HTC Meeting Report
Colchester in the Age of Steam
One of our largest attendances of the year came to see Dave Goodyear’s presentation “Colchester in the Age of Steam”. This was a history lesson on the range of locomotives…
Read MoreThe 11th Colour-Rail Journey
Society trustee Paul Chancellor was our speaker tonight with his 11th Colour-Rail journey. As usual with Paul, we saw some excellent photographs many were his own along with a selection…
Read MoreTravels Around the Ukraine by Steam
Today the Branch membership was treated to their second foreign tour this month – today we went travelling with Michael Smyth to see his “Travels around Ukraine by Steam”. Michael…
Read MoreMandarin Madness – Solo Travels in China
Our meeting tonight was superb and thoroughly entertaining. Dave Longman talked about his solo trips to China to photograph steam. He visited various coal mines and steel works on several…
Read MoreThrough Kirton Tunnel, Kirton Lindsey to Cleethorpes
Today we welcomed back Stephen Gay from Sheffield with part 2 of his presentation “Through Kirton Tunnel – Kirton Lindsey to Cleethorpes”. The talk was set in and around the…
Read MoreA Driver’s Eye View – 48 Years on the Railway
Tonight, we thank Andy Grimmett for his presentation “A Drivers Eye View – 48 years on the Railway”, having arrived in Hitchin amid a torrential downpour, with parts of the…
Read MoreA Further Western European Miscellany
This afternoon’s meeting presented by Rob Freeman was a Western European miscellany of the railways in France, Germany and Belgium during the 1980 & 1990’s. Starting in Paris, where else…
Read MoreThe Deltics – Worthy Successors to the A4s?
A nostalgic trip into past for our members at this evening’s meeting, with Michael Smyth’s presentation “The Deltics, Worthy Successors to the A4’s” these iconic locomotives coupled with our closeness…
Read MoreHistory of the 125 High Speed Train
We were pleased to welcome Society Secretary Richard Morris today giving us his presentation “A pictorial history of the HST’s”. Being a Great Western man through & through quite a…
Read MoreA Decade of Change 2011 Onwards
This evening Peter Robins kept us up dated with a “A Decade of Change from 2011 Onwards” Peter’s superb photographs were enjoyed unfortunately by our smallest attendance for quite some-time.…
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