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125 Group – the Inter-City 125 in preservation
125 Group – the Inter-City 125 in preservation
Gary Heelas from the 125 Group gives a presentation on how the iconic Inter-City 125 is being preserved for future generations.
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The Rhymney Railway
The Rhymney Railway
On 2nd September we are pleased to welcome South Wales Branch Secretary, Peter Fortune to open our 2022/23 programme with a talk on the ‘Rhymney Railway’. Peter will be taking us on a journey down the line from it’s early days to the present time.
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John Day’s Presentation – Postponed – Replacement Show To Be Confirmed
John Day’s Presentation – Postponed – Replacement Show To Be Confirmed
After several postponements due to Covid, John Day was due to visit from the Ipswich Branch to give his presentation on ‘The Route of The Canadian and its Branches’. Unfortunately, John is unable to travel at the moment, so this presentation has had to be postponed once again. We look forward to John making it…
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Remembering the end of Southern Steam – a personal view 50 years later
Remembering the end of Southern Steam – a personal view 50 years later
1967 saw the end of steam operation on the Southern Region. In the months leading up to July 1967, Des Shepherd made many visits to experience the final rites of steam operation in the south of England. Fifty years on, he decided to revisit many of the places he discovered then as well as to…
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Gloucestershire and Gloucester’s Railway Development
Gloucestershire and Gloucester’s Railway Development
The City of Gloucester and indeed the wider county has been involved in railway development since the very early days. For our presentation Tony Condor looks at the development of railways in our home area.
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30850 Lord Nelson: its restoration & operation
30850 Lord Nelson: its restoration & operation
Neil Kearns comes to tell us the story of 30850 Lord Nelson: preserved as part of the National Collection, in 1997 it was overhauled by the Eastleigh Railway Preservation Society and subsequently operated on the mainline, before moving to the Watercress Line, where it is currently awaiting a return to service.
Recreating LMS 10000
Recreating LMS 10000
Joint meeting with the RCTS Northampton Branch. Tony Ellershaw from the Ivatt Diesel Recreation Society gives us an insight into the exciting project to build a replica of pioneer diesel electric locomotive No.10000.
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The Selsey Tramway
The Selsey Tramway
Selsey at the southern tip of the Manhood peninsula has only ever had one rather difficult road to gain access to and from Chichester. In the late 1800's the idea of a rail link was seen as a futuristic transport improvement. The committee set up to carry out the project appointed the young H.F.Stevens as…