EMD Meeting Report
Three decades of changes on the footplate – Lee Davies
On 14th April Lee Davies presented ’Three decades of changes on the Footplate’. This was a review of his career to date working for the railway in the UK. Starting off…
Read MoreGreat Central Railway signalling – Tom Ingall
On 28th March Tom Ingall presented a fascinating talk about the development of the signalling on the GCR over the last 50 years. He explained in animated diagrams the fundamentals…
Read MoreFive decades of derailment investigation Worldwide – Mike McLoughlin
On 14th March Mike McLoughlin talked to us about derailment investigation starting with the BR Research Division who set up a derailment Investigation team in 1967 when derailments were mounting due…
Read MoreThe Trent Valley Railway – Robin Mathams & Dave Barrett
On 28th February Robin Mathams & Dave Barrett gave a very well researched and detailed talk about the origins of the railway between Rugby and Stafford known as the Trent Valley…
Read MoreThe Leek and Manifold Light Railway
On 14th February Paul Blurton gave a comprehensive talk about the Leek & Manifold Light Railway which recounted the history of the line from its opening in 1904 to its eventual…
Read MoreFirst in Derbyshire – the Ilkeston Tramway 1903-1931 system – Stephen Flinders
On 24th January Stephen Flinders gave a very entertaining talk entitled ‘The first in Derbyshire – the Ilkeston Tramway 1903-1931 System’ The presentation follows the development of the tramways around parts of the world…
Read MoreThe 1923 Grouping – Robin Gibbons
This was originally planned to be a presentation by Peter Davis, author of a recent book “F W Webb’s Three -Cylinder Compounds” on the subject matter of his book. However,…
Read MoreBranch AGM
The Branch AGM took place on 6th December where the Chairman gave his very positive review of the Branch’s progress during 2022 and the varied and interesting programme of meetings.…
Read MoreNR’s New Measurement Train and the IM fleet
On 22nd November Brendan Rice presented a very interesting and thoroughly absorbing talk about Network Rail’s New Measurement Train and the other vehicles in the Infrastructure Monitoring fleet at the RTC.…
Read MoreThe Crich Tramway Museum
On 8th November Frank Bagshaw gave a very interesting talk about the history and development of the Crich Tramway Museum in Derbyshire, which included a detailed history of a large…
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