EMD East Midlands branch
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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…
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Branch Social event with member’s contributions
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomA social evening with wine and mince pies and short contributions from the members - starts at 7pm
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AGM plus ETCS Project on ECML – Ed Cooper
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Visit to EMR Eastcroft Depot – Rob Sykes
Eastcroft Depot London Road, NottinghamMembers only limited to 20 persons More details to follow
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Monorails of the 19th Century – Adrian Garner
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomAdrian Garner started modelling monorails in the 1960's and his research on monorails both within the UK and internationally has been collated into his two books on monorails covering the period to 1900 and the subsequent period from 1900 to 1950 Adrian's talk will concentrate on the earlier period but if time allows he will dip into…
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Swindon to Swindon via Swindon – Richard Binding
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomWe start at Swindon - head west on the "new" route to South Wales as far as the Bristol/Gloucester route where we turn north - taking in the Midland Route with appropriate motive power. A visit to the iconic Severn Bridge along the way before arrival at Gloucester. We return south via Stroud Chalford and…
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1,000 eggs on a bicycle! – Colin Boocock
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom35018 Bournemouth Belle in 1956Colin Boocock is, among other things, a member of the Railway Photographic Society, having been a railway photographer covering much of the world in the 79 years since he started taking pictures. He worked for British Rail and Railtrack for 41 years and then part-time for a decade or so after…
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Midland Main Line miscellany – Phil Lyndsey
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomPhil Lindsey takes us on a journey along the Midland Main Line from St Pancras to Ratcliffe on Soar, with the main focus being the Northamptonshire and Leicestershire sections. The presentation contains many of Phil’s own images, from the ‘Leicester Gap’ years to the modern day, but also draws on the extensive and historical Midland…
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Tunnel vision : The story of the Metropolitan Railway – Colin Brading
EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United KingdomColin is a railway civil engineer, retired now after a career of more than 50 years. He was born and raised close to the Metropolitan railway, and have used it for leisure and commuting purposes in the past, but it has also had a significant work-related focus for me. So, it's close to my heart!…