CSL Croydon & South London branch
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Railways of the Former USSR
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomAs the USSR came to an end in 1991, tours for foreign railway enthusiasts became possible, and your presenter participated in a number of these in the 1990s, to Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, photographing what still very much - at least as it appeared to a westerner - the single railway system of the (former)…
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The Work of the RAIB
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomThe Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) was established in 2005, following a recommendation from the Cullen enquiry as the independent body for investigating accidents and incidents on mainline railways, metros, tramways and heritage railways throughout the UK. Having advised on its establishment, using his experience as a BTP Crime Scene Investigator managing the scenes of…
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Railways at the Dawn of Nationalisation
FeaturedVirtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomA presentation (via Zoom) of photographs from the Sutton Coldfield Railway Society’s Moseley Archive of over 2000 photographs taken by Percy Moseley between 1911 and the 1970s. This presentation will cover the years from 1946 to 1949 - the time of Nationalisation, when the Big Four became British Railways - and will be made by…
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That was the Year that Was – 1965
FeaturedVirtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomGeoff Plumb returns with another presentation of his excellent photography, this time looking back at 1965. Steam was still in evidence on his local line, the Metropolitan and Great Central Joint, while he also made many visits to the South Western Mainline, the Isle of Wight, North Wales, and other steam strongholds round the country,…
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Around the World with 155 Hunslet 4-6-0Ts
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomDuring the First World War the Hunslet Engine Company built 155 narrow gauge 4-6-0T locomotives for the War Department Light Railways, for use on the Western Front. After the war, they were disposed of as war surplus, to diverse locations around the world - from the Scottish Highlands to the Argentine Pampas, from Harrogate gasworks…
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West from Paddington – A Broad Gauge Journey
CSL Redhill Redhill Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, Redhill, United KingdomWhen Brunel's Great Western Railway - built on the broad gauge - was opened from London to Bristol at the beginning of the Victorian era, it was one of the marvels of the age. The Rev. Canon Brian Arman, Society President and Great Western Expert, comes to lead us on a journey by Broad Gauge,…
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Croydon & South London Branch AGM, and Members’ Images
CSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomOur Annual General Meeting, to give you an opportunity to discuss the present and future of the Branch. It will be followed by a session of members' images - your opportunity to show your work. Both conventional 35mm slide and digital projectors will be available. Your opportunity to speak out and show off!
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Sir Nigel Gresley: The LNER’s First C.M.E.
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomHaving previously given us a presentation on Edward Thompson, Gresley Society member Simon A. C. Martin returns to tell us about his predecessor, Sir Nigel Gresley, who he has been researching for a coming book. In the course of thirty years as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Northern Railway, and then after the grouping…
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Railways in Italy in the 1990s
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomJeremy Harrison made a number of visits to Italy in the 1990s, travelling on and photographing the railways, and today comes to show us some of the fruits of this, with images of steam, electric and diesel traction. Note: From this meeting (start of season) we will be meeting in the Primary Room, rather than…
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The Bluebell Railway
FeaturedCSL Redhill Redhill Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, Redhill, United KingdomAn illustrated presentation on our local preserved railway by excellent photographer, and Bluebell Railway loco driver, Ian Wright. His role on the railway, over many years, has let him know what to photograph, and where to go for the best images.
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Charles Firminger Looks Back
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomCharles Firminger, President of the Locomotive Club of Great Britain, comes to look back to the 1950s, with a selection of images taken between 1957 and 1959, both in Britain and Europe. Note: Since the start of this season, we are meeting in the Primary Room at the East Croydon URC (rather than the Small…
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A Tenth Colour-Rail Journey
FeaturedCSL Croydon East Croydon United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, United KingdomTen photographers take us on a journey all around Great Britain, and down through the years from 1955 to the present day, covering all the regions and all forms of motive power, conducted by Paul Chancellor: Mr Colour-Rail (and Society Strategic Planning Officer). The ten photographers, some well known such Roger Siviter and John Spencer-Gilks,…