Week of Events
Archive and Library Open Day
The Severn Valley and The Gloucester & Warwickshire Railways
The Severn Valley and The Gloucester & Warwickshire Railways
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City presentation by Richard Morris. The Severn Valley Railway was one of the first heritage railways to rise from the ashes of the wholesale closure of branch line railways in the 1960s and has developed into one of the country's premier heritage railways. It was up and running 6 years…
SETTLE AND CARLISLE RAILWAY DEVPT CO
SETTLE AND CARLISLE RAILWAY DEVPT CO
speakers John Moorhouse and Katie Chesworth from the Settle and Carlisle Development Company will make a presentation describing the History of the Line, the setting up of the Development Company following its reprieve from closure and its ongoing work.
The Railway over the Stainmore Pass: Post War Boom & Bust on the North Trans-Pennine
The Railway over the Stainmore Pass: Post War Boom & Bust on the North Trans-Pennine
Chris Rowley (Network Rail Capacity Planning Director) has a particular affection for the Trans Pennine Stainmore route (Bishop Auckland – Kirby Stephen – Penrith) closed in 1962. He has written an authoritative history of the route, England’s highest main line, which is published in November. The talk will cover the history of the line and…
That Was The Year That Was 1964
That Was The Year That Was 1964
Geoff Plumb makes a welcome return to the branch to share with us the scenes that he recorded in 1964.