From War to Nationalisation: Britain’s Railways from 1945 into the 1950s
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA presentation from the LCGB/NRM Ken Nunn collection, by Jeremy Harrison, of images from 1945 into the 1950s. This was a period of rapid change, as the railways changed from their drab, run down appearence at the end of the war, to a bright, clean new order, with the first glimpses of modernisation and a…
A history of 8F 48773 by Ian Chapman of the 8F society.
LNW Preston Fulwood Lawn Tennis Club, Watling Street Road, Preston, United Kingdom
Steam in the Kings Cross Area – in the 50’s and 60’s
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation. Presenter: David Percival. It was in 1953 that the Percival family moved from South London to North Hertfordshire. For the next ten years, until the end of regular steam in the area, David spotted at the ECML lineside, travelled by train to school and latterly commuted to…
East West Rail Update & The Newport Nobby
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomJoin us for another evening of members' presentations on Zoom. Clive Pepper will present an update on the developments with East West Rail and Steve Dexter will take a look back at the Newport Pagnell branch line.
an accidental but joyous career on the railways
royal station hotel carnfortheddie pollock will guide us through his working life on the railways
2 February 2024 ‘Steam & Semaphores to Penzance’, presented by Nick Dudman.
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United KingdomMaurice Dudman's excellent slides presented by his son Nick. In Part 1 we reached Weston-Super-Mare and so tonight we will continue on to Penzance.
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
RCTS West of England Branch Meeting “The Barnstaple & Okehampton Branches through the years” David Mitchell
WEN Exeter [Mint Methodist Church] Fore Street, Exeter, United KingdomRCTS West of England Branch meeting will feature another talk by Branch Chair David Mitchell with a talk entitled "The Barnstaple & Okehampton Branches through the years" - a mix with mainly B&W oldies more modern, mainly colour stuff from Dave camera. *******PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE******** Owing to Parking issues at the Mint the…
‘Railways in and around World War Two’, by Robin Mathams
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomNote this is a Virtual Zoom Meeting for which you can register via the ‘Register with Zoom’ link below. There is no charge for this meeting but donations would be gratefully received, these can be made by following the ‘organiser’ link, also below.
AGM followed by North Wales Freight – the Edgar Richards Collection
MCN Liverpool Haig House Social Club, Woolton Road, Garston, Liverpool, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
108 Years of Southern Electric
CHR Bassil Shippam Centre Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomThe illustrated talk describes the development of the Southern Electric system from the earliest days when the LSWR electrified the line from Waterloo to Wimbledon via East Putney, their Riverside Electric route, using the dc third rail system in 1915; through the LBSCR overhead electrification almost right up to the modern day. Included is the…