EMD East Midlands branch
Events from this organiser
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China steam in the enthusiast era – Robin Gibbons
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomIn a change to the advertised programme Robin will present his talk It is an augmented slide show with plenty of images but with a lot of information. It covers mainly the enthusiast era (roughly 1976 - 2012) but with a little bit of more historic information to put things in context.
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That was the year that was – 1962 – Geoff Plumb
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomA look at the UK railway scene in 1962
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Testing trains on BR since the 1950s – Dave Coxon
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomThe talk encompasses the early days of Nationalisation and looks of the improvements to steam engines, the introduction of the 'Modernisation Plan' and new diesels and the pioneering work undertaken at the RTC Derby. The last part reviews numerous tests undertaken in Dave's career at the RTC
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Funicular Railways – David Hanger
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomA return visit by David who will present Funicular Railways - This talk covers the history of cable haulage of tramways and railways before looking at each of the funicular railways in the UK plus a number in Europe
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GW route from Penzance to Padstow – Richard Binding
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomA return visit from Richard who will enlighten us about the Great Western route from Penzance to Padstow
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The Life and Times of Edward Thompson – Simon Martin
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom"I have much to do, gentlemen, and little time in which to do it". These words are attributed to Edward Thompson and have been taken in the past as meaning little time in which to enact change, specifically to the work of his predecessor, Sir Nigel Gresley. How far was this true, was the question…
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Midland Main Line Electrification – Matt Parkin
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomMatt Parkin (Contractors Engineering Manager for the MMLE Electrification from Kettering to Wigston) from SPL Powerlines UK (SPL) will present a lecture about the challenges and innovation for new electrification schemes
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The Vintage Trains story – the rise to a Train Operating Company – Mike Corbett
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomThe presentation covers the history and development of Vintage Trains in Birmingham to Train Operating Company status, together with the Tyseley collection of steam and diesel locomotives. Mike also illustrates examples of the use of modern technology applied to heritage locomotives and rolling stock for safe main line operation.
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A beginner’s introduction to Walschaerts Valve Gear – Robin Gibbons
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomThis is not as forbidding as it sounds and because of its nature, it lends itself to audience participation.
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Railway people – 26 years at the NRM – Bob Gwynne
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomThis talk introduces who Bob is, the railway history he has worked on and the (mostly) railway people he has met through work.
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26 years at the National Railway Museum – Bob Gywnne
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomDetails to follow
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East Coast Main Line disasters – Adrian Gray
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomAdrian Gray is a historian who has been writing about railways and local history since his teenage years. This talk was inspired by his regular trips to London for work, travelling from Retford to King’s Cross. The talk will look at some significant fatal accidents and how they gradually contributed to improved safety since the…