-
The 1968 Hixon Level Crossing Disaster
CHR Bassil Shippam Centre Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomIn this dreadful accident a huge articulated transporter lorry, carrying a 120-ton transformer slowly over the automatic level crossing at Hixon, was hit by a 500-ton express train travelling at about 75mph. It was truly a dramatic case of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object. The terrific impact not only destroyed the electric locomotive,…
-
FeaturedThe Narrow Gauge Railways of France
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomTony Bowles brings us another selection from The Restoration & Archiving Trust, this time comprising a mixture of colour and black & white photographs covering the narrow gauge lines in France that were still existed from the mid 1950s onwards, starting in Corsica & finishing on the Reseau Breton. For this virtual event, you will…
-
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
-
FeaturedSwindon Works and Railway Sites Walkaround Tour
SwindonWe plan to have a walkaround tour of the various remaining railway sites in Swindon. The tour will last approximately two hours and will be led by a former Swindon works employee and lifelong Swindon resident Martin Telling. During the walkaround tour we plan to visit the various workshops that still remain in the former works…
-
That Was The Year That Was – 1971
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation. Presenter: Geoff Plumb Geoff returns with another of his popular TWTYTW series. ‘That Was the Year That Was – 1971’. A very busy year covering railways in the UK, including British Railways, industrials, some North Wales narrow gauge, last of steam on London Transport, Humber paddle steamers,…
-
35mm gricing home and abroad
FLL Carnforth Royal Station Hotel, Market Street, Carnforth, United KingdomRailway Observer editor Mike robinson will show some of his excellent pictures
-
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
-
The Vintage Trains Story – the rise to a Train Operating Company
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomJoint meeting with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Mike Corbett gives a talk on the history and development of Birmingham based ‘Vintage Trains’ to Train Operating Company status, together with the Tyseley collection of steam and diesel locomotives, including the application of modern technology to heritage stock to enable main line operation.
-
Railway Holidays in the West Country – Devon & Somerset by Stuart Warr
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United KingdomStuart Warr returns to continue his reminiscences of Railway Holidays in the West Country, this time visiting Devon & Somerset.
-
‘Those Were the Years Those Were’ Part 1, by Michael Reade (with apologies to Geoff Plumb!)
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomMichael was able, during extensive business travel by rail and road in the U.K., to capture the rail scene in colour from 1960 to the end of mainline steam in 1968. Opportunities arose during lunchtimes and summer evenings in various industrial locations, and together with a London Midland Southern Area lineside permit used in various…
-
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
-
South Wales Railways in the 21st Century
Stuart Warr Stuart is a well known photographer with many images published in the Railway Observer and in his won publication, My Journey.
12 events found.