Posts by EMD East Midlands
A brief account of electric traction systems – Dave Saunders
On 27th February Dave Saunders presented his comprehensive talk about the development of electric traction systems on the world’s railways In a fascinating talk Dave began with examining the benefits…
Read MoreChallenging gravity, steep railways – Felix Schmid
On 13th February Professor Felix Schmid talked to us about the adhesion between wheel and rail (i.e.friction) and the history of early railways where even the famous Isambard Kingdom Brunel…
Read MoreAll aboard the Master Cutler – Chris Youett
On 23rd January Chris Youett was due to present his talk ‘All aboard the Master Cutler’ but unfortunately due to technical issues he was unable to do so In lieu…
Read MoreThe Ripley Rattlers – Kurt Hatton
On 9th January Kurt presented a fascinating talk about the trams which ran between Nottingham and Ripley between 1913 and 1933 which were known as the Rattlers. Kurt traced the route taken…
Read MoreRailways at the dawn of Nationalisation – Robin Mathams
On 28th November we welcomed back Robin Mathams from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society who shared the Moseley photographic collection from of one of their former members. This was a real…
Read MoreThe Waverley Route – Dennis Lovett
On 14th November at our first afternoon meeting of the session, Dennis Lovett described in detail the route from Edinburgh to Carlisle known universally as ‘The Waverley Route’ which was closed…
Read MoreIrish Surprises – Colin Boocock
Colin presented a talk based on his various visits to both Southern and Northern Ireland from 1956 to the present day In an excellent presentation Colin explained how the railways…
Read MoreThe LMS Patriot Project – John Hastings-Thomson
On 10th October we held our first afternoon meeting when John introduced the Project to build a new Patriot class locomotive to be known as The Unknown Warrior’. The reason…
Read MoreThe history of the Mansfield to Worksop Line – Denis Hill
The presentation was part of a project by the Robin Hood Line Community Rail Partnership to celebrate the Midland Railway between Mansfield and Worksop. The talk took a brief look…
Read MoreThe Statfold Barn Railway – Graham Lightfoot
Graham kicked off the 2023-24 session with a presentation on Statfold Barn, the attraction near Tamworth, which is now a popular venue for a variety of interests, with an active…
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