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  • A Little History of the Cadeby Light Railway

    Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom

    Many people will be aware of the Cadeby Light Railway which the Rev.Teddy Boston built around the garden of his Leicestershire rectory between 1963 and 2005.  In this presentation Dave gives us a personal account of visiting the railway, and his experiences of helping to run the various railways on the Cadeby rectory site.  After 2005,…

  • “Railway Allsorts”

    SOE Eastleigh Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, United Kingdom

    Solent branch · Presenter: Ken Mumford

  • The Hixon Level Crossing Disaster – 1968

    CHM Cheltenham Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

    An, at the time recently installed, automatic barrier level crossing was the location of a collision between a road transporter and a train. What actually happened? What were the lessons learned? Come and find out from Malcolm Garner who has studied the incident and the subsequent enquiry reports.

  • Network North West

    MCN Bromborough The Bromborough Suite. The Merebrook, Greenfields Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom

    Merseyside, Cheshire & North Wales branch · Presenter: Martyn Hilbert

  • Mail by Rail and Tram

    EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    The Rev Peter Barham will talk to us about the transport of mail via railways and tramways In his talk Peter will explore the history of the carriage of mail and parcels by tram, with examples from various towns and cities across the country. He will also look at the general story of the carriage of mail…