An A-Z of Switzerland
HTC Welwyn Digswell Village Church Hall, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation Presenter: Steve Ollive In the second of three parts describing the Railways of Switzerland, Steve will cover the railways from D to M inclusive, starting with the Dolder Bahn in Zurich and ending with the Transport Montreux-Vevey-Riviera now part of the MOB organisation. As with part one,…
Railways at the dawn of Nationalisation – Robin Mathams
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Refurbishment of the old Railway Bridges at Rail Corridor Singapore [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomWednesday 29 November, 1pm GMT, Wong Kia Fu: ‘Refurbishment of the old Railway Bridges at Rail Corridor Singapore', chaired by Kelvin Ang In 2011, the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway line ceased operations at the Tanjong Pager and Bukit Timah stations and the land was returned to Singapore. This presented an extraordinary opportunity to reimagine how…
Narrow Gauge in the British Isles
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomJames Waite is well known as an enthusiast for narrow gauge railways, and has explored them all around the world, but tonight he is staying close to home, and confining himself to the British Isles, but covering both well and lesser known lines. For this virtual event, you require a ticket, via the ‘Buy Zoom…
Steam in Southern Africa Through 26 Years
BTL North Filton St Teresa’s Church Hall, 71 Gloucester Road, North Filton, United KingdomLong time branch member Roger Griffiths presents images of Steam Trains taken on numerous visits to South Africa.
‘Members’ Presentations’, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls!
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomAnother chance for Watford Branch members to show off your prowess with a camera (but don’t worry about the quality, feel the width!) – stills or videos, film or digital. Please bring along some 35mm slides or image files on a memory stick or DVD disc and we’ll endeavour to treat everyone to your photographic…
SCT Glasgow Suburban Electrification
SCT Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, United KingdomGlasgow Suburban Electrification The talk describes the origins of Glasgow’s ’Blue Trains’. The scale and complexity of the project(s) will be described, including initial teething problems causing total withdrawal of the fleet, the talk concluding with an explanation of how the Class 303 at Bo’ness was modified to operate with Blue Star fitted locomotives
Steam in North Wales since 2010
MCN Liverpool Haig House Social Club, Woolton Road, Garston, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Leeds Engines of Empire [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomWednesday 6 December, 6pm GMT: John McGoldrick, ‘Leeds Engines of Empire’, chaired by Rowenna Malone The city of Leeds is perhaps not as well-known as it should be as an industrial powerhouse. A major engine of the city’s prosperity was the railway locomotive building sector. Exports to former British and other colonies filled company order books…
agm and quiz for the machell trophy
royal station hotel carnforthour annual agm (brief) will be followed by the stephen machell trophy quiz
Milton Keynes Branch Annual General Meeting
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomAGM and member’s presentations. Further details to be confirmed nearer to the date.
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day