Week of Events
Monday, November 13, 2023
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November 13, 2023 -A Life in Railways by Colin Fisher
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Featured November 13, 2023 -Featured Keeping the Corporate Memory Alive on GB Rail
Keeping the Corporate Memory Alive on GB Rail
The railway has been learning from accidents and incident since its inception, but in a fluid industry - where staff retire, move on or move in from elsewhere - there is a very real concern that lessons learnt in the more recent past will be forgotten. Author, RCTS member and Operational Feedback Lead at the…
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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November 14, 2023 -The Waverley Route – Dennis Lovett
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Featured November 14, 2023 -Featured A Tenth Colour-Rail Journey
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November 14, 2023 -“Back Pages” by David Pearce
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November 14, 2023 -Railways in a Cornish landscape part 1 by Steve Gay
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November 14, 2023 -Five Go To Swansea (Part 1)
The Waverley Route – Dennis Lovett
Starting at Edinburgh Waverley we follow the route all the way to Carlisle covering all the major stations, infrastructure and depots on both the original line and the reopened Borders Railway which currently terminates at Tweedbank.
A Tenth Colour-Rail Journey
Ten photographers take us on a journey all around Great Britain, and down through the years from 1955 to the present day, covering all the regions and all forms of motive power, conducted by Paul Chancellor: Mr Colour-Rail (and Society Strategic Planning Officer). The ten photographers, some well known such Roger Siviter and John Spencer-Gilks,…
“Back Pages” by David Pearce
A personal history of David's interest in railway photography illustrated with his own pictures over a period of 11 years from his youthful days up to the age of 21. It divides into two parts 1962 to 1968 and the end of mainline steam, followed by images taken in subsequent years 1969 to 1973.
Railways in a Cornish landscape part 1 by Steve Gay
In part 1 Steve will be covering the branches and main line heading west from the Gunnislake branch to the Newquay branch
Five Go To Swansea (Part 1)
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation. Presenter - Chris Jones This presentation is about the seven railway termini in Swansea and the five railway companies that were involved. This is if you count The Mumbles train as a Railway- It did carry freight. The stations will be looked at, as far as possible,…
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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Featured November 15, 2023 -Featured Railways at the dawn of the Commonwealth [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
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November 15, 2023 -Northern Trains – a digital presentation
Railways at the dawn of the Commonwealth [Commonwealth Heritage Forum event]
Wednesday 15 November, 6pm GMT, Dr Oliver Betts: ‘Railways at the dawn of the Commonwealth', chaired by Francis Maude Railways in Britain were reaching their zenith as the Commonwealth of Nations took shape. During the previous century Britain's railway industry had spread across its Empire and into the informal empire of British influence and capital too. For British…
Thursday, November 16, 2023
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November 16, 2023 -Archive and Library Open Day
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Featured November 16, 2023 -Featured Three Years in the life of the Western Locomotive Association
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November 16, 2023 -Flying Scotsman: 100 years in 100 pictures
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November 16, 2023 -“Steam & Diesel in the Northern Fells 2010 – 2016” – Presenter Ian Pilkington
Three Years in the life of the Western Locomotive Association
Unquestionably the very best diesel locomotives ever to grace the railways of Great Britain were the Western Class 52 diesel hydraulics. The Western Locomotive Association is responsible for two of the class which made it to preservation (seven of the original 74 are still alive around the country) and we are delighted to welcome Peter…
Friday, November 17, 2023
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Saturday, November 18, 2023
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Sunday, November 19, 2023
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