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Challenging gravity – steep railways – Felix Schmid – afternoon meeting 14.00
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“That Was The Year That Was – 1971” by Geoff Plumb
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United KingdomThe results of a very busy year of railway photography in 1971 are the basis of this presentation. These include British Railways, Industrial locations, North Wales narrow gauge, last steam on London Transport, Humber paddle steamers, and the return of mainline steam with 6000 'King George V' on Bulmer's Cider special. Also featured are scenes…
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FeaturedRailways in 1950 and 1951, from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley collection
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA further presentation of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by the late Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. Following previous presentations of images from the 1940s, this will cover the years 1950 and 1951 – just after Nationalisation, when British Railways was establishing its own…
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Edward Thompson, Wartime CME
HTC Hitchin St Mark's Church, St Mark's Close, Lancaster Avenue, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation. Presenter: Simon Martin "I have much to do, gentlemen, and little time in which to do it". These words are attributed to Edward Thompson and have been taken in the past as meaning little time in which to enact change, specifically to the work of his predecessor,…
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Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
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25 Years of Derek Cross’s Diesels 1959 to 1984
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomPresented by David Cross
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Biscuit Tin Discoveries
CHM Cheltenham Victory Club, Burlington House, Lypiatt Road, Cheltenham, United KingdomHow many of us have rare or interesting photographs and excerpts stored in a biscuit tin for later reminiscences? Mike Dodd has unearthed some real gems and presents a show of what he has discovered.
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Funeral Trains
SRY Woking Woking United Reform Church, White Rose Lane, Woking, United KingdomFuneral Trains
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“Looking Back II” – Presenter Bill Jagger
WRD Shipley Saltaire Methodist Church, Saltaire Road, Shipley, United Kingdom -
AGM + Members Images
Cheylesmore Community Centre, Poitiers Road, Coventry 5JX Poitiers Road, Cheylesmore,, CoventryThe purpose of this meeting is to conduct our Branch AGM. Following this two members have already offered the following :- Chris Youett will present images from the David John Morton collection. David was a lifelong member of our branch who took a large number of monochrome pics from the 1930s to the 1970s. He…
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Swindon Works – Hawkesworth to WR, by Canon Brian Arman, President RCTS
NHN Northampton - Weston Favell Weston Favell Parish Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton, United Kingdom -
Railways Remembered – North East England
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomRecently published by Crécy is Railways Remembered: North East England. This full colour volume covers the area from the Scottish Border to the Tees, and inland to the North Pennines. All facets of railway operations are covered: steam, diesel and electric; town and country; freight and passenger; BR and industry. One of the co-authors, Charles…
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