; to modern day vehicles, with more than a few trials and errors along the way. Take…
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…
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch meeting. Details to follow. Doors open at 13:30 for 14:00 start.
Railways Remembered: Lake District and North Lancashire This title is a follow-up to Railways Remembered: North East England and is due for publication in spring 2026. One of the co-authors, Charles Roberts, tells how the project came to fruition, illustrating his talk with a series of maps and images, most of which didn’t quite make…
Having been an avid spotter in his youth, when David Allen left school he entered a dormant period. It wasn’t until 1971, when he took the train to Wrexham and was confronted with things he thought no longer existed, that his railway interest revived. From then on he was hooked on ‘change’. This later focussed…