WFD Watford branch

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  • WFD Branch – ‘Funeral Trains and Final Journeys’, by Nicolas Wheatley, 5th November 2024

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    Further details of this meeting will be added nearer the date. Please note this is a physical meeting to be held at our usual venue at Beechen Grove Baptist Church, doors open from 18:30. The meeting takes place in the first floor Conference Room, there is level access into the building and a lift is available…

  • WFD Branch – ‘Members’ Presentations’, plus Lizzie’s Mince Pies and Sausage Rolls! 3rd December 2024

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    Another 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…

  • WFD Branch Zoom Meeting – ‘The History of the Severn Valley Railway’, by Bernie Holland, 4th February 2025

    Virtual Meeting Virtual Meeting, United Kingdom

    Bernie Holland takes us from Shrewsbury to Hartlebury and Kidderminster taking in the branch from Northwood to Woofferton. Black and white and colour images from the 1950s and 1960s along with some views of what remains in preservation between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster. Please note this is a virtual Zoom meeting, you will need to register via the…

  • WFD Branch – ‘War and Peace’, by Simon Colbeck, 4th March 2025

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    SIMON COLBECK - WAR AND PEACE The railways of Bosnia and Sweden. Preserved and real steam in both countries, with plenty of archive images to add to the interest. Further details may be available nearer the date. Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open from 18:30 for 19:00 commencement of proceedings.

  • WFD Branch – Branch AGM, followed by ‘The Northern Line Extensions’, by Brian Hardy, 1st April 2025

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    AGM start 18:45. Then at 19:15  BRIAN HARDY - 'The Northern Line Extensions' (Bushey Heath, Alexandra Palace, etc.) – i.e. what was planned under the 1935-40 New Works Programme, what was done, what was abandoned and what remains now. Further details may be available nearer the date. Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open…

  • WFD Branch – ‘Reminiscenses and Thoughts of a Retired Railwayman’, by John Noorani, 6th May 2025

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    JOHN NOORANI - 'Reminiscenses and Thoughts of a Retired Railwayman'. Throughout his schooldays John had been interested in railways, initially as a trainspotter but then an interest in their history and operation. After leaving school he needed a temporary job for about six months and an opportunity to work on the railway presented itself. The…

  • WFD Branch – Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Visit, 1st June 2025

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    Sunday 1st June 2025 - A visit to The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. Five days after the end of the Annual Steam Gala, we visit this Heritage Railway where we will travel over all of the line, getting off at most of the stations. We will visit the steam shed and diesel shed at Toddington,…

  • WFD Branch – ‘​The Southern End of the WCML, 1930s to Present Day’, by Rob Freeman, 3rd June 2025

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    ROB FREEMAN - '​The Southern End of the WCML 1930s to Present Day'. From the 1930s to the present, featuring the work of local photographers such as H C Casserley for the steam era and my own work for the modern era, where I will be concentrating on the more unusual of my sightings. Further…

  • WFD Branch – ‘That Was the Year That Was – 1972’, by Geoff Plumb, 1st July 2025

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    GEOFF PLUMB - 'That Was the Year That Was - 1972'. More of Geoff's many days out around and about, including UK scenes and West Germany. The main event sees a visit to South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique for a feast of steam. Nostalgia rules, OK! Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open from…

  • WFD Branch – ‘Through Kirton Tunnel Part 1’, A railway journey from Sheffield Victoria to Kirton Lindsey, by Stephen Gay, 2nd September 2025

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    We welcome back the ever-popular Stephen Gay for another visit and more excellent photography, this time with a journey from Sheffield Victoria to Kirton Lindsey, doubtless with some poetic interludes! Please note this is a physical meeting, doors open from 18:30 for 19:00 commencement of proceedings. Please note also that there is no meeting in August as we…

  • WFD Branch – ‘The Forgotten Standard’, by Ian Crowder, 7th October 2025

    WFD Watford Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Clarendon Road, Watford, United Kingdom

    IAN 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…