Croydon Branch: A Modern Image – Not Quite

Name: Croydon Branch: A Modern Image – Not Quite
Start: 2026-12-08T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-08T22:00:00+00:00
Location: CSL Croydon

Tue 8th December @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Class 40 (English Electric 1Co-Co1 Type 4) No. 40095 heads a southbound liner service near Marshall Meadows, the border between Scotland and England, on 1 September 1975. Photo: Peter Robins.

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Peter Robins takes us a on a tour of all the Regions of British Rail, mainly in the 1970s & 1980s, showing that we still had a long way to go to be a modern railway, as much steam-age infrastructure and practices were still in place.

Details

Date:: Tue 8th December
Time:: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Venue

CSL Croydon
East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove
Croydon, CR0 5LP United Kingdom
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Organiser

CSL Croydon & South London branch

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Other

Presenter: Peter Robins
Host: Croydon & South London Branch