TVY Thames Valley branch
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TVY Branch – Conditions of Carriage Part 1 – the History of Railway Carriages
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United KingdomRailway carriages may be overshadowed by the glamour of the locomotive, but they can be glamorous too - or very basic! This presentation traces the diverse and fascinating story of how carriages evolved from the early stagecoach on rails; to modern day vehicles, with more than a few trials and errors along the way. Take…
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TVY Branch – Didcot to Birmingham Snow Hill – featuring the historic slides of Tommy Tomalin
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United KingdomBrian Sullivan returns to give us a further selection of historic scanned slides taken by Tommy Tomalin, this time covering the route from Didcot through to Snow Hill station in Birmingham. There are stops at various stations along the route to see the railway operations.
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TVY – Britain’s Changing Railway from Outside and In
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United KingdomPhil Deaves - a career railwayman, takes us on a journey looking at Britain’s changing railway. Starting in the 1980’s, his early interest in railways with his local church Crusader group holidays, visiting engine sheds and stations, through the various jobs and roles he has had in his railway career. On the way we will…
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TVY – Travels from Jasper to Halifax, Bangor to Westport
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United KingdomStuart Hicks presents images of his travels in Canada, Ireland and Germany
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TVY – With Lance King in Ulster The Great Northern Line : 1957 – 1965
TVY Didcot Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, United Kingdompresented by Leslie McAllister
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The Broad Gauge Way Gang – Didcot Railway Centre Saturday 23rd May 2026
Didcot Railway Centre Station Road, DidcotHave you ever wondered what life was like in the mid-Victorian era working on the broad gauge GWR? For a unique opportunity at Didcot Railway Centre (DRC). Would you like to experience the reality of working for a day on some GWR broad gauge trackwork in a near authentic 1880’s railway setting? On Saturday 23…