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Swindon Works and Railway Sites Walkaround Tour
Swindon Works and Railway Sites Walkaround Tour
We plan to have a walkaround tour of the various remaining railway sites in Swindon. The tour will last approximately two hours and will be led by a former Swindon works employee and lifelong Swindon resident Martin Telling. During the walkaround tour we plan to visit the various workshops that still remain in the former works…
That Was The Year That Was – 1971
That Was The Year That Was – 1971
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation. Presenter: Geoff Plumb Geoff returns with another of his popular TWTYTW series. ‘That Was the Year That Was – 1971’. A very busy year covering railways in the UK, including British Railways, industrials, some North Wales narrow gauge, last of steam on London Transport, Humber paddle steamers,…
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35mm gricing home and abroad
35mm gricing home and abroad
Railway Observer editor Mike robinson will show some of his excellent pictures
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The Vintage Trains Story – the rise to a Train Operating Company
The Vintage Trains Story – the rise to a Train Operating Company
Joint meeting with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Mike Corbett gives a talk on the history and development of Birmingham based ‘Vintage Trains’ to Train Operating Company status, together with the Tyseley collection of steam and diesel locomotives, including the application of modern technology to heritage stock to enable main line operation.
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Railway Holidays in the West Country – Devon & Somerset by Stuart Warr
Railway Holidays in the West Country – Devon & Somerset by Stuart Warr
Stuart Warr returns to continue his reminiscences of Railway Holidays in the West Country, this time visiting Devon & Somerset.
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‘Those Were the Years Those Were’ Part 1, by Michael Reade (with apologies to Geoff Plumb!)
‘Those Were the Years Those Were’ Part 1, by Michael Reade (with apologies to Geoff Plumb!)
Michael was able, during extensive business travel by rail and road in the U.K., to capture the rail scene in colour from 1960 to the end of mainline steam in 1968. Opportunities arose during lunchtimes and summer evenings in various industrial locations, and together with a London Midland Southern Area lineside permit used in various…
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South Wales Railways in the 21st Century
South Wales Railways in the 21st Century
Stuart Warr Stuart is a well known photographer with many images published in the Railway Observer and in his won publication, My Journey.
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“Midsomer Norton – Rising from the Ashes” by John Baxter
“Midsomer Norton – Rising from the Ashes” by John Baxter
John Baxter is the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust's Secretary. He gives a 'warts and all' story of the trials and tribulations of starting a steam railway from scratch and how attempts to derail the project were dealt with to produce a small part of the former Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway for all…
Memories of a Gorleston Spotter – Part 2
Memories of a Gorleston Spotter – Part 2
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation. Presenter: Chris Wright In part two of his talk, Chris will describe spotting in Hitchin 1962 to 1965, and the many trips he took from Hitchin, in the company of local spotter pals, in pursuit of steam elsewhere. He will also talk about his final forays chasing…
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Southern England in the early 90’s
Southern England in the early 90’s
Local member Mark Greening give an illustrated presentation of what was happening some 30 years ago!
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To be confirmed
To be confirmed
Unfortunatly, Chris Loder has had to cancel his attendance at our meeting. A new speaker will be announced ASAP. The Transport Select Committee The Transport Committee is charged by the House of Commons with scrutiny of the Department for Transport. Its formal remit is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for…
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Czech Railways Today
Czech Railways Today
Robert has travelled extensively in Central Europe and will present the current scene in the Czech Republic
Pure Genius – Irish Railways Part 1 – Derry – Chris Youett
Pure Genius – Irish Railways Part 1 – Derry – Chris Youett
Part 1 of this journey - 'Pure Genius' - Is a trip around the land of Scholars and Saints taking us initially through Derry.
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The North Staffordshire Railway Part 3.
The North Staffordshire Railway Part 3.
Brian Sullivan returns to give us Part III of his North Staffs Railway talk, using historic digitised photos taken by “Tommy” Tomalin. This talk covers the lines that ran to Stone and then onwards to Stoke, with a look at the Trentham Gardens branch. We then turn left at Stoke and run to Market Drayton to meet the…
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With Lance King in Ulster – The Great Northern Railway Lines: 1957-1965
With Lance King in Ulster – The Great Northern Railway Lines: 1957-1965
Leslie McAllister pays a tribute to his late friend Lance King, with a selection of Lance’s colour photography taken in the North of Ireland in the last years of steam traction. Leslie witnessed much of what is included, as a schoolboy! The 1960s saw a halving of the Province’s railway mileage, but not before Lance…
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Railtours and Specials (Part 2)
Railtours and Specials (Part 2)
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation. Presenter: John Day. Following on from the May 2023 presentation “Railtours, Specials and Unusual Workings” this second presentation, on the same theme, looks at archive material that didn’t make the cut last time plus additional new material. A lot seems to have happened in the last year…
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