The Effect of World War II on Britain’s Railways
"Industrial and Railway historian Richard Marks explores the impact of World War Two upon Britain's railways. Find out the important role that Britain's four railway companies had in achieving victory…
North East Branch – Steam and Diesel in the Northern Fells
NEA Darlington Darlington Cricket Club, South Terrace, Darlington, United KingdomIan Pilkington travels across The Pennines to bring us images of steam and diesel hard at work across the northern fells of England.
CHM Branch – Royal Funeral Trains
CHM Cheltenham Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, United KingdomIt is famously said that when HM Queen Victoria travelled to/from Windsor by train, the driver was instructed to "proceed at no more pace than the horses would reach". Until,…
Surrey Branch – Rail Scenes In Germany, Berlin – Brandenburg
SRY Woking Woking United Reform Church, White Rose Lane, Woking, United KingdomUnfortunately the previously advertsed speaker, Neil Drury, is unable to attend our meeting. Steve Ollive has steped in at very short notice to give us his presrentaion on Rail Scenes…
“Swiss Railways” by Peter Mann
WRD Shipley Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, United KingdomIn Edinburgh: “Modern Traction Miscellany” by Ian McInnes
SCT Edinburgh Scots Guards Club, 2 Clifton Terrace,, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis presentation will examine a variety of diesel and electric locomotives/trains from the BR blue era through to privatisation. Ian will cover a wide range of locations, mainly across England…
Eurostar: Where do we go from here
MHD Cox Green Cox Green Community Centre, Highfield Lane, Cox Green, Maidenhead, United KingdomA speed look at what 30 years of Eurostar has done for connecting the UK with Mainland Europe before embarking on a high speed journey into the future. There will…
China steam in the enthusiast era – Robin Gibbons
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomIn a change to the advertised programme Robin will present his talk It is an augmented slide show with plenty of images but with a lot of information. It covers…
Remembering my Lines
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Colin Brading. 'Remembering My Lines' is a personal 'photographic potpourri' of many and varied railway themes. On a wide-ranging journey, Colin…
Railways Remembered in North East England
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomRecently published by Crécy is Railways Remembered: North East England. This full colour volume covers the area from the Scottish Border to the Tees, and inland to the North Pennines.…
Railways before (and during) the War – that’s the Great War! (Part 3)
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA further presentation of Black and White images, drawn from the Ken Nunn collection and scanned from glass plates, illustrating railways in Britain before the Great War. Tonight’s is the…