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A speed look at what 30 years of Eurostar has done for connecting the UK with Mainland Europe before embarking on a high speed journey into the future. There will also be a small celebration to mark this milestone meeting for the branch.
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In a change to the advertised programme Robin will present his talk It is an augmented slide show with plenty of images but with a lot of information. It covers mainly the enthusiast era (roughly 1976 - 2012) but with a little bit of more historic information to put things in context.
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by Colin Brading. 'Remembering My Lines' is a personal 'photographic potpourri' of many and varied railway themes. On a wide-ranging journey, Colin will share favourite scenes, places and images that span from his early years with notebooks on platforms to the present-day, reflecting a life-long passion for… |
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Recently published by Crécy is Railways Remembered: North East England. This full colour volume covers the area from the Scottish Border to the Tees, and inland to the North Pennines. All facets of railway operations are covered: steam, diesel and electric; town and country; freight and passenger; BR and industry. One of the co-authors, Charles…
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A further presentation of Black and White images, drawn from the Ken Nunn collection and scanned from glass plates, illustrating railways in Britain before the Great War. Tonight’s is the final part, featuring Welsh railways, ventures to Belgium and France, and then a wider look at British railways in 1914 and 1915, when it was… |
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SIMON COLBECK - WAR AND PEACE The railways of Bosnia and Sweden. Preserved and real steam in both countries, with plenty of archive images to add to the interest. Further details may be available nearer the date. Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open from 18:30 for 19:00 commencement of proceedings. |
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paul salvesen who many of you will know will outline the fantastic changes he and his team have made since he purchased Kent Bank old railway station building
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Join us for our first face to face meeting of the year. Unfortunately our booked speaker from East West Rail is now unable to attend, so we will be enjoying and evening of members presentations. |
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SLS President Dr Michael Bailey will be presenting the results of recent research into the historic locomotive LOCOMOTION and the history of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. |
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For our March meeting we welcome Chris Holland a career railwayman who many will know for his work with Class 50s / Preservation and the Class 57 project for FGW. An accomplished photographer Chris will be entertaining us with a talk about his railway career
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An affectionate look at Railway Enthusiasm over the years from the early twentieth Century.This presentation replaces that of Society President Brian Arman who is unable to visit us because of sickness. |
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A look back at London's Railways some thirty years ago, as the Network South East era gave way to Privatisation. A chance to see how things were, and how much has changed (or not) since. Just what I was able to get out, swan around and photograph...
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch presentation by David Percival. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start.
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Dave Waldron will make a welcome return to the Branch with a photographic selection of images, particularly from the USA
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Dave Waldron will return to the Branch to present a post-COVID five day test-trip to The Netherlands featuring steam trains and trams followed by two adventures in the NW USA which included 'trains, planes and automobiles '- plus a few boats. |
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Local member Hamish Stevenson (assisted by his friend Davie Hall) will present images collected from the archives of the late Ian R. Gordon and David Hume.
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A presentation on the legacy of Eric Oldham, a photographer and painter active from the 1940s to the 1980s.. |
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Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. David Cross will present some more of his father's slides which this time will feature diesels photographed in England between the years 1959 and 1984. Derek was a prolific photographer in the sixties and seventies but unlike many… |
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Paul Finch the Vice Chairman & Publicity Officer of the Western Locomotive Association, gives us his presentation covering the highs and lows of preserving and operating three Western Class 52 diesel hydraulic locomotives, for more than four decades.
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Steve Jordan - A local photographer with a varied show. |
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Michael Clemens comes to us with some cine film and stills of the good old days of the Midland and South Western Junction Railway and the Somerset and Dorset, so something for everyone. The films and slides were taken by much respected railway film maker and photographer Jim Clemens and Michael has transferred them onto…
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The iconic Waverley Route - from Edinburgh to Carlisle via Galashiels and Hawick is the subject for Dennis Lovett. The Northern section of the route from Edinburgh to Tweedbank is, happily, resurrected as The Borders Railway, opening as such in September 2015.
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The Rail Industry and Political Intervention - 1923 to 1973 Note that the talk title has been changed from "The Post War years to Railway 200 with a glimpse to the future". Stuart Palmer Lifelong railwayman and former Managing Director of South West Trains |
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The famous railway photographer from years gone by. Robert Freeman will remind us of some of his superb pictures
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Back in 1990, Jeremy Harrison undertook a visit to Pakistan, to see and photograph its railways. While the main emphasis of his trip was the then surviving steam - on broad, metre and narrow gauges - he also took the opportunity to photograph all aspects of the contemporary railway scene.
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The Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City branch AGM followed by a presentation by George Howe. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for a 14:00 start.
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The talk encompasses the early days of Nationalisation and looks of the improvements to steam engines, the introduction of the 'Modernisation Plan' and new diesels and the pioneering work undertaken at the RTC Derby. The last part reviews numerous tests undertaken in Dave's career at the RTC |
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Scanned slides from the late sixties through to the mid-seventies, in both the UK and beyond".
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Peter Robins presents images from his trips to India (and on into Pakistan) in the 1980s. India was always a wonderful but slightly frustrating country that was full of surprises - some good, some not so. From visits made in 1981 and 1987, this presentation includes a variety of steam classes at work on both… |
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A presentation that's looks at the Preston areas railways based on Mike's latest book. |
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AGM start 18:45. Then at 19:15 BRIAN HARDY - 'The Northern Line Extensions' (Bushey Heath, Alexandra Palace, etc.) – i.e. what was planned under the 1935-40 New Works Programme, what was done, what was abandoned and what remains now. Further details may be available nearer the date. Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open… |
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Martyn Hibbert has aspent much time exploring Merseyrail and will give a presentation which promises to be very interesting
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Unfortunately David Cross, who was to present a selection of his late father Derek’s excellent images, is unavailable at short notice for this meeting. Therefore the evening will consist of member's presentations. Apologies for any disappointment this may cause and hopefully David will be able to join us later in the year. |
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David Cross presents an evening of his father's excellent pictures taken in the West of England. Locations include, Bristol, Bath, and the Somerset & Dorset Railway. |
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The Annual Members Day and AGM will take place at The Grand Station, Sun Street, Wolverhampton, WV10 0BF on Saturday 5th April 2025. We have a wide ranging line up of guest speakers coming to give us presentations: - Gus Dunster (CEO, Severn Valley Railway) who will present From Pendolino to Preservation Steve Oates (Chairman,… |
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