ESX Shenfield
Baltic Coast Express – A pictorial journey through Germany and Poland to Finland
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomIn 1990, Enthusiast Holidays ran a tour called the "Baltic Coast Express" from London via Poland, the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. The return journey was via Finland, Sweden and Denmark. It was only the second major railway tour to Russia and whilst there were a few minor…
Railway Engineering; A Driver’s Eye View
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomAndy Grimmett started on the railway at Stratford MPD in Sept 1974. By 1979 he had qualified as a driver and progressed through the links driving a large variety of traction. With the partial closure of Stratford Depot in Jan 1994, he decided to move with 13 other drivers to Ilford Car Sheds where he…
AGM and Members Slides
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomThe meeting will be held at Shenfield Parish Hall but the formal AGM part of the evening will be held as a Hybrid meeting in order to be as inclusive as possible. Remote comments and contributions will, in general, only be possible via the Zoom 'Chat' function. Should you wish to remotely address the meeting…
The Current Day Scene in Europe
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomThe show will feature pictures of the modern scene in Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Luxembourg and Baltic States. Brian spent 41 years with BR in operations control at such places as Liverpool Lime St, Rugby, Stoke on Trent, Manchester Victoria, London Euston, Orpington Beckenham, London Waterloo ending up with Railtrack in Blackfriars Road,…
Roaming Around London with a Camera
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomThose of us who live in London are very lucky for the sheer variety of rolling stock and liveries that can be seen and photographed. This is a quick-fire show of images taken in Greater London over the last two to three years that showcase that variety, with an emphasis on the new and unusual.…
An Evening with Father’s Slides
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomThe speaker tonight is David Cross lives locally in Brentwood. He is the son of Derek Cross a photographer who took many photographs and wrote a number of books in the Sixties and Seventies. David now holds his collection. This evening he will show slides of diesels at work on the four BR Regions in…
A Ninth Colorail Journey
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United Kingdom
British Rail 1966 to 1978 – From Steam to InterCity 125
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomNo Meeting – Easter Monday
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomThere will be no meeting in April due to the Easter holidays
Harwich for the Continent – The Rail Ferries
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomComing from Ipswich Chris has had a lifelong interest in all things Transport. He is a local historian, presenter and canal artist, and has been presenting for over 20 years. An ex seaman, Chris actually worked on most of the ships discussed within his presentation. Chris is the current chair of the trustees of the…
Rail Freight Group – The Opportunities and Challenges
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomSouth Essex branch · Presenter: Maggie Simpson
That was the year that was 1963
ESX Shenfield Shenfield Parish Hall, 60 Hutton Road, Shenfield, United KingdomSouth Essex branch · Presenter: Geoff Plumb