PBR Meeting Report

John Hillier visited the branch in March with a presentation on the legacy of Eric Oldham, a photographer and painter active from the 1940s to the 1980s.. Although an accomplished…

The February meeting included the branch AGM, with a review of the year that has passed and whats to come in 2025. We are looking for a new secretary. This…

Two branch members gave presentations at the January meeting. Nick Garnham spoke on his tour on European railways in the early 2000s, and Colin Greatrex gave a short presentation of…

Irene Rabbitts and Andy Davies visited in December for a double presentation. Irene spoke about their 2010 trip by rail from Addlestone to Beijing; Andy gave a short presentation on…

Peterborough branch heard a detailed description of the progress being made in the building of a new Gresley 2-8-2 P2. November meeting speaker Liz Gibson is from the A1 Steam…

Presenters: Brian Holland & Michael Chapman Well, what a feast of nostalgic images! That is about the best way to sum up the presentation given by Brian Holland and Michael…

Presenter: Dennis Lovett We welcomed Dennis Lovett on 14th November with his presentation titled ‘The Waverley Route’. Dennis’s presentation took us on a journey from Edinburgh to Carlisle with images…

Presenter: Chris Green We welcomed Chris Green to our meeting on 17th October to give his presentation “Two Railways for London”, the story of Thameslink and Crossrail. Both lines originated…

Presenter: Peter Groom The winter season was given an excellent start on 19th September by the ‘evergreen’ Peter Groom with a slide session titled “Westward from Dover – Looking for…