CBR Meeting Report
9th September 2025 “Deltics – Worthy Successors to the A4s?” by Michael Smyth
Deltic No. 55014 ‘The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment’ has just run round a Scarborough to Newcastle additional in the centre roads at York station on August 23rd 1981 and makes…
Read More13th May 2025 “Roger Harrison’s East Anglian Railways” by Dave Pearce
On Saturday 10th June 1961, BR Standard Class 4 No. 76034 pulls out of Norwich Thorpe on a Yarmouth Vauxhall working. Photo: Roger Harrison, courtesy Dave Pearce. Our final talk…
Read More8th April 2025 “Cambridge Area Railways Yesterday and Today (Part 4)” by David Scudamore
On Saturday 29th August 1964, BR Standard Class 5 No. 73014 shunts mineral wagons at Sandy (LNW) station as the 07.30 Cambridge to Bletchley (with the photographer on board) draws…
Read More11th March 2025 “A Wee Look Around Scotland” by Robin Mathams
Gresley Class V2 No. 60818 approaches Saughton Junction on the Western outskirts of Edinburgh in 1964 with a Northbound train of vacuum-fitted vans. Saughton Junction (now superseded by Haymarket West…
Read More11th February 2025 “Middle-Eastern Travels by Rail” by Iain Scotchman
Rail travels in the Middle-East were our guest speaker Iain Scotchman’s subject at our meeting on Tuesday 11th February 2025. Iain provided us with a remarkable insight into rail operations…
Read More14th January 2025 “Appalachian Wanderings” by Tony Field
A montage of Appalachian Mountains views featuring: Helmstetter’s Curve, MD on the 16-mile Western Maryland Scenic Railroad with 1916-built Baldwin 2-8-0 No. 734 (top left); Elkhorn, WV on Norfolk Southern…
Read More10th December 2024 Branch AGM and Members’ Contributions
Chairman Robert Bartlett OBE opened the AGM at 7:30 pm, with notices and no apologies for absence. The minutes of the 2023 AGM were approved, and the Chairman thanked the…
Read More12th November 2024 “Industrial Locomotives 1965-2005” by Dave Goodyear
On the handover day of the 2’6″ gauge Bowaters Light Railway to the Locomotive Club of Great Britain on October 4th 1969, 1934-built Bagnall 0-6-2T ‘Triumph’ works a last-day special…
Read More8th October 2024 “92 Squadron – From Rust to Renaissance” by Steve Lacey
Commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the end of World War 1, Battle of Britain Class Pacific No. 34081 ’92 Squadron’ passes Castor on the Nene Valley Railway on November 11th…
Read More10th September 2024 “A Personal Snapshot of Some of Britain’s Military Railways” by Clive Pepper
On March 18th, 1995, passengers from Hertfordshire Railtours’ “Prize Porker” tour from Paddington to MOD Pig’s Bay enjoy a short walk around the Establishment before heading back to Victoria. Since…
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