A presentation of Black and White images, drawn from the Ken Nunn collection and scanned from glass plates, illustrating railways in Britain before the Great War. Tonight’s is the first of three parts, starting with a few images from before the Great Boer War (as it was known at the time), and then featuring Eastern…
A presentation by Chris McCandless-Stone, Fleet Performance Manager, Eurostar. A look at what 30 years of Eurostar has done for connecting the UK with Mainland Europe before embarking on a high-speed journey into the future.
‘That Was the Year That Was – 1967’. Geoff takes us through another year of dashing around the country in pursuit of the remaining steam traction, in action and otherwise. Kicking off with a couple of ex-GWR Pannier Tanks, LT and industrial, then visiting Woodham’s Barry scrapyard, continuing to scenes around Leeds. There are views…
Archive And Library Open Day
Colin Boocock makes a welcome return to Sheffield branch with a fascinating show of contrasts illustrating the weird, the wonderful and the downright ugly in terms of Austria’s steam locomotives, using photos dating back to 1958.
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Brian Arman. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
This month, Join us at The Old Church Rooms for what promises to be an interesting presentation from Peter Fortune as he reminisces on a lifetime chasing trains both in the UK and further afield. As usual, complimentary tea and coffee will be available, along with our competitively priced KitKats during the interval, while our…
Archive And Library Open Day
