LNWR Webb Compounds – Peter Davis
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Western Canada Wanderings
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United KingdomCambridge Branch Secretary Tony Field will share more of his excellent North American images with us on January 10th, this time focusing on the railways of Western Canada. An evening not to be missed with lots of locomotives, long trains and tall mountains.
Railways at the Dawn of Nationalisation
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA presentation (via Zoom) of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. This presentation will cover the years from 1946 to 1949 - the time of Nationalisation, when the Big Four became British Railways - and will be made by…
Siemens-ECML Signalling Project
HTC Hitchin Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, United KingdomA Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation. Presented by Sarah Ponting (Siemens). The decision to re-signal the southern end of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) has been well publicised. It is to be part of the Digital Railway initiative, although ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) and its ETCS component (European Train Control…
The Brecon & Merthyr Railway
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomA History of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway and a journey along the routes
Out and about post the pandemic – Robert Pritchard
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomRobert presents a wide selection of photos of his recent travels in the UK and Europe from 2021-22 For this virtual event there is a suggested donation of £2. If you wish to contribute just follow the SFD Sheffield branch link below.
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomTransport on the Isle of Man
SCT Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, United KingdomA new presentation from Ian, including the Steam Railway, Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Groudle Glen and a few buses.
Nottinghamshire & the East Midlands – Mix of Stills & Cine
WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United KingdomAn interesting presentation of mainly 1960s Stills & Cine mainly set in Nottinghamshire and The East Midlands.
AGM followed by Thomas Brassey, Railway Builder
MCN Bromborough The Bromborough Suite. The Merebrook, Greenfields Avenue, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, United KingdomThe Railways of Mid-Anglia, 1845 to 2023
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomAn exploration of the railway network of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire: how and why it developed in the way it did and the impact the railways have had on the region’s landscape, towns (particularly the major rail centres of Cambridge, March and Peterborough), industries and agriculture, as well as motive power and rolling stock. Until taking…
Branch AGM and “My Thoughts”
HSD Scunthorpe The Black Beauty, Keddington Road, Scunthorpe, United KingdomJohn Foreman and Carey’s Quiz. AGM.