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Railway Photography – A Different Point of View
Railway Photography – A Different Point of View
Noted for taking images that no one else does - or dares to - in this presentation Steve Sedgwick explores how our views of railways and the people who work on them change depending on the time of day, the time of the year, and the weather.
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An Evening with Phil Marsh
An Evening with Phil Marsh
Phil Marsh, well-known railway photographer and journalist, presents: ‘The inside story of Wolverton Works, its Royal Visitors and trains 1842-2020’, plus construction and operation of the London & Birmingham Railway.
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AGM followed by My photographs since the change to digital (Part I : 2010 – 2013)
AGM followed by My photographs since the change to digital (Part I : 2010 – 2013)
Merseyside, Cheshire & North Wales branch · Presenter: John Cashen
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Zoom Meeting – Members Presentations ‘The Co-Bo Story’ followed by a quiz ‘East-West Railways’
Zoom Meeting – Members Presentations ‘The Co-Bo Story’ followed by a quiz ‘East-West Railways’
To start off the New Year, stay at home and enjoy our members presentations via out on-line Zoom meeting. Steve Dexter will start with a presentation on the Metro-Vick Co-Bo Class 28 diesels. Clive Pepper will then entertain us with a quiz entitled East-West Railways.
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POSTPONED: Images from 30 miles around Preston
POSTPONED: Images from 30 miles around Preston
The presentation has been moved to 25th February 2022.
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AGM followed by “A journey north from Euston in the BR steam era”
AGM followed by “A journey north from Euston in the BR steam era”
After the AGM, we welcome Alan Hopkins, for a presentation entitled "A journey north from Euston in the BR steam era (with some stops, sheds and diversions on the way) using archival images"
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‘Railways between the Wars, and in WW2’
‘Railways between the Wars, and in WW2’
A Zoom presentation of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by the late Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. This presentation will cover the years from 1937 to 1945 and will be made by Robin Mathams, joint archivist.
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The Work of the Railway Heritage Trust – THIS IS NOW A ZOOM EVENT
The Work of the Railway Heritage Trust – THIS IS NOW A ZOOM EVENT
The presenter is Andy Savage MBE. Andy is the Executive Director of the trust. Should be interesting to see their work with history. The meeting will open from 19:00 with the presentation starting at 19:30.
The High Marnham and Melton RIDC Test Tracks
The High Marnham and Melton RIDC Test Tracks
Peter Ellis from Network Rail will talk to us via a Zoom meeting about the work carried out at the High Marnham and the Melton RIDC test tracks Peter Ellis is an experienced affiliated mechanical engineer within Network Rail’s Network Services organisation and is the Principal Engineer for the Rail Innovation & Development Centre (RIDC) Peter's…
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Out and about in the UK and Europe 2019/2021
Out and about in the UK and Europe 2019/2021
Robert returns with a selection of images taken from trips around the UK and Europe during 2019 and 2021, having already covered the year 2020 in his earlier show “2020 What a Year”. We see photos from press trips and places not normally accessible to the public such as depots and workshops. For this virtual…
The Rhymney Railway now Zoom : Branch AGM postponed
The Rhymney Railway now Zoom : Branch AGM postponed
Peter Fortune will trace the history and operation of the Rhymney Railway from Rhymney to Cardiff and the joint branches to Dowlais and Merthyr and the branch joint with the LNWR to Rhymney Bridge
Meeting Postponed-The Epping and Ongar Railway
Meeting Postponed-The Epping and Ongar Railway
The above meeting is postponed until 14 November 2022. Apologies from the branch for any inconvenience caused.
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Branch Quiz Evening
Branch Quiz Evening
The Quiz will be wide ranging, covering both historic and contemporary matters and intended to appeal to all within the Group; hopefully reflecting the diverse nature of our collective interest in Railways. It will not be a rivet counters quiz, and whilst of course the idea will be to answer the questions correctly, the main intention…
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The Railways of North Staffordshire Part 3 by Brian Sullivan
The Railways of North Staffordshire Part 3 by Brian Sullivan
Brian will be presenting the subject using largely the photographs by Tommy Tomalin and others, including historical views. Sadly Tommy is no longer with us and we shall miss seeing his map making skills in this presentation. However, we look forward, in this third in the series, to following the numerous lines in the area…
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North from Euston, from the RCTS Photographic Archive
North from Euston, from the RCTS Photographic Archive
Presented by David Jackman. Apparently, the presentation isn’t exclusively steam, some shiny new (and not so shiny) diesels and electrics will be included. A line we don't see enough about here on the ECML. Please note that this is now a Zoom only event. Access to the meeting is from 13:30 with the presentation starting…
The Royal Train
The Royal Train
Geoff Griffiths will tell the story of what happens behind the scenes when a request is received from the Royal travel office advising that The Queen or The Prince of Wales requires to use the Royal train Note that this is an afternoon meeting
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The Ken Nunn Collection (1899-1961)
The Ken Nunn Collection (1899-1961)
LCDR No. 25, an M3 class 4-4-0, waiting to leave Victoria circa 1898. Image credit: LCGB/NRM Ken Nunn collection A presentation of Black and White images, drawn from the Ken Nunn collection and scanned from glass plates, illustrating Southern Steam from 1898 to 1961, and from Kent to the West County, with 'Southern' indicating both…
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American Railway Photography: Over There and Over Here
American Railway Photography: Over There and Over Here
A presentation introducing the collections of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, by Scott Lothes, President and Executive Director, and Adrienne Evans, Archivist, featuring images by John E Gruber of American Railroading, and by Victor Hand of British steam in the 1960s. In the first half Adrienne will give an overview of our collections,…
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‘Yours Faithfully’, by Bernie Holland
‘Yours Faithfully’, by Bernie Holland
A retrospective pictorial tribute to Jack Faithfull, one of the pioneer photographers of the RCTS.
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Zoom Meeting – Roaming the Southern Rails from Portsmouth and Quiz
Zoom Meeting – Roaming the Southern Rails from Portsmouth and Quiz
Join us from the comfort of your own home for more members presentations on Zoom.
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