Posts by HTC Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City
History of the 125 High Speed Train
We were pleased to welcome Society Secretary Richard Morris today giving us his presentation “A pictorial history of the HST’s”. Being a Great Western man through & through quite a…
Read MoreA Decade of Change 2011 Onwards
This evening Peter Robins kept us up dated with a “A Decade of Change from 2011 Onwards” Peter’s superb photographs were enjoyed unfortunately by our smallest attendance for quite some-time.…
Read MoreRailtours and Specials – Part 2
We welcomed a good audience to today’s meeting, they were treated to a superb afternoon’s entertainment with John Day (Ipswich) showing and telling us about Railtours and Specials (part 2)…
Read MoreMemories of a Gorleston Spotter – Part 2
Memories of a Gorleston Spotter (part 2) was our subject for tonight’s meeting with presenter Chris Wright. This presentation followed from Chris’s visit to us in October last year. Tonight,…
Read MoreThat Was The Year That Was – 1971
Another fascinating afternoon with Geoff Plumb, “That was the Year That was 1971”, but much to my surprise Geoff spent quite some-time during this year in East & West Germany,…
Read MoreCambridge Area Railways – Yesterday & Today (Part 1)
Our presentation tonight was by Dave Scudamore. Not only was it fascinating but parts of it turned out to be a real history lesson. In the early 1900’s Cambridge was…
Read MoreTunnel Vision: The History of the Metropolitan Railway
Today we were entertained to a true history lesson, when Colin Brading spoke to us, with the aid of photographs, on “Tunnel Vision – The History of the Metropolitan Railway”.…
Read MoreLiving & Working With Trains
Following on from our Branch AGM, Richard Cole gave us a presentation on “Living & Working with Trains”. The first section was his growing up with former RCTS Vice President…
Read MoreEast Anglia in the 2020’s
Iain Scotchman gave us a superb presentation on modern traction, talking about “East Anglia in the 2020’s”. During the afternoon we saw 15 different locomotive types & 16 assorted unit…
Read MoreEdward Thompson, Wartime CME
‘Don’t believe what you’ve seen or read’ – so started Simon Martin at our Hitchin meeting on 13th February. His subject for the evening was Edward Thompson, Wartime Chief…
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