Posts by MHD Windsor and Maidenhead

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…

At our meeting on 23rd September at our normal location and on Zoom, the guest speaker, Keith Brown, gave a very informative talk, aided by slides, entitled “How We Built…

Our last home meeting of the season was Czech Railways today presented by Robert Pritchard of Platform 5 fame. Robert is the author of the Czech and Slovak railways stock…

At our meeting on 26th February, Steve Tyler, Performance and Planning Director at South Western Railway, gave an update on the latest developments at that busiest of train operators. These…

On 22nd January the branch enjoyed an evening of nostalgia when David Cross, the son of Derek Cross, gave us “An Evening With Father’s Slides”. Derek Cross was one of…