WFD Watford branch
WFD Branch – ‘The Forgotten Standard’, by Ian Crowder, 7th October 2025
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomIAN CROWDER - “The Forgotten Standard”. Ian Crowder is Marketing Director of Toddington Standard Locomotive Ltd (TSLL), owners of Standard Class 4 2-6-0 No. 76077 and which is nearing the end of its restoration for use on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. In this two-part lavishly-illustrated presentation, he firstly describes the development of the Standard…
WFD Branch – Potential Outside Visit, 23rd September 2025 – Postponed to 29th October 2025
https://maps.app.goo.gl/YbJUqoQUhmpxgNU28 Avanti West Coast Training Academy Tatton House, Crewe Business Park, Westmere Dr, Crewe CW1 6ZDApart from the revised date, the details for this visit are as before. A visit has been organised to the Avanti West Coast Training Academy in Crewe for Wednesday 29th October 2025, from 15:00 to 17:00 hours, to see the facilities there. As well as the normal training spaces (office based) they also have driver…
WFD Branch – ‘My Life on the Railways’, by Dennis Clarke, 4th November 2025
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom'My life on the railways, from Willesden and Wembley, to North Pole and Temple Mills.' This will be a presentation of how I got interested in the railways at a young age and went on to have a 41-year career on British Rail and Eurostar. There are plenty of pictures in the presentation. Please note…
WFD Branch – ‘Members’ Presentations’, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls! 2nd December 2025
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomAnother chance for Watford Branch members to show off your prowess with a camera (but don’t worry about the quality, feel the width!) – stills or videos, film or digital *. Please bring along some 35mm slides or image files on a memory stick or DVD disc and we’ll endeavour to treat everyone to your…