• The Western Locomotive Association

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

    Paul Finch the Vice Chairman & Publicity Officer of the Western Locomotive Association, gives us his presentation covering the highs and lows of preserving and operating three Western Class 52 diesel hydraulic locomotives, for more than four decades.

  • North East Branch – The Waverley Route

    NEA Darlington Darlington Cricket Club, South Terrace, Darlington, United Kingdom

    The iconic Waverley Route - from Edinburgh to Carlisle via Galashiels and Hawick is the subject for Dennis Lovett. The Northern section of the route from Edinburgh to Tweedbank is, happily, resurrected as The Borders Railway, opening as such in September 2015.

  • CHM Branch – South Western England

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

    Michael Clemens comes to us with some cine film and stills of the good old days of the Midland and South Western Junction Railway and the Somerset and Dorset, so something for everyone. The films and slides were taken by much respected railway film maker and photographer Jim Clemens and Michael has transferred them onto…

  • The Rail Industry and Political Intervention – 1923 to 1973

    SRY Woking Woking United Reform Church, White Rose Lane, Woking, United Kingdom

    The Rail Industry and Political Intervention - 1923 to 1973 Note that the talk title has been changed from "The Post War years to Railway 200 with a glimpse to the future". Stuart Palmer Lifelong railwayman and former Managing Director of South West Trains

  • A Visit to Pakistan, 1990

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

    Back in 1990, Jeremy Harrison undertook a visit to Pakistan, to see and photograph its railways. While the main emphasis of his trip was the then surviving steam - on broad, metre and narrow gauges - he also took the opportunity to photograph all aspects of the contemporary railway scene.

  • AGM and German Steam

    HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    The Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch AGM followed by a presentation by George Howe. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start.

  • Testing trains on BR since the 1950s – Dave Coxon

    EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    The talk encompasses the early days of Nationalisation and looks of the improvements to steam engines, the introduction of the 'Modernisation Plan' and new diesels and the pioneering work undertaken at the RTC Derby. The last part reviews numerous tests undertaken in Dave's career at the RTC