Week of Events
‘Railways between the Wars, and in WW2’
‘Railways between the Wars, and in WW2’
A Zoom presentation of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by the late Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. This presentation will cover the years from 1937 to 1945 and will be made by Robin Mathams, joint archivist.
The Work of the Railway Heritage Trust – THIS IS NOW A ZOOM EVENT
The Work of the Railway Heritage Trust – THIS IS NOW A ZOOM EVENT
The presenter is Andy Savage MBE. Andy is the Executive Director of the trust. Should be interesting to see their work with history. The meeting will open from 19:00 with the presentation starting at 19:30.
The High Marnham and Melton RIDC Test Tracks
The High Marnham and Melton RIDC Test Tracks
Peter Ellis from Network Rail will talk to us via a Zoom meeting about the work carried out at the High Marnham and the Melton RIDC test tracks Peter Ellis is an experienced affiliated mechanical engineer within Network Rail’s Network Services organisation and is the Principal Engineer for the Rail Innovation & Development Centre (RIDC) Peter's…
The Rhymney Railway now Zoom : Branch AGM postponed
The Rhymney Railway now Zoom : Branch AGM postponed
Peter Fortune will trace the history and operation of the Rhymney Railway from Rhymney to Cardiff and the joint branches to Dowlais and Merthyr and the branch joint with the LNWR to Rhymney Bridge
Meeting Postponed-The Epping and Ongar Railway
Meeting Postponed-The Epping and Ongar Railway
The above meeting is postponed until 14 November 2022. Apologies from the branch for any inconvenience caused.
The Rhymney Railway
The Rhymney Railway
Peter Fortune will describe the history and operation of this railway from the development of the early tramways to the opening of the RR in 1857. Much of the main line is still in operation. Two images of Hengoed Low Level
Out and about in the UK and Europe 2019/2021
Out and about in the UK and Europe 2019/2021
Robert returns with a selection of images taken from trips around the UK and Europe during 2019 and 2021, having already covered the year 2020 in his earlier show “2020 What a Year”. We see photos from press trips and places not normally accessible to the public such as depots and workshops. For this virtual…