ESX South Essex branch
Off the Beaten (Railway) Track 2023
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomOur own Iain Scotchman will tell us about his 2023 travels over the railways in four less-travelled areas of the world: Cambodia, Alaska, Morocco and Argentina. The AGM and Members slides previously scheduled for this meeting, will now be held on 18th March 2024 and will be a physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall
Transforming rail travel across East Anglia – the Greater Anglia story
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom
Railways Remembered – North East England
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomRecently published by Crécy is Railways Remembered: North East England. This full colour volume covers the area from the Scottish Border to the Tees, and inland to the North Pennines. All facets of railway operations are covered: steam, diesel and electric; town and country; freight and passenger; BR and industry. One of the co-authors, Charles…
AGM and Members Slides
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical/Hybrid meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall with the AGM portion and Digital Images available on Zoom
Inter-railing for the Older Crowd
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical/Hybrid Meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall - This meeting will also be avaialble via Zoom The title comes from a Facebook page of the same name, which was a helpful resource in planning Dave's trips. From April to June 2023 Dave spent three months travelling to 25 European countries, using a senior Interrail pass. This…
The Great Central Railway
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall
Who uses the railway?
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available via Zoom as a Hybrid Phil's presentation will begin by describing the Rail Freight Group, it’s role and membership, and remind everyone that we all use the railway in our daily lives by virtue of the homes we live in, the energy we consume and the products…
Colchester in the Age of Steam
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available via Zoom as a Hybrid Colchester is a major railway junction in Essex with much to interest the railway enthusiast. This talk will cover the period up to September 1962 when steam operation ceased through the town. The railway infrastructure in the town included three stations, all…
On Great Eastern Metals From 1991 to Date
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall Our member, Geoff Brocket, is a prolific photographer, who always seems to be able to get the photos that no one else can. This outing covers photos on the Great Eastern Railway from 1991 to the present day. Like many of us, Geoff prefers locos to multiple units so…
40 Years of Preserving Deltics
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available via Zoom as a Hybrid The 'Deltics' changed the image of East Coast Main Line in the 1960's and became perhaps the most iconic of the BR Modernisation diesel locomotives. Fortunately a number of these imposing giants survived into preservation, largely due to the efforts of the…
And Now for Something Completely Different – From Austria to Zimbabwe
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall with presentation also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting This presentation is a variety of images with a general transport but mainly railway theme. Steam, diesel and electric traction at work in Britain and abroad are included as well as some buses and trams. There are also some…
AGM and Members’ Slides/Digital Images
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomPhysical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall with the AGM and digital images will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Due to technical limitations we are not able to share members' 35mm slides. There will be some festive fare available during the interval. If you have some images you would be happy to…