The Leek & Manifold Light Railway – Paul Blurton
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomPlease note that this is an afternoon meeting
Back to Old Ireland
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United KingdomOn Tuesday 14th February Branch Member Mike Page will take us back to the Ireland of steam engines, semaphore signals and single line token working with his 'Back to Old Ireland' talk.
That was the Year that Was – 1965
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomGeoff Plumb returns with another presentation of his excellent photography, this time looking back at 1965. Steam was still in evidence on his local line, the Metropolitan and Great Central Joint, while he also made many visits to the South Western Mainline, the Isle of Wight, North Wales, and other steam strongholds round the country,…
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomRailways of the Past
SOE Eastleigh Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, United KingdomTrains, Trams and Trolleybuses
NEA Darlington Darlington Cricket Club, South Terrace, Darlington, United Kingdom
The LMS Patriot Project
CHM Cheltenham Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, United Kingdomtonight we welcome Colin Hall to report on progress with the LMS Patriot Project, the scheme to re-create a locomotive from a class which did not survive into preservation. 5551 The Unknown Warrior is the chosen number and name of the new build loco.
The Metropolitan Railway
SRY Woking Woking United Reform Church, White Rose Lane, Woking, United Kingdom“Shots in the Dark” – Peter Holden
WRD Shipley Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, United Kingdom
Steam in China – 1984 – 2007 by Bryan Acford
WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United KingdomThe show will include pictures from some 25 trips to China over the period 1984 – 2007. There will be a wide variety of locations & locomotive classes including CNR Main & Branch Lines in Manchuria, Forestry Railways, Local Railways, Coalmines & Steelworks.
Swindon Works – The Collett Years by Rev. Canon Brian Arman
NHN Northampton - Weston Favell Weston Favell Parish Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton, United KingdomPostponed by bad weather in 2022, our National President presents the next chapter in his series on Swindon Works history.