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”
Changing Trains in the 1980’s
SOE Eastleigh Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, United KingdomArchive & Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive & Library Open Day
CHM Branch – An 11th Colour-Rail journey – 1964 – an interesting year
CHM Cheltenham Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, United KingdomFor the first meeting of our 2024/25 season we welcome Paul Chancellor back to present the 11th iteration of his 'A Colour-Rail Journey. This will focus on 1964 - an interesting year. The gloom hanging over the country's railway system following publication of the report The Reshaping of Britain's Railways had yet to completely descend,…
SRY Branch – Railwayman – Man and Boy
SRY Woking Woking United Reform Church, White Rose Lane, Woking, United KingdomRailwayman - Man and Boy By Jim Lester who was a Passed Driver on steam who fired on Sir Winston Churchill's funeral train and drove the last steam trains from Waterloo.
How We Built The Watercress Line
MHD Cox Green Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, United KingdomThe early preservation years and the Alton extension 1973 - 85
Through Kirton Tunnel – Sheffield to Cleethorpes
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Stephen Gay. Our annual presentation from Stephen. Expect to hear the story behind each of the photos. Also expect to hear his poetry. Doors open 13:30
Archive & Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive & Library Open Day
‘On and off the footplate’ by Bill Davies
NHN Roade Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, Northampton, United Kingdom
Watercress Line Film Unit
CHR Bassil Shippam Centre Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomFrom 'History' to 'How it works', the Watercress Films Unit only formally came into existence a few years ago. Since creation Will and his team have boosted the railway's publicity on youtube with followers regularly tuning in to find out more about the Watercress Line. In this talk Will takes us through the creation of…