WFD Watford branch
Branch AGM, followed by ‘The Indian Hill Railways’, by David Brace
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomThe Branch AGM will commence at 19:00 and we will get through this as quickly as we can! All present committee members are willing to continue in their posts - many thanks to them for their service over the past year. This will be followed by David Brace with a presentation on 'The Indian Hill…
European Misadventures, by Michael Reade
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom'European Misadventures', by Michael Reade, 2nd May 2023:Â Michael was fortunate enough to have employment as an advertising sales manager for several trade and technical publications with European advertisers which necessitated regular visits to France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Sweden commencing in the mid-sixties. Between appointments he was able to locate some final…
Mangapps Railway Museum – The First Thirty Years
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomJohn Jolly visits the Watford Branch, for the second time, to tell us more about the first thirty years of the Mangapps Railway. Further information about the museum can be found here: http://www.mangapps.co.uk/index.html The meeting will commence at 19:00 with the venue doors open from 18:30, there will be a mid-talk break for refreshments, and…
‘That Was the Year That Was – 1971’
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomOur Chairman Geoff Plumb takes his usual July spot, this time presenting ‘That Was the Year That Was – 1971’. A very busy year covering railways in the UK, including British Railways, industrials, some North Wales narrow gauge, last of steam on London Transport, Humber paddle steamers, and the Bulmer’s Cider Train return to steam.…
The Route of ‘The Canadian’ and its Branches, by John Day
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomPlease note: There is no meeting scheduled for August as the branch takes a summer break! JOHN DAY, from the Ipswich Branch, pays another visit, the last one being over ten years ago, to present ‘The Route of The Canadian and its Branches’ – taking a look at the route from Toronto to just…
‘London Underground Then & Now. As it was and as it is’, by Brian Hardy
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomBRIAN HARDY: Brian returns to present: ‘London Underground Then & Now. As it was and as it is’. This is a physical event, doors open at the venue from around 18:30 for a 19:00 start, there will be a midway break for refreshments and we aim to finish around 21:30.
‘The East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross to Edinburgh’ – Part 2, York to Edinburgh, by Stephen Gay
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomSTEPHEN GAY visits for the ninth time to present his new talk ‘The East Coast Main Line from Kings Cross to Edinburgh’ - Part 2, York to Edinburgh. This is a physical event, doors open at the venue from around 18:30 for a 19:00 start, there will be a midway break for refreshments, and we…
‘Members’ Presentations’, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls!
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 photographic…
Northampton Gateway Strategic Railfreight Interchange, by George Collinson
Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United KingdomNorthampton Gateway Strategic Railfreight Interchange – Project Overview and Construction Update, by George Collinson. Note this is a Virtual Zoom Meeting for which you can register via the 'Register with Zoom' link below. There is no charge for this meeting but donations would be gratefully received, these can be made by following the 'organiser' link,…
‘Railways in and around World War Two’, by Robin Mathams
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‘That Was the Year That Was – 1973’, by Geoff Plumb
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomStarting with a visit to the border area of West and East Germany at Bebra in January 1973, followed by scenes on the ‘Erzbergbahn’ (Iron Mountain Railway) and the Steyrtalbahn in snowy Austria, then moving on to the Royal opening of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in May. The main event is a visit to…
Branch AGM, followed by ‘The Story of the Travelling Post Office’ by Roland Gillott
WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United KingdomThe Watford Branch AGM will commence at 18:45 (please note this is earlier than our usual start time) and we hope to conclude that by 19:00. This will be followed by Roland Gillott's presentation on 'The Story of the Travelling Post Office'. This includes the inception of the TPO service in 1838 and its continuation…