Posts by CBR Cambridge
East Anglian Railways Before Privatisation
On 12th May 1984, the final day of locomotive-hauled services on the East Suffolk Line, 37049 departs from Saxmundham with the 07.19 Lowestoft to Liverpool Street. Photo: John Day 2022…
Read More14th December 2021 Branch AGM and Members’ Contributions
60800 ‘Green Arrow’ is silhouetted by the low sun as it runs onto Ribblehead Viaduct with the Northbound ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’ on 28th December 2001. Photo: Michael Smyth. Chairman…
Read More9th November 2021 “Roaming Around London with a Camera” by Geoff Brockett
On 2 Sep 2020, 66149 passes Charlton Lane gate box with the 11.07 Angerstein Wharf to Woking conveying sea-dredged sand. Photo: Geoff Brockett. The Capital’s railways were the subject of…
Read More12th October 2021 “On Shed” by Robert Warburton
D6526 and E6005 on shed at Feltham on 11th July 1965. Photo: Robert Warburton On October 12th we were delighted to welcome Robert Warburton back to the Branch, to hear…
Read More14th September 2021 “Southern California Rails” by Tony Field
Taken in the early evening of 12th October 2015, BNSF Railway ES44C4 #7162 leads a quartet of hard-working General Electric diesels on a double-stack intermodal climbing through Woodford passing…
Read More10th March 2020 · Hitchin South Diaries
Presenter: George Howe Our meeting this month was very different from our usual shows. It was based on the material contained in three diaries which were kept in Hitchin South…
Read More11th February 2020 · Main Line Steam in the 21st Century
Presenter: Michael Smyth This month, Michael Smyth, one of our Branch members gave us a presentation of his own images which he had taken over the last 20 years during…
Read MoreTuesday 14th January 2020 · Decades
Presenter: Philip Wood For our first meeting of the new decade, we welcomed back Philip Wood with one of his presentations aptly titled ” Decades “. The show consisted mostly…
Read More10th December 2019 · Branch AGM and Members’ Contributions
As is customary for our last meeting of the year, we held our branch AGM which was followed by a selection of photographic memories that some of our members had…
Read More12th November 2019 · From Rookie Journalist to Grumpy Old Man
Presenter: David Percival For our November meeting we welcomed back David Percival with another presentation in which he outlined his career in railway journalism starting with Ian Allan. He described…
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