North East Branch – The Waverley Route

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

The iconic Waverley Route - from Edinburgh to Carlisle via Galashiels and Hawick is the subject for Dennis Lovett. The Northern section of the route from Edinburgh to Tweedbank is,…

CHM Branch – South Western England

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

Michael Clemens comes to us with some cine film and stills of the good old days of the Midland and South Western Junction Railway and the Somerset and Dorset, so…

The Rail Industry and Political Intervention – 1923 to 1973

SRY Woking Woking United Reform Church, White Rose Lane, Woking, United Kingdom

The Rail Industry and Political Intervention - 1923 to 1973 Note that the talk title has been changed from "The Post War years to Railway 200 with a glimpse to…

A Visit to Pakistan, 1990

CSL Redhill Redhill Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, Redhill, United Kingdom

Back in 1990, Jeremy Harrison undertook a visit to Pakistan, to see and photograph its railways. While the main emphasis of his trip was the then surviving steam - on…

AGM and German Steam

HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

The Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch AGM followed by a presentation by George Howe. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start.

Testing trains on BR since the 1950s – Dave Coxon

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

The talk encompasses the early days of Nationalisation and looks of the improvements to steam engines, the introduction of the 'Modernisation Plan' and new diesels and the pioneering work undertaken…