The Midland Main Line Electrification Upgrade’
MKY Milton Keynes Network Rail - The Quadrant: MK, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomGavin Crook (Network Rail Principal Programme Sponsor) and Duncan Cale (Infrastructure Interface Lead East Midlands Railway) will outline the development of the route over recent years, including the introduction of 4-tracking, electrification, platform extensions, new maintenance facilities and traincrew depots
Lost Railways of Suffolk by Nathan Dodd
IPS Ipswich Greenfinch Church Hall, Greenfinch Avenue, Ipswich, United Kingdom
Railways in Italy in the 1990s
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomJeremy Harrison made a number of visits to Italy in the 1990s, travelling on and photographing the railways, and today comes to show us some of the fruits of this, with images of steam, electric and diesel traction. Note: From this meeting (start of season) we will be meeting in the Primary Room, rather than…
“Railways to the Coast” by Tony Kirby
CBR Fulbourn, Cambridge The Swifts, Haggis Gap, Fulbourn, Cambridge, United KingdomThe earliest railways to the coast were built for freight rather than passenger traffic but companies soon realised there was a potentially lucrative passenger market. This talk examines both aspects from the 1840s to the present day. Freight by rail has vanished from some once important ports eg Wisbech whilst others eg Felixstowe originate heavy…
The Last Four Years of Steam
HTC Hitchin Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, United KingdomA Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by George Howe. An introduction by George: 1964 saw me making a change from black and white prints, to colour slides. This just happened to be four years before the end of steam on British Railways, hence the title, The last 4 years of Steam. I travelled…
The Vale of Rheidol & Welshpool & Llanfair Railways
SWL Radyr, Cardiff Old Church Rooms / Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys, Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff, United KingdomDave Waldron returns to the branch to provide us with an evening of his memories of two of the iconic narrow gauge lines in Wales, the Vale of Rheidol and the W & LLR. Image shows VoR No 8 Llewelyn climbing to Devils Bridge.
Archive and Library Open Day
RCTS Library Leatherhead Station Approach, Leatherhead, United KingdomArchive and Library Open Day
Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch Visit to Epping Signalling Museum
Epping Signalling Museum Station Road, Epping, United KingdomAn opportunity to visit the Epping Signalling Museum. This museum opened a very short while before the start of the Covid-19 restrictions and has therefore only been going properly again for just over a year. Situated alongside live running Central Line trains on the approach to Epping station is this unique LONDON TRANSPORT signal cabin.…
British Steam 1962-1970 – Tony Bowles
WMD Coventry Cheylesmore Community Centre, Arundel/Poitiers Road, Coventry, United KingdomArchivist of the Restoration and Archiving Trust based at Toddington, Tony Bowles presents UK images taken by himself between 1962 and 1970. Also included are pictures taken in Northern Ireland.
The New Essex Lines of the GER
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomNathaniel has be interested in railways for all of his life. From early days of 'Thomas the Tank Engine' he has been hooked on railways and their history. He became a station adopter at Battlesbridge station in 2003. His railway career started with National Express East Anglia as a train dispatcher at Southend Victoria -…
The Bluebell Railway
CSL Redhill Redhill Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, Redhill, United KingdomAn illustrated presentation on our local preserved railway by excellent photographer, and Bluebell Railway loco driver, Ian Wright. His role on the railway, over many years, has let him know what to photograph, and where to go for the best images.
Swindon Works – The Final Years
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United KingdomWhen Harry Roberts was appointed as Swindon Works Manager in the early 1970's many feared that this may be the end of Swindon Works. However Harry was impressed with the capacity and skills available in the works, and set about finding new work for the works to undertake. This included building small cabin cruiser boats, overhauling Bristol…