Archived Meeting Reports

25 Years of Derek Cross Diesels

By ESX South Essex | 2025-03-17

Presenter: David Cross Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom David’s father, Derek, was a prolific photographer in the sixties and seventies but unlike many of…

The Monochrome Model Railway

By ESX South Essex | 2025-02-17

Presenter: Nigel Bowdidge Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom Railway photographers often have their step-ladders in the boot of their car to allow them to…

Middle East Travels

By ESX South Essex | 2025-01-20

Presenter: Iain Scotchman Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom Unlike Europe the Middle East is a bit of a desert when it comes to railways.…

And Now for Something Completely Different – From Austria to Zimbabwe

By ESX South Essex | 2024-11-18

Presenter: Peter Robins Hybrid Meeting both Physically at Shenfield Parish Hall and via Zoom Peter took us on an alphabetical journey around the world with photos mainly from the 1970’s…

40 Years of Preserving the Deltics

By ESX South Essex | 2024-10-21

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…

On Great Eastern Metals From 1991 to Date

By ESX South Essex | 2024-09-16

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…

Colchester in the Age of Steam

By ESX South Essex | 2024-07-15

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…

Who Uses the Railway? – Freight in 2024

By ESX South Essex | 2024-06-17

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…

Interrailing for the Older Crowd

By ESX South Essex | 2024-04-15

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…

Railways Remembered – North East England

By ESX South Essex | 2024-02-19

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…