Posts by CBR Cambridge

On the handover day of the 2’6″ gauge Bowaters Light Railway to the Locomotive Club of Great Britain on October 4th 1969, 1934-built Bagnall 0-6-2T ‘Triumph’ works a last-day special…

Commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the end of World War 1, Battle of Britain Class Pacific No. 34081 ’92 Squadron’ passes Castor on the Nene Valley Railway on November 11th…

On March 18th, 1995, passengers from Hertfordshire Railtours’ “Prize Porker” tour from Paddington to MOD Pig’s Bay enjoy a short walk around the Establishment before heading back to Victoria. Since…

In September 2003, ex S&D Firemen Ian Bunnett (left) and John Swayer (right) are seen at Midsomer Norton station holding an original Evercreech Junction BR Totem that, at its time…

In 1960, un-named English Electric Type 4 No. D216 (named Campania in May 1962) heads South on an express to Euston, unusually with an LNER-design gangwayed brake leading the formation,…

Looking very smart in BR’s short-lived Express Blue livery, LNER A4 No. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ is seen passing Shepreth Branch Junction on 25th June 1995 with a Bishops Stortford…

On February 13th we were delighted to welcome Geoff Plumb for a nostalgia-filled evening entitled ‘That was the year that was – 1971’, comprising a selection of high-quality photographs all…

A 1951 aerial view of Whitemoor Yard showing the engine shed (far left), to its right the Down Reception Sidings and then Norwood Yard (with Trans-shipment Shed in the middle).…

Taking his theme from the lyrics of Bob Dylan’s ‘My Back Pages’ track, on Tuesday 14th November David Pearce gave us a fascinating semi-autobiographical presentation of his early days of…