Siemens-ECML Signalling Project
HTC Hitchin Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, United KingdomA Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation. Presented by Sarah Ponting (Siemens). The decision to re-signal the southern end of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) has been well publicised. It is to be part of the Digital Railway initiative, although ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) and its ETCS component (European Train Control…
The Brecon & Merthyr Railway
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomA History of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway and a journey along the routes
Out and about post the pandemic – Robert Pritchard
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomRobert presents a wide selection of photos of his recent travels in the UK and Europe from 2021-22 For this virtual event there is a suggested donation of £2. If you wish to contribute just follow the SFD Sheffield branch link below.
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomTransport on the Isle of Man
SCT Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, United KingdomA new presentation from Ian, including the Steam Railway, Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Groudle Glen and a few buses.
Nottinghamshire & the East Midlands – Mix of Stills & Cine
WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United KingdomAn interesting presentation of mainly 1960s Stills & Cine mainly set in Nottinghamshire and The East Midlands.
AGM followed by Thomas Brassey, Railway Builder
MCN Bromborough The Bromborough Suite. The Merebrook, Greenfields Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom
The Railways of Mid-Anglia, 1845 to 2023
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomAn exploration of the railway network of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire: how and why it developed in the way it did and the impact the railways have had on the region’s landscape, towns (particularly the major rail centres of Cambridge, March and Peterborough), industries and agriculture, as well as motive power and rolling stock. Until taking…
Branch AGM and “My Thoughts”
HSD Scunthorpe The Black Beauty, Keddington Road, Scunthorpe, United KingdomJohn Foreman and Carey’s Quiz. AGM.
A look at the history of the Wallingford and Watlington Railway
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United KingdomThe presentation will look at the history of the Branch Line from the original opening in 1866 to the current day and an explanation of how the nickname of the “ The Bunk” came about. This includes takeover by the GWR in 1872, building of the station at Cholsey and subsequent growth in traffic pre-WW2…