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An expert on the S&C, Colin will trace its origins, construction and eventual history
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Tony Field. Details to follow. Doors open at 13:30 for 14:00 start. |
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A presentation by the Director General of the Rail Freight Group, Maggie Simpson OBE. |
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After a short A.G.M. Branch Treasurer Stewart Jolly will present 'Midland Blue, covering Midland Railway lines in the 1980's. |
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'Swindon-- Swindon via Swindon - incorporating Swindon - Badminton - Gloucester - Sapperton - Swindon - Westbury - (Reading) - Didcot - Swindon' More details to follow
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Dave Hepper. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
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We have all heard of the Grouping but how much do we really know about it? Robin Gibbons takes a deep dive into the Grouping including looking at the development of the railway companies in Great Britain up to that point, their uneasy relationship with Parliament, the background to the Grouping including the impact of… |
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Ian Quinn will tell us the story, recollections and memories of keeping the LNER's 1947-built PS Waverley afloat during her preservation years and beyond. A book based on the presentation title, written by the speaker and featuring over 200 photos from around Britain, including the Forth, will be available @ £20.00, sales of which will… |
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This presentation outlines the history and development of Stratford depot, then describes the depot in the late 1980s and his experiences as an engineering trainee there. The various workings of the depot are detailed, together with the area it served at the time. It closes with the decline and eventual closure of the depot. Hugh… |
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Phil Deaves - a career railwayman, takes us on a journey looking at Britain’s changing railway. Starting in the 1980’s, his early interest in railways with his local church Crusader group holidays, visiting engine sheds and stations, through the various jobs and roles he has had in his railway career. On the way we will… |
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Mike Dodd from the Restoration and Archiving Trust at Toddington returns, this time to bring us images of the railways around our home area.
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Both engines sprang from a quest for higher express speeds on the East Coast Mainline. They still grace main lines and heritage railways after years of success.
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A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Dave Goodyear. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start. |
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Rob Freeman presents ‘The Southern End of the WCML, 1930s to Present Day’, featuring photos from the H C Casserley Collection, plus a selection of his own photos. |
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