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Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting.  Please note that this talk by Peter Robins replaces the originally listed talk on 21st Century Steam  

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. This presentation explains and records the changing fortunes of the Settle and Carlisle line from the last days of steam in the 1960s, through the years of decline towards expected closure, its reprieve in 1989 and subsequent resurgence.…

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. In 1982 BR created new business units. Passenger Services were split into InterCity, Network SouthEast and Provincial Services, freight was split into Trainload, Speedlink and Freightliner and a parcels sector was created. Mervyn Rogers will explore how this…

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. The history of the NER was made-up of several earlier and smaller individual railways. The Tanfield Railway, originally a wagonway dating from as early as 1725, the iconic Stockton and Darlington Railway, the Clarence Railway, Stanhope & Tyne…

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. David Cross will present some more of his father's slides which this time will feature diesels photographed in England between the years 1959 and 1984. Derek was a prolific photographer in the sixties and seventies but unlike many…

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Railway photographers often have their step-ladders in the boot of their car to allow them to get a few feet higher in search of the ideal image. Tonight's presentation promises a more lofty view still. This presentation takes…

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall which will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Unlike Europe, the Middle East is a bit of a desert (no pun intended) for railways. However there are systems in some countries and Iain's presentation will cover three of these namely: Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Iain…

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall with the AGM and digital images will also be available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting. Due to technical limitations we are not able to share members' 35mm slides. There will be some festive fare available during the interval. If you have some images you would be happy to…

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall with presentation also available on Zoom as a Hybrid Meeting This presentation is a variety of images with a general transport but mainly railway theme. Steam, diesel and electric traction at work in Britain and abroad are included as well as some buses and trams. There are also some…

Physical meeting at Shenfield Parish Hall also available via Zoom as a Hybrid The 'Deltics' changed the image of East Coast Main Line in the 1960's and became perhaps the most iconic of the BR Modernisation diesel locomotives. Fortunately a number of these imposing giants survived into preservation, largely due to the efforts of the…