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EMD East Midlands branch

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  • Prehistoric Railways

    EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom

  • The Railways of Paris

    Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom

    The presentation will cover the 185 year history of The Railways of Paris.  From the first passenger carrying line to St Germain en Laye, followed by lines radiating from the French capital, the six major termini, development of the suburban network and a potted history of the Metro. Line 6 Viaduct de Passy Michael Bunn is a…

  • AGM plus members contributions

    The AGM will now be a virtual event Dec 21, 2021 19:30 London Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvdO2gqz8oHdAbLbLlQIZ3jFICIR7az3dh After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. After the AGM there will be a number of short presentations from members Robin Gibbons - Duchess Pacifics Bob Smyth -…

  • The High Marnham and Melton RIDC Test Tracks

    Peter Ellis from Network Rail will talk to us via a Zoom meeting about the work carried out at the High Marnham and the Melton RIDC test tracks Peter Ellis is an experienced affiliated mechanical engineer within Network Rail’s Network Services organisation and is the Principal Engineer for the Rail Innovation & Development Centre (RIDC) Peter's…

  • The Royal Train

    EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Geoff Griffiths will tell the story of what happens behind the scenes when a request is received from the Royal travel office advising that The Queen or The Prince of Wales requires to use the Royal train Note that this is an afternoon meeting

  • Hydrogen Trains

    David Shirres will talk to us about hydrogen trains via a Zoom meeting To meet climate emission targets the world has to wean itself off petroleum. To do so it has been estimated that hydrogen will account for 5 to 15% of the world’s energy supply by 2050. In his presentation David will explain why…

  • Mail by Rail and Tram

    EMD Nottingham The New Mechanics, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    The Rev Peter Barham will talk to us about the transport of mail via railways and tramways In his talk Peter will explore the history of the carriage of mail and parcels by tram, with examples from various towns and cities across the country. He will also look at the general story of the carriage of mail…

  • Network Rail’s On Track Machines

    Paul Long  will talk to us via a Zoom meeting about the yellow trains based at Derby and their various roles This event will be held virtually