SFD Meeting Report
Sheffield Branch AGM followed by Mike Brownhill: ColourRail gems.
MEETING REPORT 9th MARCH 2022 The March meeting combined the annual general meeting with a slide presentation. Upon completion of the usual preliminaries and reports, the existing committee were re-elected…
Read MoreThe North Notts and Lincs Community Rail Partnership
It was a special pleasure to enjoy a face-to-face meeting of the Sheffield Branch on a sunny afternoon in early (9th) February and to see again the familiar faces of…
Read MoreOut and about in the UK and Europe 2019/2021
On 12th January 2022 the Sheffield Branch welcomed in the New Year with a “Zoom” presentation by Robert Pritchard, editor of Today’s Railways entitled “Out and about in UK and…
Read MoreCHRISTMAS SOCIAL
On 8th December 2021 the branch held its traditional Christmas social. The evening opened with a presentation of various slides provided by the members. A topical quiz followed, which proved…
Read MoreAll things Northern Trains
10 November 2021 Our Chairman Derek Stuckey started our meeting on 10 November with the shocking news that friend of the branch Paul Abell, who had presented our October…
Read MoreSentinel shunters and railcars
Presenter: Paul Abell For our second attended meeting of 2021/22 season, we were delighted to welcome Paul Abell back to Sheffield, with his presentation on Sentinel shunters and railcars. Pleasingly,…
Read MoreThe Slides of Alan Lovecy
Presenter: Andy Barclay Well, it was good to be back! The face-to-face meetings programme of the Sheffield Branch resumed on Wednesday 29th September after a break of around 18 months…
Read More8th June 2021 · ‘From Railways to Royalty’
Presenter: Jack Boskett For our final Zoom meeting of the summer season, we welcomed renowned professional photographer, Jack Boskett from Tewkesbury for his talk ‘From Railways to Royalty’ with 44…
Read More11th May 2021 · ‘The Railways of Scotland over the last ten years (2010-2020)’
Presenter: Stuart Fowler We welcomed 61 participants to our May virtual meeting to hear Stuart Fowler talking about ‘The Railways of Scotland over the last 10 years (2010-2020)’. His full-time…
Read More13th April 2021 · ‘I didn’t waste 2020’
Presenter: Stuart Hicks On 13 April Stuart Hicks, Thames Valley Branch Secretary, presented ‘I Didn’t Waste 2020’ via Zoom with 44 participants. Despite the restrictions caused by Covid lockdowns etc,…
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