Presenter: Chris Lawson Chris Lawson concluded Newcastle’s season of talks in fine style when he presented, The Old Gentleman’s Saloon from “The Railway Children” on Thursday 13th May to an…

Presenter: Brian Sullivan Our eleven months’ extra wait for this talk was very worthwhile when 52 members and guests finally enjoyed Brian Sullivan’s “return” to Newcastle on Thursday 8th April…

Presenter: Colin Alexander Colin Alexander did Newcastle proud on Thursday 11th March by volunteering at the E.G.M. to take over as Branch Secretary, following which he presented, “How I Became…

Presenter: George Falkner George Falkner presented “The Rise, Wobble and Fall of the Commercial Light Railway, Part One” to a 60 strong Zoom audience based in Newcastle on Thursday 11th…

Presenter: Fiona Forsythe (TVCRP) TVCRP’s Fiona Forsythe resumed Newcastle’s talks on Thursday 14th January presenting, “From Stone Blocks to Apps – The Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership,” to a 40+…

Presenter: Noel Coates Noel Coates presented “The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway” to a Newcastle audience of 22 on Thursday 12th March. Starting with the large, tiled map of the system…

Presenter: David Elliott David Elliott, the A1SLT’s Director of Engineering, presented “Prince of Wales – Brand New Steam for the 21st Century” at Newcastle on 13th February to the season’s…

Presenter: Richard Barber Richard Barber presented North East Photographers Visit Scotland, Part One, Newcastle to Aberdeen, to a Newcastle audience of 28 on Thursday 9th January. Using images mainly from…

Presenter: Stephen Middleton Stephen Middleton, Chairman of the NER 1903 Electric Autocar Trust, presented “Stately Trains and the Autocar” to 24 members and visitors at Newcastle on 12th December. Starting…

Presenter: Colin Mountford Colin Mountford presented “A Record for Posterity: Underground Haulage at Thoresby Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 2015” at November 14th’s meeting in Newcastle, having been privileged to make an underground…

Presenter: Phil Kirkland On Thursday 10th October, Phil Kirkland spent his final evening before retirement after 47 years’ continual railway service presenting “Rail Baltica – a look at the railways…

Seventeen members attended the North East Branch (Newcastle) A.G.M. on Thursday 4th October, 30% more than last year. Newcastle’s and Darlington’s independent administrations have functioned successfully over the last twelve…

Presenter: Mike Peascod The Cumbrian Railways Association’s Mike Peascod began Newcastle’s indoor season on 12th September in fine style when he presented, “An Introduction to the Maryport and Carlisle Railway”…

Presenter: Robert Warburton Robert Warburton’s talk, “A D.M.U. Miscellany”, most ably concluded the Newcastle Branch indoor meeting programme on Thursday 9th May. As the prime movers for the country’s secondary…