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A Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Michael Smyth. This presentation covers the changing scene on the Settle and Carlisle from the 1960s to the present day. It features the slow decline in traffic towards its planned closure, refusal of closure, and subsequent resurgence of traffic through to the present day. Illustrated by… |
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The story of Bristol Bath Road Depot is told by Roy Kethro, through his experence of starting work as an apprentice and later as the depot's Senior Technical Officier. |
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‘The Ramblings of a Railwayman’, an Illustrated Talk by Geoff Burch. During ‘The Ramblings of a Railwayman’ Geoff initially talks about his first interest in railways as a train spotter at various locations including London Motive Power Depots. Following his first visit to a footplate of a steam locomotive and having spoken to the crew,… |
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Join us for our first meeting of the year on Zoom for Geoff Plumb to take us through 'That Was the Year That Was - 1963'. |
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After the AGM John Beaumont will be entertaining us with a set of his videos covering GBRf workings throughout the country from his extensive travels in the areas where GBRf operate
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We welcome back prolific RCTS photographer Keith Sanders with the latest instalment of his images taken during 2024 and 2025. |
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Excellent photographer (and Watford Branch chairman) Geoff Plumb returns to give us the next in his series of 'That Was The Year That Was' presentatations, this time covering 1967 . This was the penultimate year of regular standard gauge steam on British Railways, and the last year of its working in Southern England, and so… |
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Robert presents his annual round up of the railway scene in 2025 at home and abroad. The branch AGM will immediately follow the presentation. NB this meeting is on a Wednesday |
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The coastal route in and around Dawlish during the period from the late1950's to the early 2020's is explored in this 4 part video presentation. The changing motive power scene from steam through diesel hydraulics, diesel electrics and on to high speed trains and bi mode Azuma's is illustrated together with changes to the railway…
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Local member Sholto Thomas brings us the latest news from The Netherlands. |
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This presentation, our own Iain Scotchman covers Iain's visit to the Greatest Gathering in Derby to celebrate 200 years of the railways Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. |
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Railway carriages may be overshadowed by the glamour of the locomotive, but they can be glamorous too - or very basic! This presentation traces the diverse and fascinating story of how carriages evolved from the early stagecoach on rails; to modern day vehicles, with more than a few trials and errors along the way. Take… |
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Karl is the founder and MD of Railmotive. He is also the founder, co-owner and former CEO of the Rail Operations Group (ROG) group of companies. He is a career railwayman, business owner and rail industry pioneer. Karl also pioneered the development and procurement of the UK's first fleet of environmentally-friendly, high-performing class 93 tri-mode…
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch meeting. Details to follow. Doors open at 13:30 for 14:00 start. |
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