Posts by EMD East Midlands
Doncaster Rail Rover – Stephen Gay
On 27th January we welcomed back the ever popular Stephen Gay who presented his well researched talk entitled Doncaster Rail Rover. This was a pictorial record of the various…
Read MoreECTS introduction on ECML – Ed Cooper
On 13th January after the AGM Ed Cooper presented the current state of the introduction of the European Train Control System onto the ECML. A very extensive and complex…
Read MoreAGM 2025-26
Minutes of the 2025 BRANCH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING on Tuesday 13th January 2026 at 13.45h. Welcome by the Chairman The Chairman welcomed the members present and briefly listed the key points of his review…
Read MoreEast Coast Main Line disasters – Adrian Gray
New Southgate Adrian’s theme was accidents on the ECML, going back to 1857. By his own admission, Adrian is more of a general historian than a railway enthusiast but he…
Read MoreRailway People – a reflection on 26 years at the NRM – Bob Gwynne
Bob Gwynne We were pleased to welcome Bob to Nottingham. His name will be known to a number of members because of his time at the NRM, which he left…
Read MoreA beginner’s introduction to Walschaerts Valve Gear – Robin Gibbons
Walschaerts valve gear Our speaker was our Branch chairman Robin Gibbons. The talk started with some basic concepts including the piston / connecting rod motion, the contrast between a double-acting…
Read MoreThe Vintage Trains story – the rise to a Train Operating Company – Mike Corbett
Our speaker was Mike Corbett who, after a lengthy career in the railway industry, started to volunteer a few years ago with the Vintage Trains group (VTG) at Tyseley, where…
Read MoreMidland Main Line Electrification – Matt Parkin
Our speaker was Matt Parkin of SPL Powerlines. Matt has been involved with overhead electrification on the network for many years and has been involved with the Midland Mainline Electrification…
Read MoreThe Life & Times of Edward Thompson – Simon Martin
On 9th September, in the first meeting of the 2025-26 session. Simon Martin described the contribution made by Edward Thompson to the LNER loco design and development following the death…
Read MoreGWR routes Penzance to Padstow – Richard Binding
On 29th April in the last meeting of the 2024-25 session, Richard Binding gave an entertaining evening talk about the route and branch lines of the GWR between Penzance and Padstow.…
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