Observations at Tamworth & Water Orton
Please note change of venue from the planned Heart of Wales Rover.
Afternoon Observation Meeting – Cardiff Central Station
Cardiff Station Central Square,, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Pictures from the Harold Clements Collection, Part 1
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomBryan Cross comes to present a selection of monochrome images, all scanned directly from the Harold Clements collection of original Lantern slides, Glass plates and large format negatives. These were taken by Harold Clements, his Father and Grandfather. This presentation starts with images around Luton - from MR days in the 1880s to BR(M) in…
“Britain’s Military Railways” by Clive Pepper
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United KingdomMany Military sites in Britain once had, and in a few instances still have, internal railway systems. Illustrated by visits made between 1970 and 2000, this presentation provides a rare photographic record and history of such locations.
A Driver’s Eye View – 48 Years on the Railway
HTC Hitchin Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Andy Grimmett. In his own words - My presentation looks mainly at the engineering side of my life on the railway, showing some of the areas l had to work at, plus a look at some of the various vehicles and equipment used, relative to the…
Welsh Narrow Gauge Railways : A Personal View 1990 – 2024
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomAlan Williams has been taking photos of the Welsh narrow gauge since I was a young lad, but it became a serious endeavour during the 1990s and since then I have accumulated a wealth of material, enough for a second show if the first one goes OK. It will be a personal view, not a…
Archive & Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive & Library Open Day
Images from Glass Plate Negatives – David Postle – Kidderminster Railway Museum
Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, CoventryOur good friend, David Postle, from the Kidderminster Railway Museum will be presenting a selection of images scanned from original glass plate negatives. These images from the Museum's archive have been restored to a very high standard.
Merseyrail Class 777 Review
MCN Bromborough The Bromborough Suite. The Merebrook, Greenfields Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom
On Great Eastern Metals From 1991 to Date
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall Our member, Geoff Brocket, is a prolific photographer, who always seems to be able to get the photos that no one else can. This outing covers photos on the Great Eastern Railway from 1991 to the present day. Like many of us, Geoff prefers locos to multiple units so…
The Ivatt LMS 10000 Recreation Project
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United KingdomThe Ivatt Diesel Re-creation Society plan to recreate, and operate 10000. In the first half of this presentation we look at the original twins LMS 10000 and 10001 (the first British mainline diesel electric locomotives), and their place in history. 10000 and 10001 were designed by H.G. Ivatt and built by the LMS at…
HSD branch – My medium format in the 90s
HSD Hull The Highway, Willerby Road, Hull, United KingdomEddie Parker- “My medium format in the 90s”