EMD Meeting Report
Funicular Railways – David Hanger
The talk was billed as Funicular Railways but in reality covered a variety of cable railways, including inclined planes both in industry and on early railways such as the Stockton…
Read MoreTesting trains on BR since 1950s – Dave Coxon
On 25th March our booked speaker cried off so our Secretary Dave Coxon presented one of his talks. The talk encompasses the early days of Nationalisation and looks of the…
Read MoreThat was the year that was – 1962 – Geoff Plumb
On 11th March we welcomed Geoff Plumb and his delightfully reminiscent presentation based upon his own experience and photographs taken in that particular year. He was rather young in 1962…
Read MoreChina steam in the enthusiast era – Robin Gibbons
Unfortunately our booked speaker Brian Arman was taken ill and unable to attend but our chairman Robin Gibbons stepped in to give a detailed and enlightening talk about Chinese steam,…
Read MoreA visit to the Nottingham Express Transit depot
On 11th February, by way of a change, 20 members visited the Nottingham Express Transit depot at Wilkinson Street Members met at the local tram stop then proceeded to the…
Read MoreThe Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway – Roger Cragg
On 28th January Roger Cragg talked to us about the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway. The talk was concentrated on the line’s history, its closure and re-birth and the gradual…
Read MoreEuston to Carlisle – late fifties, early sixties photos
26th November – ECML part 2 – North from York – Stephen Gay
On 26th November we welcomed back Stephen Gay with the second part of his journey on the East Coast Main Line – this time from York to Edinburgh. Numerous anecdotes…
Read MoreThe Midland Railway’s Sheet Stores – Ian Mitchell
On 12th November Ian Mitchell presented a short but very interesting talk about the site which became know as Sheet Stores. It started off life as a coke interchange from…
Read MoreFrom Loughborough to Khartoum via Euro Disney – a Railway Engineer’s tale – Phil Lyndsey
On 22nd October Phil Lyndsey related the tale of his interesting career in private industry, which included starting out with Brush “on the mechanical side of electronics” for locomotives, which…
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