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2 events,
Railway at a Junction
Railway at a Junction
A reflection on British Railways, privatisation and a look at where today’s railway is and which route it’s likely to take over the next decade
Six Decades of Steam Photography by Tony Storey
Six Decades of Steam Photography by Tony Storey
Tony will present photographs of steam around the country in BR days as well as a selection from the early days of preservation.
2 events,
The Line from Doncaster to Hull
The Line from Doncaster to Hull
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Stephen Gay. Doors open 13:30.
The History of the Mansfield to Worksop Railway
The History of the Mansfield to Worksop Railway
Denis Hill will take a brief look at how different railways had already reached Mansfield and Worksop but had not joined the two together. We look at the fight to make that connection and to see just what it provided and how it boosted the local economy.
3 events,
Irish Narrow Gauge
Irish Narrow Gauge
Branch Sales Officer and Fixture Secretary Nigel Wassell relaunches our Swansea programme with a series of images capturing the variety of narrow gauge in Ireland. Outside the Foyle Valley Railway Museum, Londonderry The locomotive in the image is a 3ft narrow gauge locomotive built for the County Donegal Joint Railways Committee (CDJRC) in 1907 by…
An American Rail Rover
An American Rail Rover
John's talk will look at railway operations across the USA from the East Coast across to Chicago, the Mid-West to the rocky mountains. North to the Canadian border and south through the Sierra Nevada's, the high desert to the Californian Tehachapi range to San Francisco and through the Cajon mountains towards Los Angeles. Featuring long…
1 event,
The World beyond our Shores – Part 1
The World beyond our Shores – Part 1
Tony Bowles of The Restoration & Archiving Trust returns with what promises to be another excellent prestation from their collections, featuring the work of the late Gerald Dixon, taken between 1960 & 1976 in chronological order. It starts in Australia & ends in Argentina via parts of Europe, Africa & Asia, in some cases returning…
3 events,
‘London Underground Then & Now. As it was and as it is’, by Brian Hardy
‘London Underground Then & Now. As it was and as it is’, by Brian Hardy
BRIAN HARDY: Brian returns to present: ‘London Underground Then & Now. As it was and as it is’. This is a physical event, doors open at the venue from around 18:30 for a 19:00 start, there will be a midway break for refreshments and we aim to finish around 21:30.
SCT Branch AGM followed by Member’s Slide/Digital Presentations
SCT Branch AGM followed by Member’s Slide/Digital Presentations
Branch AGM followed by Member’s Slide/Digital Presentations
1 event,
Cathedrals of Steam
Cathedrals of Steam
Christian Wolmar, transport writer, broadcaster and author of numerous books, traces the development of the major London stations, providing unique insights into their history, with many entertaining anecdotes, and celebrates the recent transformation of several of these stations into wonderful blends of the old and the new.
1 event,
An Audience with Professional Photographer – Jack Boskett
An Audience with Professional Photographer – Jack Boskett
Top railway photographer Jack Boskett will be presenting a selection of his superb images.
2 events,
UK Rail Freight Motive Power Options Going Forward
UK Rail Freight Motive Power Options Going Forward
At present, the standard option for rail freight motive power is a diesel locomotive, from one of several classes. With the ongoing environmental 'green' pressures, changes will coming - but to what? Bob Tiller, Engineering Specialist with GB Railfreight Ltd, one of our leading railfreight operators, will be coming to give a presentation of the…
5 events,
Charles Firminger Looks Back
Charles Firminger Looks Back
Charles Firminger, President of the Locomotive Club of Great Britain, comes to look back to the 1950s, with a selection of images taken between 1957 and 1959, both in Britain and Europe. Note: Since the start of this season, we are meeting in the Primary Room at the East Croydon URC (rather than the Small…
‘Seventy Years of Railway Photography’ by Colin Boocock
‘Seventy Years of Railway Photography’ by Colin Boocock
Colin’s presentation will be based on his book 'Seventy Years of Railway Photography: Seven Decades Behind the Lens’. Note this is a change from the originally advertised speaker.
The LMS Patriot Project
The LMS Patriot Project
The project is recreating a working replica of an express steam locomotive type – the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) ‘Patriot’ class - which did not survive in the 1960’s, when steam traction ended on the then British Railways. When complete, it will join a select family of other LMS express passenger locomotives that…
2 events,
The LMS Patriot Project
The LMS Patriot Project
The LMS-Patriot Project - Our aims and progress to date The LMS-Patriot is building a working Patriot class steam locomotive as a National Memorial Engine, recreating a railway heritage and Remembrance link established after the Great War and lost in the 1960s. Inspired by the Great War Centenaries of recent years - Armistice Day and…
British Rail in the early 1980s – The Swansong of Corporate Identity
British Rail in the early 1980s – The Swansong of Corporate Identity
Mervyn joined British Rail after university in September 1973 as a Traffic Management Trainee based in the Doncaster Divisional Management Office. His first two roles after training were Traffic Assistant at Shirebrook and then shift manager of freight operations on Tees-side based in Tees Yard. He moved south in 1979, becoming Area Passenger and Parcels…
2 events,
WW1 & WW2 Cross Channel Train Ferries and Associated Railways
WW1 & WW2 Cross Channel Train Ferries and Associated Railways
The presentation will initially look at how Cross Channel Train Ferries were first introduced during WW1 to move Railway Equipment to France. We will the look at the use in WW2 following commercial introduction of the Harwich Zeebrugge and Dover Calais Train Ferries between the wars. There will also be coverage of British railway activity…
2 events,
East Anglia in Transition (1980s to date)
East Anglia in Transition (1980s to date)
John returns to the branch to present his observations of the East Anglian railway scene over the last forty years.
Currently Free
Currently Free
An opportunity for Members to put a show together of a selection from photos taken by some of past Members in the Branch’s collection
2 events,
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
Simon Bowden traces the history of the railway running through the beautiful mid Wales countryside. NOTE THIS IS A CHANGE TO OUR PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED MEETING, AS THE ORIGINAL SPEAKER IS NOT NOW ABLE TO COME TO CHICHESTER ON THIS DATE.
1 event,
The Last Years of British Steam; and Early Ventures Seeking it Overseas
The Last Years of British Steam; and Early Ventures Seeking it Overseas
In the late 1960s Colin Miell started travelling to take colour slides of steam in its last years on British Rail - including spending 15 guineas on 1T57. And when it was over in Britain, he started venturing overseas in search of more, visiting Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and Europe (both sides of…
2 events,
The Severn Valley and The Gloucester & Warwickshire Railways
The Severn Valley and The Gloucester & Warwickshire Railways
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City presentation by Richard Morris. The Severn Valley Railway was one of the first heritage railways to rise from the ashes of the wholesale closure of branch line railways in the 1960s and has developed into one of the country's premier heritage railways. It was up and running 6 years…
1 event,
The Railway over the Stainmore Pass: Post War Boom & Bust on the North Trans-Pennine
The Railway over the Stainmore Pass: Post War Boom & Bust on the North Trans-Pennine
Chris Rowley (Network Rail Capacity Planning Director) has a particular affection for the Trans Pennine Stainmore route (Bishop Auckland – Kirby Stephen – Penrith) closed in 1962. He has written an authoritative history of the route, England’s highest main line, which is published in November. The talk will cover the history of the line and…
1 event,
That Was The Year That Was 1964
That Was The Year That Was 1964
Geoff Plumb makes a welcome return to the branch to share with us the scenes that he recorded in 1964.
The World beyond our Shores – Part 1
