Archive And Library Open Day

JOHN NOORANI - 'Reminiscenses and Thoughts of a Retired Railwayman'. Throughout his schooldays John had been interested in railways, initially as a trainspotter but then an interest in their history and operation. After leaving school he needed a temporary job for about six months and an opportunity to work on the railway presented itself. The…

this loco had had a very illustrious career travelling to Egypt and Iran and featured in several films and is of course now preserved at the Severn Valley Railway,Ian chapman is going to tell us much more about its interesting life