A presentation by Peter Robins. An introduction by Peter - Having been a lifelong railway enthusiast, my main interest is photographing the working railway whether it be steam, or other forms of traction. I retired from the railway industry in 2016 after 42 years all of which was based on the former Western Region. I…
Presenter Alan Wallbank Alan is an accomplished amateur film maker and his two previous visits to Chichester Branch have been highly successful, attracting many complimentary comments on the standard of the productions. The first half will begin with a film about the old Tisted Railway Station, with the owner talking about his property. Then follows…
This presentation, by Tony Bowles of The Restoration & Archiving Trust, covers all regions of BR & a wide variety of traffic. It is all colour and covers the Western & Southern Regions in the first half and the remainder after the break.
THIS IS A CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. Unfortunately, JOHN JOLLY from the Mangapps Railway has had to postpone this talk due to Covid issues. At short notice, Watford Branch Chairman GEOFF PLUMB has stepped in with a photographic presentation on the Wrexham & Shropshire Railway, a short-lived open access operator that certainly made its mark! Please…
A selection of videos from Screen Archive South East and West Sussex Record Office, with their kind permission, depicting Southern Steam, ranging from the arrival of an LBSCR Stroudley 'Gladstone' at Hove in 1897 to the departure of Bulleid Pacifics from Waterloo in 1967, on main lines and country byways. Screen Archive South East is…
Three generations of EC traction at York : a Wikicommons image Stephen returns for his sixth visit to the branch with his own special take on this iconic line, including his unique blend of images and commentary.
Branch members Phil Lockwood and Enid Vincent take us on the fourth and final leg of their convoluted journey from Doncaster to Chesterfield illustrated with slides, mainly of freight trains, taken between1976 and 2021. Tonight’s route: Swinton to Sheffield by the Midland & GC routes - Meadowhall to Barnsley - Sheffield to Chesterfield via Dronfield.…
This presentation is an amalgam of a talk that the late “Tommy” Tomalin put together many years ago entitled “North from Uttoxeter” plus various other images from a variety of sources to fill in the gaps. Tommy’s slides have now been converted into a digital format. This presentation also includes some pictures of the Cromford and…
Time to turn the clock back over 40 years! Having re-discovered his camera, David Allen journeys throughout BR between 1978 and 1981, with a presentation of the often neglected BR Blue era for all to enjoy.
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Geoff May. Just in time, Geoff May was fortunate enough to capture on camera the final years of the steam age on the Southern and London Midland Regions of BR. The selection of photos in both monochrome and colour convey his memories and impressions of a…