The Future National Railway Museum – Now on Zoom ONLY

Online using Zoom Zoom, United Kingdom

The Future National Railway Museum Anthony Coulls,  Senior Curator of Rail Transport & Technology  of the NRM in York will be talking about the museum's Vision 2025 and other updates to the museum’s activities.  

Preserved British Steam – Allan Stewart

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

Having presented his excellent 'BR Steam' images last year, Allan Stewart returns with another top class presentation, this time depicting UK preserved steam - both main line and heritage railways. Not to be missed !!!

Walking the Woodhead Route part 2 by Stephen Gay

NHN Northampton Weston Favell Parish Hall, Booth Lane South, Northampton, United Kingdom

Stephen entertained us with Part 1 in March 2022 and returns, by popular request, to complete the journey into Sheffield

Railway Engineering; A Driver’s Eye View

ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United Kingdom

Andy Grimmett started on the railway at Stratford MPD in Sept 1974. By 1979 he had qualified as a driver and progressed through the links driving a large variety of traction. With the partial closure of Stratford Depot in Jan 1994, he decided to move with 13 other drivers to Ilford Car Sheds where he…

West from Paddington – A Broad Gauge Journey

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

When Brunel's Great Western Railway - built on the broad gauge - was opened from London to Bristol at the beginning of the Victorian era, it was one of the marvels of the age. The Rev. Canon Brian Arman, Society President and Great Western Expert, comes to lead us on a journey by Broad Gauge,…

Current GWR Scene

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

Mark Hopwood CBE (Managing Director GWR) will give us an update on current GWR operations and developments

A tenth Colour-Rail journey

HSD Scunthorpe The Black Beauty, Keddington Road, Scunthorpe, United Kingdom

Paul Chancellor gives his unique update on his latest finds.

Great Train Robbery 1963

CHR Bassil Shippam Centre Tozer Way, St Pancras, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Ian's talk on the robbery is the result of years of research and fact finding together with his personal goal being, how on earth do you stop a express train doing 95 miles per hour in the middle of nowhere and drive it yourself ?? Ian brings a 1960’s colour light signal with him to…