SFD Sheffield branch

AGM : The chance to have your say. Also speaker Robert Pritchard from the Sheffield committee presents a new show “Behind the Scenes”, focusing on depots, workshops and other normally unseen locations.

Note this is a change from the previously advertised speaker

From BR through Sectorisation to Privatisation - 1980s to date.  

Stephen makes a welcome return to the Sheffield branch, continuing his trip west on the Cornish Main Line, this time from Par to Penzance while also taking in the Cornish branch lines.  

In a corner of Sheffield two new steam locomotives are being built – find out all about them in this, our first in-person meeting of 2025 – which is Sheffield branch’s 75th anniversary. Chris Jones brings us up to date with the project to build a British Railways Standard “Clan” Class Steam locomotive (72010 “Hengist”)…