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10th May 2022 “North London Lines in the 80s” by Alan Jones

By CBR Cambridge | 2022-05-10

Early-bodied Class 31 No. 31108 has propelled its short consist of scrap and a single SPA wagon from Ward’s Siding along the Silvertown Tramway, reversed in the headshunt and is…

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19th April 2022 “Rail Travels in South-East Asia 2019” by Iain Scotchman

By CBR Cambridge | 2022-04-19

State Railway Of Thailand (SRT) GE Co-Co diesel No. 4044 is seen at Kanchanaburi on 26th December 2019 heading the Eastern and Oriental Express. Photo: Iain Scotchman. For our penultimate…

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8th March 2022 “Cambridge Area Railways Yesterday and Today (Part 1)” by David Scudamore

By CBR Cambridge | 2022-03-08

On 19th October 1991, West Country Pacific No. 34027 ‘Taw Valley’ and BR Standard Class 7 No. 70000 ‘Britannia’ stand in Cambridge Coalfields Yard. Photo Copyright David Scudamore. A record…

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8th February 2022 “Gone Forever – Images of BR Steam in the North of England (Part 1)” by Michael Smyth

By CBR Cambridge | 2022-02-08

On an overcast 2nd September 1967, Class B1 61306 departs from Bradford Exchange with the last steam-hauled 08.20 (SO) to Skegness. Photo: Michael Smyth. Branch member Michael Smyth was inspired…

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11th January 2022 “East Anglian Railways Before Privatisation” by John Day

By CBR Cambridge | 2022-01-11

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…

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14th December 2021 Branch AGM and Members’ Contributions

By CBR Cambridge | 2021-12-14

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…

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9th November 2021 “Roaming Around London with a Camera” by Geoff Brockett

By CBR Cambridge | 2021-11-09

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…

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12th October 2021 “On Shed” by Robert Warburton

By CBR Cambridge | 2021-10-12

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…

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14th September 2021 “Southern California Rails” by Tony Field

By CBR Cambridge | 2021-09-14

  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…

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10th March 2020 · Hitchin South Diaries

By CBR Cambridge | 2020-03-10

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…

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