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.
35018 Bournemouth Belle in 1956Colin Boocock is, among other things, a member of the Railway Photographic Society, having been a railway photographer covering much of the world in the 79 years since he started taking pictures. He worked for British Rail and Railtrack for 41 years and then part-time for a decade or so after…
Chief Executive Steve Oates comes to tell us about The Heritage Railway Association, the UK-wide trade association and professional support body representing, protecting and promoting the interests of heritage and tourist railways, tramways, cliff railways, railway preservation groups and related museums.
John Barrowdale writes: The illustrated talk covers visits to western Europe for photographing remaining steam services organised by myself and friends and 5 short weekend visits organised by the LCGB between 1970 and 1974. During that time, we went on three fortnight visits to Europe in 1971, 1972 & 1973 visiting West Germany mainly, limited…
Günter Oczko returns with another selection of excellent photographs by him and his friends, of narrow gauge steam in Europe during visits between 1970 and 2024, with images from Portugal to Poland and beyond. Countries included are Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Poland and Ukraine. For this virtual…
Archive And Library Open Day
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Dave Goodyear. The Harwich branch has a rich and varied history, with its combination of named boat trains to Parkeston Quay and extensive freight services for the Harwich Train Ferries, as well as local passenger and goods services. The line was electrified in 1986 but this…
with Ian Pilkington
Archive And Library Open Day
Rob Freeman presents ‘The Southern End of the WCML, 1930s to Present Day’, featuring photos from the H C Casserley Collection, plus a selection of his own photos.
