Posts by ESX South Essex
40 Years of Preserving the Deltics
Presenter: Murray Brown Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom The ‘Deltics’ changed the image of East Coast Main Line in the 1960’s and became perhaps…
Read MoreOn Great Eastern Metals From 1991 to Date
Presenter: Geoff Brocket Physical Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall On Monday 16th September South Essex Branch member and RO contributor, Geoff Brockett, presented his latest offering “On Great Eastern Metals…
Read MoreColchester in the Age of Steam
Presenter: David Goodyear Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom Colchester has a very interesting history with numerous lines converging on a major rail junction based…
Read MoreWho Uses the Railway? – Freight in 2024
Presenter: Phil Smart Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom Phil gave us a very interesting insight into the railway as seen from the point of…
Read MoreInterrailing for the Older Crowd
Presenter: Dave Hepper Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom ‘Interrailing’ used to be thought of as something that students did in their ‘gap’ year. Whilst…
Read MoreRailways Remembered – North East England
Presenter: Charles Roberts – Chairman, Online Transport Archive Virtual Meeting via Zoom Charles first introduced the Online Transport Archive, a not-for-profit charity whose aims are to preserve photos and videos…
Read MoreTransforming Rail Travel Across East Anglia – The Greater Anglia Story
Presenter: Jonathan Denby – Head of Corporate Affairs – Greater Anglia Virtual Meeting via Zoom Jonathan first set the context for the main part of the presentation by briefly reviewing…
Read MoreOff the Beaten (Railway) Track
Presenter: Iain Scotchman Virtual Meeting via Zoom South Essex Branch member Iain Scotchman presented an eclectic mix of railway locations under the banner title “Off the Beaten (Railway) Track” All…
Read MoreThat was the year that was 1966
Presenter: Geoff Plumb Hybrid Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall and Via Zoom 1966 was a busy year for Geoff (a lifelong railway enthusiast) who, whilst still a schoolboy, was nevertheless,…
Read MoreBritish Rail in the Early 1980s – The Swansong of Corporate Identity
Presenter: Mervyn Rogers Physical Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall On 16th October, South Essex Branch member, Mervyn Rogers presented his talk on the “British Rail in the early 1980s -…
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