Steam by Night – Joe Connell
Our speaker, Joe Connell, Official Photographer for the Great Central Railway, will explain the procedures and pitfalls of shooting steam at night.
Our speaker, Joe Connell, Official Photographer for the Great Central Railway, will explain the procedures and pitfalls of shooting steam at night.
Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Jim grew up in Stepney Green and his love of railways started when his father took him to Kings Cross to 'watch the trains'. He remembers seeing A3 Pacifics ‘Pretty Polly’ and ‘Blair Athol’. The latter painted in…
Archive And Library Open Day- CANCELLED Cancelled due to ongoing interior works by Govia Thameslink Railway.
The presentation explores the fluctuating history of the North London line and includes a photographic journey from Richmond to the former Terminus of Broad Street.
presented by Dave Dunn
David Aldred visits to bring us a presentation on the charming mid-Wales line to Barmouth.
South Western Railway By Alex Foulds, Major Projects Director, South Western Railway
David Foat brings us news of the Campaign to reopen the missing link from Skipton to Colne.
Our second meeting of our 2025/26 welcomes Geoff Hudson former Area Fleet Manager, Laira Depot, Plymouth 1989 - 1996 Class 50’s or D400’s as built were the last batch of first-generation diesel locomotives introduced by British Rail under the Modernisation Plan which saw the demise of steam and the transition to diesel traction. Constructed between…
A long-time tram and trolleybus follower, Graham will show us images of just some of the tram systems in the UK and overseas, taken through time.