Week of Events
Monday, October 26, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
-
October 27, 2026 -Archive And Library Open Day
-
October 27, 2026 -Timetable Planning Oversimplified
-
October 27, 2026 -27th October ‘Belgium – Trains, Trams and Beer’ – Peter Holden
-
October 27, 2026 -CSL Branch: The Route of the ‘Conti’, from Birkenhead to Margate, then and now
Timetable Planning Oversimplified
A Hitchin & Welwyn Garden City Branch presentation by Matthew Alden-Farrow. Details to follow. Doors open 13:30 for 14:00 start.
27th October ‘Belgium – Trains, Trams and Beer’ – Peter Holden
Peter Holden will talk to us about the pleasures of travel in Belgium
CSL Branch: The Route of the ‘Conti’, from Birkenhead to Margate, then and now
Ken Owen will describe and illustrate the route of the Conti - the through train that linked Birkenhead and Margate - then and now. An opportunity to look at the railway scene along the former Great Western mainline from Birkenhead to Banbury, and then across country via Oxford, Reading and Redhill to the South Coast…
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
-
October 28, 2026 -Chichester Branch – The Life of BR Class 4 tank No 80150 and it’s restoration
Chichester Branch – The Life of BR Class 4 tank No 80150 and it’s restoration
Unwanted by BR, passed over by preservationists and narrowly evading the cutting torch, 80150 is steam's great survivor and is battling its way back from the brink with a great story to tell.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
-
FeaturedVirtual EventOctober 29, 2026 -Featured National Zoom Meeting – ‘World Steam’ Tour of Java, 1973
National Zoom Meeting – ‘World Steam’ Tour of Java, 1973
Geoff Plumb participated in the ‘World Steam’ tour to Java, plus a bit of Singapore and Malaysia, which took place over three weeks in July and August 1973. This tour covered most of the island, featuring a wealth of Mallets of various sizes, steam tram engines, 0-4-0 and 2-4-0 tender engines, 2-12-2Ts and some sugar…
Friday, October 30, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
No events on this day.
Sunday, November 1, 2026
No events on this day.