Railways of the Past

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

The LMS Patriot Project

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

tonight 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

Steam in China – 1984 – 2007 by Bryan Acford

WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United Kingdom

The 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.

Roger Harrison’s East Anglian Railways

Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom

Roger Harrison was an avid and loyal member of the Norfolk Railway Society from its inception in 1955 until he passed away in 2010. He was extraordinarily generous to the Society in his will, not only with a sizeable donation to Society funds, but also in making a bequest of his LNER photos and negatives…

Confessions of a Narrow Minded Enthusiast

TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United Kingdom

The story of miniature railways from 7.25" up to and including the well-known and ever popular 15" gauge lines... fascinating tales, and a little different - but there's so much to see!  The motto of the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway (‘Multum in Parvo’ – ‘Much in Little’) says it all really.  These may be…