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  • The Vintage Trains story – the rise to a Train Operating Company – Mike Corbett

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

    The presentation covers the history and development of Vintage Trains in Birmingham to Train Operating Company status, together with the Tyseley collection of steam and diesel locomotives. Mike also illustrates examples of the use of modern technology applied to heritage locomotives and rolling stock for safe main line operation.

  • Andy Barclay – More slides from the Peter Fox collection

    SFD Sheffield Farm Road Sports & Social Club Farm Road, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Andy delves into the archives with more gems from the Peter Fox collection - with material from both the local area and further afield.

  • An A-Z of Swiss Railways (Part 1)

    CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United Kingdom

    The first part of a trilogy providing an A- Z of Swiss Railways, this instalment covers the three main Swiss operators, and then letters A - C.

  • “Cross-London Freights and Steam Specials 2005 to 2025” by Tony Roberts

    CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    On Tuesday 14th October we welcome Tony Roberts who will give a presentation on the different routes taken by freight trains and steam specials to cross London. This will be a video presentation, focusing on important junctions, and is guaranteed to expand everyone's knowledge of the capital's rail network!

  • Archive And Library Open Day – CANCELLED

    RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United Kingdom

    Archive And Library Open Day Cancelled due to us STILL awaiting completion of the interior works by GTR.

  • Railways of Southampton

    SOE Eastleigh Junction Church (formerly Eastleigh Railway Institute), 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, United Kingdom
    £3

  • NEA Branch – Missed Locomotives and Lost Locations

    NEA Darlington Darlington Cricket Club, South Terrace, Darlington, United Kingdom

    presented by Ted Parker Members please note - The Branch Annual General Meeting will take place before this presentation, commencing at 18:30

  • CHM Branch – That was the year that was – 1962

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

    Geoff Plumb travels from Hertfordshire to give us the first instalment of his extensive "That was the year that was" series. These presentations have something for absolutely everyone.

  • WEN – “Newton Abbot and its Branch lines” David Mitchell

    WEN Exeter [Mint Methodist Church] Fore Street, Exeter, United Kingdom

    David Mitchell opens our 2025/26 programme with his 5th talk on local railways, as the author of a number of local interest books David draws on his extensive archive and the talk will include the Marsh Barton & Heathfield branches with a brief look at the Teign Valley and Moretonhampstead branches before they closed, plus…

    £2

  • The Vintage Trains Story – Mike Corbett

    Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, Coventry

    As a former Works Manager at Wolverton with a fifty-year career history with many years as a senior engineering manager and director within the rail industry.  In retirement Mike is now a volunteer for the Vintage Trains Charitable Trust in Tyseley, Birmingham. This year he has undertaken ''The Vintage Trains Story - the rise to…