Posts by MHD Windsor and Maidenhead

From Mid July, various locomotives, multiple units and other rolling stock started to make their way to Derby in readiness for The Greatest Gathering celebration for Railway 200. Some have…

The Railway 200 Exhibition Train Inspiration launched at Paddington Station on Thursday 26 June as the start of a year long tour of Great Britain. Headed by 66719, the formation…

At our meeting on 19 May a good audience in the room and on line heard Simon Martin’s well researched presentation Edward Thompson Wartime CME of the LNER. Thompson was…

On Monday 28th April at Cox Green and on Zoom, we welcomed as our guest speaker Thames Valley branch member Gordon Adams, who gave a presentation entitled “Eastleigh from Railway…

Our branch meeting on 24 March was Gems of the H C Casserley Collection presented by Robert Freeman of Watford branch. Henry Casserley (1903-1991)’s took over 90,000 images between 1919…

At our February meeting Chris McCandless Stone presented Eurostar- 30 years and counting. He looked back over the past 30 years and forward to a more competitive future.. Chris has worked…

On Monday 27th January at our normal location in Cox Green and on Zoom we welcomed ,as guest speaker, Robin Mathams, who gave a presentation entitled “Railways during the Second…

On Monday 16th December we held our Branch Annual General Meeting at our usual location and on zoom. We received reports for the year from the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary…

At our meeting on November 25th we were entertained by Society Secretary Richard Morris who presented Severn Valley Railway – History and Operation. One of the first heritage lines the…

At our meeting on 28th October our guest speaker Brian Hardy gave a very comprehensive talk, aided by slides, entitled “Behind Closed Doors”. Now retired, Brian spent his career as…