Deltics: 1965 to the present day – Richard Walsh
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom“An Evening with Father’s Slides” by David Cross
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United KingdomDavid presents his father's (Derek Cross) magnificent photographs in a slide show of mainly steam but with some pictures of early diesels. The West Coast route from London to Carlisle will be followed, albeit with a bias to photographs in the Northern Fells. In addition there are some images from North London, North Wales and…
Roaming Around London With a Camera
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomGeoff Brockett brings the results of his photographic roamings, to show us the great diversity of trains and liveries to be seen around the capital in recent years. As he lives in London and so does a lot of his photography there, it seemed a good idea to do a show based specifically on what…
Cambridge Area Railways – Yesterday & Today (Part 1)
HTC Hitchin Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation. Presenter: David Scudamore In this presentation (Part 1 of a series) David will look in detail at all aspects of the Cambridge railway scene including its history, infrastructure, artefacts, trains & locomotives from the steam age to the present day. He will then take us north along…
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
Newport : The South Wales Main Line Recalled
Ray Viney Ray is a very well known and respected authority on railways of South Wales and is the Editor of the Monmouthshire Railway Society Journal
End of Southern Steam – 50 years on
PBR Peterborough St Luke’s Church, Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, United KingdomA look back at the end of steam on the Southern Region.
Diesels Through Devon
WEN Exeter [Mint Methodist Church] Fore Street, Exeter, United KingdomAmyas Crump returns to the branch with a new talk entitled Diesels Through Devon. This will cover new ground for Amyas as rather than a delve into the past of Steam, it will cover vintage diesels in the county from his extensive collection. It will come with Amyas unique eye for the unusual
A Touch of Eastern Promise
WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United KingdomAt this meeting Derek Huntriss will present images describing a somewhat adventurous journey made through Java, Sumatra and Malaya with fellow photographer, John Hunt, in July/August 1977.
Inter-railing for the Older Crowd
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical/Hybrid Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall - This meeting will also be avaialble via Zoom The title comes from a Facebook page of the same name, which was a helpful resource in planning Dave's trips. From April to June 2023 Dave spent three months travelling to 25 European countries, using a senior Interrail pass. This…
East Midlands Day Ranger
Please note that this fixture has been put back one week from its original date of 9th April because of ongoing industrial action.
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day