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CBR Meeting Report

13th May 2025 “Roger Harrison’s East Anglian Railways” by Dave Pearce

By CBR Cambridge | 2025-05-13

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…

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8th April 2025 “Cambridge Area Railways Yesterday and Today (Part 4)” by David Scudamore

By CBR Cambridge | 2025-04-08

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…

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11th March 2025 “A Wee Look Around Scotland” by Robin Mathams

By CBR Cambridge | 2025-03-11

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 Saughton Junction (now superseded by Haymarket West…

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11th February 2025 “Middle-Eastern Travels by Rail” by Iain Scotchman

By CBR Cambridge | 2025-02-11

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…

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14th January 2025 “Appalachian Wanderings” by Tony Field

By CBR Cambridge | 2025-01-23

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…

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10th December 2024 Branch AGM and Members’ Contributions

By CBR Cambridge | 2024-12-10

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…

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12th November 2024 “Industrial Locomotives 1965-2005” by Dave Goodyear

By CBR Cambridge | 2024-11-12

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…

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8th October 2024 “92 Squadron – From Rust to Renaissance” by Steve Lacey

By CBR Cambridge | 2024-10-08

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…

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10th September 2024 “A Personal Snapshot of Some of Britain’s Military Railways” by Clive Pepper

By CBR Cambridge | 2024-09-10

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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14th May 2024 “Midsomer Norton – Rising from the Ashes” by John Baxter

By CBR Cambridge | 2024-05-14

In September 2003, ex S&D Firemen Ian Bunnett (left) and John Swayer (right) are seen at Midsomer Norton station holding an original Evercreech Junction BR Totem that, at its time…

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